u/Eyeconic_Gamer

I got 86 percentile in JEE Mains, 944X rank in VITEEE, and am receiving 84 marks in COMEDK (9S1).
I want to go for mechanical engineering (it's kind of my passion, even though I know placements are not that great).
At VIT Vellore, I am getting Cat 1 Mechanical, and as far as I can see my rank in COMEDK would be enough for BMSCE or MSRIT mechanical (not sure about RVCE).
However I can't really afford much more than 5 lakhs per year (20 lakhs for 4 years) for college (incl. of hostel and mess fees). At VIT, at Cat 1, its around 16 lakh total for college+hostel fees for 4 years, how much would it be for BMSCE/MSRIT?
What are the placements like for mech. at BMSCE and MSRIT?

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For ref got 94XX rank in VITEEE. Have a passion for mechanical engineering but scared of job placements and stuff. What changes should I make?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Mods please dont delete, I am really stressed out about this and last time i posted this i got no replies so thats why I am reposting

I gave VITEEE and received 94XX rank, from what I can see its possible for me to get a seat in ECE cat 1 (altho bit tough), or stuff like CSE and Data Science and all that, but it's been bit of a wish of mine to study mechanical engineering since like class 8 (really love aerospace stuff, but India has low scope for that so trying to do b.tech mechanical and then m.tech aerospace), but I am unsure of placements and stuff with regards to mechanical engineering. I am still looking to see if I can get some good govt college through WBJEE, or crack UGEE, but for now VIT seems to be the only option.

What would be the best option for me? And what streams realistically would be available in Vellore in CAT 1 fee category? Also, what's the actual fees for 4 years in CAT 1? (Like including hostel and all)

(for reference I took PCMB in 11 & 12, so coding is a bit of a weak point of mine, am looking to work on it though in the time I have between college admissions and entrance exams completing, and I received 2.1lakh rank in JEE)

Would really appreciate some honest advice and help from y'all since I am really confused about all this. Thank you all in advance!

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