Engineering Entrance: JEE, IIT Seats, Prep Tips, and What It Really Takes

When you think about engineering entrance, the competitive exams in India that determine admission to top engineering colleges, especially the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Also known as JEE Main and JEE Advanced, it's the gateway for over 1.5 million students every year aiming for a seat at an IIT, India's most prestigious engineering institutes, with only 18,000 undergraduate seats spread across 23 campuses.

Getting into an IIT isn’t just about studying harder—it’s about studying smarter. The top IITs like Bombay and Delhi have cutoffs so high that even a 99th percentile score doesn’t guarantee a Computer Science seat. Your rank matters more than your percentage, and home state quotas can change your chances overnight. Meanwhile, NEET, the medical entrance exam that many students take alongside engineering prep, shares the same coaching hubs, same pressure, and same timeline—making it easy to get pulled in two directions. But here’s the truth: if you’re focused on engineering, you don’t need to chase NEET. Focus on JEE. Master the syllabus. Practice past papers. Track your weak spots. The exam doesn’t reward genius—it rewards consistency.

What you’ll find in this collection isn’t generic advice like "study 12 hours a day" or "join the best coaching." You’ll see real numbers: how many IIT seats exist, which institute is hardest to crack, what kind of teacher earns ₹1.5 lakh a month coaching for JEE, and why being good at math isn’t the secret to cracking coding or engineering problems. You’ll learn what CBSE students actually struggle with after the exams end, and why some of the toughest degrees in India aren’t about intelligence—they’re about endurance. This isn’t about dreaming of IIT. It’s about understanding the path, the odds, and the real work behind it.