IITs and NITs have cut offs nothing less than 75 percentile for SC Categories. With 40.35 percentile, it is difficult for you to get shortlisted for NITs or IITs. Unfortunately, ou wouldn't have scored even the minimum required sectional cut offs for these Institutions. With 40.35 percentile, you may have to try in local colleges or colleges that do not consider CAT score. You can use our pathfinder link: r using the link: https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat , enter your academic details and check the possible colleges with your score.