Well, assuming that your 1st preference is CS at Pilani. EEE at Pilani is arguably one of the most difficult branches out there. Based on the conversations I had with my friends from both the BITS campus, here is what I can tell you about the courses.

• You generally have to compete with the top students on the Campus. Also, the EEE course material is not everyone's cup of tea.
• The EEE placements are quite good, though not for everyone. There are more high pointers in EEE than in any other branch. Thus good companies prefer to hire from among those.
• Placements might be better for CS at Goa, though in some other respects you might sell yourself short with this choice.

So, if you want an easy life, better go for CS in Goa. Otherwise, choose EEE at Pilani.

Some of my friends are students of BITS Goa and they were able to elaborate on the attendance scenario at the institute. It’s true that the attendance requirement at BITS is 0%. Now the average number attending classes depends on so many factors that it would be nearly impossible for any ordinary person to note down the statistics keeping in mind each and every factor.

First, let me tell you the factors that drive the students to attend or miss classes.

• Marks: Although, it is advertised that there is 0% attendance required for a course, it nowhere states that a teacher can’t keep attendance as an evaluation component though. Some courses keep 5–10% of total marks as tutorial attendance (lecture attendance is usually never considered). And you would find probably 95–100% attendance in a tutorial when there is an announced quiz.
• The Faculty: MY friends say that they have witnesses ninety or so students and more trying to catch a tutorial of a popular physics teacher in a crowded classroom that has a maximum capacity of 60–70 as well as 12 or 13 students attending a lecture of another faculty member in a lecture hall with the capacity of about 600. The real reason for that is the faculty teaching.
• The Course: Any student would prefer attending a more weighted course (say with 4 credits) than to a less weighted course (say 1 credit). Because a good grade in a heavier course affects your CGPA more than a good grade in a lighter course.
• Time of the Semester: You would usually find the highest attendance during the starting of the semester and probably at least about 10% just before the exams. Just after exams also you get fairly good attendance, probably 60 % or more.
• Time of Classes: Students generally miss classes scheduled at odd hours.

Having said all this, it is not really wise to depend on others to decide what should be done and whatnot. Instead of that, you must be the one to decide what is right for you and what not. You might attend all classes of course X and end up with a B or B- and attend 30–40% classes of course B and end up with A or A-. It’s all relative.

I’d say, don’t attend or miss a class blindly following the masses. Attend yourself, judge yourself and then decide for yourself.

BITS Goa is better than NIT K/W/T.

• A great factor about BITS is the process of admission is executed based on the merit of the candidates, and not based on the system of reservation which is being followed by many institutions in India. 
• The institution has adopted the curriculum of the courses from MIT.
• The student crowd is very good at BITS. 
• My friend is a graduate of the institution and claims that the infrastructure of the college campus is among the best in India.
• The placement of the institution is also extremely good in comparison with many IITs and NITs of India. The placement statistics of BITs Goa are mentioned in the table below for reference.

Lastly, the choice is yours. You should do thorough research about all these institutions, and choose based on your interests.

When it comes down to making a choice between institutes it is better to think point-wise before coming to a decision. Everyone wants a good institute to study in which has great academics and also has great placements along with extracurricular activities.

BITS Goa would be the better option here only if there’s no financial problem. NIT Rourkela is also one of the best NITs, but when it comes to CSE department BITS will take the lead here. BITS Pilani or the Goa campus would be more preferable over NIT Rourkela.

As of the current situation BITS, institutes have a high ranking place in our society with excellent academic records as well as placement stats. BITS Pilani is considered as an epitome of CSE engineering by most of the aspirants these days. Only the top 3 leading IIT’s are in comparison with BITS Pilani.

VIT and BITS both are excellent engineering schools in our country. Both of them are known for their academics and placements in the CSE department. A friend of mine has experienced all three institutes. During his time of admission, he was studying in VIT in the CSE department and then changed to BITS Goa.

• It is considered as the brightest students of VIT is equal to an average student of CSE in BITS Goa. 
• The reason for this is mainly the programs and events being held at the institution continuously and frequently. 
• BITS Goa has amazing faculties too which is an added bonus. 
• Almost every student in BITS Goa is involved in Google Summer of Code (GSOC) or related to Competitive Coding. 
• This enables and pushes the student towards better personality build and development. 

When compared to the NIT’s it all comes down to the NIT you’re comparing to. Older NIT’s like NIT Trichy have high scores even amongst premium education institutes for not just CSE branches but in every other major branch.

As some of my friends had studied in BITS Goa, I can say that it is much better than the colleges mentioned above. Let me share some details about the college that makes it stand out among others.

• The infrastructure, facilities, faculties, and culture you get to experience are on another level.
• BITS Goa gives promising students.
• BITS Goa is a much superior college than the others.
• The only college that comes at par with BITS is NIT Trichy.
• People usually tend to think that Goa will not be a suitable place for education. This is the social stigma you have to overcome.
• Even being a holiday destination, BITS Goa’s students' hard work and dedication have made it more popular as an educational institution.

If you are comparing BITS Goa with NIT Trichy and NIT K then these NITs are better than or very much equal to BITS Goa. As far as academics are concerned NIT Trichy is way ahead. The only thing that students face problems with is the fees at BITS Goa. Otherwise, I would suggest that you can get a better brand value of BITS Goa, which is higher than NITs.