I have a few friends at IIEST and based on what I heard I can say that conclusive developments are taking place at IIEST Shibpur for the CSE course. Projects under the supervision of esteemed faculty were introduced in the second year. The curriculum has been improved to become one of the best in India.
There are also visiting faculty from foreign universities such as Harvard and so on. At present, the faculty is working on projects worth crores.
Abroad Internships are available to CSE IIEST students as early as in the first year.
The CSE department at IIEST is now significantly better than that of top NITs. So in short, IIEST Shibpur CSE is the better alternative.
It’s difficult to decide whether IIIT Allahabad will soon overtake the top NITs in terms of ranking or not.
At present, the top NITs are NIT Trichy, Warangal, and Surathkal. NIT Trichy is much better than IIIT Allahabad in terms of teaching, academics, faculties, placements, extracurricular activities, campus lives, well-equipped labs, sports activities, and many other things.
IIIT Allahabad is known for the IT Branch. This college will help you in developing your IT and coding skills. While comparing with the IT branch the IIIT Allahabad may get a higher position in rankings but in the case of other branches, this college still needs to improve. So, the scope of getting above the NITs in ranking is not likely.
The new branch of IIIT Allahabad namely the Information Technology Business Informatics is great. Although it’s new, the curriculum is well-updated. There is one extra subject each semester. No doubt, the workload is intense but so is the curriculum of IT and ECE branches. The duration of this course is 4 years and there will be 2 credits additionally from other branches from the 2nd semester.
The preference order for the given colleges is IIIT Allahabad > BIT Mesra > VIT. In terms of placements, CSE is better than ECE. However, you should prefer the branch you are interested in. If you want to study CSE, BIT Mesra is a great choice. Many core CSE companies take part in campus placement. According to BIT Mesra placement highlights of recent years, the average CTC received by the CSE students is around INR 13 LPA.
CSE at IIIT Allahabad wins hands down when the choice is between IIIT-A and BITS Goa. Both institutes have the same coursework for CSE, but IIIT-A offers it for one-third the fee of BITS Goa. Most of the students opt for BITS just for the brand name. The faculty at the BITS campus is not as good as that of IIIT Allahabad as it is funded by MHRD while BITS is a private institute.
IIIT-A is popular for its coding culture. IT is one of the flagship courses offered there and placement records are at their best. Placement in the software domain is any day better at IIITs when compared to BITS.
The following table shows a brief overview of the institutes:
Particulars |
IIIT-A |
BITS Goa |
Entrance exam |
JEE Main |
BITSAT |
Cut-off (Round -1) |
374-4278 |
374(closing) |
Tuition fee |
98,100 |
2,58,475 |
Placement rate |
97% |
96% |
Highest CTC offered |
39 LPA |
43 LPA |
Average CTC offered |
11.47LPA |
20.83LPA |
IIIT Allahabad is the best choice among the two with good placement records, perfect campus, amazing faculties, and facilities. Being a government-affiliated institute has its own merits when compared to BITS Pilani Goa.
IIT Tag is far more acceptable than NIT. We generally say that NIT and IITs are similar but in reality, it’s exactly the opposite. The first preference is given to IIT and then it is followed by NIT. If you really want to go for a brand then opt for IIT Dhanbad and if not and really want to be a core programmer opt for IIIT Allahabad.
Let’s take a look IIIT Allahabad (IT) and NIT Bhopal (CSE) as they are almost similar. But besides placements there are some other factors, which one should consider and are as follows:
According to the above statistics, this should be your choice of preference - IIIT Allahabad (IT)>ISM Dhanbad (CSE) >NIT Bhopal (CSE)
Also, if you are opting for higher studies, then Dhanbad has more opportunities than in NIT Bhopal. Labs and infrastructure are better as compared to NIT Bhopal but Dhanbad has an open campus and anyone can enter there. Considering all these factors, the choice should be - Dhanbad CSE > NIT Bhopal CSE. Also, you just can't neglect an IIT tag yourself.
IT-Business Informatics at IIITA is dominantly a B.Tech IT program with all compulsory subjects of B.Tech. IT is already a part of the B.Tech. and so is the IT-Business Informatics program. The Program while maintaining its core IT structure keeps whatever is mandatory for a Technology Bachelor program as per national statutory bodies specializes at Elective subjects level with Business Informatics specialization as a rather essential part of the program.
Also, the new program is incomplete consent with national statutory bodies and thus all the opportunities available for B.Tech. IT program shall continue to be available to the B.Tech.
IT-Business Informatics program as well including that of higher education and job-related requirements/skills etc.
There are a number of things you can do to ensure that you have a productive first year at IIIT Allahabad. This would include a wide range of activities covering your basic studying, communicating with your teachers, and most importantly, working on yourself.
All these points should help you succeed and maintain a disciplined life.
Yes, you will need a laptop for the 1st year of IT at IIIT Allahabad. Here are the reasons why.
I think these points are enough for you to decide.
If you are talking about IIIT-Allahabad, then the answer is Yes, it’s quite easy to take admission. All you need is either a decent JEE rank or a good GATE score.
If you have an appropriate rank, you are likely to get admission to IIIT Allahabad.