Based on your score of 42/120 in the CLAT 2026 mock test, it's difficult to provide an exact rank as the rank depends on the overall performance of candidates. However, with a score like this, you may expect a rank in the mid to lower range, potentially beyond 2000, but

If you scored 42/120 in a mock CLAT test for 2026, your estimated rank would be around 32,500 . This is based on a general distribution of marks. However, the actual rank can vary depending on the difficulty of the exam, the performance of other candidates, and the competition on

Based on your expected KCET score of 120 out of 180 and a PU2 percentage of 65%, your rank will depend on the overall performance of other candidates in your category and region. However, with these figures, you could expect a rank in the range of 25,000–40,000, subject to variations.

With an OBC-NCL rank of 273576 in JEE Main, chances for top government colleges in Tamil Nadu like NIT Trichy are very low. However, you may get admission in some private engineering colleges under management or TFW quota. Check state counselling.

With a ST category rank of 1841 and female quota, getting IT at IIIT Allahabad is highly unlikely as the closing rank is usually much lower. Probability is below 10%. You may consider other IIITs or branches with higher chances.

With a JEE Main rank of 2,46,565 (assuming general category), chances at top NITs/IIITs are low. However, you can still consider:

Good Engineering Colleges That May Accept:

1. Private Colleges (through JEE Main or direct):

Shiv Nadar University, Noida

NIIT University, Neemrana

UPES Dehradun

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (some campuses)

SRM

With 91.76 percentile and an OBC-NCL rank of ~39,000, getting top NITs or IIITs is difficult, but you might still get lower branches in newer NITs or IIITs in later rounds.

Possible Options (in JoSAA Round 5-6 or CSAB Special Round):

NITs (Low-Demand Branches, Home State Advantage helps):

NIT Sikkim

With 56% in KCET + PCM, your estimated KCET rank would be around 60,000–80,000.

As an OBC female candidate, you have better chances in:

Private colleges for branches like ECE, Mechanical, or Civil.

Top branches (like CSE) may be tough at government colleges.

Participate in all counseling rounds for better

To get Computer Science (CSE) at PES University (Ring Road Campus) through KCET, you generally need a rank below 1,500 in the General Merit (GM) category.

For OBC Female candidates, the cutoff can be slightly relaxed — typically around 2,000 to 3,000 rank.

These cutoffs vary slightly every year, so

Predicting your exact veterinary rank in KCET is tricky because the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) calculates it using a combined score. They give equal weightage (50%) to your normalized KCET PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) marks out of 100 and 50% to your PCB percentage in the 12th standard

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