One of my friends graduated from IIIT Vadodara, I would suggest you go for IIIT Vadodara. Here are some reasons as to why this is my option:
Particulars | IIIT Vadodara | IIIT Una |
Highest salary | INR 43.5 LPA | INR 30 LPA |
Average salary | INR 13 LPA | INR 8 LPA |
The only drawback at IIIT Vadodara is that there is no permanent campus, which will be built soon. Also, the 32km distance between campus and hostel is tiring.
Among IIIT Una and IET Lucknow, IT at IET Lucknow can be considered a better choice, mostly due to the reason of connectivity. There are several aspects that prefer an institute over the other in this case, some of which are listed below to help students make a decision.
IET Lucknow is preferred over the other for most students. If you want to experience the weather and scenery of Himachal Pradesh, IIIT Una is a good place.
Thapar institute has been established way before IIIT Una and over this period of time has created a great alumni network working at different positions worldwide. The faculty in Thapar Currently has over 20+ years of experience and is well known among the students.
On the other hand, IIIT Una is a newly established IIIT and the problem with this is that it still does not even have its own campus. IIIT Una is operating under NIT Hamirpur; this leads to the problem of no classes to fit all these students of both different Universities together. The classes get clashed, labs are not enough and faculty has a hard time coping up. This creates chaos on campus, which results in lower placement.
Here are the recent placement highlights at the institutes.
Institute |
IIIT Una |
Thapar University |
Average CTC |
4.5 LPA |
7 LPA |
Highest CTC |
13.5 LPA |
43 LPA |
Major recruiters |
Reliance, IBM, Yodlee |
Wipro, TCS, Royal Bank of Scotland |
So, going by all these factors, it is safe to say IIIT Una is not better than Thapar.
One of my friends is a part of the institute and can put it in a better way. You might have been confused between the scholarship provided by the institute and the state scholarship.
He however has less information about states other than Uttar Pradesh, and for learning more about it, you should visit the main webpage of the institute and have the latest information.
There is a provision of an online scholarship portal for residents of Uttar Pradesh who are at present pursuing their courses outside the state. You can register on the portal typically by filing certain crucial details, your family income certificate and other essential documents as and when asked, in the IIIT Una administration, along with the printed form.
You can also connect with the seniors currently studying there, to get a proper insight into it.
Currently, IIIT Una facilitates education through two temporary campuses of Dev Bhumy Group of Institutes, Himachal Pradesh and the NIT campus at Hamirpur, the main campus is still under construction and the placement is average.
The first batch of IIIT Una passed in 2018, with an average salary of INR 3-4 LPA and highest salary of INR 10-12 LPA. In 2020, 90% students were placed and the average salary increased to 8 LPA and the highest to 16 LPA, hence it is being assumed that these statistics will improve in the upcoming years to reach the level of performance of NIT Hamirpur.
For now, you'd like to know these -
It is difficult to assume anything in the case of IIIT Una, it has improved from the 2018 statistics, but it cannot be said how successful it'll be in four years' time. Whereas Thapar University is developing well as far as placements are concerned, in 2020 the highest package offered to Thapar University students was INR 39 LPA and 990+ companies made offers to them.
My sister studies in UIET Chandigarh, and it's an excellent institution both spatially and academically. Chandigarh is going to be one of the most flourishing IT cities in India - which enhances the scope for those students who wish to pursue a career in the field of computer science.
You may also want to focus on these when comparing both-
You can see from the table below that it has an excellent placement record as well-
Parameters |
IIIT UNA |
UIET Chandigarh |
Placement Rate |
90% |
85% |
Average Salary |
INR 6 LPA |
INR 7 LPA |
Highest Salary |
INR 12 LPA |
INR 31 LPA |
Major Recruiters |
IBM, Reliance, Analytics Quotient |
Deloitte, Capgemini, Infosys, KPMG |
Apart from this, the facilities at UIET Chandigarh are quite good if you're interested in sports, then you can join a sports club at the Punjab University and get professional guidance through a coach. Chandigarh itself is a city full of good recreational spots, you can also join different creativity clubs as well.
Here are some of the facts regarding IIIT Una from a student studying there.
The only benefit of studying at this institute is to get the tag of IIIT. Therefore there is not anything in this college worth joining.