Yes, you are eligible for NIT, if you opt-out from Magadh University. First, you should cancel your admission and make sure that your admission at NIT is confirmed. 

My brother is a partial dropper and he joined NIT later. You will need to submit the gap certificate mentioning the reasons regarding the same. It is quite likely that they will accept your admission, despite the reasons you had. However, you will have to start from the first year. My brother informed the administration that he was preparing for IIT JEE while still studying at the college. The administration did not raise any questions. 

There are various partial droppers who joined the institution while still preparing for JEE side by side, and are now part of institutes like IIT, NIT, and BITS. So, you have nothing to worry about. Just focus on submitting the required documents and follow the necessary steps.

Now it is up to you what you want to give as the reason for your drop year. But it’s best to state the truth. 

Having known some people studying in these colleges, I can say that all these three colleges are reputed institutes to pursue engineering courses. They have a very good academic environment and provide the necessary facilities. 

You mentioned three branches, ECE, Civil, and Chemical. That means you don't have a specific interest. So, in that case, you should choose BITS over the other two colleges and here are the reasons as to why.

• As you don't have any specific interests, It is suggested you go for BITS for a dual degree. You will get one more year to build your interest.
• All the NITs you have mentioned, that are Srinagar, Hamirpur, and the northeastern NITs have lower rankings than BITS. 
• The infrastructure and the facilities provided are much better at BITS. 
• Thapar University was also a very popular university but now it is gradually losing its name. 
• Among the private engineering institutes, BITS has always been the best. It has been the first choice of the students due to its placement records.

Hence, choosing BITS among all the other colleges will be the best option as it provides better facilities than the rest of the college and placement opportunities to the students. 

Well, in such a case where you get blocked and don’t understand what to choose then you should discuss it with your parents and seniors in the particular field. They will help you to sort out which field you should choose and what benefits you will get by choosing that.

But as far as I know, there are always some things common like you do programming on microcontrollers and use Raspberry pi if you are in ECE. But there is a limit to coding in ECE.

If you see in CSE and IT both the fields are core coding branches. If you are passionate about computer science I would suggest IT is the field you should opt for. At the same time, NIT Allahabad is a good college and it does have its reputation.

So, this was all the data I can assist you with but my personal suggestion to you would be to take a long-term decision. Both ECE and Computer Science are good courses but you should identify which one you are passionate about and how are its prospects in the future. Only then you will be clear to choose the best for you.

Most B-schools have accreditation from NBA so if you are planning to do a PGDM from them, it would be equivalent to an MBA. Additionally, they also have good NIRF ranking. Many of them also invite industry speakers since they are known to have good connectivity in all courses.

• The faculty is also very well qualified when it comes to teaching and industry experience.
• If you are planning to do an internship in the summer, this option is available too.
• You can avail a three-month summer internship, do numerous live projects as well as Harvard simulations. These can be included in the curriculum too.
• Jaipuria Institute also has another additional perk of mentorship. This has been made as a part of its curriculum.
• It helps students understand their potential, work on their strengths and weaknesses after evaluating them and all this ultimately helps students secure good placements after the program is over.

As far as other B-schools are concerned, many of them probably do not offer this unique opportunity of a mentorship program. They will not focus on individual development plans for the students. If you are looking for a similar provision, you should consider going to Jaipuria Institute.

One of my friends has been researching this topic for quite some time. So sharing his views might help answer your question. According to him, it totally depends on what you are getting initially. 

• If you manage to get top IIITs like IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Allahabad, IIIT Delhi, or others then only go for them. 
• Some courses are far better in NIT than IIIT according to the placements and other facilities that are being offered. 
• The NIRF ranking matters to a large extent. It can sometimes favor you during placements.
• The placement statistics should be kept in mind. Always take up a college that has the placement record of usually placing 90% or more.
• Do check that the placement is consistently good, decreasing or increasing.

Lastly, we can say that for choosing a particular college always consider the parameters mentioned above and then make your final decision. Because this will shape your career ahead.

There is no such specific CAT percentile that will guarantee admission in any of the IIMs as the admission depends on various factors. Which are as follows.

1. CAT score: Usually, students with 99+ percentile get into further rounds.
2. Academic records
3. Work experience
4. Gender diversity
5. Engineering or Non-engineering candidate
6. Extra-curricular activities.

After getting through these factors, there will be GD and PI. Most of the candidates get stuck at this phase.

Here are some of the tips to do well in GD and PI. 

• It is important to be real and authentic. Try avoiding bluffing.
• Do not get panicked or stressed.
• It is okay if you can’t answer a few questions. Try managing the situation.
• It is important to show the achievements.
• It is important to be well prepared for the general question and academic-related questions.

It is important to be active and well prepared for all the cases.

Talent is not what companies seek, they wish to hire someone with average talent just to sell their products.

There is a training period given to someone who gets recruited as a fresher, and that costs money to the company and to recover that, they have a certain period of work assigned to the employee. Even though Cognizant doesn't have a bond, they have something similar. 

If you were extremely talented, you wouldn't want to work for a client where your task involves running a SQL query, or preparing reports or even fixing bugs or testing if on a page all buttons are working or not.

You will want to leave as soon as possible which they don't want. So they hire people with an average IQ, those who can do the required tasks when they want and don't argue much.