r/AmritaUniversity

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This is for people who are okay with any CS branch, don't exactly have a campus preference and just want the best value for money. There's a non-obvious trick to how you should order preferences and most people miss it.

**First, how the system actually works**

Each preference you submit is three things: **(Campus, Branch, Max slab you're willing to accept)**

The system looks at your rank and gives you the **highest preference on your list that your rank qualifies for.** That's it. It doesn't do any financial math. Highest qualifying preference wins.

Two more things to know:

- **Lower slab = harder to get, but more scholarship money**

- **Each (campus + branch) combo can only appear once** in your list. You can't put C2 CS AI twice at different slabs. One entry per combo, and that entry includes your slab cap.

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**The ROI problem**

You're not just picking a college, you're picking a college at a price. Each slab difference is roughly ₹2 lakh. So the real question is: how much extra are you willing to pay for the better campus?

If C1 costs you **one slab more** than C2 — that's ₹2L extra for a better campus, probably worth it.

If C1 costs you **two slabs more** than C2 — that's ₹4L extra. At that point C2 with the money saved is honestly the smarter call.

The problem is you don't know which situation your rank lands you in. That's exactly what the preference structure below is designed to handle.

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**The capping concept**

Since you can only list each campus+branch once, the slab cap you set is a hard line. Set `(C1, CS AI, slab 3)` and the system will give you C1 CS AI whenever your rank qualifies — even if C2 was available 2 slabs cheaper. It won't tell you. It'll just give you C1.

So the trick is to **use the preference ordering itself to encode your ROI decision.**

Here's what that looks like:

**P1: C2, CS AI, slab 1**

**P2: C1, CS Core, slab 3**

**P3: C2, CYS, slab 2**

Walk through what happens:

- Your rank gets you C2 CS AI at slab 1 → **P1 triggers.** You take C2 at the lowest possible slab. C1 would've been slab 3. That's a 2 slab gap, ₹4L cheaper — correct ROI decision.

- Your rank can't get C2 CS AI at slab 1, but gets C1 at slab 3 → **P1 skipped, P2 triggers.** You take C1. And since you couldn't get C2 at slab 1, the gap is at most 1 slab — also correct ROI decision.

You never had to know your slab in advance. The ordering handled it automatically.

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**Why different branches at C2**

Since you can't reuse C2 CS AI at a different slab, you use a different branch — CYS, CS QC — to get another shot at C2 with a different slab cap. Each branch is just another slot to work with.

P3 being C2 CYS at slab 2 means: if P2 (C1) also doesn't work out, you still land at C2 with a reasonable slab.

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**TLDR**

Put one of the cs allied degree in C2 at a much much lower slab cap *before* C1 in your list. You'll only take C2 over C1 when the savings are actually worth it. If you can't get C2 at that low slab, the system falls through to C1 automatically. The preference order makes the financial decision for you.

I want a honest answer first of all my AEEE rank is 3041 my jee percentile is 93.26 i want only cse or CSE with artificial intelligence and i want that only in top 3 campuse CBE, BLR,APR but main problem is at this current time our family is not under good family condition ok my family income is about 13 lakh per year and also my parents have large home loan what do you think does i have to really take Amria because i think mostly private university are for rich just imagine per year fees of amrita i can get in slab 1 in specialisation that is also very very low chances i have but i have chances of slab 2 cse blr so just see there fees is 2.5 lakh per year that is fees and living cost plus food cost is approx 1.3 lakh per year in total it is approx 4 lakh per year but really i don't want to pressure my parents for money they will suffer because of me

So i think instead of that i will go to government college in maharashtra that college average package is also normal approx 7 lakh but less than amrita top 3 campus it's fees is approx 1 lakh so after living cost approx it would be 2.5 lakh per year

So what do you think give me honest opinion

We saw the bangalore placement statistics posted one week ago and an Amritapuri senior posted an image of amritapuri statistics but there seems to be zero data on the main campus :((

thoda transparency chaiye na ? is there like a placement tracker website similar to vit or thapar

What does provisional 12 certificate means im a dropper I have my orginal 12 marksheet should I put it in this section or provisional certificate is different?

I got around 4.6k rank in aeee and jee did not go that well. I do not have hs so what should I keep my priority as I want up to slab 2 I would rlly appreciate ur help guys

Hey Seniors,

Have a rank of ~4K and I may get some higher labs of CSE in Bangalore. I have few other options such as comedk and kcet. Would like to know how the placements have been in 2026 and also the previous year for CSE alone. Like median CTC, placement percentage and how many companies visit (names of top ones). This would help me in making my decision. Thx in advance!

PS: HS Karnataka

Hey, I just applies for CSAP. I needed to upload 12th Original Marksheet. I didn't receive it yet. What to do? There was a message in the website saying, i had to upload every document before the stipulated time. What time is it?

This would really be helpful for students.

The only other one i could find is this one https://www.reddit.com/r/AmritaUniversity/s/NZJIKpMdgG

I got 35k rank in aeee exam , and I really want ece branch in haridwar or any new campus , is there any chance for slab 3 fees

Hello guys.. so I'm a student who did A levels for class 12 widely known as igcse board.. so basically I got a pcm of 61% and im trying to apply for mechanical engineering or robotics and artificial intelligence course in chennai campus via non scholarship qoata.. is it possible for to secure a seat in there? I honestly dont have any good colleges in hand rn... I did get srm ktr and vit ap and bhopal but I would honest pick amrita chennai over those any day...is there any way that I could get Into amrita campus...?

Hi everyone,

I attended my MTech CSE interview for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham today as a non-GATE candidate, and I wanted to share my experience because I’m a little confused about how it went.

My interview slot was from 2:40 PM to 3:00 PM, but the actual interview lasted only around 5 minutes. The interviewer was polite and continuously asked questions, but still it ended very quickly, so I’m overthinking whether that is normal or not.

A little about my profile:

• 2025 BTech CSE graduate
• 8.75 CGPA
• Did a 2-month internship
• Projects in Full Stack + ML
• Applied for MTech CSE

These are the questions they asked me:

1. Introduce yourself I explained about my B.Tech, internship, projects, and interest in software development and M.Tech.
2. What is your favorite subject? I said:

• Problem solving
• OOPS

I told them I like OOPS because it helps us approach problems in an organized way.

1. Gradient Ascent They asked me about gradient ascent.

Honestly, I said:
“I don’t have much knowledge about that topic and I haven’t learned it deeply.”

1. Fuzzy Logic They asked me what fuzzy logic means in AI/ML.

I answered something like:
“It is used in machine learning and AI systems to make decisions similar to human thinking.”

Not sure if that answer was correct.

1. Activation Function They asked what activation function is.

I said:
“I don’t have much idea, but based on my understanding it is used in neural networks to decide whether a neuron should be activated or not.”

1. Hackathon participation They asked whether I participated in any hackathons.

I told them me and my friends participated in a 2-day hackathon and built a website related to latitude and longitude/location tracking.

1. Inheritance in OOPS I explained inheritance using:

• Vehicle as parent class
• Car as child class

1. Any research papers published? I said no.

Then they told me:
“You will get results within one week.”

At the end they asked:
“Do you have any questions?”

I asked:
“How does Amrita help students gain deeper knowledge in their specialization?”

She answered that support and guidance are provided, especially depending on the student background.

That was the complete interview.

What is confusing me is:

• The interview lasted only around 5 minutes
• But they continuously asked questions during that time
• I couldn’t answer some ML questions deeply

So now I’m wondering:

• Is a short interview normal for Amrita MTech admissions?
• Does interview length matter?
• Did anyone else have similar experience and still get selected?

Would really appreciate hearing from others who attended Amrita MTech interviews, especially non-GATE CSE applicants.

I'm choosing cse core and cse ai in cbe as first and second priority, should my third priority be cse core in BLR or amritapuri? Which is better?

Guys please help me, especially if any Amrita student is here 🙏

I got around 50 in Physics, 53 in Chemistry and 57 in Maths. My AEEE rank is 89 and I am eligible for CSE in Coimbatore campus. But my PCM aggregate is below the required 60%.

Now I am thinking of giving NIOS On-Demand exams for PCM and using a dual marksheet to meet the eligibility criteria for admission.

I want to ask: Does Amrita accept dual marksheets for admission? Has anyone done this before?

If anyone from Amrita is here, please please help me. And if possible, can someone ask the admissions office and confirm? It would be a huge help for me because I'm really worried about my admission.

Please help 🙏

I got 7,933 AEEE rank and 74.6 % in jee mains. Am I elegible for any of the branches in Coimbatore or amritapuri with lower fees slab❓ Please kindly guide me, anyone from amrita. 🙏🗣️