NIT

Your chances are low to secure admission at top NITs or GFTIs or IIITs because you hold an 82 percentile in Mains while being in the OBC NCL category. You have the possibility to secure admission into lower-ranked institutions among NITs and GFTIs. The colleges NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Meghalaya and NIT Sikkim provide admission opportunities to OBC NCL students through closing ranks between 20000 and 30000 during 2023. Your possibilities of admission to GFTIs include IIIT Kota and IIIT Guwahati and IIIT Sri City based on their 2023 closing ranks that ranged between 15,000 and 25,000 for the OBC NCL category. The admission requirements together with academic limits often change from one academic year to another.

Yes, it is possible to gain admission to IITs and NITs without a GATE score through several alternative pathways:Sponsored Candidates: Professionals with a minimum of two to three years of work experience can apply for M.Tech programs as sponsored candidates. In this route, the employer sponsors the candidate's education, and the candidate is not required to have a GATE score. However, a letter of sponsorship from the employer is typically mandatory. 

Quality Improvement Program (QIP): This programme is designed for faculty members with at least three years of teaching experience. It allows them to pursue M.Tech or Ph.D. programs at IITs and NITs without a GATE score. The aim is to enhance the quality of technical education by upgrading the qualifications of faculty members.

Yes, NITs and GFTIs give admission on the basis of the JEE Mains category rank rather than the overall commo rank list.  The CRL is still considered a benchmark for overall merit, especially for the general category candidates, where the CRL is the primary rank used.  For reserved categories like SC, ST, OBC, and EWS, admission to NITs and GFTIs is primarily based on their respective category ranks within the JEE Mains exam, while for general category candidates, the CRL is the primary rank used for admission.  The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) manages the admission process for NITs and GFTIs, considering both the CRL and category ranks during seat allocation.