Hi Jay,

Thanks for sharing your details.

With a CRL of 2.09L and OBC-NCL rank of 70k, getting a seat in top NITs may be difficult in JoSAA, but you do have a chance in CSAB Special Rounds, especially for lower preferred branches like Metallurgy, Production, Civil, etc. GFTIs like IIIT Bhagalpur, Assam University, or Central University of Jharkhand.

Keep checking CSAB official site for updated cutoffs and be flexible with branches and locations.

Wishing you good luck in CSAB rounds!

good afternoon ,with a CRL rank of 2,09,000 and an OBC-NCL rank of 70,000, your chances of getting a seat in top NITs or popular branches like Computer Science or Electronics through CSAB Special Round are quite slim. However, you might still get a seat in lesser-known NITs or GFTIs in branches that are less in demand.

What You Might Get in CSAB Special Round

Based on previous years' cutoffs

Possible NITs (Low Demand Branches)

NIT Puducherry

NIT Sikkim

NIT Arunachal Pradesh

NIT Nagaland

NIT Meghalaya

These may offer branches like:

Civil Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Biotechnology (in rare cases)

Possible GFTIs

Assam University

University of Hyderabad (School of Engineering)

BIT Mesra (Off Campuses)

GKV Haridwar

IIEST Shibpur (less likely but worth trying)

Tips for CSAB Counselling

Fill as many choices as possible—don’t restrict yourself to top branches.

Include all NITs and GFTIs, even remote ones.

Consider interdisciplinary branches like Production, Mining, or Environmental Engineering.

Keep backup options like state-level engineering colleges or private universities.

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