First, you should decide which course you want to pursue B.E. in Electronics or B.E. in Civil Engineering as that would help in comparing institutes and choose the one with the better program.

NIT Surathkal is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country to pursue engineering courses. NIRF 2020 has ranked the institute at 13 for its BTech program. Whereas ranked at 68 for BTech by NIRF 2020, PEC is also one of the Pioneer engineering colleges of the country that imparts quality education in engineering.

Admission:

NIT Surathkal- The total fee for BTech in Civil Engineering program in NIT Surathkal is 5.39 lakh.

• The basic eligibility is that the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with 75% marks from any recognized board and the admissions are based on JEE Mains rank.

• The closing JEE-Main cutoff for Civil in 2019 was 17125 (Other State), 28144 (Home State).

PEC- The total fee for BTech in Mechanical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College is 3.87 lakhs.

• The basic eligibility requirement is that the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with 75% marks from any recognized board and the admissions are based on JEE Mains rank.

• In 2019 the closing cutoff for Mechanical at PEC was 30804.

Placement :

NIT Surathkal offers decent placements for Civil. However, there are not many core companies visiting the campus for Civil Engineering students. Some of the major recruiters like Microsoft, Intuit, Sprinkler, Goldman Sachs, etc. visit the placement drive each year.

On the other hand, Punjab Engineering College has an impressive placement rate. The major companies visiting the campus for recruitment are Google, Amazon, Hatach, Havells India, American Express, HCL Infosystems, etc.

These are a few of the factors that should be considered while choosing between Civil at NIT Surathkal and Electronics at PEC University. So, go through them and decide which option will be better for you.

NIT Surathkal is AICTE and UGC approved and is ranked 13th for engineering by NIRF 2020. The Civil Engineering department of NIT Surathkal offers undergraduate programs, post-graduate, and research programs. The department is also recognized as a QIP center for the training of faculties from other colleges. DTU is an Institute of National Importance and is a member of AIU.

Rankings:

• DTU has been ranked 1st and NIT Surathkal has been ranked 4th for Engineering by Times 2020.

• DTU was ranked 36th for Engineering by NIRF 2020.

Admission:

• Admission to B.Tech program at DTU and NIT Surathkal is done on the basis of JEE Mains score and percentage at 10+2.

• Whereas admission to M.Tech programs is done on the basis of scores obtained in the GATE Entrance test.

Achievements:

NIT Surathkal Civil Engineering:

• A team from the NIT Surathkal Civil Engineering department won 2nd prize in the Design Event at the Technical Fest, “SASTRA”, of IIT Madras.

• Final year student from NIT Surathkal of Civil Engineering department has been awarded for the best technical paper by the International Conference of Earth Science and Engineering.

DTU Mechanical Engineering:

• The department of Mechanical Engineering at DTU has been awarded by the Dept. of Health and Environment Govt. NCT Delhi for its research work on the production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil.

• The SAE Student Chapter of the Mechanical Engineering department is first in India and considered to be the largest in the world.

• Students from the Mechanical Engineering department of DTU have participated in many international competitions conducted by NASA such as CHANDER YAN, MOON BAGGI, etc.

Placement:

Placement statistics for Civil and Mechanical branches at the institute are as follows.

Top recruiters at NIT Surathkal include Adobe, Amazon, Capgemini, CenturyLink, CITI Bank, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, while recruiters at DTU include Brain and Company, Bank of America, Bloomberg, Apple, BCG, Qualcomm, Sandisk, etc.

Alumni:

• Notable alumni of NIT Surathkal include Rajeev Madhavan- Founder of Magma Design Automation. Other notable alumni include Thomas Zacharia who is a renowned Indian-American Computer Scientist.

• Notable alumni of DTU include Vinod Dham- known as “Father of the Pentium Chip” and is the founder of the NEA-Indo-US Ventures.

Both the departments are of high repute with mass placement drive. However, you should go with your choice of interest.

According to the NIRF 2020 rankings, MNNIT Allahabad was ranked 48^th, NIT Surathkal was ranked 13^th, NIT Warangal was ranked 19^thand MANIT Bhopal was ranked 65^th in India 2020 for B.Tech courses (including ECE). Admission to each institute is done on the basis of rank secured in JEE Main.

Some necessary facts about the institutions regarding ECE course are tabulated below:

Placements:

• MNNIT Allahabad:
  • 90.63% was the placement rate of MNNIT Allahabad for theECE department.
  • Some of the top recruitersof MNNIT Allahabad are the Indian Navy, Dell, Canon, BHEL, E-bay, Adobe, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc.
  • The highest salary package offered to the students was INR 25.33 LPA whereas the average salary was INR 10.95 LPA.
• NIT Warangal:
  • 85.48% was the placement rate of NIT Warangal for theECE department.
  • Some of the common recruitersof NIT Warangal are Amazon, Ford, HP, Intel, Oracle, Nestle, Microsoft, Jio, Loreal, Bank of America, L & T, etc.
  • Students received an average salary of INR 10.67 LPA while the highest salary was INR 43 LPA.
• NIT Surathkal:
  • Top recruitersof NIT Surathkal are Axis Bank, Oyo, Microsoft, Amazon India, Samsung R & D, Myntra designs, Byjus, Uber India, Wipro Limited, Oracle India, etc.
  • The highest salary package offered to the students was INR 39 LPA whereas the average salary was INR 14.15 LPA.
• MANIT Bhopal:
  • Frequently visited companies in MANIT Bhopal are Microsoft, Infosys, Amazon, Maruti, CEAT, Bharat Petroleum Cooperation Limited, Hero, Bajaj, Oracle, Wipro, Cisco, TATA Consultancy services, etc.
  • Students received an average salary of INR 6.23 LPA while the highest salary was INR 27 LPA.

Based on all the above facts and data, the preference order can be - NIT Warangal, NIT Surathkal, MANIT Bhopal, and then MNNIT Allahabad (if you want an advantage of home state quota). Otherwise, you can also prefer the preference order as NIT Warangal, NIT Surathkal, MNNIT Allahabad, and MANIT Bhopal.

The Mining Engineering Department of NIT Surathkal has produced more than 826 undergraduates as of now. The department also offers a research program in Rock Excavation Technology and Management. Projects in the Mining Engineering department are funded by the Hutti Gold Mines Company, Uranium Corporation of India and Neyveli Lignite Corporation, etc. NIT Surathkal was ranked 13th and 11th for Engineering by NIRF 2020 and The Week 2020.

Admission:

• Admission to B.Tech programs is done through score obtained in JEE Mains and percentage in 10+2, while admission to M.Tech is done on the basis of GATE score.

• Total fees for the four years BTech program is 5.39 Lakh with an intake capacity of 63.

Facilities:

• Basic Facilities include Model Mine, Gas Testing Facilities, Conference Hall, and Innovation Chamber.

• The Mining Engineering also hosts state-of-art laboratories and includes, Rock Mechanics, Rock Drilling, Rock Blasting, Mine Environmental Engineering, Mineral Processing, Mine Planning and Design, and Mine Surveying Laboratory.

Placements:

The placement statistics for the Mining branch are as follows.

Major Recruiters include Coal India, IOCL, Vedanta, Credit Suisse, Code Nation, Goldman Sachs, etc.

Alumni:

Notable alumni of NIT Surathkal include K.V.Kamath who is the former chief of New Development Bank of BRICS Countries and Rajeev Madhavan, Founder of Magma Design Automation.

The Mining Engineering department conducted 1st SME NITK CONVENTION from 6th-7th March 2020. Workshops, Certificate Courses, and Seminars are an integral part of their pedagogy.

Both colleges offer the ultimate career opportunities in chemical engineering. ICT, Mumbai has been ranked in the 15th and 7th position by NIRF and The World University Rankings. While NIT Surathkal has been ranked in the 21 positions by NIRF. Here are a few more quick facts about both the colleges.

ICT, Mumbai:

Admissions:

• The college accepts students based on various entrance exams such as JEE Mains, GATE, MHT CET, etc.

• The minimum eligibility for B.Tech(Chemical Engineering) is 10+2 with a 75% score in MPC and JEE Mains.

• The cut-off ranking for the chemical engineering course is 196 to 429 in JEE Mains. And in MHT CET, the cut-off is 158.

Fee and Faculty:

• The B.Tech first-year fee is 85,350 INR.

• Most faculty members hold the highest degree in their respective fields and are subject experts.

Placements:

• The chemical engineering course has the highest placement record of 100%.

• The highest salary acquired by chemical engineering students is 14 LPA. The average salary of a chemical engineer at the institute ranges between 6 LPA to 7 LPA.

• The companies visiting the campus are ITC, Jacobs, Pidilite Industries, UOP India Private Limited, Mario, Honeywell, Tata Motors, Johnson, BPCL, etc.

NIT, Surathkal:

Admissions:

• NIT, Surathkal accepts students based on the 10+2 with a total score of 75% along with the JEE Mains score.

• Students should get the top 20 percentile in 12th class exams.

• The selection is based on JEE Marks.

• The cut-off rankings for chemical engineering are 7894 to 12127 for other state students. And for local students, the cut-off is 12479 to 15224.

Fee and Faculty:

• The first year B.Tech fee is 4,48,479 INR.

• Like ICT Mumbai, NIT Surathkal also has top-notch subject expertise in chemical engineering courses.

• Most of the professors hold M.E, M.Tech, or Ph.D.’s in their respective fields.

Placements:

• NIT Surathkal has a 100% placement record.

• The highest and average salary packages of the students are 29.14 LPA and 7.73 LPA respectively.

• The companies visiting the campus are CitiBank India, Morgan Stanley, Belong Technologies, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Capgemini, Sprinklr, Walmart Labs, Genpact, Deloitte, Tesco, and many more.

This is all about both courses at ICT, Mumbai, and NIT, Surathkal. As for which institute will be better for you, you should be the one to decide that.

Both NIT Surathkal and Warangal are one of the prestigious colleges in India for Engineering. Both of them provide a B.Tech. degree in Computer Science. Both have been established at almost the same time. NIRF has ranked NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal 13 and 19 positions respectively for BTech.

Admission: Both the NITs take admission through JEE Mains for BTech in CSE. The total course fee for BTech at the institute is 5.32 lakhs and 5.39 lakhs for NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal respectively. The closing cutoff rank for CSE in 2019 at these institutes are as follows.

• NIT Warangal- 1980

• NIT Surathkal- 2156

Placements:

NIT Surathkal- NIT Surathkal had an impressive record of placement with a hundred percent placement for all its students.

• In the 2019 placement drive, the highest package offered was 39 lakhs per annum, and the median package offered was around 14.15 lacs per annum.

• Microsoft. Samsung, Microsoft, Adobe, GoogleGoldman Sachs, etc are the regular participants in the placements here.

NIT Warangal – NIT Warangal is a comparatively newer NIT.

• The highest package offered was 45 LPA and the average package was 9.01 LPA in 2019 placement.

• The top recruiters are Tata Steel, Delta Power, HPCL, Deloitte, Thermo Fisher, Intel.

Some of the key factors of both colleges are given below.

NIT Surathkal: NITK Surathkal has a Career Development Centre (CDC), which is responsible for the placement of all students. It facilitates interaction between the students and potential employers to provide them with exceptional career prospects. The center maintains its partnerships with numerous well-reputed companies to make the campus placement process transparent and successful.

NIT Warangal: From the 2019 Batch 73 students were placed in top-notch companies out of 83 registered students in B.Tech. NIT Warangal has a central library filled with 179797 books, back volumes,110 national and international journals, technical pamphlets, CD-ROMs, Video, e-books, etc.

NIT Surathkal and Warangal are reputed NITs and offer decent CSE programs in terms of academics and placements. Go through the information given above and choose the institute according to your convenience.

NITK CSE department was established in 1986. Students of the department have worked with high-end computing facilities. The Department is also involved in various research activities. The department has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IBM, Intel, Leeds Metropolitan University and others, for academic collaborative projects. NITK in 2019 has seen 100% placement and 96 students out of 97 got job offers. The average salary package offered was 14 lakhs per annum by top recruiting companies like Microsoft, Amazon India, Wipro Limited, Oracle India, etc.

IIT Bhubaneswar ECE department which is a part of the Electrical Engineering Department. The first batch of ECE of IIT Bhubaneswar graduates this year so there is no past placement record but the other branches from the School of Electrical Sciences hold good placement rate and the same is expected to be followed for ECE. In the year 2019, a placement percentage of 86% was recorded for EE and the placement rate for CSE was 100%. Recruiting companies like TATA Steel, TATA Advance System, Microsoft, Amazon, etc. offered students with an average salary package of 11 lakhs per annum in 2019. IIT Bhubaneswar also has collaborations with foreign universities like the University of Warwick, University of Southampton, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Western Ontario, etc.

NITK is an old NIT and considered even better than a few of the IITs, on the other hand, despite being a new IIT, IIT Bhubaneswar offers a decent academic environment and placement for ECE. Both the institutions have their own perks so choose according to your subject of interest.

As your choice of course is different, it’s hard to select between IIT Bhubaneswar and NIT Surathkal.

According to the NIRF 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked at 26, which is a good rank considering it’s a new IIT. The Mechanical Engineering department is quite good at IIT Bhubaneswar. According to the 2019 placement record, 83% students got job offers from Mechanical Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar. Many famous companies such as Amazon, H Jindal Stainless Ltd, KEC International, KIIT, Rao Edusolutions, TATA steel, TATA Advance System, Thermax, TETCOS, TESCO, UHG, and other companies as well recruited students last year.

NIT Surathkal is a well-reputed name in Indian Engineering institutions. According to NIRF Ranking, it ranks at 22 nationally among engineering institutes in India. ECE in this NIT is even better as compared to a few IITs. The placement records of 2018-19 show that 97% of placement offers were received by students in this department. The average placement offer was 12-13 LPA.

Both IIT Bhubaneswar for Mechanical and NIT Surathkal for ECE are good choices with their own advantages. So, choose wisely according to your convenience.