Jaipuria College Lucknow and Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune, or BIMM are among the premier B-Schools in India. Both the institutes have their advantages.

Jaipuria College of Lucknow offers NBA accredited PGDM programs. It is also recognized by AIU. The PGDM programs offered by the institute are equivalent to MBA. On the other hand, the Balaji Institute of Modern Management is one of the top 3 B-schools in Pune. Also, compared to Jaipuria College of Lucknow, BIMM offers better ROI.

Given below is a brief comparison between the two institutes.

NIT Surathkal is ranked 13 in India for BTech by NIRF 2020. Whereas, NIT Nagpur is ranked 27 for the same by NIRF 2020. NIT Nagpur also ranks 3rd in Maharashtra by NIRF 2020 and has collaborated with many industries and R&D organizations.

As the courses in the question are not the same it is tough to evaluate which institute will be better. Here is some of the important information about the two courses which may help you in making the decision. 

Admission:

NIT Surathkal:

The mechanical department at NIT Surathkal has produced over 4500 mechanical engineers graduates across the nation. It offers a BTech program for Mechanical.

• The essential eligibility criteria for admission is 10+2 in the science stream, with a minimum of 75% aggregate. 
• The candidates’ selection is based on the JEE Main score, and the seats are allocated through JoSAA counseling.

NIT Nagpur:

CS department at NIT Nagpur has well-qualified, motivated support staff and faculty members.

• Admission to the BTech CS program at the institute is based on the marks obtained in JEE Main. 
• The final selection is based on the JoSAA counseling round. 

Placements:

• The placement average for NIT Surathkal is 100%, whereas at NIT Nagpur the placement rate is 85%.
• The highest CTC received by the students of NIT Surathkal is INR 39 LPA. The highest CTC offered at NIT Nagpur was 52 LPA.
• The top recruiters for mechanical at NIT Surathkal are Tata Group, Godrej, L&T, Thermax, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Ashok Leyland, General Motors, etc.
• The top recruiters for CS at NIT Nagpur are Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Infosys, Dell, Deloitte, Capgemini, Thermax, ZS Associates, etc.

In terms of industry trends, CSE is in more demand than Mechanical engineering. Both the NITs are reputed and offer decent academics along with good placement opportunities. However, you should choose the stream in which you are more interested.

Both Carleton and Concordia are top public universities of Canada, securing #301/400 and #201/400 rank in the domain of mechanical engineering by Academic Ranking of Universities Ranking (ARWU) 2020. 

However, the program duration in both universities differs, the MEng program at Concordia University is 2 years whereas at Carleton University it's 1 year. Here’s a brief comparison of the MEng program in both universities:

Concordia University students receive easy access to state of the art laboratories and research centers for a good grip and better understanding of Industrial Control, on the other hand, Carleton's MEng program focuses on building student's engineering career by the combined rigorous program along with a supportive learning environment and hands-on experience training. 

Placements

On the completion of the program, Concordia students get placed as Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Engineers with an average package of $46,475 whereas Clareton students receive job opportunities as Robotic Engineer, Nanotech Engineer, etc with a median package of $61860.

Both the colleges are very well reputed colleges and are very good at their respective fields. MAIT is ranked 251 for BTech by NIRF 2020. Whereas, USICT is accredited by NAAC with an ‘A’ grade.
CSE at MAIT-

This course places emphasis on all the important aspects of computers such as computer networks, mobile communication, algorithm design, operating system, advanced database systems, the theory of computation, computer graphics, etc. the department also takes the initiative to improve the soft skills, analytical capability, and verbal communication of the students so that they can face their competition in all fields with confidence.

Admission:

• To apply for this course students should pass class 12 i.e 10+2 CBSE pattern or equivalent with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks in physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

• The admission is done through JEE. The institute also conducts CET for selection. In 2019 the closing cutoff for CSE was 42615 (JEE).

• There are a total of 240 seats for CSE and BTech CSE costs around 1.10 lakhs.

Placements:

• Some of the Top companies that come for recruitment are Microsoft, Amazon, Wipro, Goldman Sachs, Infosys, Accenture, TCS, etc.

• The average placements package begins at 3.5 LPA

IT at USICT-

The IT department has been established to design and implement courses with twin objectives of generating effective professionals and to keep up the pace with the R&D activities in the field of fast emerging and changing information, communication technology. The schools main objective is to inculcate essential skills as demanded by the global software industry through interactive learning processes.

The department has highly qualified and experienced faculty who excel in their respective fields. The department also places a huge emphasis on research.

Admission:

• The eligibility criteria for IT the candidate must have passed in 10+2 with at least 60% marks.

• The examination score accepted for admission is CET.

Placements:

• Some of the tech giants that visit the campus for placements are TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Samsung, Amazon, Genpact, etc.

• The average starting package is 6-7 LPA.

Between MAIT CSE and IT at USICT the latter has a slight edge in terms of placements.

Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering (L.D.C.E) and SVNIT are both reputed engineering colleges in India. LD College of Engineering is affiliated with Gujarat Technological University (GTU) and is also overlooked by the Department of Technical Education, Govt. of Gujarat. Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology is ranked number 1 for BTech in Gujarat.

Given below are a few important information about the two institutes.

Academics:

LD College of Engineering:

There are 18 Academic Schools in the institution. Apart from Bachelor in Engineering and PG courses, part-time degrees are also available in the university.

SVNIT:

The institute offers many courses in UG and PG levels in different disciplines, i.e. Applied Chemistry, Applied Math. & Human, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Facilities:

LD College of Engineering:

• The LDCE library has 90520 books, 33726 titles, CDs/DVDs, 53 print journals, and 1326 e-books.

• Industrial visits to Adani Foundation and Plasma Research happen quite frequently for the students.

• MoUs with several governmental organizations and laboratories have been signed to help students gain practical knowledge.

SVNIT:

• The Central Library of the university has around 70,000 books, 7,025 journals, 295 dissertations.

• National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribe is a scholarship granted by the MRHD for SVNIT students.

Placements:

LD College of Engineering:

• Over 2244 students have been successfully employed in the last four years. In 2019, 565 students received placements offers from the 111 recruiters on campus.

• HSBC, Accenture, Matrix, Nirma, Reliance, Tata, Wipro, Godrej, Byjus, Adani, Samsung, Daikin, Deloitte, Suzuki, Amul, etc are some profound recruiters of this institute.

• The highest salary package of the college is approximately INR 12 LPA.

SVNIT:

• Microsoft, Samsung, JP Morgan, Kohler, NBC Bearings, etc are some of the profound recruiters of SVNIT graduates.

• In 2019, out of 739 students of the B.Tech course, 503 were successfully placed.

• The highest salary package in 2019 was around INR 37.5 LPA by a CSE graduate

• The average salary package of the university is INR 4.7 LPA.

It is essential that the student makes their academic choices keeping in mind the college, faculty, department, placement prospects, and campus facilities.