Dear aspirant,

As you have mentioned that you have got 38k rank in viteee 2021 and you want to take up mechanical in vit chennai.

So let me tell you that in this rank you have good chances to get mechanical branch at vit chennai in category 1 also. But you should also try for vit vellore because you may chances to get there at category 1 too.

But in these private colleges core branches doesn't have scope and you will end up getting placed at bulk hiring companies spending a hefty amount of 14L (category 1). So, if you have other good options like in government colleges you should take up that.