Hello Aspirant,

See your promotion does not mean at all because when you will be presenting your marksheet there will not be written anything like you have been promoted because of pandemic or any other statement, it will only show your performance of that academic year.

So for placements, some top MNCs have their own criteria of shortlisting candidates for their interview process and that criteria consists of rating scheme for e.g. the candidate should have 6-6-6 rating means minimum 60% in class 10th, 60% in 12th and 60% in graduation. But it is only in few companies so you might be ineligible for those companies but only as a fresher once you get experience from other companies then for senior roles there is no any barrier like above, so then you can go for those companies.

For IITs you need to have good rank in JEE-Advance for which class 10th score doesn't matter at all but your class 12th score matters so focus on class 12th and try to secure more than 75% marks in class 12th PCM because if you won't be able to secure 75% marks in class 12th then you would not be eligible for JEE-Advance and without appearing for JEE-Advance you cannot get into any of the IITs for admission to engineering courses.

"However this percentage is relaxed with temporary effect due to the loss of educational resources during the pandemic but will be restored in future, so be prepared for it."

You can check out detailed eligibility criteria for JEE-Advance from the link given below :-

JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2022 - Check Age Limit, Domicile, Average Marks (careers360.com)

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!