Colleges in Lucknow

SRGI, SRMU, IET and Bansal are the best colleges in term of placements.

Your general rank may fall between 500 and 600 (lateral entry).

Here is the list:
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur
Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi
University Institute of Engineering and Technology CSJMU, Kanpur
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur
Nitra Technical Campus, Ghaziabad
Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli
Government Engineering College, Banda.

You have to give the entrance examination (UPSEE).

These are some of the best government colleges:
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur
Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi
University Institute of Engineering and Technology CSJMU, Kanpur
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur
Nitra Technical Campus, Ghaziabad
Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli
Government Engineering College, Banda.

No, it can't be regarded as NITs. However it can be said to equivalent to some of the very new NITs, that to in near future. However NITs are the top and Apex of JEE Mains.

It's a private college. You need to qualify MAT, CMAT or ATMA to get into it.