Certainly,

With an 87.58 percentile in JEE Main 2025 and OBC category status, your prospects for admission are concentrated within select NITs, IIITs, or GFTIs, rather than IITs, which require JEE Advanced qualification.

To estimate your standing:

- Your Common Rank List (CRL) position is likely to fall between 1,30,000

Hello Manohar,

With 962 marks in board exams and 79.6 percentile in JEE Mains, you should have chances at SASTRA University (at either Thanjavur campus or Kumbakonam campus). They solely depend on Stream 1 merit list (12 marks+JEE score) for admission, and also

Stream 2 - based on only board

With a 64 percentile in JEE Mains and being from SC category in Himachal , you’ve got a decent shot at Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Engineering College, Kangra , especially if you apply through state quota or HPCET .

Try this tool to check your chances better:
Careers360 College Predictor

Yes, it is possible to study engineering in Kerala even if you didn't qualify for JEE Advanced or KEAM, and you only took the JEE Main exam. Many private and state universities in Kerala offer B.Tech programs based on merit, including your 84% ISC score and your JEE Main score.

Chances in NITs:

Top NITs (Trichy, Surathkal, Warangal): Difficult for core branches.

Mid-level NITs (e.g., Durgapur, Jalandhar, Rourkela): Possible in branches like Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, etc.

Chances in IIITs:

Top IIITs (Hyderabad, Allahabad): Not likely.

Newer IIITs (e.g., IIIT Una, Bhagalpur, Kalyani): Good chances in lower-demand branches.

• Chances in Top NITs (e.g., NIT Trichy, Warangal, Surathkal): Unlikely for core branches like CSE or ECE.

• Chances in Mid Tier & Newer NITs (): Higher chances for core branches.

• Prioritize newer NITs with core branches, include mid-tier NITs with preferred branches, avoid top NITs for core branches.

• Home State

Here is a list of engineering colleges in Pune that accept JEE Main scores for B.Tech admissions:

1. College of Engineering Pune (COEP)

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1. Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune

2. MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU)

3. Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology (VIIT), Pune

4. Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune

5. Symbiosis Institute of Technology

• 0.3 percentile in JEE Mains : Unlikely to get a free seat (Category-A) at CBIT for branches like CSE or ECE .

• Category-A seats : Filled through TS EAMCET ; your rank may not qualify.

• Category-B seats (Management Quota) : Available for JEE Mains scores but come with a fee

With a JEE Main rank of 2,00,000 , you can get admission in:

• Newer ones NITs.

• Lower IITs.

• Private Colleges may have branches available within your rank range.

For exact possibilities, use the JEE Main College Predictor .