If you practice math regularly, preparation will be effective. Math is the only subject that can’t be prepared by reading and listening. So, the IIT-JAM aspirants must be dedicated to practice. In the following, some important tips are listed, which may be beneficial if followed.

• Go through the syllabus thoroughly and get familiar with the topics. 
• Collect previous year’s question papers so you understand the exam pattern along with the topic.
• Categorize the syllabus according to your convenience. Mark the topics in which you are good and the topic in which you need to improve. 
• Maintaining a timetable is also essential, make sure you give equal time to all the topics.
• Try to avoid the preparation of 3-4 topics in one day as it will create confusion.
• Note down the important formulas related to that topic. Solve enough problems for one topic, regular practice will perk up your accurateness.
• The most important topic is Differential Calculus, you should be attentive enough while practicing the same. Solve enough problems from Differential Calculus to get a better score, and it is compulsory.
• Try to complete 2 subtopics each day so that your preparation can end on time.
• Make revisions during weekends according to what you have prepared.
• Do not stop practicing midway. 
• Focus on Linear Algebra and Sequence, and Series, besides Differential Calculus, as these are essential topics.

These tips should be helpful for your IIT-JAM Mathematics preparation. If you need further assistance, you can look up Sourav Sir’s Classes.

With a score of 120 in JEE Mains and 91.2% in CBSE, you are fit for the IT or EC branch in IET DAVV in the second round of counseling by DTE. 

In the past, students have got the IT/EC branch at such scores or even less. I have a friend who is an alumnus of IET DAVVa and his score was 125 in JEE and 87% in MP board. 

There’s a good chance that you will be selected. As for SGSITS, with this rank, you can easily get any branch you like.

Here is the required cutoff for IET DAVV and SGSITS in recent years.

However, if you don’t get the desired branch through DTE counseling for IET DAVV in the first and second round, you can seize any lower branch and apply for Internal Branch Sliding.

IIIT Sonepat and IIIT Una both are premier institutes. They are ranked amongst the top IIIT institutes. The choice between both of them is quite difficult and they present quite a good picture in terms of performance & various other factors. 

The prominent factors are discussed in detail below:

Academics

• IIIT Sonepat offers two specializations when it comes to B.tech; primarily IT and CSE but IIIT Una offers 3 specializations by adding one more stream in form of ECE. 
• Both of them look up to JEE scores while admission of prospective students.

Scholarships

• IIIT Sonepat offers scholarships to students from different meritorious and reserved categories. 
• The benefits are also given to students whose annual income is less than INR 6 LPA. IIIT Una does not provide this facility.

Placements

The placement scenario of colleges is described below:

The recruiters on both the campuses are good & reputed like IBM, Reliance, Analytics, Quotient, WEP Solutions, Ebizon, Vihaan Networks. The package offered at Sonepat although is high as compared to Una.

IIIT Una is in collaboration with NIT Hamirpur while Sonepat is in sync with NIT KKR. Joining any one of them is better than joining any private institute as the exposure is quite good and that too is in sync with experienced faculties.

MS in Computer Science is a research-oriented master’s program at IIT Ropar. There are around 5 to 7 courses you will need to take on for this course. It is different from a regular MTech Program. 

You will be trained to gain expertise in this course to work on various research problems as well as expected to publish papers at esteemed international conferences and journals. MS in Computer Science is similar to Ph.D. but this program is for a short duration.

Work Experience: If you have work experience you will have an edge over others. Because if you have experience in industrial fields, working on practical problems will be easier for you. If you aim at working in the industrial field after the completion of your MS(R), with your industry experience you would be able to land a higher placement package than your fellow mates. Also in pursuing academics further, experience generally comes in handy.

Placements: Your placement and placement package depends on your skills and your academic achievement as well. If you have good marks in the master’s degree and you have formulated research papers worthy of appraisals then you do not need to worry. Industries would be more than delighted to have you. Although this is a new program, there is a slim chance of any challenge in your way of receiving good placements. In 2021, the average CTC offered at IIT Ropar was 12 LPA.

Overall, MS in CSE at IIT Ropar is a good course and offers decent opportunities. 

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology has been ranked 51st overall and 29th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It has collaborations with Trinity College, Dublin and The University of Waterloo.

NIT Jalandhar offers courses like BTech, MTech, MSc, PhD, and PGDM programs in Management and Engineering. It is ranked 52nd for BTech by NIRF 2020.

PEC University is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is a deemed university approved by AICTE and affiliated to Punjab University.

Admission Details

• Students should at least have 70-75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Students opting for MBA will have to go through a Group Discussion and Personal Interview Session.
• NIT Jalandhar will conduct a JoSAA counselling session.
• Students pursuing a PhD should have a post graduation degree from a relevant board.
• TIET offers 75 scholarships for deserving students.

Entrance Exams Required - 

• TIET - JEE Main, GATE, CAT, MAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT and GMAT.
• NIT Jalandhar - JEE Main, CAT and GATE.
• PEC University - JEE Main and GATE. 

Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Placements

TIET - 

• The Recruiting Companies include TCS, Infosys, Microsoft, Capgemini, JP Morgan, DeShaw, etc.

• The highest package offered to students was 43 LPA.

NIT Jalandhar 

• 130 recruiters took part in the placement program.
• The Recruiting Companies include Adobe, Microsoft, Capgemini, Vedanta, ZS Associates, Trident Group, etc.
• Students received the highest salary of 39.12 LPA.

PEC University

• A total of 619 students were eligible for the placement program.
• 143 companies visited the campus and made 449 offers.
• The university witnessed the highest salary of 42 LPA.
• The recruiting companies include Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, TATA, JP Morgan, Mu Sigma, Loreal, Arcesium, Goldman Sachs, etc.

Key Points

NIT Jalandhar

• The faculty members of NIT Jalandhar are over 200, most of them being PhD holders.
• There are 10 hostels for boys and 3 for girls.
• They have all necessary facilities like a post office, shopping centre, banks, seminar hall, gym, computer centre and library.

TIET

• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology is known to be one of the oldest and finest educational institutes of India.
• They have 307 highly qualified faculty members.
• They provide all the necessary facilities like library, hostels and medical facilities.

PEC University

• The university has a library consisting of 1,19,830 volumes of books including science, technology, engineering, management, social sciences, IT and many more.
• They have a total of 6 hostels 4 being boys hostel and 2 girls hostels.
• PEC University provides Medical Facility, Graduate Research Project Award and has a Computer Center.

Students can choose from any of the above mentioned colleges depending on their preferences of subject or choice of course, affordability, location, appropriate facilities and much more. NIT Jalandhar and PEC University have lower course fees. If affordability is not your primary concern you can also go for TIET. TIET and NIT Jalandhar has better placement records than PEC University but they all offer more or less the same salary packages which can range from 6-18 LPA.

One of my cousins attended ACE Academy for IES coaching. He had a great academic experience. You should do your research about the institute before joining. Gather information about the faculty members, teaching methodology, quality of study material, accuracy of their test series, and their current ranking among the coaching institutes. My cousin shortlisted ACE Academy by judging these parameters.

Faculties:

• The faculty at ACE are all mostly from IITs, some are even IEC qualified and most of them are ex-IES officers. ACE academy has been constantly producing top rankers in civil engineering and also other disciplines. 
• The faculties offer detailed notes and study material that are quite helpful for preparation. Also, they teach useful short-cuts and tricks which have proved to be extremely helpful in saving time during the examinations. 

Practice Sets:

Practice sets are provided regularly to check the comprehension and analyzing capability of the student.

ACE coaching is certainly one of the top recommended coaching centers for IES. Even if you are unable to travel and attend the regular classes, there are options of getting notes via post. These notes are quite concise and very easy to understand.