Hello Manohar,

With 962 marks in board exams and 79.6 percentile in JEE Mains, you should have chances at SASTRA University (at either Thanjavur campus or Kumbakonam campus). They solely depend on Stream 1 merit list (12 marks+JEE score) for admission, and also

Stream 2 - based on only board marks. Your score is reasonable, and you do have good chances in some of the branches - not the top branches like CSE as they are competitive. I would suggest you to apply under both streams.