The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is incredibly challenging and highly competitive, making it difficult for some students to progress to the next stage of the selection process. However, students who could not clear JEE Mains have several other options like attempting the exam again, taking a drop year, considering state-level exams or private engineering colleges, pursuing different branches or even a different path to convince parents about their aspirations that differ from engineering. Regardless of the result, students should remain positive and focus on achieving their goals.