NIT

Your chances of being admitted to NITs, IIITs, or GFTIs with an 87.20% JEE 67% in your 12th grade exams and 56% in PCM may vary depending on the cutoff and qualifying requirements of the particular institute Your 56% in PCM may raise questions because NITs and IIITs often to require a minimum of 75% in your 12th grade (or the top 20%ile on your board test) for eligibility.Although there is still fierce competition you may have some leeway in the cutoff because you fall under EWS category. Your eligibility will be determined by the particular needs of the institute for the current academic year but you can still apply through the counselling procedure

The admission of the NIT Surat Computer Science Engineering course will depend, as always, on the JEE Main rank; it varies yearly according to the number of applicants and seats available. Generally, the candidates from the general category need to score within the top 10,000 to get a desired admission in the home state quota.

Prospective students from the rest of India may need to get a higher rank than that, quite often within 5,000. For reserved categories, the rank cutoff is quite relaxed. Getting a percentile of 97 or more in JEE Main increases the chances of admission significantly.

One should try to excel in each of the JEE Main sections like Mathematics and Physics for getting maximum marks. Knowing the cutoff trend of the last year may also give better insights into the marks required for the candidate to ensure a safe position in the merit list. 

With an OBC rank of 20,000 in JEE Mains, it is quite challenging to secure a seat in the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) branch at top NITs, as the competition is fierce, and the cutoffs tend to be high for popular branches like ECE. However, there are still possibilities to get into some NITs with this rank, especially in lower-ranked NITs or through state-level quotas.

1. NIT Agartala
2. NIT Patna
3. NIT Rourkela
4. NIT Srinagar
5. NIT Jamshedpur
6. NIT Durgapur
7. NIT Raipur
8. NIT Manipur

Other Option

• Other branches in top NITs: If you are flexible with the branch, you might have better chances in other engineering branches that are less competitive compared to ECE.

• State Quotas: Some NITs offer state quotas, so if you are from a state where an NIT is located, you may have slightly lower cutoffs for that particular institute.