My brother enrolled in the BTech program at JIS College of Engineering after going through a lot of brainstorming as a school graduate. Yes, it is a private engineering college but it has been ranked as one of the 'Best Private Engineering Colleges in Kolkata' and is amongst the 'Top 100 Colleges in India' by the Times of India i3RC Survey on Engineering Colleges of India. 

You may want to know at the following points:

• Location- JIS Engineering College has a 17.5 acres campus in Kalyani, West Bengal. The space is vast, green, and refreshing to behold.

• Courses Available- JISCE offers a wide variety of programs in engineering and technology like the following- B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics, and Communication Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Apart from these, it also runs degrees in BCA, BBA & MBA.

• Tuition Fees- If you're worried that being a private college they'll charge high fees- then you Don't worry because the fees are nominal: for instance, it is INR 3-4 LPA for a BE/BTech program.

• Infrastructure and Hostel Availability- JIS has one of the best infrastructures because of its Flip Learning facility, seven smart classrooms, labs, library, canteen, and a recording studio with a 24x7 recording facility for both students and faculty members to record digital audio-visual content. There are two separate hostels for boys and girls.

For internships and placements, each department has its own internship provision and if you're a brilliant student, you might even get to work with the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok. The placement rate is also a good 78-80% with an average salary of around 2-3 LPA and the highest being INR 6-10 LPA; BME and CSE are the best departments in terms of placements. 

However, if you're not comfortable with strictness then rethink your decision to enroll because JIS has its own dress code. Also, the 75% compulsory attendance rule is not relaxed at any cost. Although this strictness has one good point too, as JIS is a fully ragging-free campus, hence students can join without any stress on that matter. 

NICMAR does not offer a degree but a certification equivalent to post-graduation in various specializations. However, the institute draws attention from some Gulf and African countries. There will be a chance to secure a job at these companies.

Before that, you must know the recruitment criteria for these companies and build your profile accordingly. Rather than focusing just on placements, brush up the technical knowledge as they will be looking at your managerial and technical skills.

One of my friends graduated from IIM Indore and here’s what I got to know from him. 

• The students were only shown their composite scores in the exam from the 2015 IPMAT.
• The exact marks in the exam are not provided. 
• My friend had gotten a score of 64.3 with the highest reaching 85 and the cutoff for the interview being 42.
• The formula for the computation of the composite score is 60 (Candidate's Quant score – Minimum score) / (Maximum score - Minimum score) + 40 in Candidates Verbal Score – Min score/ Maximum score – Minimum score).
• From my friend’s guesses, she had attempted around 80 questions with an accuracy of around 85 to 90%. 
• So my friend’s marks in the exam must have been between 260-280 (following the +4, -1 marking scheme).

So you can assume that a score of 64 translates to around 270. But do keep in mind that the cut offs of the aptitude test changes every year.