Hi,

Hope you are doing well.

If you are eligible, you may apply for NITs. For mechanical engineering, you may join in NIT Nagpur or NIT Surat. Because there are too many differences between the teaching staff-faculty, the school, the audience, and so on in NITs or IIITs. However, if you really want the to work in IT, you should study CS at IIIT. Which branch you choose is entirely up to you.

So choose your branch and college wisely, Because branch discribe your future and college discribe your placments.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck!