Is it better to drop a year for JEE Advanced or should I take admission in an average college?

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Sunil Soni | Scholar-Level 18

8 years ago

Devoting one full year for JEE preparation has its own merits and demerits. Dropping a year means that you will get sufficient amount of time to prepare for JEE and other engineering competitive exams. It will allow you take mock up test and help to score good ranking in competitive exams. However,

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Kundan Singh | Guide-Level 12

8 years ago

If you are not getting even tier 3 colleges and determined enough to crack JEE Advanced next year than I will suggest you to drop a year. But you should never repeat the mistakes which you did last year. Start a fresh preparation and make a list of important topics. Categorise them into 3 sub catego

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Aditya Doiphode | Guide-Level 11

8 years ago

As already pointed out by my fellow students taking a drop has its own merits and demerits. But before starting I would like to mention that whenever I would be referring to 'average college' it would be in regards with tier 1 government colleges which are among top 3 among their respective states.

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Piyush Singh | Contributor-Level 8

8 years ago

If you're pursuing engineering, there's one thing I'd like to tell you, from my own experience - never settle for an average college right away. There are way more colleges than what people hear about, and most of them are in the so called 'average' category. These colleges aren't worth it. Try aimi

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Pravin Javheri | Guide-Level 11

8 years ago

Both of these options have got their own pros and cons. One of my friends had taken a drop after his 12th. I would like to share his experience. He was so enthusiastic in the month of June and July, that he used to study for more than 10 hours a day. But as months went on passing, his enthusiasm, en

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Vivek Kr. | Contributor-Level 9

3 years ago

It's always good to give yourself a fair and proper attempt if you want that you should not feel regret in life for the cause. If you didn't took a drop and in sometime in life you felt that you can do that at that time, then you will feel regret for that. So, it's my advice that you should take atl

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