Government College Ranking

With a JEE Main rank of ~13,00,000, admission to government engineering colleges through JoSAA (NITs, IIITs, GFTIs) is not possible. Even the lowest closing ranks for Civil/Mechanical in newer NITs or GFTIs usually end around 7–8 lakh rank.

 Where You Still Have Chances

1. State Government Colleges (via State Counseling)

• Many state-level engineering admissions (like REAP Rajasthan, HSTES Haryana, UPSEE/UPCET, Maharashtra CAP) accept students with ranks above 10 lakh.
• Branches possible: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining, Production Engineering.
• CSE/IT is very unlikely in government colleges at this rank.

2. Private Universities

• Colleges like GL Bajaj, Galgotias, NIET (Greater Noida), VGU Jaipur, JECRC University, Poornima University, Amity, LPU, Chandigarh University admit students with low JEE ranks or even on Class 12 marks.
• You can still get CSE/IT/ECE in these institutions.
• Fees range between ₹6–8 lakh total for 4 years, which matches your budget.

 Summary

 Advice

• Definitely fill state counseling forms (REAP, HSTES, UPSEE, CAP) for government colleges.
• Parallelly apply to private universities if you want CSE/IT.
• With your expected 80% CBSE marks, you may also get scholarships in private universities, reducing fees.