Hello Diya,

With an 88 percentile in JEE Main:

1. Top NITs/IIITs : Admission to top-tier NITs or IIITs, particularly in competitive branches like Computer Science, is unlikely with an 88 percentile. Their cutoffs are typically higher.
   
   

2. Government Engineering Colleges : You may have a chance in some government engineering colleges or newer NITs, but it might be in less competitive branches or specialized programs.
   
   

3. State Engineering Colleges : You have a better chance in state engineering colleges where the cutoffs might be lower, particularly in branches other than the most sought-after ones.
   
   

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4. Private Engineering Colleges : Private engineering colleges are more likely to offer admission with an 88 percentile, possibly in branches like Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical.
   
   
   I would recommend you to use JEE college predictor tool by Careers360 to get the list of possible colleges you can get with your score.

   Here is the link to the tool:

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

   Click on the above link, fill the required details and you will get the list of possible colleges at your score.

   
   

   I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries then feel free to share your questions with us we will be happy to assist you.

   Thank you and wishing you all the best for your bright future.