Seniors !! How did you manage you manage you backup options when you were in borderline, and IAT had late counselling.

So, i am getting 110/240 aa OBC NCL
I am from Odisha and i am having State Govt colleges as the only backup.
I don't want to end up there, but will have no choice if i don't get any IISER.

From my marks and Sciastra Prediction, i can see i am on the borderline.

Considering the NEET blunder, we can't at all predict how that's gonna impact here.

So my backup, which is OJEE counselling is starting soon, (it will end by the end of july ) while the IAT counselling usually starts very late (like late July ).

So even if i smartly fill choices, i will get a branch there before i get anything in IISER.

So, What should i do, See the problem is I'm poor.

I don't want to join OUTR (a college in OJEE)
But i don't know if I will get BERHAMPUR surely or not.

I can afford their Seat confirmation fees which is 10k, but if they start their admission process before IISER counselling ends i will be doomed.

If anyone had similar case last year, what you people did and what i should do, to not Loose money and not loose college.

I want IISER, but I won't get it, then i need a back-up.