i got 41948 rank in jee mains 2021 but the catch is i am already in 3rd sem of mech engineering in a private institute (a good one). What are my chances to get in NIT also if I get one should I drop the private institute. Also I am from general category, thanks for A2A

Hey,
As per last year's cutoff, with this rank, using the state quota you too chances of getting SVNIT Surat and other NITs are really tough. You can refer the link for last year's cutoff.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff-for-svnit-surat

You can also refer the links i have mentioned for NITs.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff-for-top-nits

Getting IIITs also looks difficult. You can refer the link for cutoff of IIITs.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff-for-top-iiits

You have chances of getting GFTIs.

• Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
• Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
• Assam University, Silchar
• Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur
• Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management-Ahmedabad
• National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

You can refer the link for GFTIs.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff-for-top-gftis

You can also use the college predictor tool to know about the colleges you can get with this rank.
https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?utm_source=qna&utm_medium=jee_cp