I have scored 86% in boards but not done well in JEE mains can I drop one year for target will it help???

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I have scored 86% in boards but not done well in JEE mains can I drop one year for target will it help???

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Pranjal Dubey 3rd May, 2019

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Anisha Mohanty 3rd May, 2019

Hello!

I can understand that you must be having a tough time deciding on this. To help you out, Careers360 has a lot of studies done, with advantages and disadvantages of taking a drop. Here's one that's well suited to your terms:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-should-you-drop-year-or-take-admission-in-other-colleges

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