Hi

hope you doing well

Your expected rank would likely be around 25,000 to 30,000 with JEE Mains percentile of 85.97. Based on this rank, you might have the following options for the Electronics and Communication (EC) branch:

Possible Colleges:

• Lower-tier NITs: You may have a chance at some newer or less popular NITs for the EC branch.
• IIITs: Some IIITs might have openings for EC, especially in less sought-after branches.
• State Engineering Colleges: Many state colleges may have good opportunities for EC.
• Private Colleges: Numerous private engineering colleges accept JEE scores and may offer EC with a higher chance of admission.

Some colleges you might consider:

In NIT's :

• NIT Puducherry
• NIT Sikkim
• NIT Arunachal Pradesh
• NIT Manipur
• NIT Meghalaya

In IIIT's:

• IIIT Pune
• IIIT Bhagalpur
• IIIT Kalyani

Some state engineering colleges you may consider:

• Delhi Technological University (DTU) (depending on state quota)
• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
• Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal
• UP State Engineering Colleges (like HBTU Kanpur, JSS Noida)

You may check your rank on the basis of that you may clearly prefer choosing your college.

You can also refer to this website:

JEE College Predictor

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?utm_source=qna&utm_medium=jee_cp

Best wishes.