Metallurgy at NIT Raipur is a much better option than CSE at IIIT Raipur. The reason for this being, NIT Raipur is a well-established institution so you will have better chances of getting placed than in IIIT Raipur, no matter which branch you opt for.

According to the recent placement highlights, the average package offered at IIIT Raipur was INR 7.50 LPA whereas, at NIT Raipur, it was INR 9.5 LPA.

NIT Raipur provides a sliding option, too. So, even if you are not getting CSE in the first place, you can easily change from whichever branch you are into CSE within two years.

IIIT Naya Raipur

• It was established in the year 2015 and thus it doesn’t have a huge alumni base.
• It is academically mentored by IIIT Bangalore.
• Top companies that visited during the 2019-20 placements were Deloitte, American Express, Carl Zeiss, Microsoft, and many more.
• The highest package offered was INR 28.3 lakhs.
• The college offers B.Tech in CSE, ECE, and DSAI, M.Tech in CSE, ECE, and Ph.D.in CSE, ECE, DSAI, Physics, Mathematics, and Humanities programs.
• The total fees of B.tech is INR 3.9 Lakhs, M.Tech is INR 2.8 lakhs and that of Ph.D. is INR 1.93 lakhs.
• The cutoff range of JEE Main for the first round of B.Tech admissions is 4036-21803 depending upon the specialization.

IIIT Bhubaneswar

• It was founded in the year 2006 and thus, it has a strong alumni base.
• It is academically mentored by IIT Kharagpur.
• Many companies like DELL, Mindtree, Infosys, HSBC, Incture, etc. visited the campus for placements during the year 2019.
• The highest placement offered was in the range of INR 8-10 lakhs.
• The college offers B.Tech in CSE, CS, IT, EE, ECE, M.Tech in CSE, EE, and Ph.D. in CS, EE, ME, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Business Management programs.
• The total fees of B.tech is INR 8.31 lakhs, M.Tech is 3.42 lakhs, and that of Ph.D. is INR 1.3 lakhs.
• The Cutoff range of JEE Main for the first round of B.Tech admissions is 6140-26006 depending upon the specialization.

IIITNaya Raipur and IIITDM Jabalpur are affiliated by UGC. Both institutes offer admission in on the basis of marks secured in JEE Main and for M.Tech, a valid score in GATE is required. IIIT Naya Raipur offers foreign internship programs of 6 months duration for 20 students

Admissions:

IIT Naya Raipur

B.Tech

• According to JEE Main score, shortlisted candidates will be offered seats based on JoSSA counseling.
• One must have scored 50% marks with Physics and Chemistry in their intermediate examination.
• IIT offers 60 seats for the B.Tech ECE program.
• The process of counseling is based on the candidate's merit in the written exam and the selected options during online option filling.

M.Tech

• The applicant must be GATE qualified and have passed the B.Tech or M.Sc with at least 60% marks
• For M.Tech, 35 % of the seats are reserved for All India Quota, 15 % for NTPC Quot, and 50% for Chattisgarh State Quota.

IIITDM Jabalpur

• For admission in B.Tech CS, the applicant must have a valid score in JEE Main, however, for M.Tech, a score in GATE is scored.
• The application fee is INR 325.
• All qualifying examination documents will be accepted in PDF form only.
• The applications for admission are accepted through the official websites of GOAPS where the applicant has to register to create a new registration.

Placements:

IIITDM Jabalpur

• The students graduating from the 2020 batch have already have received around 177 job offers.
• Three students from the CS department took the highest pay package of Rs 23 lakhs.
• Reliance Jio, Amazon, Microsoft, Yantriks, LensBricks, Samsung R&D, and 1mg is the giant corporate recruiters of the institute.

IIIT Naya Raipur

• IIIT offers 100% placements for interested students.
• Some of the major recruiters at IIIT are Capgemini, Deloitte, 1mg, Carl Zeiss, Utopia labs, American Express, Ericsson, and TCS.
• 1mg and American Express offered a pay package of 12-16 LPA, Carl Zeiss, and Utopia labs offered 8-10 LPA while others offered a pay package of 5-7 LPA.

Both institutes offer scholarships to the students based on the academic scores, and the student’s category (As per govt rule).

IIIT Naya Raipur has been ranked 75 for Engineering by JEE Cutoff 2019. NIT Nagaland has a NIRF 2020 rank of 67 in the engineering category. NIT Nagaland is an autonomous university recognized by AICTE and UGC whereas IIIT Naya Raipur is a public-private partnership affiliated by UGC.

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 IIIT Naya Raipur, for B.Tech, the total fees are in the range of Rs. 7 lakhs.

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

Cutoff:

IIIT Naya Raipur -

• For the CSE branch, it was 8850 and 17471 as the opening and closing rank respectively for the General category.

• For reserved categories, the opening and closing ranks were 1874 and 6825 respectively.

NIT Nagaland -

• For the CSE branch, it was 14369 and 18706 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.

• For reserved categories, the opening and closing ranks were 1338 and 5352 respectively for students from other states.

Placement:

IIIT Naya Raipur-

• For the year 2019, a total of 39 students were placed in IIIT Naya Raipur. 58% of the total no. of CSE students were placed.

• The major recruiters for IIIT Naya Raipur were Chhattisgarh infotech, TCS, Utopia Global, Carl Zeiss.

NIT Nagaland-

• NIT Nagaland conducted the 2019 placement drive wherein 22 students were recruited from various departments.

• The highest CTC worth Rs. 10.5 LPA was bagged by the CSE department students offered by Allstate.

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

• At NIT Nagaland, the CSE department was offered the third-largest number of offers, which was 5. The salary packages offered were in the range of Rs. 3.75 LPA to Rs. 10.5 LPA.

For the year 2019, the placement statistics at these institutions are as follows.

The better option among both institutes needs to be assessed by reviewing the above facts and your perception of the college brand along with the ROI which is on average 124% for IIIT Naya Raipur and 93% for NIT Nagaland.

Both colleges are well-reputed. IIIT Naya Raipur is ranked 75 for Engineering by JEE cutoff 2019. Whereas, IIITM Gwalior is ranked 100 for Engineering by NIRF 2020. While India Today has ranked it in the 21 position among the top engineering colleges.

Here is everything that you should know about both colleges.

IIIT Naya Raipur

Admissions:

• The courses offered at the college are B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D.

• IIIT Naya Raipur accepts students based on the entrance exams such as JEE Mains, GATE, etc.

Placements:

Each year several companies visit the campus and recruit most of the students.

• The highest and average salaries of the students are 43 LPA and 7.5 LPA respectively.

• The companies visiting the campus are Zuri, Zeiss, Deltax, What Fix, Wipro, L&T, etc.

Facilities:

• The facilities at the college include gyms, sports, library, bank, auditorium, amphitheater, and guest houses.

• The college even offers several scholarships.

• Most of the faculty members hold the highest degree in their respective fields.

IIITM Gwalior

Admissions:

• The various courses offered by the college are B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, and Ph.D.

• The college accepts students purely based on entrance exams such as CAT, GATE, and JEE Mains.

Placements:

• The college has the highest placement record of 90%.

• Over 102 students are placed in the top companies with the highest salary of 42 LPA.

• The average salary of the students is 14.58 LPA.

• Each year over 65 companies visit the campus. In which, over 70 students are placed with salary packages above 10 LPA.

• Frequently visited companies are Aditya Birla Group, Amazon, Dell, Meesho, MindTickle, Microsoft, Verizon, Swiggy, Quikr, etc.

Between IIIT Naya Raipur and IIITM Gwalior, the latter is a better option. IIITM ranks in the top 5 IIITs and offers better placements. However, you should compare the two institutes based on the program they deliver for the course you are interested in.