Yes, KJSCE is a good college for IT. You can also consider taking CSE here. Since the syllabus for these two branches differs by a few subjects. 

• KJ Somiya is an autonomous institute, so it has a good curriculum. You will have the option to choose from a number of interdisciplinary as well as audit courses.
• The placement of IT and CSE branches are quite good. 

• From my experience, the faculty is also quite well versed, cooperative and good.
• If you are concerned about labs, they are very well equipped with good computers. One of them even has an iMac.
• Additionally, if you are interested in workshops, councils like CSI and CodeChef conduct them on various technologies and coding which you will find very helpful.
• If you get along with the faculty, you will also have a number of projects that you could work on.

Overall, KJSCE for IT is a good option. You will have a number of opportunities open for you to develop your career here.

Computer Science at KJ Somaiya is one of the most in-demand branches. So you will see that the cut-off marks are definitely a bit higher than other branches. There are a few vacancy rounds conducted after CAP rounds to fill the remaining seats. You can expect the cutoff to drop then by a little bit.

The CS minority round placements (CAP rounds) end at the MHCET score of 150 at least. You can expect these to drop to about 135 to 140 later but the overall scenario is almost the same every year.

You can look for the vacancy round forms on the college website and you can keep checking for them from time to time.

K J Somaiya College of Engineering is affiliated with the Somaiya Vidyavihar University and thus offers now a B.Tech degree (not a BE degree) with a total of 160 credits. The various B.Tech branches available are –

• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Information and Technology
• Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

These are the five branches offered by the institute and you can choose one according to your likings and choice.

I have friends from both KJ Somiya and DJ Sanghavi. Based on the conversations I had with them, here is a brief comparison of the institutes. 

• Teaching: Both institutes have good faculty bases and good academic infrastructure with well-established laboratories. 
• Student crowd: The crowd at both institutes is similar. Both have a Gujrathi minority. 
• Campus: KJ Somiya has a bigger campus. It has a full-size football ground, basketball ground, volleyball ground, tennis court, etc. DJ Sanghavi has a small campus but it offers better infrastructure. 
• Placements: Placement wise KJ Somiya is better than DJ Sanghavi. The former offers better packages. Most of the companies that recruit from KJ Somiya are from the IT industry. Also, a few telecom companies visit the campus placements. 

Here are the placement highlights of both the institutes in brief.

Both Electronics and EXTC students can appear for Telecommunications companies. However, EXTC has better scopes in this field.

Having known some people studying in these colleges, I can tell you that both colleges are really good in their own ways. But, you should consider the following before you make any decision:

• KJ Somaiya has slowly improved over the years and now is considered much better than Mumbai University (MU).
• Vivekanand is known to keep track of attendance which is not the case with KJ Somaiya.
• If you are considering doing Electronics, you should know that Electronics and Telecommunications has an upper edge.
• The exams at KJ Somaiya are tougher than MU. This is because MU repeats a lot of previous years’ questions.
• You will get a 5 day holiday in MU before a semester paper. At KJ, you will only get a day or two. Therefore, at KJ, your exams will be hectic.
• The semesters end pretty quickly at KJ as opposed to MU. 
• MU students only get one month’s leave after a semester ends. For KJ, this leave is for 2 months. 
• You can utilize this time to look for internships and other activities that will help strengthen your resume.

• Electronics has a few subjects like digital communication which might overlap with telecommunications.

Both the colleges are even. It will finally depend on where your interests lie and what you would like to do. Find out if you are more interested in telecommunications or just core electronics, then choose accordingly. 

Electronics will teach you more about electronic components, circuits and other basic ideas that might be required in general electronics. Telecommunications will only give you a deeper understanding of communication technologies.

I have friends from both Vidyalankar Institute of Technology and KJ Somaiya. Based on the conversations I had with them, I will suggest you choose KJ Somaiya for a CS degree.

Here are some of the reasons why you should prefer KJ CE/IT over Vidyalankar CE /IT.

• KJ Somaiya is an autonomous institute. So their course curriculum is quite flexible. 
• Vacations will be quite long. You can utilize this time to do internships in some IT firms. 
• The CS and IT department of KJ Somaiya has amazing CSI and other councils working for them. 
• KJ Somaiya has a vast campus. The sports facilities offered at the institute are also quite great. 
• The placement average for KJSCE is 100% for CS IT branches. As it is an autonomous institute more recruiting companies visit the institute for placements. 

Vidyalankar is not a bad choice either. Both colleges have their own advantages. Here is a brief comparison of the two institutes. 

You should do your own research on the institute and choose according to your convenience.

I have a few friends from KJ Somiya and they gave me some information regarding the required cutoff at the institute. 

• The cut-off was apparently on the higher side in the CAP rounds because the institute was granted autonomy very recently. The state merit rank for the mechanical branch was almost around 500 - 1000.
• For computer science engineering, the cut-off ranged almost to 1600 - 1800, while it was 3000 - 3500 until CAP-2 with the inclusion of a percentile that was around 96. 

It is best that you keep patience until the last counseling round, which is, CAP-3. If you are a general category student then you won’t get selected in CAP-1, you need to wait till the last round or the spot round. Alternatively, you can also go for autonomous colleges instead of university colleges. 

While both colleges are reputed, you should compare a few parameters before making a choice. Here are some of them to help you decide.

Teaching: 

Every college has good and bad faculties. 

• From what I heard through my friends at VESIT, there are few faculties that struggle with simple math problems. While some faculties from KJS struggle with simple circuits despite being electronics teachers. 
• I also know about faculties at VESIT, who are actively engaged in research projects that are respected nationally. The same goes for KJS. 

Don’t expect world-class teaching from either of these colleges. You will also need to figure out a lot of things on your own. You will also be able to figure out a lot of the study material by yourself. It will be better if you find someone, preferably a faculty to clear your doubts. 

Management: (Winning Institution - VESIT)

• As far as management is concerned, KJS recently attained autonomy so things might be a little disorganized there. At KJS you might expect odd exam schedules and late exam starts.
• VESIT does not have better management but is definitely a little more organized.

Campus Life:

• VESIT does not have a very big campus. Moreover, a number of technical and non-technical events go on at VESIT, but it is not comparable with KJS.
• In terms of crowd, KJS has a relatively chill vibe as compared to people from VESIT. But, clubs are much better at VESIT, e.g. CSI and IEEE. However, KJS also has a number of open events that you can participate in as well.

Placement:(VESIT ~ KJS)

For placements, both the institutes are almost on the same page. Here is a peek into the recent placement highlights of the institutes. 

KJS offers Mechanical Engineering, which VESIT does not. So, if you want to pursue Mechanical, KJS is a clear choice. The environment at VESIT is more suitable for technical things as compared to KJS. So, choose the institute based on what you expect out of your degree.

No, there are not any strict rules regarding attendance and it is not compulsory at KJ Somaiya College of Engineering. But if you bunk or miss any practical or tutorial, you will have to attend the extra classes on Saturday to cover it up. 

The regular class timing of this college is from 9:30 AM to 5:15 PM, but sometimes the classes begin at around 10:30 AM and they end in between 3-4 PM. The rule regarding attendance varies from department to department, but try to maintain at least 75% attendance in your first year to avoid any trouble. 

While choosing an institute the first thing you need to consider is the distance between the institute and your home. Except for this consideration, the overall rankings of these two colleges are quite close to each other But, if you don’t have any issues with traveling daily or staying in the hostel, then consider the following factors in order to choose the right institute.

Infrastructure:

• Both of these institutes have good infrastructures.
• You can visit the official websites of these two institutes to understand what type of infrastructural facilities are provided.

Placement:

In this case, your resume matters a lot to get placed in the on-campus recruitment process for both of these institutes. Here is the highlight of recent placement statistics for these two institutes. 

University:

• KJSCE is an autonomous institute, but VESIT is under Mumbai University so the former has an upper hand.
• This autonomous identity of Kjsce helps to better design academics. Additionally, it allows the college administration to control the entire exam procedure, which is much better than Mumbai University.
• Besides, the students also get an opportunity to do internships in the reputed MNCs, with a longer vacation. It looks good on the resume.

Sports:

There is no comparison of KJSCE with VESIT, as the previous one has an extraordinary football turf. This institute also has a good badminton court and a running track.

Campus: Except for the campus of IITB, KJSCE probably has the biggest campus in Mumbai.

Both of these are pretty good options so choose according to your convenience.