With a JEE Main SC category rank of 38,512 and your home state being Andhra Pradesh, it’s going to be very difficult to get a seat in NITs or IIITs, especially in core branches like CSE, ECE, or IT.

For NITs, the closing ranks for SC category in most branches are generally much lower than 10,000. Even for less competitive branches and newer NITs, the closing SC ranks usually stay under 20,000 to 25,000. So, at 38,512, you're quite a bit outside the typical range.

For IIITs, it's similar. Most of them close for SC candidates well before 20,000. Branches like CSE and ECE fill up quickly, and your rank likely won't meet those cutoffs.