Hostel and campus life are subjective things that will vary between individuals; there is no metric to comparatively quantify the same. I can give you some idea about the hostel and campus life at MNIT Jaipur and MNNIT Allahabad based on what I heard from my friends at the institutes. 

Comparison:

• Location: This is the best thing about MNIT Jaipur as it is located in the best locale of Jaipur, Malviya Nagar. This is one of the most happening places in the city and you would enjoy proper city life. In comparison Allahabad is a smaller and more old school town, so you may not enjoy proper city life. But then, this is subjective of course.
• Campus: You will get uninterrupted fast internet access. The campus has 9 boys hostels and 3 girls hostels. There is one mega boy’s hostel with 1000 bad capacity and one mega girl’s hostel with 600 beds capacity. All others are medium-sized (200-300 student capacity). In the first year, students share with two or four other students in their rooms. After that single rooms are allotted.
• Weather: The climate of Jaipur is harsh and hot most of the time. Allahabad, being in the plains, should have a comparatively pleasant climate.
• Food: The mess food at MNIT Jaipur is tasteless and pathetic.
• Other facilities: The computer center of MNIT Jaipur is really very good and is of a very high standard.

Based on what I heard from my friends at these two institutions, it seems that MNIT Jaipur offers a better hostel and campus life.

Both the IIIT Allahabad as well as MNNIT Allahabad are excellent institutes in their own way and there may not be a clear winner among the two. Here’s a comparison of the two institutes based on a few important parameters which can be of help. 

Legacy:

• MNNIT Allahabad: The computer science department is one of the biggest in the country. Here IT is considered equivalent to CSE. Also, it is a 60-year-old institute so has a better legacy than the former MLNREC.
• IIIT Allahabad: It has a legacy of just over 22 years. But still, it is a widely respected institution in its own way.

Infrastructure:

• MNNIT Allahabad: Infrastructure is inversely proportional to legacy and thus it has average facilities such as libraries, crammed hostel rooms, canteen, non-functional swimming pools, etc.
• IIIT Allahabad: It boasts of state-of-the-art modern infrastructure being a newer institute.

Placements:

• MNNIT Allahabad: For the year 2019, 95.56% of the total 90 eligible students in the IT branch were placed with an average and highest salary of INR 12.97 LPA and INR 36 LPA respectively.
• IIIT Allahabad: They do not provide branch-specific statistics, but according to overall statistics, more than 96% of eligible students got placed with an average and highest CTC of INR 20.83 LPA and INR 43 LPA respectively for the year 2019-20.

Coding Culture:

• MNNIT Allahabad: It is good in this institute and one of the important criteria for any programmer to choose an institute. They have churned out pretty good coders in the past.
• IIIT Allahabad: They are doing great in this aspect recently. This is due to the timely updates their syllabus gets which is in sync with industry demands. Also, coding is introduced right from the first year, unlike other engineering colleges.

Mess:

• MNNIT Allahabad: They serve only vegetarian food which is really difficult for non-vegetarians.
• IIIT Allahabad: They serve both types of foods. So, no need to worry.

At MNNIT Allahabad the seniors are quite helpful. They conduct coding classes or doubt clearing classes for juniors during the weekend.

In the end, both the colleges will give you many things, some good and some not so good. But the most important thing is how you utilize them properly. 

Every subject which you are currently studying has some credits and every semester has, in total, a certain number of credits. Multiply your SPI with the total credits of the semester. Do this for all the semesters; add them and divide by the sum total of the credits of all semesters. You’ll get your CPI.

Check this detailed formula to get a better view.

Formula:

Let SPI of respective semesters be S1, S2, S3, and so on. Let the credits of respective semesters be C1, C2, C3, and so on. Formulas to calculate CPI would be cumulative of SPI divided by the total number of credits.

CPI = {(S1×C1)+(S2 XC2)+……+(S8×C8)} ÷ (C1+C2+C3+…….+C8)

To calculate CPI, put the values of SPI and the total number of credits of the respective semester.

For example:

• If SPI of 1st semester = 9 i.e S1 and Credits for 1st semester = 25 i.e C1
• Similarly S2 =8 and C2=26. CPI for the 2nd semester would be, {(9*25) + (8*26)} ÷ (25+26) = 8.49

Similarly, you can calculate CPI for every semester.

You can also log in to the Dean Academics portal and check your transcript. Your CPI is calculated and shown there. In case of any suspicion, you can cross-check both methods. 

Go for the one which is nearer. Although, IIIT Lucknow is a fair enough option to consider for chemical engineering. All the above-mentioned colleges are national-level recognized colleges.

• The reason why IIIT Lucknow is slightly preferred over the others is because of its campus which is ever-growing and developing. 
• The recruiters are always eyeing the campus and offering packages as high as 10 LPA, which makes it quite a welcome option for all the applicants and aspiring candidates.
• Moreover, the campus will help you to focus on extra-curricular and other curricular activities too apart from academics, thus paying a lot of attention to the overall growth of the personality holistically and not just scoring good grades. 
• The multiple competitions and championships happening are always intended to prepare the students holistically.

You can go for HBTI Kanpur only when you have no other options of IITs or NITs. It is a state-level college and not as reputable as the others.

Firstly, you need to understand what your priority is before choosing any one of them. In short, if you are very branch-specific and want CSE as your forte then go for MNNIT Allahabad without giving it a second thought. On the other hand, if you are looking for overall growth then choose DTU any day. Here’s why:

• DTU being situated in the capital city makes it easy to get numerous opportunities for placement and internships.
• Although academics are a priority, DTU offers better exposure to college life other than just academics. For example, ample extracurricular activities, fests, better social network, infrastructure, and facilities.
• Also, there is better exposure for MBA and MS at DTU, if you are interested in AI or robotics.

Overall, if you are not branch-specific and can make up your mind for ECE, then choose DTU. While, if CSE is your pool of interest then go for MNNIT Allahabad. MNNIT has a huge Alumni Network and CS curriculum is good too.

I have a few friends at MNNIT Allahabad and NIT Surathkal. Based on the reviews I got from them here are some of the things that you should know in order to choose the right institute for you.

Curriculum: CS at MNNIT Allahabad and IT at NIT Surathkal have a similar curriculum with the exception of a few subjects.

Placements: Placements at both MNNIT Allahabad and NIT Surathkal are quite good. Here are the recent placement highlights of the institutes.

At Surathkal, you may face some problems regarding language and food. If you are okay with these issues then you can go for NIT Surathkal. Choose either of these two institutes based on what is more convenient for you.

When choosing between several institutes, there are various things that you need to factor in before arriving at any possible conclusion. The first thing you need to decide is what matters to you most: branch or institute. If you have a specific branch in mind, you can definitely choose either of these two institutes. You can rest assured about placement as both of these two offer good placement to the students. 

Whereas, if you are more inclined towards choosing a better institute, irrespective of the branch, you can choose MNNIT. 

However, according to various reviews, the most preferred order for these choices among students are as follows.

• CSE MNNIT
• IT MNNIT
• IT IIIT-A
• CSE/IT MNIT 

Further, CSE and IT offer almost the same opportunities, and points 2 and 3 are interchangeable at times.