Hello Abhinand,

Congratulation!!! 976 imagnificient rank.And You dont have to worry in getting admissions in NITs.With the mark you scored you can get admission in desired college.

With the rank you achieved yiu can  even try in IIT kanpur and Delhi.As you have asked about NIT,the  top NITs that you can apply are

1.NIT Tiruchirappalli

2.NIT Rourkela

3.NIT Surathkal

4.NIT Warangal

5.NIT Allahabad

6.NIT Nagpur

7.NIT Calicut

8.NIT Surat

9.NIT Silchar

10.NIT Durgapur

Hope this information helps in choosing your college.

Best wishes!!!

Hello Abhinand

With your mentioned rank you could definitely get into some top NITs like Rourkela , Tiruchirapalli, Nagpur or Surathkal. You could also get your desired branch if you are ready to compromise top colleges. Your advanced score will determine if you have any further chances of getting into IITs. 

Hope this helps.