With an SC category rank of 9358 in JEE Mains , your son has good chances of getting admission in NITs for lower branches .

Chances of getting into NIT:

• Top NITs like NIT Trichy, Warangal, Surathkal will be difficult for branches like CSE and ECE with this rank.

• However, he can get into branches like Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Metallurgy, and other lower branches in these top NITs.

• For NITs in the second or third tier , like NIT Goa, NIT Puducherry, NIT Sikkim , he may have better chances for CSE or ECE , depending on the availability of seats and category quota.

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With Home State Quota:

• If your son belongs to the home state of an NIT , he has higher chances for branches like CSE or ECE in that NIT. For example, if you're from Andhra Pradesh , NIT Andhra Pradesh could be a good option.

Summary:

• Possible branches : Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, etc.

• Top NITs : Lower branches (like Mech, Civil) are possible, CSE/ECE will be tough.

• Other NITs and IIITs : CSE/ECE might be available in some lesser-known NITs.

At SC category rank 9358 in JEE Main, getting into a top NIT (for core branches) is very difficult because:

In NITs, SC category closing ranks for popular branches usually go up to 3000–6000.

9358 is quite high for top NITs and core branches like CSE, ECE, Mechanical, etc.

However, it’s still possible to get:

Lower-demand branches like Metallurgy, Mining, Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering, etc.

Newer NITs (example: NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Mizoram, NIT Nagaland, NIT Sikkim, etc.).

In short:

Old/top NITs — tough.

Newer NITs / less popular branches — possible.

With an SC category rank of 9358 in JEE Main, securing a seat in an NIT is challenging but possible in less sought-after branches or newer NITs. Admission chances depend on the specific NIT, branch preference, and home state quota.