It is important to collect a good amount of information as to how to apply to a US college and then ask yourself which course to consider. After this, you must look for that option that fulfills your requirements and needs. When you qualify for those exams, then you must consider which one to choose.

• For the Ivy League colleges, you will be required to appear for GRE Mains and TOEFL. 
• In almost all cases it would be a better prospect for you to give GRE as an exam as it will give a bit more of a specialized vibe to your application. 
• The next step would be to send in your application to individual universities along with your CV, mark sheets, and letter of recommendation from your college faculty.
• In some of the cases, they also require you to send a good SOP. 

Now, you must gather information about all of the above-mentioned exams and start preparing for them.

Both JNTUH and OU are very good and reputed institutes, but there is no certain answer to which one is better in terms of correction.

• They hire lecturers for correction from the affiliated colleges of the same university and they are paid per answer booklet. 
• They are given around 6-10 mins to evaluate each paper which you took around 2-3 hours to write down. 
• The correction will majorly depend on what the candidate has written in the answer sheet. 
• The answer script of JNTUH is generally very long compared to OU and this might be the reason why the evaluation is not very good at JNTUH. 
• It becomes difficult to properly check all the answers within 10 mins. 
• But now things have been improved a lot at JNTUH with the efforts in streamlining the things in the examination branch. 

Hence, there is no such clear winner on which correction is better, but if you write down your answers properly with good handwriting, then you are very likely to score good marks. 

Both Sri Sairam and Sri Venkateswara are highly esteemed engineering colleges. According to my sister, studying at Sri Sairam Engineering College, their quality of education is better.

• The faculty here gives more preference to practical knowledge than theoretical knowledge.
• The infrastructure is quite decent and placement opportunities are impressive.
• This college has strict rules and regulations and violations of which would leave you in a difficult position.
• Mobile phones are not allowed and no leaves are given.
• Boys and girls are prohibited from speaking to each other.
• For any violation of rules, you would have to pay a penalty fee.
• This college encourages less socialization and more focus on academics.
• Hostel life can get boring at certain points.

Sri Venkateswara has less rules. They encourage extracurricular activities and act as a platform for the students to enhance their skills. The college is affiliated with Anna University and is liberal compared to other colleges.

NIT Tadepalligudem, also known as NIT Andhra, is a good institute for undergraduate programs in engineering. Being a newer NIT, there are some advantages and disadvantages of studying in the institute, and some of them are listed below in the key highlights. 

Key Highlights:

• NIT Andhra provides an excellent academic facility and curriculum to students. The reason behind such excellence is the fact that the institute is mentored by NIT Warangal.
• There is a difficulty in mess food at NIT Andhra. The quality of food provided in the hostels is not as good as that of other NITs, due to the absence of such good quality chefs as other NITs.
• The institute provides a good quality hostel in itself. Until a few years back, the institute had its operations on a temporary campus in Vasavi. It is now shifted to a permanent campus.
• Overall, NIT Andhra provides all facilities almost as good as other NITs for the overall development of students in the institute.

Therefore, NIT Andhra is a good institute, where students are quite sure to overcome the little difficulties in living inside the campus and be decent engineers after their graduation.

IMT Ghaziabad conducts counseling for admission. You need to appear in CAT/GMAT to be eligible for admission. The minimum cutoff required for admission is as follows.

CAT Cutoff:

On average, you will need a CAT score of around 85-90% and a GMAT score of around 650 in order to take admission. The selection procedure also comprises of GDPI rank. 

If you don’t get admission through counseling, you can go to the institute and talk to the management or the admission cell directly. Never contact any broker or private career counselor for admission. If you have good grades, you can easily get admission at IMT Ghaziabad without any donation.

Yes, an average student or even a below-average student can get into IIFT. As the past academic scores are not as important as the entrance marks and the student’s performance in GD/PI at IIFT. If you can secure high marks in the entrance examination conducted by IIFT and create a lasting impression in the GD/PI round, then you can get admitted into IIFT as well as other top-rated B-schools.

Useful Tips:

• The quant section in the entrance examination is not that tough; you can easily clear the cutoff by answering 4/5 questions right.
• To clear the GK cutoff your reading capability should be good. Reading newspapers can be helpful for GK. It will also help you during GD since most of the topics given during GD are from current affairs. 

Here is the question pattern of the 2020 IIFT entrance paper:

Thus, keeping this structure in mind, you can prepare your own plan of approach. If you can score high marks in the entrance and nail the GD/PI round, then your previous performance won’t hold much weight. According to the popular norm of average percentage i.e. 75%, the student can still secure a seat for himself/herself per their entrance score.

One of my friends is studying at Punjab Engineering College and people treat PEC students pretty decently. 

Here is the list of positive experiences each student of PEC may experience.

1. If you are interning in companies, then it is possible that company staff may praise and appreciate you for studying at Punjab Engineering College.
2. If others come to know that you are studying at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, then they will become super happy. 
3. Even the cab driver asks my friend technical questions and tells him how hard it is to get PEC.
4. Locals know the reputation of PEC that it held a year ago. However, the college is not as good as once it was. But still, the reputation of the college is still known by everyone in the region. 
5. Even Civil Servants praised PEC students for studying there.
6. If you are taking admission into coaching institutions, then PEC students get a special discount.
7. Students of other colleges are always curious about PEC fests. 

But PECians also face negative experiences. Such as IIT students have never heard about PEC or its fests. 

Therefore, if you are studying at Punjab Engineering College. Chandigarh, then you will encounter many such incidents. People will praise and treat you differently if you are from PEC.