NIT Kurukshetra is one of the best engineering colleges in India and is known for its course structure and placements. ECE course at NIT, Kurukshetra is not very popular however, it has its advantages of being a research and theory-driven course with passionate students showing incredible results.

• Most B.Tech students choose their specialization after the first year depending upon their merit as well as interests. In this sense, the ECE course is mostly taken by students interested in that subject and driven to excel in it.
• The selection for B.Tech in ECE depends on the JEE scorecard of the student and a personal interview. Students who graduate from NIT usually have an edge over students from other colleges because of their reputation.
• NIT Kurukshetra does provide ample research and development opportunities for students taking ECE and are encouraged to take higher education abroad due to inefficient infrastructure in India.
• Apart from this, ECE is the most available course at NIT and any student wishing to pursue it on the matters of interest will get the subjects easily.

CSE at IIITM Gwalior is also a famous course with many benefits over peers. One of the most beneficial factors is placements as most of their CSE students get placed in their final year.

• CSE course at IIITM Gwalior has immense value as it employs goal-driven students to participate in research activities through modern technology provided by the institution.
• Faculty: The faculty at IIITM Gwalior has been vouched for by countless alumni and their course structure also looks for further research initiatives.
• Admissions: Admission to CSE course at IIITM is done through JEE scores and appointment of specialization is done by students after their first year depending on their marks.

All-in-all looking at the two universities, it is clear that it depends on the student’s choice what they wish to pursue depending on their JEE rank and scores While placements at IIITM Gwalior are better than the ECE course of NIT Kurukshetra, NIT does provide them with an industry name which can be useful while looking for employment later. The fee for CSE course at IIITM Gwalior is 1.49 L Per annum, whereas the fee for the ECE course at NIT, Kurukshetra is 70k per annum. Thus, it completely depends on the student’s preferences, financial capacity and JEE score to get into one of these institutes.

Choosing one of the NITs can be really tricky sometimes considering the excellent education they provide across the country. However, a few things should be taken into consideration while making a decision. Some of the major elements are listed below.

Ranking: Ranking is a major thing for many students when it comes to choosing the proper college for your future.

• NIT Nagaland ranked 91st among the top engineering colleges in 2019 across the country.

• NIT Manipur ranked 89th among the top engineering colleges in 2019.

• NIT Mizoram ranked 90th in 2020 and NIT Raipur ranked 67th among the top most engineering colleges in 2020 by NIRF.

Placement:

• Top recruiters of NIT Nagaland are BSNL, BPCL, Wipro, Amazon, and so on. The highest and the average salary package for NIT Nagaland students remains to be around 9 LPA and 4.5 LPA.

• The highest package for NIT Mizoram students remains around 17 LPA and 17.5 LPA for NIT Manipur students. Top recruiters are IBM, BEL, Infosys, and more.

• For NIT Raipur students, the highest package is around 36 LPA and the average package is 9 LPA. Top recruiters are Capgemini, Cognizant, Infoedge, Reliance, and more.

• More than 90% of students get placed every year by these companies according to the reports.

Fees and eligibility

• Students who are aiming at enrolling themselves for a B. Tech in Mining Engineering in NIT Raipur have to qualify in the JEE Main examination. \

• In order to pursue B. Tech in NIT Nagaland, students have to pass the same examination as well.

• However, in order to pursue an M. Tech, students must qualify the GATE exam before applying. The same criteria apply for both NIT Manipur and NIT Mizoram as well.

Other facilities:

Apart from these factors, all the NITs have good infrastructure and the quality of education is unquestionable in all the NITs. All faculty members are extremely well educated and helpful. Hostel facilities are also available at reasonable rates inside all the campuses.

No matter how difficult it gets while choosing your proper engineering stream and the perfect college for your higher studies, make no mistake to do sufficient research about it beforehand. Your passion and expertise should be taken into consideration while choosing your stream since it will help you evolve as an expert in your field in the future.

Since most of my friends studied at BITS Goa. It is suggested you go for it, as my friends had nothing but good things to say about the institute. According to them, it is the best institute for CS without any doubt.

• BITS Goa has no reservation policies, the peers are quite competitive, so be prepared for that.
• Moreover, the only flaw is that it can be expensive for financially weak students.
• But this institute provides scholarships which is a great solution to this problem.

• If we talk about the Computer Science department, you will get to learn a lot as it is the best program on Goa Campus.
• Furthermore, BITS Pilani and Goa have the best culture when it comes to coding.

• Besides academics, the campus is well maintained, the hostels are all hygienic and the food of mess is also appreciable.

BITS Goa has been listed among the top 5 IITs in the GSoC selections every year. It has remarkably beaten up some prominent IITs.

UIET Chandigarh is affiliated to Punjab University ranking 54th as per NIRF ranking. The placement record is 80%, where the students get lucrative packages in some of the top MNCs. 

CGC Landran is affiliated to PTU Jalandhar and ranks 52nd among the engineering institutes per the Chronicle 2019 ranking. The institute maintains a placement record of 90% every year. 

The table below shows the brief description of the colleges.

Admission Process:-

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats for CSE in UIET Chandigarh are 40.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 945-35348.

CGC Landran:-

• The minimum criteria for pursuing CSE requires 75% marks in aggregate in 10+2.
• The course fee is INR 3.62 LPA.
• The seats available for CSE is 250-300.

Placements:-

Almost 80% of the students got placed in 2019 with the highest package offered is INR 30 LPA by Microsoft. 

The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. The average package offered by the institutes is 5% more than last year. 

The students are trained firmly with full commitment so that they will be able to show a high level of professionalism in their future jobs. The top companies are Genpact, IBM, Microsoft, Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, Samsung, Capgemini, Infosys, etc. 

UIET Chandigarh is best for CSE in terms of placements and is well-known for achieving towering heights since its inception. It is maintaining standards from time to time, along with prodigious placements.

IITs and NITs have always been the first priority of the students seeking admission into engineering colleges. According to NIRF engineering ranking 2020 IIT Dhanbad and MNNIT Allahabad secure 15th and 48th positions respectively. IITs and NITs are known for the projects prepared by their students. Whether it is academics, placement, extracurricular activities they do excel in each field.

Admission:

• For admission into MNNIT Allahabad students need to obtain a good rank in the JEE main exams and the cut-off for the CSE branch is 1269-3101.

• Students seeking admission into IIT Dhanbad need to qualify for the JEE main exams. Selected candidates in the JEE mains again have to appear for the JEE Advance. The cut-off for petroleum branches is 6060-7385.

• For admission into MTech courses, the qualifying exam remains the same that is GATE.

Facilities:

• IIT Dhanbad offers a home-like atmosphere to its students. The Digital library, hostels, cafeteria, gymnasium are some of the facilities available.

• Facilities provided at MNNIT include a book and stationery shop, free wi-fi connectivity, clubs, a stereo system, and a lot more.

Faculty:

• IIT Dhanbad has a diverse group of faculty that includes 335 highly qualified faculty. Out of 335, 315 faculty members are Ph.D. holders in their respective fields.

• MNNIT Allahabad has also a good number of faculty who graduated from national and international universities.

Course fees:

The course fee includes hostel, mess, health care, gymnasium, and a lot more. Students who avail of the hostel and mess facility will have to pay a little more.

• Per year course fee for BTech at IIT Dhanbad is INR 2.3 Lakhs and INR 86000 at MNNIT.

• The MTech per year course fee at IIT Dhanbad is INR 57000, and INR 1.13 lakhs at MNNIT.

Placements:

• IIT Dhanbad never fails to maintain an impressive placement record. 75% of students were placed from the petroleum branch. The highest package offered was 21 lakhs.

• In the recent placement drive, 98% of students were placed from the Computer Science branch. The highest package offered was 36 LPA and the average package offered was 16 LPA at MNNIT.

To help economically weaker students both the colleges provide scholarships. Exposure is given to research and development, with the help of highly experienced faculty. The national rankings reflect both the colleges are a good option for the students. Both colleges have impressive placement records. It solely depends on the student to choose the branch of his/her choice.

Both MNNIT Allahabad and BIT Mesra are highly ranked technology colleges offering amazing placement opportunities to their students. NIRF and India Today ranked BIT Mesra at 38 and 2 respectively for its B.Tech course, whereas MNNIT was ranked at 48 for B.Tech in India 2020 by NIRF and 14 by India Today.

MNNIT’s last year placement ranking has seen a rise in the pay packages and the best placement record of almost 97%. BIT Mesra on the other hand holds a stellar placement record since its inception. But while selecting between IT at MNNIT Allahabad or CS at BIT Mesra one needs to consider certain facts which are discussed below.

Placement Opportunities:

MNNIT Allahabad –

• Almost 285 companies visited MNNIT for campus recruitments including top-tier companies such as Adobe, Accenture, Deloitte, Dell, BPCL, etc.

• 792 students out of 1174 were successfully placed in some of the top companies with the highest package offered in 2019 being INR 36 Lakhs (Per Annum) and the average package offered was 7.82 Lakhs (Per Annum).

• The median salary offered to the students was recorded to be 8 LPA.

BIT Mesra –

• BIT Mesra is renowned for the amazing placement opportunities that it has in store for the students. Some of the top recruiter companies visiting there campus are Wipro, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.

• In the year 2019, 120 companies participated in the campus recruitment and offered jobs to 831 students. The highest package offered was INR 49.76 Lakhs (Per Annum), whereas the average salary offered was INR 11.76 Lakhs (Per Annum).

• Whereas, the median salary was 8 LPA.

Both MNNIT Allahabad as well as BIT Mesra have seen a considerable increase in their placement opportunities for almost all courses. It depends more on the student’s interest and feasibility to choose between Information Technology at MNNIT Allahabad or Computer Science Engineering at BIT Mesra.

IIIT Hyderabad is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country to pursue computer science and engineering due to the excellent consistency it has obtained with the placement rate and the strong conceptual foundation offered to the students along with an intensive hands-on experience in designing and building prototypes. The college is mostly renowned for the highly consistent placement rate of the CSE branch which is mostly over 90%, and a 100% placement rate of CSE branch was recorded during the 2018-19 academic session with the highest CTC of 46 LPA. Whereas, the median and average CTC offered was respectively, 20 LPA and 8 LPA. The major recruiters were Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, VMware, Walmart, etc.

IIT Madras which has been ranked as the no. 1 engineering college in India many times by NIRF has got some of the most prestigious and dedicated faculty members. They impart in-depth practical and theoretical knowledge through an extensive curriculum that makes the students ready for industry. The college had a 86% placement rate for electrical engineering in the session 2018-19, while the average salary package offered was 12.4 LPA. Top recruiters offering roles of analyst, software engineer, hardware engineer, power engineer are Intel, Goldman Sachs, Adobe, ISRO, American Express, and many more.

Both the courses are vastly different from each other and both institutions are the premier institutions of the country, and it would not do justice to pick one over the other. So choose the institute based on your choice of branch.