Both MNNIT Allahabad and DTU are well-established and much-reputed colleges. If you get admission to any of the colleges, your future will be bright and you will land up really well in companies.
Moreover, choose a branch that excites you as it is equally important as the college you will take admission in. If programming excites you, then MNNIT CSE is the best choice. If not, you can go for hardware options i.e. Electronics. Though, I'm not sure how good the software engineering of DTU is.
In terms of placements and research areas, MNNIT is not extreme but fine. You won’t get excellent faculties but you will learn a lot from their experiences. Try not to be depending on your faculty in your college life. You'll have to develop your interest and learn on your own.
Do not think only about the college but make sure you choose the correct branch as well. Both are equally important as you know that your future will depend on them.
Having knowing people from both MNNIT and IIIT Allahabad, I can say that both are good institutes in terms of placement, faculty, and campus. The name tag is also big and the coding culture in both the institutes is also good. Choosing the college is entirely your decision.
Category |
IT at MNNIT |
IT at IIIT Allahabad |
Recruiters |
Accenture, Adobe, Emerson Network Power, Goldman Sachs, Oracle, Microsoft, etc. |
Google, Adobe, HCL, Paytm, etc. |
Average CTC |
INR 9.6 LPA |
INR 20 LPA |
Highest CTC |
INR 39.03 LPA |
INR 43 LPA |
Therefore, if you are looking for a career in IT then choose IIIT Allahabad and if you are not sure then go for MNNIT. Both the colleges are equally good but IIIT Allahabad has more pros than MNNIT. So, if you are thinking of joining any of these institutes then go ahead.
IIIT Allahabad is better than MNIT Allahabad if you are interested in coding. Although NITs and IIIT Allahabad both are centrally funded technical institutes. The only difference is the course curriculum as IIIT Allahabad focuses only on IT and ECE. Due to this, minor subjects like Chemistry, Applied Mechanics, Engineering Drawing are dropped in 1st and 2nd semester itself.
NITs have a long legacy making it more reputable with strong alumni across all domains. On the other hand, IIITA is a young institution and follows innovative academic policies. Its alumni members are even present in Silicon Valley in a short span of time.
You can decide your own priorities in the career. If you are interested in coding culture and look forward to great internships and placements with a small cozy campus, you should prefer IIIT Allahabad. You should opt for MNIT Allahabad if you are interested in meeting new people with diverse backgrounds. It will help you in enhancing your personality.
If you ask me, my vote goes for IIIT Allahabad on all these below parameters.
The following table shows the placement statistics of IIIT Allahabad:
Particulars |
Amount |
B.Tech |
|
Highest CTC |
43 LPA |
Average CTC |
21.05 LPA |
Median CTC |
19.27 LPA |
M.Tech |
|
Highest CTC |
35.55 LPA |
Median CTC |
12 LPA |
Average CTC |
14.45 LPA |
IIIT Allahabad has placements in Google Mountain View/ Europe/ Australia/Japan from almost every Batch from the past 4-5 years. IIIT Allahabad was preferred by these companies because a lot of alumni already worked in these companies and better industry perception has been built up.
The strength in NIT-A is approximately twice as compared to IIIT-A. And every year this strength keeps increasing. As you know that the quality decreases with the increase in strength, I would again suggest you choose IIIT-A.
If you are an OBC aspirant and want to fetch a seat in CSE MNNIT Allahabad, you need to score above 205 marks in your JEE Mains. If you score anywhere near 170 marks or above, there is a possibility that you will get a seat in the spot round of the counseling.
According to the recent trend, the required cutoff for OBC quota students for CSE at MNNIT Allahabad is as follows.
Category |
Cutoff |
|
HS |
OS |
|
OBC |
679-1164 |
807-1468 |
OBCPwD |
27 |
49 |
However, it completely depends on the basis of vacant seats available and the number of aspirants claiming for the seat.
Among all the options you have mentioned, the one which you should actually consider is ECE in IIIT Allahabad for a duration of 5 years.
The closing rank of IIIT Allahabad is better than ECE at NIT Allahabad and IT at IIIT Allahabad. ECE is best pursued at MNNIT Allahabad rather than IIIT Allahabad. But then I should also mention that IT is better for IIIT Allahabad than anywhere else. That's a fact.
If you have a knack for coding and it holds your concern, the environment that is accurate for a coding culture can be provided by IIIT Allahabad.
Therefore, if coding and IT are your forte, a 5-year IT course at IIIT Allahabad is the one for you. The faculty there are experienced and carry specializations that guide you through your way.
Look at the bigger picture which holds your future and then go for an aim. Choose such a specialization that ensures security to your future as well.
But then, if you eventually want to settle on ECE, MNNIT is the right place.
Here are some helpful tips for IT students starting their second year at MNNIT Allahabad.
3rd semester is easier than the rest of the semesters. It is easier to score as well. Second year is ideal for improving your CPI.
If your main goal is to study economics, maths and statistics then opting for IPM at IIM Indore would be a very good idea. However, the fee structure is very high. INR 4,00,000 per annum for domestic students and for international students, it is INR 6,00,000.
You will also have to study subjects which you will necessarily not like such as sociology, psychology, etc.
Another drawback is that there is no degree for IPM. You will only get a certificate from IGNOU.
In the case of NIT Allahabad, it is a reputed institute for engineering. You will be able to study subjects that meet your interests. The fees are also very less. In the placement drive of 2020, the highest package offered to the students was INR 49 LPA. Some of the top recruiters were IBM, Adobe, Accenture, Tata Steel, Capgemini, etc. The average package was INR 10.28 LPA.
Both IIIT Allahabad and MNNIT Allahabad are excellent institutes, providing sufficient placements in the circuital branches of engineering. But, IIIT Allahabad has slight advantages over the other, considering certain parameters in branches, which are discussed below in the following points.
For M.Tech in CSE or IT, IIIT Allahabad is a better choice, provided the coding culture and placements in those branches at IIIT.
For the most part, it depends upon how careful you are with your budget. Commonly, local trips, note print-outs, and books take up a quarter of the expenses. Generally speaking, the major portion of expenses technically results from the food facilities you avail of.
You can avail food from the hostel mess three times per day. Typically, the food quality can range anywhere from average to bad. However, the provision of food from the hostel mess is still quite acceptable, especially if you are a vegetarian.
Having said that, you can most likely find yourself making frequent trips to several food joints situated both in and out of the campus. Apart from that, you can pay a visit to the Civil Lines about once or twice a month at a minimum as well.
The food joints and restaurants situated in Allahabad are quite affordable when compared to other mega metropolitan or metropolitan cities. Which is to say, an average of about INR. 3000 to INR. 3500 can be quite enough to pass through a month if discreetly spent.
On the flip side, if you can manage well with the food facilitated by the mess, then you can conveniently take down your expenses to about INR. 2000 per month.
No, you should prefer MNNIT for CSE. It is better compared to IIT Mandi. You can benefit a lot from the competitive coding culture on the MNNIT campus. The seniors are very helpful. You will get to learn many useful coding hacks from them. It offers good placement opportunities as well. According to 2021 placement highlights, MNNIT CSE average CTC is INR 19.08 LPA.