Computer Science and Engineering

Hello, I hope you are doing well. You can check the list of colleges including NITs and IIITs that you can get according to your marks and rank in Andhra Pradesh. Use Shiksha JEE college predictor:
https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/resources/jee-mains-college-predictor?utm_source=connect&utm_medium=CR_J

Hello,
Hope you are doing well. As you said you have 5K rank in JEE Mains under ST category, so you will be able to get IIIT, NIT and top government college. Go for counselling and get the best college with your marks. You will definitely get computer Science branch with this rank. All the Best.

Hello,
Hope you are doing well. Yes, definitely you will get IIIT or NIT with this rank in JEE Mains along with your branch. For your reference, I am attaching a link for you so that you will get the tentative college you will get based on your marks.
https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/resources/jee-main

To be a software engineer, you have to learn the programming languages, so go for B.Tech in computer Science stream and study hard. Regards

He may get ECE branch, but in private university category doesn’t matter.

https://googleweblight.com/i?u=https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/resources/jee-mains-college-predictor&grqid=GBytsluF&s=1&hl=en-IN
Please go to the college predictor link I am sharing here, to know about the college you can get.

With 41%, you cannot get admission in IT Engineering, but you can definitely get admission in Diploma of Engineering with class 12th percentage. Best of luck for your future, and if any Query feel free to ask.