I have a few friends from KJ Somiya and they gave me some information regarding the required cutoff at the institute. 

• The cut-off was apparently on the higher side in the CAP rounds because the institute was granted autonomy very recently. The state merit rank for the mechanical branch was almost around 500 - 1000.
• For computer science engineering, the cut-off ranged almost to 1600 - 1800, while it was 3000 - 3500 until CAP-2 with the inclusion of a percentile that was around 96. 

It is best that you keep patience until the last counseling round, which is, CAP-3. If you are a general category student then you won’t get selected in CAP-1, you need to wait till the last round or the spot round. Alternatively, you can also go for autonomous colleges instead of university colleges. 

The marks required for getting admission change every year as the level of difficulty also changes each year. 

According to some of my friends studying there, CLAT sets a tough paper one year and an easy paper the next year and vice versa. However, this should not be taken for granted.

• If the paper is tough, then a score of 120-135 is enough to get admission to both colleges. 
• If the paper is easy then you need to score around 170-185 for securing the admission. 
• Basically, you need to be in the top 120 students of the CLAT test takers to secure admission and what is the actual score will depend on the level of difficulty of the paper.

Do not think of a particular score while attempting CLAT as this will hamper your chances. You should aim to give your best and attempt any number of questions you think are possible on your part.

With your decent score, you might be able to make it to a tier 3 government college. Well, whether you would get into the CSE branch or not would be based on your performance in the GD & PI round.

• KIIT is a tremendous college with its exceptional faculty and academics among others in this league. 
• Although, the tuition fee at KIIT is quite high. 
• Since you have already got into CSE at KIIT, and the fee structure is not beyond your expectations, then it would be a great opportunity to continue at KIIT. 
• Acquiring a seat in CSE in any other college would be difficult and more of a hassle, therefore KIIT seems to be a great option for now.
• The KIIT University is among the Best Private Universities in India with CSE as the best and an exceptional branch. 
• The students are provided with great placement opportunities and the placement records have shown 100 percent placements in recent years.

The 100 percent placement is guaranteed when the students in the branch are equally hardworking and skillful in their subjects of interest. 

A few years back my friend made it to KIIT with a 6000 rank. But, now KIIT has increased its student intake and anyone can get a good branch with this rank.

You may not get the seat in the 1st counseling as the closing rank was 5356 this year. But you will surely get through with the 3rd or 4th counseling. You can get a branch to upgrade according to the seats available.

The catch is that the number of seats has increased, reciprocatively the demand for CSE has also increased. Your chance of getting a CSE is good. 

Getting CSE in KIIT with a rank of 39251 will be difficult. In 2021, the required cutoff for CSE at KIIT was 5044. KIIT only takes into account your score in KIITEEE and your board percentage for admission.

However, if you get admission to a different branch, there is still an option for changing the branch to another department. If you have the required GPA in the first semester, then you can put it in the application for changing the branch to whatever they wish for. You can talk to the seniors and know the procedure.