Both IIT Guwahati for Biotech and MNNIT Allahabad for IT are extremely different courses in terms of the scope they offer. 

Go for Biotechnology only if you are genuinely interested in it because core placements are miserable and there is a dearth of job opportunities. Most students get placed in Analytics and other non-core sectors and only a few manage to secure a core job. So go for this only if you want to pursue higher studies.

MNNIT Allahabad’s IT program offers excellent job opportunities but lacks in terms of research and exposure. The coding culture is very good here but the academics is poor. The placement scenario is great second only to CS placements. If you aren’t sure enough consider the following points before making the final choice 

• Infrastructure: IIT Guwahati has excellent infrastructure and a very beautiful campus in contrast to MNNIT Allahabad.
• Sports: MNNIT lacks sports facilities and No importance is given to extracurricular activities.
• Location: IIT Guwahati with its serene campus and location is a clear winner in contrast to MNNIT Allahabad’s pathetic climate and lack of places to explore.
• Fests: The quality of fests held at MNNIT is very low compared to fests organized by IIT Guwahati.

Concludingly, if you have a specific preference for research and higher education, go for IIT Guwahati else MNNIT Allahabad is the best option for you.

Here are some suggestions on these two options-

Biotech is a good branch with increasing scope. The Biotech Department of NIT Allahabad offers good facilities to its students. The college also organizes an annual Biotech fest by the name of “Biosangam”. 

IT is a very safe option these days. It offers good career opportunities. To do well in this field, one has to stay updated on tech developments and work on one’s coding skills. This field requires self-training the most. I am not aware of the IT department at IIEST Shibpur. IT students at IIEST would know the best about the placement prospects.

Both these options are good. The choice depends on one’s interest area.

It’s difficult to determine which institute is better because the courses in the question are different. However, if a choice has to be made between the two colleges, one can look at the different criteria.

NIT Allahabad (Information Technology):

The college was ranked at 48 out of the 300 engineering colleges in India. The duration of the course Information Technology is 4 years. The course structure in NIT Allahabad is more or less the same as compared to other NITs.

Admission:

• Students should pass 10+2 exams with at least 75% marks in the science stream in order to be eligible.
• The admission is through JEE Mains. In 2019 the closing cutoff for IT was 5595 (other states), and 6316 (home state).

Placements:

• There were a total of 90 students out of which 85 students were placed.
• Some of the top recruiters who gave jobs were Adobe, Google, Accenture, Amazon, Dell, Cisco, Motorola, Infosys, IBM, and Hero Honda.
• The average CTC and the maximum CTC that was acquired by the students of IT are 12.96 LPA and 39 LPA.

NIT Surathkal (Mechanical Engineering):

The college was Ranked 21st by NIRF in Engineering colleges 2019.

Admission:

• The admission for the program mechanical engineering is done on the basis of marks acquired in 10+2 or similar also JEE exam. The final selection for the student will be done by JOSS counseling.
• For a student to be eligible for the college they need to get 75% of marks in the science stream. For SC and ST students the required aggregate is 65%.
• In 2019 the closing cutoff for Mechanical Engineering was 8980 (other states), and 14895 (home state).

Placements:

The college is known for its placements, in the year 2019, the college provided 100% placement.

• Around 60 companies visited the campus to provide placements to the mechanical engineering students.
• Some of the top recruiters included Honeywell, Axis Bank, Myntra Logistics, Amazon, McAfee, Samsung, R&D, HSBC technology, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Byjus, City Bank, Oyo, Epsilon India, Wipro India, Walmart, and Snap lab.
• The highest and average CTC received by the students were 39 LPA and 14.5 LPA.

Therefore, if a college has to be chosen between two, one can look at the above parameters.

Mechanical is an option at NIT Jalandhar.

Although MNNIT Allahabad has a better brand name than NIT Jalandhar, the production branch has many disadvantages when compared to the mechanical branch.

Unless someone specifically mentions Production Engineering, you will have to compete with mechanical students at NIT Allahabad during placements and off-campus interviews. When compared to Mechanical, there are fewer job opportunities.

There may now be one or two PSUs with separate vacancies for Production students. Mechanical paper is required in order to obtain PSUs, which are extremely difficult to crack. GATE is very important for core branches, and Mechanical has a high level of competition compared to other branches. Only if you intend to change your branch after one year should you enroll in NIT Allahabad; otherwise, do not.