Yes, Diploma students in Odisha are required to appear for the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) if they wish to seek admission into various undergraduate engineering courses, including lateral entry admissions.
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Passed Minimum THREE years/TWO years (Lateral Entry) Diploma examination with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in ANY branch of Engineering and Technology. Passed B.Sc.
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Yes, with an OJEE general rank of 2204, you have a good chance of securing a B.Pharm seat at Utkal University, though it is not 100% guaranteed. Government pharmacy seats in Odisha typically close within a general rank range of 4500 to 5500, putting your rank safely inside the competitive threshold.
With an OJEE rank of 116 in the SEBC category, you have a strong chance of getting an MCA seat at VSSUT.
Definitely, you should wait until Round 3 because later counselling rounds may have lower cutoff for different categories.
The OJEE exam is primarily for Lateral Entry (joining directly in the 2nd year). However, a "Special OJEE" is sometimes conducted to fill vacant seats in private colleges after the main counseling is over.
No, getting B.Tech in CSE branch seat in any government college through OJEE Counselling with a 55 percentile in JEE Main is very difficult.
OJEE answer key 2026 was released on May 16, 2026. The objection filing window was open along with the release.
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