GATE score is considered to get admission to M.Tech in IIIT Bangalore. There’s no fixed cut-off of GATE scores for admission. IIIT Bangalore offers two M.Tech courses for CSE and ECE. Recently, IIIT Bangalore has rolled out the first GATE cut off 2020 for both M.Tech (CSE) and M.Tech (ECE).

For M.Tech (CSE), the GATE score cut off in the first list is 643 and for M.Tech (ECE), the GATE score cut off in the first list is 669. The university has also issued a table that reflects the commutative number of candidates who haven’t secured admission offers in the first list but will be considered for admission in the future lists.

IIIT Delhi and IIIT Bangalore both demand rigorous dedication and hard work from students in terms of their curriculum, assignments, quizzes, and coding culture. 

In order to make the comparison easier, here is a comparison of the institute based on important factors, from which you can draw your conclusion.

Seat Reservation:

• Explaining the above-given points further, IIIT Bangalore has no reservations and hence the crowd of students is relatively better.
• IIIT Delhi is required to follow the reservation system which means that they cannot select students for admissions solely based on scores obtained in JEE Mains.

Placements:

• At IIITB, there have been nearly 10 foreign paid internships from a batch of 50 at places like MIT USA, Germany, and Australia. 
• The iMtech batch at IIITB is relatively new and hence IIITD has an advantage. 
• According to recent placement statistics, the highest CTC for MTech at IIITD and IIITB are 25 LPA and 21 LPA, respectively.

Extracurriculars:

IIIT Delhi has been known to organize more college fests, activities, and competitions.

Start-up:

IIIT Bangalore has a well-designed and fully dedicated website for start-ups along with an incubation center within the campus area.

Fees: 

The cumulative fees for both the institutions are nearly the same whereas the hostel and mess facilities are decent in both too.

Location:

While both the institutions have great infrastructure, it needs to be considered that the location of IIIT Bangalore is situated in the middle of silicon valley with head offices of many top companies which makes for an added advantage to students and helps them understand real-life working conditions better.

Dr. S Sadagopan is the director of IIIT Bangalore and is one of the most respected personalities in terms of his work and experience within the IT sector. Under his guidance, the facilities and services at IIIT Bangalore are extra-ordinary.

You can go through the given comparisons carefully and rank your choice based on your individual priority and requirements.

IIIT Bangalore is ranked 65th by NIRF amongst the top engineering institutes in the country. While IIT Tirupati was recently established and hasn’t been ranked yet by NIRF.

The table given below briefly compares the colleges

Placement

IIIT Bangalore

It has an average placement rate of around 92% and recorded 100% placement for CS branches. Top recruiters are Accenture, Paypal, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Dell amongst 230 other companies. Other notable highlights are:

• Highest CTC offered was 43 LPA
• Average CTC was 16 LPA
• 20% students received PPOs in the pre-final year with highest stipend of 52,000

IIT Tirupati

It is relatively new, hence much detailed placement data is not yet available. Major recruiters are Envestnet Yodlee, Bosch, TCS, Honeywell, etc.

• The average package was 9.6 LPA
• Highest CTC offered was 25 LPA

Campus

• IIT Tirupati- The permanent campus, proposed to be spread across 530 acres, is under construction as of now and students have to stay in a transit campus.
• IIIT Bangalore- It has tie-ups with organizations like EMC, Intel,Siemens which organise various training sessions and bootcamps round the year, also providing software and hardware facilities for the institute. Student exchange programme for 2-4 weeks in collaboration with universities in Sweden, Germany and France. 

Both IIITs and IITs have a brand value but Tirupati being a new institute, is yet to make its mark. Faculties at both the colleges are highly qualified. IIIT Bangalore being a relatively older institution has more reputation and better results at present. Although, if one works hard, he/she can excel in any field.

IIIT Bangalore campus in Electronic city offers a campus with scenic greens and modern architecture.

Hostels:

• The institute offers residential accommodation to both boys and girls. There are two blocks of the girl's hostel called Lilavati and two blocks of the boy’s hostel called Bhaskara and Visveshwara.
• Lilavati holds 254 fully furnished single accommodation rooms. On the other hand, Bhaskara and Visveshwara have 754 private rooms and 76 rooms on sharing basis.
• The rooms are well-connected with wi-fi and there is 24/7 security available.
• The campus has mess facilities for the students, faculty, and staff. There is also a cafeteria.

Infrastructure:

• The campus boasts a state-of-the-art basketball court, spanning over 6600 sq feet.
• Apart from this, there are lawn tennis, volleyball court, two indoor badminton courts, gymnasium, etc.
• The institute will soon be housing two more badminton and three table tennis courts.
• The campus has a modern library accessible to the students with a world-class auditorium.

Events:

• IIITB hosts a range of events on the campus every year. The various events are TEDx, hackathons, cultural events, sports events, and art competitions, to name a few.
• Yamini, a popular annual event hosted by the IIITB features luminaries of Indian classical and dance forms.
• Moreover, many diligent guests visit IIITB regularly and share their experiences.

The college life at IIIT Bangalore is mostly fun and hard-work. Every day will be a new challenge, and you have to fight for survival. Just one thing to remember, you will be competing with the best at IIIT Bangalore.