My younger sister has enrolled in the CSE program at NIT and it has excellent facilities for the program. The brand name of NIT and IIT is still more popular for some of the engineering aspirants because they lack awareness. Even my sister thought so before admissions, but NIT ranks #16 on the NIRF Engineering scale, IIIT A ranks #103, and IITs are usually in the top 5 in the same.
Furthermore, your decision may change based on the following-
You can see below, the comparatives of the institutes:
Parameters |
IITs |
NITs |
IIIT Allahabad |
Ranking |
Top 5- NIRF |
Top 10-20- NIRF |
103- NIRF |
Average Tuition Fee |
INR 8-10 |
INR 5.6 |
INR 62,500 |
Placement Rate |
70%-80% |
98% |
95%-96% |
Average Salary |
INR 12-15 LPA |
INR 11-15 LPA |
20.83 LPA |
Highest Salary |
INR 95.87 LPA |
INR 40 LPA |
43 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Microsoft, Samsung, Amazon, Google, TATA |
Amazon, Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNY |
Adobe, Aakash, Accenture, American Express etc |
As you may see, IIIT A and NITs have excellent placement rates. The faculty will be more brilliant at IITs but students are dissatisfied even there. So you can see for yourself according to location, placement scenario, and brand name if that matters.
The primary reason why people with great ranks ignore IIIT Allahabad f despite its great placements and coding culture is the lack of knowledge. When my brother got into IIIT Allahabad our relatives asked him if he was unable to make it to Noida or Ghaziabad colleges due to low rank. Many even did not know the name of the college and asked if it was private or government. This is exactly why a majority of the student crowd chooses a college based on people's opinions.
Another reason why people don’t know about IIIT Allahabad is that it offers B. Tech. (IT) and not B. Tech. (CS). There is a preconceived notion that CS is the main branch while IT is the sub-branch.
Also, IIIT Allahabad does not have a good ranking which students consider while choosing their college. So without even enquiring about the college, people automatically ignore IIIT Allahabad. Only if someone has a relative or friend at IIIT Allahabad can they know the real scenario at IIIT Allahabad. If you a genuine interest in the IT field, choose IIIT Allahabad and you won’t ever regret your decision.
IT at IIITA has several advantages over CS at the NITs. I will be explaining these advantages in detail for you-
At IITs/NITs, the first 2 semesters have a common curriculum for all branches. For the rest of the semesters, the core courses are accompanied with some useless courses.
Take NITK for example. From the 3rd sem, B.Tech CS students at NITK are taught additional courses like Chemistry, Engineering Science, Manufacturing Process, Humanities, etc.
IT at IIITA has the same core courses in its curriculum, without any additional ones. You’ll get many electives in 6th and 7th sem, and more projects to work on.
Some courses from the curriculum are- Electronic Devices & Circuits, Circuit Analysis and Synthesis, Data Structures, Digital Electronics, Computer Organization and Architecture, Theory of Computation, Object Oriented Methodologies, etc. B.Tech IT at IIITA has more hardware-related topics than B.Tech CS at IITs/NITs.
Due to these reasons, IT at IIIT Allahabad is much better than CS at all NITs.
IIIT Amethi is situated near a village named Tikarmafi, 10 km away from Amethi. It has its own perks. Here are some factors about the institute.
Academics:
Placements:
Facilities and Infrastructure:
IIIT Amethi does have its fair share of disadvantages but it offers good placement in top-notch MNCs such as Google, Facebook, and Adobe, etc. Also, the pros outweigh the con for IIIT Amethi.
While choosing a college for MTech between NITs and IIIT Allahabad you can refer to the following preference order. The following colleges have been ranked based on curriculum, placements, faculty, research work, student life, infrastructure, and other important aspects.
The reason I have placed IIIT Allahabad second last is because IIIT Allahabad is known for its BTech program and nit MTech program. Most software companies don’t permit MTech students to sit for placements and prefer BTech students only. You can not match the level of IITs and NITs. Moreover, you will find no passionate coders in MTech IIIT Allahabad.
It is true that IIIT Allahabad recorded an average package of 30 LPA for its UG courses during the 2022 placement season.
Here are some more details on the 2022 placements at IIITA-
The placements at IIIT Allahabad have been consistently impressive for UG and PG courses.
This is a really nice question to ask. IITs only focus on developing good engineers, it does not focus on the mindset of people.
For a moment, let us forget about the packages and only focus on popularity. The popularity of an institute depends on how old it is because this impacts the alumni network, its history, and oral communication which contributes to publicity.
In the coming years, IIIT Allahabad will surely be among the top popular institutions in India. IIITS are central government-funded institutes that specialize in Information Technology, which the IITs do not provide.
Harsha Suryanarayana, one of India’s first Red Coders, was from IIIT Allahabad and every IT person must have heard of him. He also represented IIIT Allahabad in the ACM ICPC World Finals. When it comes to regional rounds, many teams from the institutions win in comparison to teams one or two teams from MNNIT.
Talking about rankings and placements, IIIT Allahabad is above about 25 NITs and many new IITs.
IIIT Allahabad is unquestionably superior to NIT Durgapur. But this isn't to say that NIT Durgapur isn't good.
Here’s a brief comparison of the ECE branch at these two institutes.
Parameters |
IIIT Allahabad |
NIT Durgapur |
Average CTC |
43 LPA |
32.54 LPA |
Highest CTC |
20.83 LPA |
9.09 LPA |
Fees |
5.85 lakhs |
5.56 lakhs |
Apart from that, just like NITD, IIIT Allahabad is an institute of national importance that is entirely funded by the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
So, for ECE, IIIT Allahabad is definitely the better option.
If you're trying to decide between IIIT Delhi and IIIT Allahabad, know that IIIT Delhi is better in many ways.
However, it's true that both IIIT Delhi and IIIT Allahabad aren't as good as IIIT Hyderabad at the moment. That being said, don't be surprised to see IIITD catching up soon, given its impressive progress over the years. In fact, IIITD has nearly doubled its campus size this year, and as a government university, the facilities and infrastructure are shocking - indoor heated swimming pool, stylish buildings and hostels, and awesome wifi speed.
Ultimately, whether to choose ECE or CSE depends entirely on your interests.
It's worth noting that IIIT Hyderabad's ECE program is superior to both IIIT Delhi's CSE program and IIIT Allahabad's CSE program.
It has been ranked among top 100 best engineering colleges in India by NIRF, 2020. So clearly getting into IIIT-A will be quite difficult. The latest statistics show that you must be ranked below 5K in IIT-JEE Main in order to get into B.Tech in IT if you fall under OBC category. This margin falls down to 400 if you belong to the general category.
Detailed category wise closing ranks of previous year for B.Tech IT is given in the table below:
Category |
Closing rank |
General (female only) |
7549 |
General (gender neutral) |
4735 |
General PwD |
351 |
OBC-NCL (female only) |
4864 |
OBC-NCL (gender neutral) |
2361 |
OBC-NCL (PWD) |
632 |
SC (Female only) |
3209 |
SC (gender neutral) |
1585 |
ST (female only) |
1816 |
ST (gender neutral) |
1199 |
Looking at the general trends of the cut-off list of previous year, it is safer to score above 96-98% in your boards and fall under top 500 students in JEE Main.