There are several parameters for drawing a comparison between these two colleges. Some of them are mentioned below-

• Placements- During 2023, B.Tech ECE at NIT Kurukshetra recorded 74.15% placements. The CTC range stood at 6-62.75 (LPA). The average package stood at 17.66 LPA, and the median package stood at 14.83 LPA. Some top recruiters from this college include Bharat Light & Power, Adani Group, Aakash, Accolite, Code Nation, Microsoft, Mahindra, ICICI Lombard, among others. But not all companies recruit ECE students.

During 2022 placements at NIT Silchar, the highest package went to INR 44 LPA and the average package stood at INR 13.58 LPA. The list of top recruiters included Amazon,Microsoft, Adobe, Arcesium and Intuit. For the CSE branch, out of 97 registered students, 82 were placed, and 126 offers were given to this branch in total.

• Location - NIT Silchar campus is spread across 600 acres, and is green and beautiful.The college has good connectivity through roads, railways and airways. NIT Kurukshetra is spread across 300 acres. You’ll find the campus green and serene. There are no hangout places as such, but at a minimal charge, you can visit Kurukshetra city in just 20 minutes.

• Infrastructure- NIT Kurukshetra has decent infrastructure and facilities. The buildings for computers and electronics departments are new and modern. Their labs are filled with all the equipment. The campus library is top notch. You’ll get a variety of books for reading and issuing purposes. The book bank offers up to 5 books for 6 months at a highly nominal price of Rs. 30 per book.

• Ranking- As per the NIRF 2023 rankings, among top 100 Engineering colleges, NIT Kurukshetra stands at 58th position and NIT Silchar stands at 40th position.

According to me, the choice is very subjective. You should make your decision after thoroughly considering the pros and cons of each college and department.

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.

In my opinion, an IIT KGP CSE dual degree is a better option than IIT Guwahati CSE. Here’s why

• You get an additional degree in just one or two years
• You don’t have to sit for another entrance exam like GATE 
• Companies that open profiles for BTech also open the same profiles for Dual Degree students.

IIT Guwahati is also a good option for CSE. However, one should opt for IIT Delhi EE only if

You are confident that one will be able to change branch within a year. This is because you will end up studying CS courses with external coaching.

To secure a job, the best options are CSE or MBA. For MBA, your branch does not really matter, only your institute does.

For CSE, BVBCET is considered to be the best among JSS Bangalore, BVBCET, and NITTE Minakshi. There are numerous reasons for this. Here are a few observations:

• It is an excellent opportunity for new businesses.

• There are competitions such as pupa, butterfly, pitching your business ideas, and so on that help you improve your communication and technical skills.

• Many huge companies come to campus to recruit.

• It offers communication and aptitude training during the regular semester to help you improve your skills.

• It places an emphasis on electrical and computer science engineering.

• This course has an incredibly excellent faculty.

You will have numerous opportunities to showcase your talent, and skills, and prove your worth.

While IIT is a globally recognized brand, DTU is no less the mother institution of reputed colleges like IIT Delhi and FMS. It has been established got 83 years and is older than IITs. However, the institute is always the secondary thing to consider, the branch being the primary factor to focus on. Determine whether your interests lie in becoming a Computer Science engineer or an Electronics Engineer.

Personally, I would suggest you go for DTU CSE because of the following reasons:

Faculty: DTU has a rich pool of highly esteemed and well-qualified Professors with over an experience of more than 30 years of teaching

Campus: Located in a metro city, you are exposed to city life. You can also prepare for IAS, MBA, GRE, Language Courses, or coding courses as Delhi has the best coaching institutes.

DTU has a rich campus culture with over 120+ societies and 15+ Technical Teams.

Alumni

There are many alumni of DTU who have made significant contributions in various fields.

Here are a few examples:

• Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder of Paytm
• Praveen Sinha: Co-Founder Jabong.com
• Ravi Grover: Director, Homi Bhabha National Institute. Ex- principal Adviser to Dept. of Atomic Energy, India. 
• Durjoy Datta: Bestselling author
• Raghbir Singh Bhola: Arjuna Award winner, Olympian.
• Sachin Garg: Author
• Subhav Sinha: Inventor
• Niketan Madhok : Supermodel
• Krishnan Ganesh: Founder - TutorVista
• Sushant Singh Rajput: actor

Placements 

DTU has a great placement scenario and the table below is a testament to the same. The highest CTC was offered by Palantir followed by Amazon.

Ultimately, the choice of the program depends on your area of interest as both institutes are comparable and will offer similar opportunities. 

As a class 12th student, it is normal that you have a very limited knowledge of different fields in engineering.

Out of 8 semesters, the first 2 are the same for all branches at BITS. During these 2 semesters you’ll be taught one fundamental course from each branch and some engineering mathematics. In the 7th and 8th semester, you’ll choose open electives from your branch or other branches. 

Now as for placements, you can choose some CS courses as your open electives during your ECE, which will help you for IT placements. Even though at present, people tend to focus only on CSE, the demand for ECE will rise in the coming years due to increasing growth in IOT, Smart sensors, Robotics and Communication systems.

Here are the important courses from both these branches-

1. CSE- Object Oriented Prog (JAVA), Logic In Computer Sc., Discrete Structures, Principles Of Programming Languages, Data Structures & Algorithms, Database Systems, Computer Networks, Computer Architecture.
2.  ECE- Electrical Machines, Electromagnetic Theory, Electronic Devices, Communication Systems, EM Fields & Micro Engineering, Control Systems, Signals & Systems, Microelectronic Circuits, Common Courses Of ECE and CS, Digital Design, Microprocessors and Interfacing.

 You can research a bit and then decide which branch will suit you the best. Overall, both these branches are really good, and you’ll have an amazing time at BITS Hyderabad.