The answer to this question depends upon your branch preference. If you don’t have a particular branch preference, you can get into NIT Silchar.
96.9% converts to about 30,000 rank approximately. Here is a list of cutoffs for various B.Tech courses at NIT Silchar. (2023 JoSAA round 6 closing ranks for general category, gender-neutral seats)-
Course |
HS |
OS |
Civil |
73835 |
46505 |
CSE |
24876 |
12818 |
EE |
50716 |
26321 |
ECE |
33102 |
18613 |
Electronics and Instrumentation |
45435 |
23084 |
Mechanical |
59015 |
35691 |
If you are an HS candidate, you can get a branch of your choice. But if you are an OS candidate, your rank will fetch you Mechanical or Civil. The cutoffs vary for female-only seats for which you can visit the official JoSAA website.