Hello, You are correct to be cautious, as the AIQ Round 3 rule is strict: if you are allotted a seat, you must join it. If you don't, you forfeit your security deposit and are eliminated from all further AIQ and State counselling. Given your 68,834 rank, your strongest chance for a good seat is likely in your State Quota. The safest strategy is to participate in AIQ Round 1 (which has a "Free Exit") and Round 2, while also participating in your State counselling. It is highly advisable to SKIP AIQ Round 3 entirely. This prevents you from being locked into an undesirable AIQ seat and allows you to focus on your State Quota's Round 3 and Stray Vacancy rounds, where your rank gives you a much better probability of success.

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