I have a friend who is an alumnus of MSIT and here’s what he had to say about this. 

Faculty: There is a significant decline in terms of management and teaching. The faculty members are mostly doctorate students and they are pursuing their studies as well as teaching, so it is fair to say that they teach you with no sense of belonging. 

Infrastructure: Most of the campuses are growing old and there is hardly any maintenance done. They started upgrading a few years back but the development is very slow. Labs are not equipped with the necessary equipment. 

Placements: MSIT has a good placement record. There is every likelihood that the prospects for placement may dry in the future years, as the quality of education stays stagnant. The average CTC offered has remained the same since 2004. Here are the recent placement highlights.

So, according to my friend, unless some drastic change happens, it is less likely that things at MSIT will improve in near future.

One of my friends studied at Symbiosis, so I might be able to help you with the question.

• The campus is lovely, and in terms of life experience.
• There's no better college to associate with such a diverse group of people, including international exchange students as well.
• But, if you're concerned about your academics, then it’s a bitter truth for you. Most of the colleges in India only provide you with a syllabus and the rest is all self-study. Symbiosis is no exception.
• Though, if it's any consolation, the CSE placement scene is pretty decent in Symbiosis. Getting an internship is considerably easy here.

If you want to live a joyful life, it takes a lot of effort to do it here. If you want to research and think college would support you, then that won’t happen. You won’t get any sort of support from the college. But Symbiosis will give you enough industrial exposure.

One of my friends is from Maharaja Surajmal. According to him, there are many reviews, so he wanted to share his authentic experience. The points listed below are some advice you may find important -

• Socializing inside the campus is good. Making friends generates good peer-to-peer learning and habits. 
• MSIT has an excellent senior junior bonding. Interacting with seniors helps a lot in every aspect.
• Lectures are interactive. It is mandatory to have 75% attendance. But, there are students with very little attendance but good internal and end semester results.
• Attending practical classes is necessary. 
• A good relationship should be maintained with all lab assistants. Some of them are very senior attendants, and even respected by professors. 
• The lab assistants are the only people to help students out during external exams.
• The college life in MSIT is quite good, but students should not expect a lot from the administration about facilities and extra-curricular activities. 
• It is a fact that the institute is just an affiliated college of IP University, and not as good as DTU or NSIT.

Therefore, these are some of the on-ground facts of MSIT that will help students make their college life better on the campus.

No, MSIT is not that strict about its attendance policy. The brochure officially says that the institute has an attendance policy of a minimum of 75% aggregate in a semester or year for all the subjects taken in that year.

However, this is not in practice. I have many friends from MSIT and most of them never had a 75% attendance in any of the semesters during the 4 years. Some even had less than 50% attendance during the final 2 semesters. Yet nothing happened to them.

They will of course warn you by telling you to call up your parents or not allowing you to take exams, but in reality, this rarely happens. Keep a good rapport with your teachers and classmates to be safe.

Both MSIT and VIPS are very good colleges and both of them have their own advantages. Having to know some people studying in both the institutes, I can share some details about them.

MSIT :

• The faculty of MSIT is talented and well experienced in their particular fields. They are also very helpful and supportive.
• The placement opportunities are also very good as most of the top companies visit the campus for interviews.
• The campus is big and has all the necessary facilities available for the students.

VIPS :

• The infrastructure of VIPS is more beautiful and has better facilities than MSIT.
• The classrooms are very big and spacious and fully air-conditioned.
• There are various events and fest being regularly organized inside the campus which is very refreshing for the students.
• It helps in not only academics but also holistic development.

Both the colleges provide very good facilities to their students and the selection of a college completely depends on your interests and requirements.