With 284 marks in boards and 98 in KCET, the possibility of you getting a seat in a government engineering college is very high.

Why?

Farm ST and female ST applicants are offered significant reservation seats through KEA.

Having 284/300 grade is about 94.6% and helps enhance your merit.

Given that you scored very high in your board exams and category, ~54% is considered a decent KCET Score.

Estimated Rank:

Due to previous year patterns, you could assume a KCET rank between 40,000–55,000 (approx). Government colleges accept this quota for students from the ST group, mainly in:

The three branches are Civil, Mechanical, ECE.

For example, the Government Engineering College (in Raichur, Haveri and Hassan)

Remember to take part in all the counselling sessions and list a variety of possible colleges.