Hello,

With a rank of 2,55,997 it is not possible to get a seat in IIT. However you have many other alternatives open. Here are some of them:

1.Pick a college based on your Mains marks. Yes with this rank you may not get NITs/IIITs/GFTIs but you can get some other colleges:

• Panipat Institute Of Engineering and Technology, Panipat
• Future Institute Of Engineering & Management
• Techno India College Of Technology
• Rewa Institute of Technology, Rewa (2003)
• Sushila Devi Bansal College of Technology, indore (2005)
• NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur Group Of Institutions
• Bhopal Institute of Technology, Bhopal (2007)
• Mallabhum Institute Of Technology
• Ujjain Engineering College, (Formaly Govt. Engg. College Ujjain(UEC) (1966)
• Regent Education And Research Foundation
• Bankura Unnayani Institute Of Engineering

And there are other colleges that you can get with your rank. Visit the following link:

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor

2. You can take a drop and prepare for engineering exams again.

3. Try getting into the private institutions.

There may be other options too, think over them and decide for yourself soon.

All the best.