Computer science in NIT Trichy is considered to be tough and the dream branch in one of the best colleges. For this, you will have to work hard. To get CSE in Trichy, you might need a score of above 290 in JEE Main.

This is very tough but if you score anywhere above 290, It will be a safe zone for you as those students who qualify JEE mains are sure to get top IITs and NITs. If you wish to get into NIT Trichy for CSE, 290 above would be a safe score for you. You must remember that if you dream high, you will have to work hard.

NIT Trichy is considered one of the best NITs, especially for computer science. The cutoff for the CSE branch at NIT Trichy closes around 634 for OS General and 4358 for HS General, according to 2020 trends. Considering your marks the expected rank will be around 3500. As per previous years, admission stats and cutoff getting CSE with 212 marks will be difficult. 

It also depends on factors like whether you are eligible for the home state advantage or not. Students also get an advantage based on their caste as a certain percentage of seats are kept reserved for them. If you belong to the SC, ST, or OBC category quota then you may get computer science. To be on the safer side a score of 280+ is sufficient to get computer science in NIT Trichy. 

With 212 marks you will definitely get a chance in CSE at comparatively newer NITs such as Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Patna etc.

The required cutoff partially depends upon the difficulty level of the NIMCET paper since it varies from one year to another. 

However, for the previous two years, NITK was the conductor of the NIMCET exam and was actually announcing the ranks based on the scores predetermined by the authorities. For further securing admission at NIT Trichy, you are required to score around 800 or above if only the paper is comparatively easy and you belong from the general category.

In case the paper is somewhat moderate in its difficulty level, then achieving 700 and above can help you secure admission to NIT Trichy. But, if it is undeniably difficult, then 500+ is supposed to be quite enough for securing a seat at NIT Trichy. 

NIT Trichy was placed as the top 9th institution by the NIRF in 2020. You can expect the cutoffs high.

The closing rank for CSE at NIT Trichy in the previous year is around 5300 for the home state and around 1300 for students from other states.

The above AIR is applicable for General Category students in detailed stats below.

The cutoffs will not vary that much however, there would be some changes every year accordingly.

Before beginning with the answer, you should know that the score you have got is quite good and there are chances of you to get a seat in NIT Trichy. 

Here’s the process of NIT Trichy:

• Firstly, it is close to impossible to get a seat in CSE during the primary counseling of CCMT. 
• Moreover, the spot round can provide you with a seat for CSE Information Security in NIT Warangal. 
• Furthermore, after enrolling you have an option for internal sliding rounds in which there is a probability of getting a seat in the CSE branch. 
• If not that, then the college itself will release the number of seats on the website for the students who are still interested in enrolling.

On the other hand, there is a high possibility that NIT Warangal also has the same procedure but my brother wasn’t sure about it.