Hello Aditya,

With a 76 percentile in JEE Main and being from the OBC category , here are some options for college admissions:

1. NITs (National Institutes of Technology):

• Chances : With a 76 percentile, you might have a chance in some of the lower-ranked NITs for branches like Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering , etc., depending on the cutoff .
  
  

• Recommendations : Focus on colleges like NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Mizoram, NIT Nagaland , which tend to have lower cutoffs compared to top NITs.
  
  2. State Engineering Colleges:

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• Many state-funded colleges (like those under State Engineering Colleges ) have separate cutoffs for OBC candidates and tend to have lower cutoffs than NITs or IITs.
  
  

• Check the state-specific engineering colleges that accept JEE Main ranks for admission in your home state.
  
  3. Private Engineering Colleges:

• Private institutions like VIT Vellore, SRM University, Amity University , etc., accept JEE Main scores or have their own entrance exams. You may have a better chance of getting into a good college in these options, but they typically have higher fees compared to government-funded institutions.
  
  4. Other Government Engineering Colleges:

• In some government colleges or regional institutions , you may have a chance of admission based on your OBC rank and the specific cutoff criteria.
  
  5. Counseling and Choice Filling:

• Counseling (especially JoSAA Counseling ) will help determine your college allotment. Make sure to fill out appropriate choices (starting from lower-ranked colleges) to maximize your chances.
  
  6. Cutoffs Vary by Year :

• The cutoff may vary each year based on the number of candidates and the difficulty of the exam. It’s essential to monitor cutoff trends for the previous years of various colleges to estimate your chances.

I would recommend you to use JEE Mains College Predictor Tool by Careers360 to get the list of possible colleges you can get with your rank or percentile.

I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries, then feel free to share your questions with us, we will be happy to assist you.

Thank you, and I wish you all the best in your bright future.