## Step 2: Entrance exams

`community/journey-exams` · Student voices · From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-07-23 · community view

CUET, JEE, NEET — and the myths that cause the most panic.

| Fact | Value | Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Normalisation is not a scam. It happens every year to balance shift difficulty; if your shift was easy, expect some marks to come down. Plan for it instead of spiralling. | community view |
| Essential | Cutoffs usually trend up as registrations grow each year — but a genuinely hard paper can pull them down. Treat last year's cutoff as a rough guide, never a promise. | community view |
| Essential | Boards still matter. CUET eligibility and several colleges weigh your Class 12 marks, so don't abandon boards for entrance prep. | community view |
| Essential | Raw score ≠ normalised score ≠ rank. Understand the pipeline before you try to predict your college. | community view |

Sources:
1. Campus Binge journey essentials (written from the student-voices corpus), 2026-07-23