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.

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.

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.

IIIT Allahabad offers decent IT programs both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Information Technology department has more than 20 experienced faculty members.IIIT Allahabad also offers decent placements. In 2019, 95% of students were placed with the average CTC 15.5 LPA, while the highest CTC was 39 LPA.

The placement trends of ISM Dhanbad reveals Electrical engineering got around 75% of the placement in 2019 with an average package of 15.5 LPA. Students got placements in Google, Microsoft, JP Morgan, etc. to name a few.

In 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar had an 89% placement rate from the civil engineer department. IIT Bhubaneswar offered 53% placement in the core sector with an average CTC of 11.45 LPA and the highest package offered was around 39 LPA.

All the three options are good and have their own advantages, so choose according to your preference of course.

All of these colleges, IIIT Allahabad, NIT Surathkal, and IIT Hyderabad are one of the prestigious colleges in India for Engineering. IIIT Allahabad, NIT Surathkal, and IIT Hyderabad are ranked 103, 13, and 8 for engineering by NIRF.

Admission- The selection for IIIT Allahabad and NIT Surathkal is through JEE Main, while IIT Hyderabad takes admission through JEE Advanced.

Fees:

The fees for the courses are as follows.

• IIIT Allahabad B.Tech IT – 5.34 Lakhs

• NIT Surathkal B.Tech IT – 5.39 Lakhs

• IIT Hyderabad B.Tech CSE – 8.64 Lakhs

• IIIT Allahabad B.Tech+M.Tech. IT – 4.54 Lakhs

Now, as per the question, IIIT Allahabad is a good college and offers a decent BTech+MTech program but it would be better to first complete the B.Tech. degree and then pursue M.Tech.

Placements:

B.Tech. IT in IIIT Allahabad- This college provides a bit more industrial exposure than other mentioned colleges.

• The highest package offered was 36 LPA with an average package of 12.93 LPA.

• The top recruiters being Microsoft, Linkedin, Zomato, and Walmart Labs.

IT in NIT Surathkal- In Spite of being one of the older NITs, Surathkal has been consistent in their placement records.

• The highest package bagged by the students was 39 LPA and an average package of 8 LPA in 2019.

• Some of the recruiters are Amazon, CITI Bank, Microsoft, Myntra.

CSE in IIT Hyderabad -

• The highest package bagged by the students in 2019 was 12.93 LPA and the average package was 12 LPA.

• Top recruiters are Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Jaguar, Bajaj Auto & TSMC.

B.Tech+M.Tech IT in IIIT Allahabad- After completing M.Tech. the placement demand increases automatically. The highest package offered was 43 LPA and the average package was around 10.40 LPA.

Some key facts one should know about those three colleges.

IIIT Allahabad: If one is interested in coding, then IIITA is the right place to be in. IIITA has a legacy of good coder alumni and new batches seem to be excelling this skill. The campus is designed to be a fully residential one.

NIT Surathkal: It consists of 11 support centers and 14 academic departments. NITK Surathkal is ranked 6th among the country's top engineering colleges by Outlook India.

IIT Hyderabad: In the past few years, this institute has established strong ties with various global organizations. IIT Hyderabad has a strong bond with Japanese universities. It has also signed Mou. with the University of Pittsburgh and Kaohsiung Medical University for their student exchange programs.

Go through the facts mentioned above and decide which course and institute will be better for you.

All of these colleges have good rankings for their BTech courses and offer good placement opportunities to their engineering students.

• MNNIT was ranked at 14 in the Top Public colleges in India 2020 by India Today and 19 for B.Tech in India 2019 by The Week.
• IIIT Allahabad on the other hand was ranked 9 by India Today and 103 by NIRF for its B.Tech Course.
• DTU has an upstanding ranking record as it was ranked at 1 by The Times Of India and 36 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech course.
• ISM Dhanbad was ranked at 13 by The Week and 12 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech Course.

A comparison is presented below to explain the factors to be considered while choosing an engineering course from these universities.

Campus Placement:

MNNIT Allahabad –

• A total of 285 companies visited MNNIT’s campus for recruitment in 2019 and out of the eligible 1174 students, 792 were placed.
• The highest package offered in 2019 being INR 36 LPA.
• The median salary offered is around INR 8 LPA.

IIIT Allahabad –

• In the recent placements, IIIT Allahabad held a 96% placement rate with the highest package offered of INR 43 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary was recorded around 12.9 LPA.

DTU –

Outlook India ranked DTU as 1 college in the placement category.

• The placement cell of DTU has a stellar record by achieving 100% placement in the previous years.
• In 2019, 323 companies visited DTU and the highest package offered was a whopping INR 1.02 Cr. (PA).
• The median salary of DTU is around 9 LPA.

ISM Dhanbad -

• IIT Dhanbad has a dedicated placement cell known as the Career Development Centre through which students have been successfully placed at various organizations including top giants such as Deloitte, Presidency University, Amazon, BYJUs Learning, Vedanta, Tesco, JCB, Infosys, Microsoft, and many more.
• The highest package offered in 2019 placements was INR 39.50 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary offered was around 8.50 LPA.

There are numerous placement and scholarship opportunities available in these colleges, however, it depends more on the student’s interest and feasibility.

To know which institution to be preferred, let us start with the rankings of both of them. #48^th is the ranking of MNNIT by NIRF for the year 2020 and on the other hand #103 is the ranking of IIIT Allahabad by NIRF for the same year. Now you can see some other factors to decide which institution can be preferred over the other.

Admissions

MNNIT:

• It is necessary to complete 10+2 in Science stream and acquiring a minimum of 75% marks in the examination.
• JEE MAINis the entrance exam for the institution.
• 1st-yearfee for the institution isRs 84,666
• General students’ cut-off for other state is from 3133 to 4986 and for home state it is starting from 4057 and ending at 5697.

IIIT Allahabad:

• With PCM as the subject, the candidate has to complete 10+2 acquiring a minimum of 60%.
• JEE Mainis considered as the entrance exam for the institution.
• ? 143,700 is the first year fee for the IT course.
• General students’ cut-off starts from 1291 and ends at 5330 (in the year 2019)

Some basic highlights about the institutions are as follows:

Placements:

IIIT Delhi:

• The placement rate of the institute is 95%.
• Some of the top recruiters of the institutions are Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Linkedin, Zomato, Walmart Labs, Zendrive, CodeNation, Arista Networks, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, etc.

MNNIT Allahabad:

• The placement rate of MNNIT Allahabad is 95.56%.
• Top recruitersof MNNIT Allahabad is Indian Navy, Dell, Canon, BHEL, E-bay, Adobe, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc. followed by frequently visiting companies like Google, INFOYSIS, Amazon, Flipkart, HCL, Axis bank, Dell, E-bay, Cisco, etc.

Now based on all the above-mentioned data, the candidate can compare and come to the conclusion. Other factors that can be made into considerations are city life (which will be almost equivalent for both of them), faculties (highly qualified teachers are there in both the institutions), campus life, hostel facilities, etc. But at the end of the day, it is the subject and the interests of the students that matters for a successful future. IT is a good subject regarding future and the candidate can choose whichever institution suits him/her better.