NIT Srinagar is ranked 201 for BTech and 39 for BTech by NIRF 2020 and India Today 2020 respectively, whereas NIT Manipur ranks 158th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It has a 300+ acres campus area. It has a faculty strength of 70 members most of them being highly qualified and PhD holders.

NIT Nagaland is an autonomous university recognized by AICTE and UGC. They have a total of 43 faculty members, 27 of them being PhD holders.

NIT Mizoram is an autonomous university affiliated by AICTE. They have a total intake of 190+ students in each department. 

NIT Sikkim is an autonomous university approved by UGC and AICTE. NIT Sikkim offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Recruiting Companies

• NIT Srinagar - TCS, L&T, HPCL, Infosys, IBM, etc.
• NIT Manipur - Microsoft, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, IBM, Capgemini, Adobe, HSBC, TCS, Zolacode, Lamzing Infosystem, Virtusa, etc.
• NIT Nagaland - Infosys, IBM, L&T, Wipro, etc.
• NIT Mizoram - IBM, Johnson Control India, Infosys, Polaris, Wipro, TCS, etc.
• NIT Sikkim - Microsoft, National Instruments, Bosch, Virtusa, IBM, L&T, Polaris, Infosys, Wipro, Mu Sigma, TCS, Intellect, etc.

For ECE:

NIT Silchar is ranked 94th overall and 46th for BTech by NIRF 2020. They have a student strength of 3,001 students and a highly qualified faculty of 209 members most of them being PhD holders.

NIT Meghalaya ranks 61st for BTech by NIRF 2020. 104 students were placed in the 2018-2019 placement program conducted by the institute. It is accredited by AICTE.

Placements 

NIT Silchar 

• Out of 112 students 89 were eligible to participate in the placement program.
• 87 students were placed and made 120 job offers.
• The top recruiting companies include Microsoft, Deloitte, Honeywell, Goldman Sachs, SAP, Vedanta, TCS, Wells Fargo, Sony, ITC, National Instruments, etc.

NIT Meghalaya

• 80 companies participated in the placement drive and made 103 offers.
• The top companies include Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, Bosch, Vedanta, Cortex, Sapient, Polaris, etc.

A CSE graduate can work as a System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.

Students graduating with ECE can work as Electronics Engineer, Field Test Engineer, Network Planning Engineer, Electronics and Communications Consultant, Research and Development Software Engineer.

NIT Manipur is a central funded autonomous institute ranking 148th in the engineering category by NIRF 2019 ranking. The placement record is 80% for all branches of engineering every year. The department of thermal engineering from NIT Manipur develops students through scientific and intellectual knowledge. 

DIAT Pune is one of the best institutes for pursuing marine engineering and imparting technical education for 60 years. The institute ranks 57th in the NIRF engineering rankings. Moreover, nearly 80% of placements are offered by the institute. 

Admission process:-

NIT Manipur:-

• The minimum criteria requires a 60% marks in BTech.
• The candidates require a valid score in the GATE examination. 
• The cutoff required is 626 in the GATE examination.
• The total fees is INR 1.48 LPA.
• The seats alloted is 37.

DIAT Pune:-

• The minimum criteria required is a graduation degree with 50% marks. 
• The seats allocated for this course is 75.
• The total fees required is INR 1.45 LPA.

Placements:

There are lots of opportunities for the students once they graduate from these colleges. The institute has recently witnessed 50 students getting placed in top MNCs with an average package of INR 6 LPA. 

The top recruiters are DRDO, HCL, Tata Power, L&T, Amdocs, Mphasis, etc.

Faculty:

NIT Manipur consists of 72 faculties out of which 40 are holding the PhD degree in their respective fields. 

The faculty members of DIAT Pune are very cordial and helpful and maintain a healthy relationship with the students. 

Facilities:

• The Library of NIT Manipur consists of over 24000 books and 81 journals.
• There are two separate hostels for girls and boys each with a capacity of 150.
• The hostels of DIAT Pune consists of an accommodation of 240 students in their hostel.
• The institute encourages the students to participate in the cultural and technical fests which the students look forward to every year.

Thermal and marine engineering are two different fields of engineering. Both of these branches have different career scopes in the future. Therefore, it is advisable to check and then decide which stream to pursue from which institute.

NIT Manipur ranks 158th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is recognized by UGC and AICTE. It has a 300+ acres campus area. It has a faculty strength of 70 members most of them being highly qualified and PhD holders.

NIT Agartala is ranked 75 for BTech by NIRF 2020. The institute has a strength of 3101 students and a highly qualified faculty of 2450 members. 

NIT Meghalaya ranks 61st for BTech by NIRF 2020. 104 students were placed in the 2018-2019 placement program conducted by the institute. It is accredited by AICTE.

Admission Requirements - 

• Applicants should have at least 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exams with PCM with a valid score in JEE Main.
• For MTech applicants 60% in BTech or BE is required with a GATE score.
• Selection will be based on the rank obtained in the entrance exams.

Placements 

NIT Manipur 

• 20 companies visited and 50 students were placed through the placement program.
• The companies are Microsoft, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, IBM, Capgemini, Adobe, HSBC, TCS, Zolacode, Lamzing Infosystem, Virtusa, etc.

NIT Agartala

• 22 companies participated in the placement program.
• 188 students were placed.
• The recruiting companies include Accenture, IBM, McAfee, Google and Morgan Stanley.

NIT Meghalaya

• 80 companies participated in the placement program.
• 103 offers were made.
• Top Companies like Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, Bosch, Vedanta, Cortex, Sapient, Polaris and many more participated in the placement program of NIT Meghalaya.

Facilities 

NIT Manipur 

• They have 2 boys and 1 girls hostel with sports grounds, courts and healthcare facilities.
• The campus has a central library.
• It also consists of an ATM.

NIT Agartala

• The institute has a faculty of 239 members, 160 of them being PhD holders.
• There are 6 boys hostels and 2 girls hostels.
• The campus also includes a canteen, an ATM and a Bank. They also have necessary medical facilities.

NIT Meghalaya

• It has a 300 acres of campus area.
• They have a faculty of 93 members 85 of them being PhD holders.
• They have a central library, computer centres, state of art classrooms, healthcare and sports facilities.

Students pursuing ECE can work as Electronics Engineer, Field Test Engineer, Network Planning Engineer, Electronics and Communications Consultant, Research and Development Software Engineer. CSE will provide more scope due to the rapid development and growth of the corporate world and IT sectors. There is a constant demand for CSE graduates by many top companies.

NIT Nagaland has a NIRF 2020 rank of 67, NIT Manipur has a rank of 158, UIET has a rank of 72 in the engineering category. NIT Nagaland, NIT Manipur, and NIT Mizoram are autonomous institutions recognized by AICTE and UGC whereas UIET is a public university affiliated to Panjab University.

Admission-

To be eligible for admission, students are expected to have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 75% along with their JEE Main score.

• At NIT Manipur, for programs like B.Tech, the total fees are in the range of Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 7 lakhs.

• At NIT Nagaland, the total fees for programs like B.Tech lie in the range of Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 4 lakhs respectively.

• For NIT Mizoram, the total fees for programs like B.Tech are 5.43 lakhs.

• UIET offers programs like B.E(IT) with fees in the range of Rs. Lakhs and Rs. Lakhs.

JEE Main cutoff 2019 -

• NIT Nagaland - For the ECE branch, it was 17473 and 23345 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.

• NIT Manipur - For the Civil branch, it was 26151 and 30616 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.

• NIT Mizoram - For the ECE branch, it was 23041 and 26040 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.

• UIET - For B.E(IT) branch, it was 24265 and 35348 as the opening and closing rank respectively for the General category.

Placement -

• The major recruiters for NIT Manipur were IBM, Johnson Control, Infosys, Polaris, Wipro, TCS.

• For NIT Nagaland, Allstate, Power Grid, Lakshaya, Vedanta, L&T, Toppers, Mphasis, were the top recruiters.

• At NIT Mizoram, IBM, Wipro, L&T Infotech, Microsoft, Capgemini, Accenture were the top recruiters.

• The major recruiters for UIET were Practo, Indian oil, HP, Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro.

For the year 2019, the placement details for the institutes were as follows.

Which is the better option that needs to be assessed by reviewing the above facts and your perception of the college brand along with the ROI which is on average 93% for NIT Nagaland, 129% for NIT Manipur, 110% for NIT Mizoram, and for 172% for UIET respectively.