Hello aspirant , hope you are doing good.

So, to answer your question, it's really not possible to predict it beforehand whether there will be a decrease in competition or not, because it is infact a routine that the cutoffs increase every year. But i totally get your point too that many people are opting out , so your chances might be higher, as much as I think, it's not completely wrong as well, but just like you, many other people will be hoping the same and that way competition can be constant too, it's really not easy to predict these things, you just have to wait for the counseling .

Hope this helps you. Good Luck !!