The term career means a lot regarding your life and goals. For most of the students, their definition of success is to become a successful engineer in their respective fields. One may agree that IITs make halfway for their students to get succeeded but the rest of the halfway, students have to go themselves to become a successful engineer.

It is important to note that not all IITs have 100% placements. Some have 85-90% placements. The students who did not get placed via IITs may wish to pursue further studies and yet not become successful in their careers. Even after higher studies, the placement selection percentage is 85-95%. Thus, one can not predict that they are lagging based on IITs.

If big firms such as Google, Microsoft, Walmart do not come to the college for placements, you should try for off-campus placements as well. These companies often hire off-campus and on referrals.

For more reference, one must maintain their LinkedIn profile and mention all their data and skills.

My brother is an alumnus of IET Lucknow and here is his input about the branch change policy. It entirely depends on a variety of criteria, including your first-year grades, seat availability, and, most significantly, your terms with the administrative wing.

I'd like to emphasize what I'm trying to communicate.

• People say that first-year grades don't matter, or that first-year is just for fun. But if you want to change branches, you must maintain a CGPA of at least 9.0, implying that you are an above-average student in the class.
• The second and most significant factor is the availability of seats in your selected branch. If no seats are available, you will not be allowed to change branches, even if you have outstanding marks.
• The third issue is your relationship with the administrative wing. As it is the wing where you will acquire all the information about branch changes.

By the way, each college has its set of rules for branch changes, but the majority of colleges follow the methods outlined above when dealing with branch changes.

Yes, there are many students who were day scholars. A few of them were local and some of them lived outside the IET hostels. Make sure you take a room near the institution. If you plan to stay outside, make sure you are financially stable to keep yourself punctual and healthy.

You will find rooms on a rental basis near your college, check if you can afford to stay there. Plan your finances well. Do not reside further away from the college. If you stay outside hostels, you might face some problems with reasonable food options. Otherwise, everything else will be easy.

There are two types of faculties in IET Lucknow. The one is regular faculty, who are part of the permanent family of IET. Another is the contractual faculty, who are employed based on a contractual tenure.

The regular faculty vacancy is tough to come across. However, the institute posts the contractual faculty vacancy more frequently. 

Visit the official website of the college and check the vacancies accordingly. You will find the notifications, process, interview dates, and all other details about the contractual faculty selection. 

Most of the contractual faculty make their path to becoming regular faculty through networking. But non-PhD holders have a disadvantage. They may end up getting tagged as Assistant Professors.

The tuition fees for the 1st year would be Rs. 70,000, extra charges, Wi-Fi, and hostel maintenance would be Rs. 15000 and mess per semester would be Rs. 17,500. The mess fees are refundable.

You can also apply for scholarships if you belong to a certain category. You are supposed to pay the fees in a demand draft format or cash at the time of registration. Card payments are also allowed. You are required to pay Rs. 89775 as academic fees for the year and hostel and mess advice of Rs. 14000 per semester. 

For more details, you can contact the admission department of the college. 

The Sports facilities available at IET Lucknow are not so good. There is no sports teacher available to help out students. Your seniors can help you out if they are good at Basketball. 

There are only two basketball courts situated on the college campus. One of them is in the Boys Hostel of first-year students and the other one is in Shauryautasava ground.

No sports events are held at the institute except the ones during sports meet at Annual Fest. You will get involved in sports activities but only for a few days. Interested students do not get enough time for sports practice. 

You can find male students almost all the time at the court but the female students visit it occasionally. You would surely be not satisfied with the sports facilities available at the institution. The authorities do make some effort to improve the sports facilities of the institution during Sports fests but there is still a long way to go. 

My brother is an alumnus of IET Lucknow and was able to shed some light on the differences between IET Lucknow and KNIT. 

• IET Lucknow has a higher brand value than KNIT Sultanpur. 
• IET Lucknow provides a better environment and exposure because it is located in the heart of the city and is well-connected to the rest of the city. 
• In comparison to KNIT, you can find students with good grades at IET Lucknow. In comparison to KNIT, placements at IET Lucknow are significantly better. According to the recent placement statistics the median CTC offered at IET is around 4.5 LPA. While the average CTC offered at KNIT is 4 LPA.
• In terms of academics and infrastructure also, IET is significantly superior. 

If you are in KNIT, you would have to travel to Lucknow or Allahabad for any placement drives or tests, as most firms or companies will not travel to the college in a rural area for placement drives. 

During the weekdays, the classes in IET Lucknow are scheduled from 9:10 a.m to 12:30 p.m for the morning session and 2:00 p.m to 4:30 p.m for the evening session.

On Saturday, there will only be a morning session and the rest of the day will be off. Every second Saturday is a holiday.

There are 4 classes in the morning and 3 classes in the evening session. Each class will be of 50 minutes.

After the first year, there will be some changes in the timetable. Some days, depending on the subjects you may get a few of them off every day.

IET Lucknow is well-equipped with the necessary infrastructure and facilities. According to my friends from the institute, it has an on-campus canteen for the students and the members of the institute. The canteen is located on the left side of Tiger Chauraha as soon as you enter the gate. The food quality is decent. The canteen serves snacks, cold drinks, maggie, patties, samosa, tea, and biscuits.

It is not the only canteen in IET Lucknow. You will find a canteen in your hostel too. The best part about the hostel canteen is that it stays open till 3 AM at midnight. But at night, there are limited snack items like omelets, maggie, tea, and biscuits.

It is entirely up to you to decide what you wish to study, as CSE and MME are two quite different courses.

If you don't care about the branch and only care about the brand and placement, MME at NIFFT Ranchi is the way to go because the placement scenario is good with huge firms like TATA Motors, KPMG, FIITJEE, and others visiting campus every year. According to the recent placement statistics the average CTC offered at the placement drive is 4.50 LPA.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to appear in GATE, and NIFFT has a reputation for delivering single-digit ranks every year.

In the end, I would suggest you talk to seniors to get a clear picture. Only then make any decision.