Engineering Entrance Exam

Avinash,
Check the link below to know the colleges that you can get with this rank:
https://www.shiksha.com/jee-mains-college-predictor
Also, using your rank, you can take direct admission in some good private university. These days we have so many good private universities also imparting quality education to the students around the world. They offer you admission on JEE scores/ tests conducted by them/ your marks in 12th. Some of these also offer good scholarships based on any one of the above mentioned admission criteria.
Check the websites of some good universities or call on their toll free number for more details.
Good luck.

There are two options depending on what career you are planning. If you are looking for job immediately after b.tech then taking IIT JEE is a good option. If you have plans for higher education as MBA, m.tech etc then continue with the current course and develop some good projects , research proposals. Take internships and prepare for GATE.

Hi
If you are looking for global exposure and indepth research, prepare for GTU otherwise GATE is equally competitive.

Here are some tips which you can keep in mind while preparing for GATE :
Go through latest syllabus of GATE.Read articles written by previously qualified candidates.Try to solve as much as possible theoretical and numerical problems.Develop some good tricks which will save your calculation time.
To get some more good tips, check this link out:;
https://edudrona.com/questions/question/how-should-i-prepare-for-gate-2017

your marks are very poor in board and JEE main try for good pvt. college in your nearby city or you can drop 1 year if you have that confidence that you can prepare n crack in another attempt.
all the best.

All stream have its own path.All subjects have its own importance. It all depends on your focus you keep on the subject.

JEE Mains counselling is going on.

No, there is no difficulty in writing GATE exam. It doesn't matter what branch you have taken, you can appear for GATE easily.