With a JEE Mains rank of 2,52,000, getting top government colleges in Pune like COEP or VIT Pune for Mechanical Engineering is difficult. But you can still get good private colleges in Pune with that rank.

Here are some options you can try:

Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri – decent placement and faculty

MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi – known for mechanical branch

Sinhgad College of Engineering – good infrastructure and placement support

JSPM colleges like RSCOE, Tathawade – accept JEE ranks

PCCOE (Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering) – some branches possible at this rank

Admission depends on the CAP rounds under Maharashtra DTE counselling. You can also try institute-level vacant seats.