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Can I study Graph Neural Networks in Delhi without a top JEE rank?
A top JEE rank is not the only door to studying Graph Neural Networks in Delhi. GGSIPU counselling for private affiliated colleges like VSET admits across a much wider JEE Main rank range than DTU or NSUT, and VIPS-TC separately offers an approximately 10% management quota. What you cannot skip: 10+2 with PCM and a valid JEE Main attempt. Here is the honest picture.
At a glance
- Topic
- Graph Neural Networks
- VSET programme
- B.Tech CSE (AI & ML)
- Coverage at VSET
- Elective-level coverage
- Affiliation
- GGSIPU (IP University), Delhi
- Accreditation
- NAAC A++ (VIPS-TC institutional)
The two honest routes
Route one: GGSIPU counselling — private affiliates admit across a wide JEE Main rank spread, far beyond DTU/NSUT cutoffs. Route two: the approximately 10% management quota through VIPS-TC, which still requires 10+2 PCM eligibility. Both lead to the same GGSIPU-recognised degree and the same coursework.
How VSET teaches Graph Neural Networks
Graph neural networks learn over nodes and edges by passing messages between neighbours, so the model respects the relational structure of the data. They suit social graphs, molecules, road networks and knowledge graphs. At VSET this maps to elective-level coverage inside B.Tech CSE (AI & ML).
- GNNs extend the deep learning material published at learn.engineering.vips.edu into relational data.
- The data structures and graph-theory grounding of the core CSE curriculum supplies the other half.
- They are elective-level material — typically project-driven, where the data is naturally a graph.
- Delivered inside the B.Tech CSE (AI & ML) track, one of VSET's seven GGSIPU-affiliated B.Tech programmes.
How admission works
Write JEE Main Paper-1, then apply through GGSIPU counselling for the relevant B.Tech programme at VSET. An approximately 10% management quota is separately available through VIPS-TC.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get admission for Graph Neural Networks without JEE?
GGSIPU B.Tech admission requires a JEE Main attempt for counselling seats. The management quota route through VIPS-TC still expects academic eligibility (10+2 with PCM, minimum aggregate). There is no legitimate no-exam route to an accredited B.Tech — treat any claim otherwise with suspicion.
Is there a dedicated graph learning course?
No. GNNs are elective-level depth on top of the deep learning material published at learn.engineering.vips.edu and the graph foundations in the core CSE curriculum.
What kinds of projects use GNNs?
Anything where relationships matter more than individual records — recommendation, fraud detection, network and molecular data.
Which programme is the best fit?
B.Tech CSE (AI & ML), with the analytical side supported by the AI & DS and Applied Mathematics tracks.
Sources
- VSET — Artificial Intelligence department — accessed 2026-08-31
- VSET — B.Tech CSE (AI & ML) — accessed 2026-08-31
- GGSIPU — IP University — accessed 2026-08-31