Hi aspirant

There are several colleges other than NITs/IIITs which are best to take admission .

The list is as follows:

Delhi Technological University, Delhi

Academy of Technology, Hooghly

Army Institute of Technology, Pune

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala

YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad

Visit here to know more colleges :https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-engineering-colleges-in-India?f%5B0%5D=sm_college_course_level%3AUG&f%5B1%5D=im_field_ownership%3A966&f%5B2%5D=sm_quali_exam%3AJEE%20Main&f%5B3%5D=sm_facility%3Alibrary

You can apply for state engineering colleges through State counselling.From this year onwards students can take admission in state engineering colleges through JEE mains score.

All the best.