With your rank IISC is impossible. U need AIR around 20 for IISC. I think IITs will also be difficult.
Visit this gate forum link. They will give an idea based on last year's selection http://gateforum.com/PostGATEAdmissionEvaluator.php BARC,IOC and some PSUs take people based on their gate score..i think you have a good chance of making it to one of those PSU with your rank. For NTPC and ISRO have separate tests.
With 98.6 percentile you r hope in old iits is little less. But it perfect score to get admission in any of top nits(nit trichy or wrangal or calicut etc)` or new iits. Best of luck.
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