I have secured 2nd rank in the wait-listed candidates in the all-India general category. Will I get a seat at NERIST?

One of my friends took admission in NERIST. According to him, your luck will play a big part in bagging the seats. Students who have been far behind you in the waiting list ended up getting admission. Luck plays a major role because some students do not attend the counseling session which leaves some of the seats vacant.

• The process of selection is not that complicated. 
• The candidates in the PRC ranking are allotted seats no matter what state they belong to. 
• Everyone is assured of seats. 
• In the case of agricultural engineering, a lot of people do not know about it so candidates who do, do end up getting seats.
• For NEE, there are probably 40 seats, 8 from the states of North East India including the All India quota and the PRC rank holders. 
• So, four students for each group get their seats allotted to them and the PRC rank guarantees a student a seat in their own desired branch if the four seats have already been taken.

In the case of Arunachal Pradesh, however, the counseling session for the students belonging to that state is held on another day. So if a student does get a seat, it may not be the one they were looking for.