Techno India Saltlake has been affiliated to Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT). As a result, it follows the same syllabus as MAKAUT. Both of these institutes offer good infrastructure but being a private institute Techno India Saltlake has higher course fees. The course fee for B.Tech courses at MAKAUT is Rs. 49,000/- and at Techno India Saltlake it’s Rs. 89,200/-.

According to the recent statistics, Techno India Saltlake offers better placement than MAKAUT especially for CSE or IT department. The average CTC offered to the students at these institutes is around 3-4 LPA. Top recruiters include Infosys Technologies, IBM, WIPRO, Cognizant, etc.

After IITs and NITs, students will always prefer IIITs as they offer neck to neck competition to other institutes. IIIT Dharwad being recently established offers stiff competition to other IIITs. All three colleges claim to have placed more than 70% of its students. Facilities like well-ventilated hostel rooms, cafeteria, digital library, and scholarships to different categories.

Admission:

• For admission into IIIT colleges, students need to appear for the JEE(Joint Entrance Exam) mains exams and get a good rank for the same. Admission is purely merit-based.

• IIIT Manipur has 50 seats for both ECE and CSE branches. IIIT Dharwad has 75 seats in the ECE branch. IIIT Kottayam has 192 seats in the CSE branch and 48 seats in the ECE branch.

The required cutoff for the institutes is as follows.

Faculty:

• IIIT Dharwad has a dedicated group of experienced faculty and many are yet to join the institute.

• IIIT Manipur had 6 Assistant professors, professors, Ph.D. holders helping students in every field.

• IIIT Kottayam is composed of experienced faculty for each branch as well as for research.

Well developed laboratories and computer centers are set up for the students of ECE and CSE students for these colleges.

Course fees:

The fee structure varies for different colleges depending on the facilities provided. The fee structure per year for BTech at these colleges is as follows.

• IIIT Dharwad: INR 2,10,000

• IIIT Manipur: INR 1,87,945

• IIIT Kottayam: INR 1,35,000

Placement:

• IIIT Dharwad showed a decent placement record of 94% in the recent statistics. The highest package offered was INR 11 LPA and the average was INR 7 LPA. Some of the top recruiters were Atria, Code, Greenock, Goldman Sachs, TCS.

• IIIT Manipur being recently established could place only 17 out of 23 students in reputed companies. Because of the remote location, many corporate companies did not visit. But a surge in admission can be noticed this year.

• The highest package offered at IIIT Kottayam was INR 10 LPA, and the average was INR 5 LPA. The placement percentage was 75%.

All the colleges above are recently established but still provide head-on competition to other institutes. The remarkable progress in the placement percentage, student admission, faculty is clearly visible. Students can opt for any of these colleges.

BTech at SGSITS ranks between 201-250 in the NIRF Rankings, while Amity University stands firm at 165. The total courses at Amity University Gwalior are 89, out of which 11 courses are from BTech. SGSITS is primarily known for its Engineering, and 14 out of 45 courses are from the same.

Eligibility:

Amity University Gwalior-

• To be eligible for BTech CSE, a student must have 60% from CBSE or equivalent with Amity JEE Entrance Exam scores.

SGSITS Indore-

• To be eligible for CSE in BTech/BE at SGSITS Indore, an applicant must have 10+2 with 75% and JEE Main scores.
• The seats for CSE is 90 (out of which 5 belongs to NRI)

Scholarship:

Amity University Gwalior-

Students get the following merit-based scholarships for the following minimum scores in 12th std in CBSE/ISC/State Boards-

SGSITS Indore-

There are two merit-based scholarships-

1. MP Merit Scholarship Scheme- If a student has more than 75% in 12th std, he gets INR 125 PM.
2. Scholarship for students for the minor community- If a student belongs to a minority of Muslim/Sikh/Budha/Parsi/Christian, he gets INR 20000 PA against the fee and an INR 5000 scholarship

Placements:

Amity University Gwalior-

• The placement rate for CSE at Amity University Gwalior is 100%.
• The highest package in BTech of INR 7.50 lakhs is also bagged by CSE students by Tata Consultancy Services.
• This was followed by the package of INR 6.60 lakhs by Tek Systems Global Services Pvt Ltd.
• The average package and median package for BTech were INR 3.30 lakhs and INR 3 lakhs respectively.
• The chief recruiters include Bajaj Electricals Ltd, Posco, Bausch & Lomb, Bank of America, American Express, Ernst & Young, Reliance Industries Limited, Adobe, TCS, etc.

SGSITS Indore-

• The placement sessions at SGSITS were tremendous in the year 2019-20 with a placement percentage of 90% in CSE.
• The highest package was INR 22 lakhs by Goldman Sachs, followed by INR 20 lakhs by Nuclei.
• The average package is INR 7 lakhs.
• Many companies also offered internships to students in their sixth semester with a minimum stipend of INR 40,000. The highest stipend was by Goldman Sachs of INR 1 lakh after the internship.
• The other prominent recruiters include Deloitte, Amazon, Capgemini, Wipro, Infosys, Addverb, Idea-Vodafone, Quatiphi, etc.

CSE in BE/BTech from SGSITS Indore is any day better than Amity University Gwalior in all the above-mentioned horizons. The cutoff is difficult to crack for SGSITS Indore. However, the placement is worth it and almost three times from CSE at Amity University Gwalior. The fees are also less and thus SGSITS Indore is a better option.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Hyderabad is a brainchild of Symbiosis International University (Deemed To Be). It offers MBA and MBA Executive programs that are approved by the AICTE. Bangalore's Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) is one of XIME's three campuses. The two other campuses are in Chennai and Kochi. Currently, XIME Bangalore supports postgraduate and doctoral candidates with degrees, certificates, and diploma programs.

Admission process

• Symbiosis Pune: Admission to the MBA program is done through scores obtained at the SNAP test followed by Group discussion and Interview.
• XIME Bangalore: Admission to PGDM program is done through scores obtained in XAT/MAT/GMAT/CAT/ATMA test.

Rankings

• XIME was ranked 56th by Business Today 2019 and 79th by BW Business World 2019 for MBA.
• Symbiosis International University was ranked 22nd by NIRF 2020 and ranked 10th by Times 2020 for MBA.

Alumni

• Notable alumni of XIME Bangalore include Rajendra Goyal-CEO of Goyal Ispat Pvt.Ltd and Rahul Maroli who is Vice President of Ola Cabs.
• Notable alumni of SIBM Hyderabad include Lokesh Nigam who is the Founder Director of Kognoz Research & Consulting Private Limited and Ajay Konale who is Commercial and Marketing Director at Coca-Cola India.

Facilities

• XIME Bangalore has a completely Wi-Fi-enabled library that enables easy access to research materials and has a collection of almost 40,000 books. It subscribes to EBSCO, J-Gate, and Proquest online databases for research.
• Symbiosis Business Education Institute, Hyderabad has a hybrid library with state-of-the-art technical applications. The Library has 8405 volumes, 5702 titles, 150400 electronic books, and daily newspapers available in India.

Placement

The table below gives the brief description of placement at both institutions:

Both the institutes are top-notch with their industry-oriented curriculum & rising rates in terms of placement drive and visiting companies. However, Symbiosis Hyderabad has the upper hand when it comes to placement rate and package. Regardless of the merits and demerits, it is recommended that students go with their choice of interest.

National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) is among India's reputed business schools ranking 88th in the 'Top B Schools of India' list. On the other hand, the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) is also one of the leading business schools which has been ranked 23 in the 'Top Management Colleges of South Zone' and 53rd under Management Category by NIRF.

The table given below shows a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Procedure:

NIBM:

• Candidates are selected based on CAT, XAT(80%), CMAT(95%) scores, followed by writing tests and interviews.
• The seat intake is around 120 seats
• The course fee for PGDM is 3.75LPA + 29K (Hostel Charges per annum).

IFMR:

• Candidates should be from the full degree course and must have 60% marks aggregate in their 10+2 and Undergraduate.
• Work Experience is not mandatory.
• Candidates are shortlisted based on scores of CAT, XAT, CMAT, GRE, GMAT.
• The basic fee for MBA in IFMR is in total 17Lakhs, including all living expenses.

Infrastructure :

NIBM:

• The campus is centrally air-conditioned and speeds wi-fi service.
• Cultural festivals are conducted every year.
• Poses Auditorium, IT equipped laboratories and digital library.
• Girl's Residentials are fully furnished with strong security 24X 7.

IFMR:

• IFMR has lush green, environment-friendly, and Wi-Fi enabled campus.
• It also has digitized AC classrooms.
• The hostels are fully furnished with an attached bathroom and geyser.
• Convenient Access to the library, hospitals, stores, etc.

Placements:

NIBM:

• NIBM assures 100% placement.
• The highest package calculated is around INR 18.8 LPA
• INR 8.70 LPA is the estimated average package in NIBM.
• Axis Bank, Deloitte, Federal Bank, State Bank of India, HDFC Bank are some of the prominent recruiters of NIBM.

IFMR:

• IFMR ensures 99% placements for its students.
• INR 13.6 LPA records to be the highest package.
• The average package in IFMR is INR 10.8LPA.
• Maximum students get placed under Finance, Marketing, Financial Engineering, HR, General Management, and Operations.

Both colleges are pretty good with decent placement percentages. In terms of package and fee structure, NIBM gets pretty good package offers and is relatively cheaper than IFMR.

Both the colleges are reputed among students and offer decent ROI, a well-connected alumni network, and good placement opportunities.

Let’s have an overview for both the colleges one by one.

JBIMS:

• The average package offered went up to Rs.22.84 LPA in 2020 from Rs.20.13 LPA last year. The best package increased to Rs.34.36 LPA in 2020 from Rs.32.30 LPA last year. The median salary increased to Rs.22 LPA in 2020 from the previous year.
• The course fee for JBIMS is 7-1.52 lakhs. 
• JBIMS accepts admission through CAT/MH-CET.

VGSoM:

• The average salary rose from Rs.15.50 LPA last year to Rs.23.20 LPA in 2020. The highest pay offered was Rs.20.50 LPA. The median salary increased from Rs.14.76 LPA last year to Rs.16.99 LPA in 2020.
• VGSoM charges around 10 lakhs for MBA.
• VGSoM takes admission based on CAT scores.

JBIMS Mumbai offers MIMS while VGSoM offers MBA. Both the institutes are good.

According to The Week, both the institutes were ranked for courses in B.Tech. Malla Reddy is ranked 131-191 in India and 11th in Hyderabad for the year 2020. Whereas, BVRIT women is ranked 146-191 in India and 15th in Hyderabad for the year 2020.

Courses:

Malla Reddy Engineering College:

• The B.Tech program has 11 streams, namely CSE, ECE, EEE, ME, CE, IT, Mining Engineering, Cyber Security, IoT, Data Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.
• M.Tech is offered in 6 streams, namely Structural Engineering, CSE, Thermal Engineering, Electrical Power System, Machine Design, Vlsi Design, and Embedded System.
• It also offers MBA courses.

BVRIT Women:

• B.Tech programs have 5 streams, namely CSE, ECE, EEE, IT, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.
• Whereas, there is an MTech program in Data Science.

Faculty:

BVRIT women have a large number of well-qualified professors in all the branches. Nearly all the faculties have years of teaching experience in the institute. Malla Reddy also consists of qualified faculties.

Placements:

Malla Reddy Engineering College:

• Some top recruits of 2020 were Amazon, Microsoft, TCS, INFOSYS, Samsung, Tech Mahindra, NCR, EA Sports, etc.
• The highest package offered was INR 14 LPA and the average salary package offered was INR 4 LPA.

BVRIT women:

• The highest package received by the student was INR 30 LPA.
• The average package of the institute is INR 4.4 LPA.
• Some of the recruiting companies of the University are Amazon, American Express, Bny Mellon, ThoughtWorks Technologies, INFOSYS, TCS, IBM, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Bank of America, etc.

Campus facilities:

Malla Reddy Engineering College:

• Well developed modern library on the campus has all the facilities required for a student.
• Laboratories and computer systems are well connected with Wi-Fi facilities and updated with the latest versions.
• Other facilities like hostels, Sports facilities, canteens, auditoriums, hospitals, and transport facilities are also provided for the students.

BVRIT women:

• The library of the institute consists of all types of books, magazines, journals, novels encyclopedias, etc.
• An on-campus hostel facility is available which consists of some common areas for the gathering of the students.
• Other facilities like the cafeteria, gym, transport facilities for all parts of the city equipped with GPRS are also available.

Both the institutes have their advantages. As no particular course is mentioned it is difficult to choose which institute is better. Compare the two institutes based on the program they offer for the course you want to pursue.