It’s not normally an easy way to secure admission in IIIT Allahabad. Although just like all the other IIITs, there is no home reservation for the state students so it doesn’t actually matter which state you belong to.
In my opinion, your All India Rank should fall somewhere under 6.5k for you to be able to get selected in a premier institute such as IIIT Allahabad.
The preparation for the examination requires a good amount of concentration and focus. It is always a good idea to revise from the last years’ question papers to get an idea of what exactly the paper looks like. It is important to revise and cover your entire syllabus before you appear in the examination before the admission process of IIIT Allahabad.
The syllabus for JEE Main as well as JEE Advanced is necessary to be covered too! Do not skip either. The concepts and basic chapters are the foundation of cracking this admission procedure.
You must constantly keep checking their official website regularly to stay updated with their admission process and declaration of results and cut-offs.
Although IIT Goa is newly established and one of the least known IITs in the current time, it’s a decent option to go for among the three. IIT Goa grants you a perfect destination that everyone craves for. The location will give you both a perfect environment to study and relax when bored or stressed. IIT is better than IIIT in terms of its brand value but then if considered from placements and alumni network, IIIT Allahabad and IIT Delhi are definitely better in the current scenario. They are more established and have the advantage of better placements and alumni cell.
However, there is more to college life than only studying. Friends and environment definitely have their effects. Almost every engineering students have Goa on their bucket list. Staying in Goa for 4 years will also be an adventure. So, you should definitely consider IIT Goa for CSE.
If you are a coding enthusiast, you should prefer IT at IIIT Allahabad. It has an excellent IT syllabus. You will have a fair knowledge about OOP, DSA at the end of the first year. Students of IIIT Allahabad actively participate in competitive coding from the first year. The institute also has a good placement record. According to IIIT Allahabad placement highlights of recent years, the highest and average CTC offered were INR 21.85 LPA and INR 61.65 LPA. Major industry giants such as Google, Amazon, Flipkart, IBM, etc. take part in the placement drive.
It is unfair to compare IIIT Allahabad with NIT Hamirpur. If you take a look at the closing cutoff for IIIT Allahabad and NIT Hamirpur, the difference will be clear.
If you have the option to choose IIIT Allahabad, go for it without giving it a second thought. Now if you clear the cutoff for IT at IIIT A, you will be eligible for ECE as well.
Here is a brief comparison of IIIT Allahabad and NIT Hamirpur.
Institute |
IIIT Allahabad |
NIT Hamirpur |
Course Fee |
5.85 lakhs |
5.84 lakhs |
Highest CTC |
43 LPA |
42 LPA |
Placement Average |
96% |
100% |
Top Recruiters |
Vehant, ZScaler, Infosys, Wipro |
IBM, Reliance, Wipro |
I have many friends at IIIT Allahabad and based on what I heard from them I will suggest you choose the institute.
Before deciding on any institute you should analyze it based on different parameters. Check if the college provides good facilities like hostels equipped with a good and stable internet connection, good food, satisfactory infrastructure, and the most important, a good campus placement drive. Both IIIT Allahabad and NIT Durgapur offer above-average facilities. Here is a brief outline of the institute.
Category |
IIIT Allahabad |
NIT Durgapur |
Total Fee |
5.85 lakhs |
5.6 lakhs |
Companies Visited |
Amazon, Infosys, Cognisant, etc. |
Infosys, TCE, Amazon, etc. |
Highest Package |
43 LPA |
33 LPA |
If we look at the placement scenario closely, we can see that IIIT Allahabad has a better placement record and gets more companies. They also provide a higher package to their students. This does not make NIT Durgapur bad. Even NIT Durgapur provides good placements as well as opportunities for higher studies as well.
Both the colleges have a similar kind of course curriculum and nobody can force you to study.
It is not fair to compare the two universities because both of them are unique in themselves and have their charm. So, choose according to your convenience.
Both IIIT Allahabad and MNNIT Allahabad are excellent institutes, providing sufficient placements in the circuital branches of engineering. But, IIIT Allahabad has slight advantages over the other, considering certain parameters in branches, which are discussed below in the following points.
For M.Tech in CSE or IT, IIIT Allahabad is a better choice, provided the coding culture and placements in those branches at IIIT.
IIIT Lucknow and IIIT Allahabad are two different institutes altogether and there aren’t any options to change from one to the other after 1 year. So, no you cannot upgrade to IIIT Allahabad from IIIT Lucknow after 1 year.
IIIT Lucknow was established recently and it does not have its own campus ready in Lucknow yet. So it is using the IIIT Allahabad campus as its temporary campus. The students of IIIT Lucknow are thus treated equally in the same league as IIIT Allahabad. They share almost every facility but that does not mean you can change your college entirely after 1 year.
One of my friends stayed at the IIIT Allahabad Hostel and according to him here are the things that you should take with you to the IIIT Allahabad hostel.
This is not just for freshers entering IIIT Allahabad Hostel but for freshers entering hostels in general.
IIIT Allahabad and MNIT Jaipur are institutes of national importance. But if you like coding, it's not wise to search for options in ECE. ECE is a hardware-related program dealing with communication, whereas CS deals with software.
For the NIT tag, you can choose SVNIT. Among the IIITs, the best will be IIIT Bangalore ad it provides the best research opportunities. But, the best choice as per your interest is B.Tech Hons. Computational Sciences from DA-IICT.
The reasons are below.
The fee and placement of DA-IICT are as follows.
Tuition Fee |
7.28 Lakhs |
Average Package |
10.16 LPA |
Highest Package |
39.3 LPA |
Overall, DA-IICT is worth joining for the CS program. It will reap excellent results.
Having friends studying in both the institutions, I can assure you that BITS Mesra and IIIT Allahabad both are good institutes and have excellent records. It depends on your preference for CS or IT, which will get the upper hand.
In the below table you will get the basic information about CS at BITS Mesra and IT in IIIT Allahabad.
CATEGORY |
BIT MESRA |
IIIT Allahabad |
FEES |
INR 10.79 Lakhs |
INR 1.04 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) |
RECRUITERS |
Sapient, Axis Bank, ICICI, Accenture, TCS, Wipro, Satyam, etc. |
Aakash, Google, PagalGuy, PayU, Accenture, Goldman Sachs, etc. |
AVERAGE PACKAGE |
INR 11.76 LPA |
INR 15.5 LPA |
HIGHEST PACKAGE |
INR 49.76 LPA |
INR 43 LPA |
In making your decision other factors play a major role. Such as the location of college, fees, as BIT Mesra is less economical, the program you want to pursue for 4 years or 5 years, and which stream you want.
If you compare both these institutes then you can choose CS at BIT Mesra 4 year program.