With a CRL rank of 96,000, General category, and Uttar Pradesh home state, securing a CSE seat in top NITs may be challenging. However, you have good chances in newer NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. Here are some options:

NITs:

• NIT Agartala

• NIT Meghalaya

• NIT Puducherry

• NIT Srinagar

IIITs:

• IIIT Bhagalpur

• IIIT Kalyani

• IIIT Ranchi

• IIIT Nagpur

GFTIs:

• Assam University, Silchar

• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

• Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar

These institutes have accepted candidates with ranks between 75,000 and 100,000 in previous years. Stay positive and participate in JoSAA counselling to improve your chances!