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With the Engineering counselling to start in Tamil Nadu, here is an FAQ on Engineering counselling

1. Should I choose any course in a good Engineering college or a good course in a normal Engineering college
   • It is always better to join any course in a good Engineering college than a good course in a normal Engineering college.
2. How many choices can I have in Engineering counselling
   • There are no limitations on no of choices that one apply.
3. How will the market be for Computer Science in the future.
   • With the disruption caused by AIWill AI impact my IT job, coding will no longer be a job. Hence only those who are into solution design, architecting will have a future in Computer Science.
4. Should I choose Computer Science or IT branch.
   • In the current market conditions, it is always better to choose IT rather than Computer Science as IT branch gives you an option to learn more about hardware and networking and not just programming.
   • In the future those who have studied IT will have an option of taking up System administration, IT Infrastructure management, network management kind of roles.
5. How do I know whether a college is good
   • Look at the website of the college
   • Understand the legacy of the college , their past track record, no. of faculties, no. of students , student to faculty ratio, their placement record
   • You can also get details on NIRF Ranking of colleges (https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/EngineeringRanking.html, India Today ranking https://bestcolleges.indiatoday.in/, Times Engineering Survey rankinghttps://www.times-engineering-survey.com/ etc .
   • Also visit the potential colleges that you plan to join to get a first hand information.
6. how do I know the possible colleges where I have a chance to get admission.
   • Last year’s details on admission is available with community wise and branch wise.https://cutoff.tneaonline.org/search
   • This Year, expectation is cut off can be slightly lesser ( around 2 to 5 marks) compared to last Year
   • Combining these 2, you can get an idea of the colleges where admissions are possible for your cut off marks.
7. How will be the future of Core Engineering branches.
   • Core Engineering branches future looks bright.
   • With lot of push happening for Infrastructure development there will be need for Civil Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Mechanical Engineers.
   • With focus on chip making, there will be more opportunities for ECE .
8. I am passionate about Computers, but do not want to risk my career with Computer Science.
   • If you want to learn about Computers, at the same time do not want to be depending only on Computer Science, it is suggested to choose between EEE and ECE.
   • In both these branches , you will learn about Computers as well as programming.
   • When you complete your course, depending on the market conditions you can join an IT Company based on your Computer skills that you have or join your Core Companies
   • Overall, our approach in this article is to provide as many clarification for the students in the form of FAQ for Engineering counselling.