Instead of focusing on rank, which is not in anyines hand, you should worry about your syllabus, how you are going to complete with clearing your basics.
If getting rank of your choice is known to everyone or its strategy then everyone would have did it. But what we see at the end, that after focusing in study entire year, most still struggle to come near score of cut off. Why? They procastinate more than hard work.
So for you belive in your hard work. The more you do, the more chances of coming in good rank will be there. What will be the rank, will be given to you.
So don’t indulge in guessing work without even starting for it. Focus at present what you are doing, and not what will you do after three or four years.
Future will be best if you work in present. And it will best of all if you plan and execute it with perfection.