IIIT Kottayam Review Part 2: WATCH THIS Before Locking Your Choices! ⚠️ (JoSAA 2026)

Part 1 of our IIIT Kottayam review hit over 5,000 views in just 4 days! Thank you so much for the incredible response. Because your choices are on the line, this Part 2 video addresses the absolute most critical questions, hidden costs, and student doubts directly from your comments. Before you lock your choices on the JoSAA portal, make sure you know the 100% ground reality without any filter. 📌 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro & Thank You for 5K Views! 00:29 - IIIT Kottayam Q&A Guide Part 2: Overview 01:09 - IIIT Kottayam vs. Private Universities (The Real Fee Trap) 03:38 - Mega IIIT Battle: Choice Filling by Preference, Rank & Category 05:39 - Financial Planning: Campus Loans, Interest Terms & Scholarships 07:35 - Academics & The Truth About Professors 10:37 - Girls' Hostel Life: Real Comfort Levels 11:37 - JoSAA & CSAB Counselling Roadmap (Deadlines & Ranks) 13:10 - Is Hostel Accommodation Mandatory? 13:48 - Mess Crisis: Menu Fluctuations & The Gas Shortage Reality 14:40 - Early Placements Insights (2025-2026 Batch Stats) 16:10 - Final Outro & Road to 1K Subscribers! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🚨 IMPORTANT CRITICAL DETAILS I MISSED IN THE VIDEO 🚨 Please read these points carefully as they can impact your academic planning! 📊 PLACEMENT DATA CLARIFICATION (PART 1 vs PART 2): • In the Part 1 video, the placement statistics shown on-screen reflected the historical timeline which has now been officially archived and fully updated on the institute portal. • This Part 2 video features the fresh, early insight data for the current 2025–2026 placement season . Always refer to this updated timeline for your active JoSAA decision-making! ❌ NO BRANCH CHANGE SLIDE OPTION: • Be absolutely clear about this: Even if you score a perfect 9.5+ or 10 CGPA in your first year, there is NO branch upgrade option from ECE to CSE or anything else. The branch you choose during counseling is the branch you graduate with. Lock your choices accordingly! 🛑 ATTENDANCE POLICY & FINES: • Attendance rules are strictly monitored on campus. • You ideally need to maintain ABOVE 80% attendance. • If your attendance drops, 65% is the absolute absolute bare minimum to avoid a year-back or failing the course. However, falling into the 65%–80% bracket means you will have to pay heavy financial fines to sit for your exams. Do not take attendance lightly here! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ A massive amount of time and effort went into looking at your comments, structuring these slides, and editing this follow-up guide. If you appreciate the raw and honest transparency: 👍 Please LIKE the video 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to the channel (We are aiming for 1K subscribers!) 🔄 SHARE this video in your JEE/JoSAA WhatsApp groups, school chats, and with friends! Drop any further queries down in the comment section below. I am actively replying to help you out during this crucial period. Best of luck! #IIITKottayam #JoSAA2026 #CSABCounselling #EngineeringCollegeReview #IIITReview #JEE2026 #BranchChangeReality