Career Options After JEE Main – What Next? Check Colleges, Exams, Fields Other Than Engineering

Last updated on May 26th, 2021 by Rituraj Dixit

While looking for career options most of the students are not prepared about where to look and what options to opt for after JEE Main. Very few actually prepare with the right amount of dedication towards qualifying JEE Advanced. This ultimately implies that IITs is a distant dream for many aspirants, as a career option after JEE Main.

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To get admission into their dream engineering college, the students have to first clear both the assessment papers that are JEE Main and JEE Advanced. But what if the candidates don’t appear for JEE Advanced? Or what if they don’t get admission to the dream engineering college?

• The question is, what career options can the candidate choose if he/she cannot get a good score in JEE Main?
• To make your work a bit easy and less stressful, we are here to give you a clear approach to Career Options After JEE Main.
• Through this article, we have tried to highlight all the essential opportunities which will benefit both the qualified and those who tried their best but could not qualify JEE Main.

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JEE Main and JEE Advanced: Career Options and Scope

It is seen that a lot of young students aspire to study engineering, and the number could be approximately around a million. Then these students aspire to get placed in the best engineering colleges that are obviously IITs.

• Given below is a snapshot of how hard it is to get into an IIT for Common Rank List students or General category. The cut off score given below is taken from 2020 and can be treated as the expected cut off for 2021.
• You have to be in the top 10% of the 2.5 lac students who attempt JEE Advanced.

Category	Expected JEE Advanced 2021 Cut Off (Percentile Score)
Common Rank List	90.3765335
General EWS	70.2435518
OBC – NCL	72.8887969
SC	50.1760245
ST	39.0696101
PwD	0.0618524

• Through the data and the matrix, it is seen that this time, there are 11,000 seats for Engineering & Architectural Courses in IITs.
• And, the other colleges like NITs, IIITs and GFTIs have 25,000 seats available.
• So, it is clear from the above matrix that there are thirty-five thousand seats available in India, and only these many students will get admission from the million aspiring candidates.
• So, the students left after the selection of these thirty-five thousand should enrol themselves in some other courses of other colleges.

JEE Advanced: Bit Closer to Success

• Once the candidates clear the first level, JEE Main, they have to appear for the next round, JEE Advanced 2021.
• The entrance examination takes place in two phases, that is JEE Advanced Paper 1 and Paper 2.
• Both these papers are equally crucial for engineering and architecture aspirants.
• After clearing these two papers, the candidates will obtain the marks of these two papers.
• From these scores, the candidates will be qualified to appear for counselling in IITs.
• If you are ambitious about doing an engineering program from IITs, then you should not miss this chance after JEE Main 2021.

Now let us discuss the aspect of a qualified JEE Main aspirant, but not eligible for JEE Advanced.

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NITs: The Next Best Career Option After JEE Main

• The engineering aspirants dream of getting into the best engineering colleges that are Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) but IITs select only the top eleven thousand students, so the candidates ranking below this probably need to look for alternative options.
• If they can’t find a good career option, they start to worry and get into depression.
• But instead of doing that, they should make full utilization of their JEE Main 2021 Rankings.

After IITs, NITs are the best career options after JEE Main. What else could be better than gettin into this college? Taking into consideration the calibre and potential of both the IIT and NIT students, all end up with a great career ahead in their lives, and none of them lacks behind. There’s always some difference, but it all depends on the kind of dedication you are willing to give towards your education.

• NITs approximately have around 20,000 seats for engineering students through JEE Main 2021.
• If you do not want to take a gap year, then do consider the National Institutes of Technology.
• Experts usually suggest students take a Masters Degree from NITs as it helps in gaining industry experience and knowledge.

Given below is a list of NITs accepting JEE Main score according to NIRF Rankings:

Rank	Name	State	NIRF Score	NIRF 2020 Ranking
1	NIT Trichy	Tamil Nadu	64.10	09
2	NIT Karnataka	Karnataka	61.30	13
3	NIT Rourkela	Odisha	59.29	16
4	NIT Warangal	Telangana	57.76	19
5	NIT Calicut	Kerala	56.56	23
6	Visvesvaraya NIT	Maharashtra	54.76	27
7	Malaviya NIT	Rajasthan	52.25	35
8	NIT Kurukshetra	Haryana	51.19	40
9	NIT Silchar	Assam	48.66	46
10	NIT Durgapur	West Bengal	48.39	47
11	MNNIT Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh	48.24	48
12	Dr B.R. Ambedkar NIT	Punjab	46.45	52
13	SVNIT Surat	Gujarat	45.59	54
14	NIT Meghalaya	Meghalaya	43.69	61
15	MANIT Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	42.17	65
16	NIT Raipur	Chhattisgarh	41.58	67
17	NIT Agartala	Tripura	39.98	75
18	NIT Goa	Goa	39.93	77
19	NIT Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	39.44	79
20	NIT Patna	Bihar	38.21	92
21	NIT Hamirpur	Himachal Pradesh	37.73	98
22	NIT Puducherry	Pondicherry	34.87	130
23	NIT Manipur	Manipur	33.02	158
24	NIT Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh	31.09	200
25	NIT Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	–	Not Ranked
26	NIT Delhi	Delhi	–	Not Ranked
27	NIT Mizoram	Mizoram	–	Not Ranked
28	NIT Nagaland	Nagaland	–	Not Ranked
29	NIT Sikkim	Sikkim	–	Not Ranked
30	NIT Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	–	Not Ranked
31	NIT Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh	–	Not Ranked

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IIITs and Government Funded Colleges

Do not panic, and lose hope if you don’t make it into NITs. There is still a lot of chance for you. You can try to get admission in various IIITs and Government Colleges accepting JEE Main score (GFTIs) through JoSAA Counselling 2021.

• Previous year the students for these colleges had three thousand seats in IITs and four thousand seats in Government-Funded Colleges (GFTIs).
• So, the students should try their luck in these colleges as well.
• Grab this golden opportunity, and do not let it slip from your hand.

Given below is the list of all IIITs accepting JEE Main score:

Name of IIITs	NIRF Ranking 2020	B.Tech Seats available	Total B.Tech Programs
IIIT Hyderabad (non-JoSAA)	43	130	2
IIIT Guwahati	66	200	2
PDPM IIITDM, Jabalpur	81	300	3
ABV IIITM Gwalior	100	248	3
IIIT Allahabad	103	300	2
IIITDM Kancheepuram	182	420	9
IIIT Pune	Not ranked	120	2
IIIT Kota	Not ranked	180	2
IIIT Sri City	Not ranked	270	2
IIIT Vadodara	Not ranked	200	2
IIIT Nagpur	Not ranked	110	2
IIIT Kalyani	Not ranked	130	1
IIIT Lucknow	Not ranked	75	1
IIIT Dharwad	Not ranked	180	2
IIIT Bhagalpur	Not ranked	150	3
IIIT Bhopal	Not ranked	180	3
IIIT Kottayam	Not ranked	90	1
IIIT Ranchi	Not ranked	120	2
IIIT Una	Not ranked	160	3
IIIT Surat	Not ranked	120	2
IIIT Manipur	Not ranked	100	2
IIITDM Kurnool	Not ranked	120	3
IIIT Tiruchirapalli	Not ranked	60	2
IIIT Sonepat	Not ranked	90	2

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Private Engineering Colleges: Last Hope?

• If not IITs or government colleges, then you have a choice of enrolling in private colleges.
• There are a lot of private colleges in India with excellent facilities and course structure.
• These colleges are best suited to students in case of low rank and have the best facilities similar to IITs, NITs, and GFTIs.

Few private engineering colleges in India are:-

• Thapar University
• Amity University
• Birla Institute of Technology
• Shiv Nadar University
• Lovely Professional University

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Other Engineering Entrance Exams

Even if you do not want to choose any of the above private engineering colleges, there are other options left. Although JEE Main is the best engineering entrance examination in the country, there are other entrance examinations. Below we have mentioned the list of some of the best examination so do check them out:-

• UPSEE 2021 and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination is that the candidates should have PCM in class 12 with 5% for GEN & 40% for (OBC/SC/ST)
• KEAM 2021 and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination is that the candidates should have PCM in class 12 with 5% for GEN & 40% for (OBC/SC/ST)
• VITEEE and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination is that the candidates should have PCM in class 12 with 60% for GEN & 50% for (OBC/SC/ST)
• BITSAT and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination are that the candidates should have PCM in class 12 with 75% marks.
• WBJEE and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination are that the candidates must have a West Bengal Domicile.
• MHT-CET and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination is that the candidates should have PCM in class 12 with 50% for GEN & 45% for (OBC/SC/ST)
• KCET and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination are that the candidates should have PCM in class 12 with 45% & 40% for (OBC/SC/ST). And, they must have a Karnataka Domicile or 7 Years of Studies in Karnataka.
• AP EAMCET and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination is that the candidates should have PCM in class 12 with 45% & 40% for (OBC/SC/ST). And, they must have an Andhra Pradesh Domicile.
• VTU-EEE and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination is that the candidates should pass in 10+2 or its equivalent.
• EAMCET and the eligibility criteria for this entrance examination are that the candidates must have an Andhra Pradesh Domicile.

Check

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Reappear Next Year With Better Preparation

According to the JEE Main Eligibility Criteria, the candidates can appear for the examination twice in a year.

• So, the candidates who have appeared once have a chance of appearing for JEE Main once more.
• The dual session of JEE Main has started recently, only after the authorities thought that students must have another chance.
• Students must go for the second attempt after improving their weak areas.
• As it is said, failures are your most important lesson, so once the candidates appear for the examination, they know exactly where they are going wrong.
• So, after knowing their weak points, they can work on it better.
• The candidates do not even need coaching for the second time.
• Therefore, the candidates should see this as a golden opportunity and should try for the second chance time with full preparation.
• You will surely shine out with flying colours.

Some Career Options Other Than Engineering Through PCM

1. If you don’t get success in any of the colleges as mentioned earlier and courses then you can try some other courses except for engineering.
2. PCM students after class 12 also have a lot of scope in this area.
3. They can either go for architecture, aviation, merchant navy, national defence, ethical hacking, forensic science, arts, humanities, computer application and IT, Physical sciences, research, and teaching, chartered accountant and company secretary courses.
4. You can also try for government jobs and other career options like:-

• Indian Armed Forces
• Mini Ratnas and Navratnas like BHEL, GAIL, BCCL, IOCL
• PSUs
• Banking and Finance Sectors
• DRDO
• ISRO
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
• Indian Railways and Metros
• Meteorologists
• Income Tax Department
• Govt. Institutes & Universities

Take Up Courses in Emerging Fields

There are many fields that are gaining popularity but there is a lack of professionals in these fields. The wide gap in demand supply can lead you to get some handsome packages and reputation. Some of these fields are described below:

• B.Sc in Business Analytics:

This is a branch of applied mathematics aimed at improving decision making processes in business. This can be a great alternative for you if you are interested in computing or mathematics. B.Sc in Business Analytics is offered by the G.D. Goenka World Institute in collaboration with Lancaster University, U.K.

• B.Sc in Nanotechnology:

Graduates in Nanotechnology can get employment opportunities in the IT sector or core sectors related to pharmacy, medicine or biology. This course is offered by Amity university, Noida and the University of Madras. Students who have passed class XII with Physics and Chemistry as the main subjects and Mathematics or Biology as the third subject are eligible to pursue this course.

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So, never lose hope. There is always another option in life. So, there is never a harm in trying your luck a second time or shifting your interest to some other field. Have the right determination and you will just achieve success. All the good wishes and luck for your future.