Engineering

Yes, as you have completed your diploma you could also get a lateral entry for direct admission in the 2nd year of your relevant field.

As your rank is not good enough to get such colleges which is best for CSE through JOSAA.
Go to such colleges which offer their own test and counselling for admission.

Both are nearly same, but Piloo Modi is only for architecture and it is better there. If you do B.Arch as it is better, although its private, it is the best after NIT Rourkela and IIT Bhubaneswar in terms of architecture.

It was 587964, for general category.

Hi Kshitij,
Here is the Eligibility for getting admission in B.E in Mechatronics engineering in Oxford College in Bangalore which can help you to know whether you are eligible for this or not:-
The candidate shall have secured minimum of 45% marks in aggregate (40% marks in case of sc/st candidates)

It is difficult to get the CSE in IIT because IIT, the OBC students also want a rank under 500 so for IIT institute, you have to choose the another branch in IIT or search the criteria which may be changed. All the best.

You have to pass your 12th to get into any college, Government or Private. After clearing with the eligible marks, you can take admission in any college.

If after revaluation, your 12th Marks gets increased from 70% to 75%, then you will be getting IITs and IIST. Or you have to go for state-level Government Colleges or private Colleges in India.