The IT department in Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) evolved into a centre of excellence and research with a rapid pace. The college ranks 2nd in Tamil Nadu by NIRF and is an autonomous government-aided institute located in Madurai. 

The department of Information Technology consists of 22 top-quality well-qualified and experienced faculty members. 

Admission process

• The candidates need to pass 10+2 with a minimum of 50% marks. 
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the TNEA exam followed by counselling.
• The cutoff required is in the range of 2868 - 4132.
• The course fee required is INR 50,000.
• The total seats allocated is 120.

Placements

TCE college provides 80% placement in top-notch companies every year for almost all the departments. Some of the students in 2019 got dual placements in many companies. 

The top companies are TCS, Google, Cognizant, Amazon, Infosys, Microsoft, Tech Mahindra, Honeywell, Hyundai, TAFE, Nokia, HP, etc. 

Faculty

There are approximately 40 faculty members in each of the departments of the institute. They are very skilled in their specific areas of expertise and help the students in every possible way. 

Facilities

• The institute provides separate, ventilated and hygienic facilities in all the hostel rooms for boys and girls with an accommodation of 200 per hostel.
• The library consists of 5450 titles and 10500 volumes of books.
• There are many seminar halls and lecture rooms for many sessions. 

Thus, IT is treated equally with CSE in TCE institute in all aspects. The department of IT has a well-designed curriculum along with interesting labs. They are treated equally with the CSE department.

One of my friends was a student of this institute, but he did not know about the 5 years dual degree program in IIEST Shibpur. He told me that no one even knows about this new university's dual degree course; thereby, if you love to get risks, then take admission to enter here.

Besides, he told me that he was also unaware of the reputation along with the education quality of the other two institutes. However, in IIEST Shibpur, you will get immense learning opportunities; additionally, education quality is also not bad as it is an ancient institute. Rather it improves a lot after becoming INI.

It is challenging to state which institute is better if the student doesn’t know the institute properly. Besides, it is also important to understand what is actually better as the thinking of a student.

However, you are from outside of West Bengal, then IIIT Gwalior must be the first priority, although IIEST Shibpur is a reputed institute. The faculties of IIEST Shibpur are experienced enough, but most of them are Bengali. So, preference will be given to students from West Bengal, as the home state would be a great advantage. They will be able to gain all the opportunities like communication. It is because the students from West Bengal can speak in Bengali far better way than the others.

If there is a comparison between IIIT Gwalior and Jabalpur, then the suggestion will be for IIIT Gwalior, as it offers better placement than the other. Besides, it also has vastly alleged alumni and knowledgeable faculties.

ECE in NIT Jamshedpur would be a better option than IT in BIT Mesra considering the facts given below. One of my friends pursued her ECE degree from NIT Jamshedpur and had a good experience. 

Placements: (Winning Institution - NIT Jamshedpur)

• The placements in NIT Jamshedpur for the ECE branch are much better than IT placements in BIT Mesra. 
• Most of the students of NIT Jamshedpur get placed in the software companies, only a few core ECE companies visit the campus.

Infrastructure and Faculty: 

• The college infrastructure and faculty of NIT Jamshedpur are not very up to the mark but then you cannot depend on the teachings. 
• Most of the time you have to study on your own or along with your friends. 

Branch Selection: If you are interested in opting for the IT branch then you can definitely go for BIT Mesra but if you have certain confusion in your branch selection, then it is recommended to choose ECE from NIT Jamshedpur. 

Mess and Hostel: (Winning Institution - NIT Jamshedpur)

• NIT Jamshedpur takes really good care of its students. Facilities like hostels and mess are really awesome. From the tasty food of mess to the clean rooms of the hostel, everything is just perfect. 
• My friend visited BIT Mesra for a workshop and according to her experience, the food at the campus is not that good. Their facilities are not up to the mark. 

The following tables have a comparison of the BIT Mesra and NIT Jamshedpur.

Considering all the facts mentioned above, NIT Jamshedpur stands out to be the better option.

Sharda University is a fair option if you want to pursue your B.Tech in IT. Almost all the colleges have the same curriculum and course, the difference lies in the type of placements and opportunities offered by the University. The Engineering department of Sharda University is not at all in comparison with those of IITs, yet, it is not that bad.

Rankings:

• The University is ranked at #151 out of 200 Top Private Colleges in India 2020 by NIRF.

• It has also been rated #26 out of 50 Top Universities in India, 2020 by ARIIA.

Fee Structure:

• The average fee per year for B.Tech in IT at Sharda University falls somewhere near Rs. 1,59,000/- per year.

• The Hostel Fee is Rs. 1,36,000 per year for boys and Rs. 1,55,000/- per year for girls.

Campus Life:

• Campus Life of Sharda University is one of the driving factors that lures students to the college. It has a very social life.

• There are various eating joints present at the campus. Various sports and extracurricular activities are performed as well.

• Every department has its own set of a library with the most important books present there.

Placements:

• Students are allowed to sit for placements post their seventh semester.

• Given that Sharda is a private university, it doesn’t disappoint in terms of placement opportunities. Rather, various top tier firms like Byju’s, Amazon, Audi, L&T, etc visited the campus this year.

• 91% of the students receive B.Tech placement offers.

• The highest package offered to the students was 10 lakh per annum whereas the average package was 3 lakhs per annum.

• The placement rate for Sharda University is 60%.

Therefore, these were enough reasons to state that Sharda University is a good choice for B.Tech in IT and the type of personality development offered by it, is sometimes not even offered by the top IITs or NITs.

The first batch of B.Tech IT business informatics was recently introduced in 2019. The program has been designed by adding some special features along with core B. Tech curriculum which is usually offered at IIIT-A. With the aim of giving the best of all the resources, IIIT-A authorities decided to limit the number of seats for first batch students. Based upon the demand and other criteria, there is a high chance of modification of the seat matrix in the future. 

Some features which are compulsory for students pursuing B.Tech in business informatics at IIIT-A are mandatory French/German language course, compulsory credit based summer internships, Harvard business case study based approach in pedagogy which requires high-quality resources. So limiting the number of seats to give quality education and focusing on each of their students is IIIT-A's main goal now.

Round -1 Cutoff:

• You have to clear JEE Main with a ranking of around 3097 to get into B.Tech business informatics in the first round.
• Closing rank trends from the past few years have been around 4651 for the general category.

Detailed seat matrix:

First batch students are yet to face placements in 2022, the course seems very promising and opportunities are equal to that of the B.Tech IT branch.