Hi aspirant,

The choice to opt for your preferred category solely depends upon which campus you are going to choose. With the mentioned rank you will get electronics and communication engineering at Vellore campus under category 3 while you can get the same under category 2 at Chennai campus. Andhra Pradesh and Bhopal campuses have even lower cutoffs so there is a good probability that you may get your desired course at these campus under first category.

Hope it helps!!