Some of the best polytechnic colleges in Andhra Pradesh are as follow:

1. Andhra Polytechnic, Kakinada, the first polytechnic in united AP. Established in 1946 and one of the best in the country.
2. Government Polytechnic, Visakhapatnam
3. SMVM Polytechnic, Tanuku.
4. Sri Venkateswara Polytechnic, Tirupati
5. Government Polytechnic, Vijayawada
6. MBTS Polytechnic, Guntur
7. Government Polytechnic for Women, Kakinada
8. Government Institute of Chemical Engineering, Vishakhapatnam, the second Polytechnic institute for chemical engineering in India and the first in AP.
9. AANM & VVRSR Polytechnic, Gudlavalleru, Krishna district

The first eight in the list above are government colleges except for the last one which is a private college. These are the only colleges among all in Andhra Pradesh that offer you a standard education along with placements.

Taking one year drop and preparing for the JEE Advanced again will be beneficial. Here I am sharing one of my cousin’s experiences which may help in deciding.

• One of my cousins was in the same situation somewhat similar to yours. He took JEE for the first time in 2014 and the results were not as expected. 
• He didn’t score well in his JEE Main and score a rank below 14k. He had no decent options as he did not take any other exam. 
• He was disappointed with the whole situation. It did take him a couple of days to be getting back to normal. But he was not going to settle for less.
• He decided to take a chance again and work hard for what he deserves and took another attempt at preparation.
• For the initial few months, he did not feel like studying but as time passed he developed an interest and started working hard. Some difficulties came but as for that time he dealt with them. 
• He took the exams again and the results were JEE Main: 230 and finally JEE Advance: 8.9k. This time he had many options.

The gist of all of this is that if you or anyone, who sincerely believes that he/she is capable of something more, something greater and they are not what the results are reflecting then there is no point in settling with what you are getting. Don’t listen to someone who says college does not matter. College matters, not the name but the environment, the professors, the culture, and in many other ways.

The experience I shared may not the best example for this case, but many had worse results in the first attempt but did better after taking a year’s drop.

If you have been acquainted with institutes affiliated with AKTU, like, A.K Garg, KIET, ABES, NIET, GNIT, ITS Engineering College, G.L Bajaj, and others, then you should know that there are several companies that visit the campus, yet at times, the packages seem to vary. The average package is about INR 2.2 LPA to 3.2 LPA.

However, there are several students who grab packages above average, ranging from between INR 4.5 LPA to 6 LPA. Most of these packages are bagged by Computer Science and IT students since their demand is surfacing drastically every day. 

Now, if comparing on various important parameters, then both the institutes can be bifurcated in two ways,

1. AKTU/UPTU: If you are efficient, you can receive one of the best packages in the market. The training and placement cell, in addition, are consistently working with great attention to help students secure a good position in the industrial market.
    
2. LPU and SRM: The only major criteria that make both universities stand out is their campuses. Having numerous lab amenities, established infrastructure, and fancy canteen areas. Academically speaking, LPU still offers practical knowledge on different spectrums, and also additionally conducts intercollegiate technical events.

It depends on which of the aspects suits you the most. 

It is suggested to reach out to students in these colleges who have a similar profile to yours. This will give you a fair knowledge of the type of companies that visit the campuses.

Do not put your faith in an average package as there is no guarantee that you'll get that much. You can even get a package that's below average.

1. If you're offered IIFT Delhi, take it. But if it's Kolkata, you'll have to think about it. IIFT Kolkata doesn't have a nice campus and the hostels are far away. When you have a full-fledged campus life, the MBA experience is always superior.
2. Choose MDI or IIM K if you are interested in Sales & Marketing or General Management. Choose NITIE if you're interested in Operations, Supply Chain, or Information Technology.
3. NITIE, MDI, and the new IIMs are in no way comparable. The former two are unquestionably superior. Take a look at how many FMCG visit MDI and NITIE.
4. IIT-B (SJMSOM) has a strong reputation even among IITs. The other IITs are on a lower level than the above-mentioned ones.

Go for NMIMS as only your last option. Although many good companies visit this campus, the large size of the batch makes it difficult to grab good offers. Furthermore, their fees are on the higher end of the scale.

If you wish to pursue Physics or any branch of pure science, you must opt for IISc, IISERs, and IITs in that order only. If you wish to have a career in research, then you should opt for the first two. If you wish to grab a good job, then you should go for an IIT.

IITs are usually made of 40% research and 60% teaching and it is good if you are willing to do a B.Tech and join industry jobs. IISERs are more research-oriented. 

Both IITs and IISERs have nice faculty with good research labs and research papers. It would be better to read the findings of the research papers of the faculty under whom you would be studying, before choosing an institute. If you wish to pursue higher education outside of India, you can do that anyway even if you are not from an IIT or IISER, or IISc. So, do your research and choose according to your convenience.

Among these four colleges, the college order for the best college would be - Hindu>Hansraj>Miranda>Ramjas

1. Hindu is the best among them as it has the best placements and is a place for many other opportunities like extra-curricular activities. Only the colleges like St. Stephens, LSR, and SRCC can compete with a college like Hindu.
2. Hansraj is good for NSS, clubs, and the CSE department as it has a friendly and helpful faculty. It is a 30-minute distance from the metro and is far from the metro station.
3. Miranda is the same as Hansraj but the only difference is that it is co-ed and is near the metro. In academics, it's the same as the Hansraj.
4. Ramjas doesn't have a good administration nor a good crowd. Students have created chaos on the campus by involving in fights. Although, one needs to do good research before getting to a conclusion for Ramjas.

Therefore, Miranda, Hindu, and Hansraj would be better options. However, a student should take admission to Miranda College as it is near to the station and has a good cut-off.

There is no dress code in BITS. One of my friends is from the Goa campus but I am pretty sure that things are the same across all three campuses. You can wear shorts and a t-shirt to the class.

In NIT Trichy, this depends on the professor whose class you're attending and depends on which year you are in. According to the classification –

• In your 1st year, almost all professors will try to make you wear formals at the beginning of the year. 
• Slowly it'll reduce and they will only ask you to wear formal shirts at the very least.
• Most of the teachers do not mind T-shirts but some of them are really against it.
• In your 2nd, 3rd and final year you can just show up wearing casual pants and some shirts and T-shirts.

In IIST, you can wear whatever you want but it should be within the limits of decency as seen by the current society. So there are no strict rules regarding the dress codes.