One of my acquaintances has a better opinion on the same. He says that if you opt to take admission at IIIT Allahabad, then you are more likely to have better opportunities in the IT field.
Yet, here is a brief data about the overall placement, course fees and more about both the institutes,
Intitutes |
IIIT, Allahabad |
VNIT, Nagpur |
Course Fees (1st Year Fees) |
1.65 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) |
1.49 Lakhs (1st Year Fees) |
Average CTC |
INR 20.83 LPA |
Rs 3.3 LPA |
Highest CTC |
INR. 43 LPA |
INR. 22 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Adobe, VISA, Paytm, Amazon, Flipkart, Arista Networks, Cisco Systems |
ACC Limited, Amazon, Aarti Industries, Capgemini Technology Services Ltd., Goldman Sachs |
However, in most cases, 10-15% of students choose ECE companies, but ever since software companies have become high-paying, several students tend to rather opt for an IT job profile.
Since my friend is an alumnus of IIIT Allahabad, she will be well suited to talk about the faculty of the institute.
All the teaching staff of IIIT Allahabad is Ph.D. holders from institutes that are reputed, for example, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, etc. Some of them have received their Ph.D. from institutes like the University of Reading, UK. So it goes without saying that the faculty members have expertise in their respective areas of teaching.
The teaching style of the faculty is the same as that of other institutes like the IITs and/or IISc. They teach during the class. If you have doubts, you can ask the faculty and they will be very happy to resolve the same. They are very supportive.
Don’t make faculty a major deciding factor for choosing an institute. Both IIIT Allahabad and MNNIT are reputed institutes in the field of IT.
When it comes to choosing a stream for higher education, it's important to follow your interests and passions. Ultimately, the decision should be yours alone, and you should choose the stream that you feel most excited and enthusiastic about pursuing.
If you're considering IT or software engineering, there are a number of factors to take into account when making your decision. Here are some key points to consider:
With all of these factors in mind, it's worth noting that if you were in a position to choose between IT at IIIT Allahabad and software engineering at DTU, you might lean towards IT at IIITA. This is because IIIT Allahabad has one of the best CS faculty in all of India, which could provide a valuable learning experience and open doors to a wider range of career opportunities.
Additionally, the IT sector is known for offering great placement opportunities, which can be a key consideration for many students when choosing a program.
If you are interested in programming, you can definitely go for IIIT Allahabad and IIIT Bangalore. According to my friends studying there, they both have an excellent coding culture.
The points below give a brief overview of the present coding culture of IIIT Bangalore, which will increase the level of interest for a programming geek in the institute.
Therefore, even being in a nascent stage, students from IIIT Bangalore enjoy the top-level programming culture and so, there are huge scopes for such geeks in the institute.
Among the given options, BITS Pilani CSE is relatively better. Here is why.
As for the difficulty level of the curriculum, it’s entirely subjective.
IIIT Allahabad and IIIT Hyderabad are some of the most reputed engineering colleges in India. However, it is difficult to choose between the two as the branches you have mentioned are different. To make a more precise decision, first, decide which branch you want to opt for.
Particulars |
IT at IIIT Allahabad |
ECE at IIIT Hyderabad |
Placement Rate |
96% |
90% |
Highest Package Offered |
43 LPA |
40 LPA |
Average Package Offered |
20.83 LPA |
24 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Walmart Labs, etc. |
Codenation, Microsoft, Nvidia, Qualcomm, etc. |
I have a bunch of colleagues who have done their graduation from IIITA and IIITH and based on the brief interaction I had with them, here are some of the insights they have to share:
If you get admitted to IIITA, satisfaction with your interest is guaranteed. If not, don’t feel you’ve settled for IIIT Hyderabad, as it is equally reputed and will fulfill your interest in computers.
JNTUH (Hyderabad) and JNTUK (Kakinada) are the local JNTUs that offers seats based on rank in TS Eamcet and AP Eamcet respectively while IIIT Allahabad is a Central Government Funded College that allocates seats based on rank achieved by the student in JEE Main.
Categories |
IIIT Allahabad |
JNTUH |
JNTUK |
Course Fee |
5.41 lakhs |
18.2 lakhs |
2.4 lakhs |
Placement Percentage |
96% |
94% |
95% |
Highest CTC |
43 LPA |
17 PA |
12 LPA |
Average CTC |
20 LPA |
9 LPA |
6 LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
Microsoft, Google, etc. |
Mu Sigma, Byju’s, etc. |
ZS Associates, Crisil, etc. |
While IIITA leads in every aspect when compared to JNTUK. So IIIT Allahabad is the best option when compared to both of the JNTU’s.
CSE/ IT is a preferred branch but the colleges offering these streams need to be compared on the basis of the following parameters Fees, Seats, Placements, Number of companies visiting the campus, and Cut-off.
The aforesaid parameters can be justified in detail below for both CS and IT separately.
Course Fees:
NIT Surathkal has a fee range of Rs. 4.94 Lakh for computer science/ information technology
NIT Trichy provides the course at Rs. 5.24 Lakh.
DTU provides both courses within a primary range of Rs. 7.81 Lakh.
BITS Hyderabad provides a computer science course at Rs. 15.66 Lakh
IIIT Allahabad has a fee range of Rs. 15.66 Lakh.
Eligibility & Cut Off scores:
The eligibility for CS/IT at all the institutes is set as 10+2 with a minimum of 60% and JEE Mains score except for BITS Hyderabad which accepts BITSAT scores for admission. The cut-off score varies accordingly.
NIT Surathkal |
1000-1600, JEE Main |
NIT Trichy |
1373, JEE Main |
DTU |
CS-11560, IT-13679 |
IIIT Allahabad |
1291-5330 in JEE Mains |
BITS Hyderabad |
342 in BITSAT |
Placements:
NIT Surathkal offers 100% placements with a record of an entire batch of 98 students. Primary recruiters are Capgemini, Genpact, Samsung R&D, Wipro Ltd., and CitiBank Ltd.
NIT Trichy offers 95% placements in the sector of technology and operations. The top recruiters are HCL, Genpact, Wipro, Zoho, and Tech Mahindra.
DTU offered 433 job offers in core engineering and technology firms focusing around 131 IT firms. 158 job offers were made along-with 122 students placed successfully.
For BITS Hyderabad 120 companies participated from the IT sector, the majority of them were leading players like Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and Linkedin.
College |
Packages |
NIT Surathkal |
Average-Rs. 22 LPA, Highest-Rs.49 LPA |
NIT Trichy |
Average-Rs. 4.5 LPA, Highest-Rs.40 LPA |
DTU |
Highest-Rs.40.63 LPA |
IIIT Allahabad |
Average-Rs. 20.83 LPA, Highest-Rs.43 LPA |
BITS Hyderabad |
Average-Rs. 11 LPA |
The other factor that is to be concerned is definitely the ranking and reputation of colleges in the marketspace. Both the NIT’s are exemplary performers in the field of engineering. IIIT focuses primarily on information technology. BITS in comparison to all is a private institute that can be a little behind in the race compared to major government institutions.
For CS, DTU will be the better choice. Given below are the reasons for choosing DTU over the other institutes.
The table below can show a brief overview of the institutions:
Particulars |
IIIT-D |
DTU |
NSIT |
DAIICT |
NIT |
IIIT-A |
Median Salary |
16.97 LPA |
11.17 LPA |
18 LPA |
10.16 LPA |
11.58 LPA |
13.25 LPA |
Fees |
15 lakhs |
1.66 lakhs |
1.9 lakhs |
1.97 lakhs |
5.34 lakhs |
5.34 lakhs |
Advantages - DTU:
Even if you realize after a few months of your course that engineering is not for you, you will still get to learn a lot from the campus culture.
The placement record for IIIT Allahabad is overall quite good. But if you are an M.Tech student looking for placements at IIIT Allahabad, that could prove to be a little difficult. A few companies do not allow M. Tech students to appear for placements.
However, looking at the placement statistics of the college, about 125 different companies come to visit IIIT Allahabad annually. Of these, maybe around 20 to 30 companies do not allow M.Tech students but this is manageable. However, around 10 to 15 companies only come to hire M. Tech students.
Here is a brief overview of the overall placement statistics for the institute.
Highest CTC |
43 LPA |
Average CTC |
20 LPA |
No of companies participated |
120 |
Placement Average |
96% |
Hope this gives you some idea about the placements at IIIT Allahabad.