IEM Kolkata is a very prestigious private college in West Bengal and it is basically known for some of its branches such as Computer science, Information Technology and Electronics, and Communication engineering. 

Mechanical at IEM:

• Few new branches including Mechanical introduced in the institution that has been added in the recent year.
• The students do not have much of a college life. There are not any extracurricular activities.
• There are only a handful of supportive faculties in these branches.
• There are no proper classrooms, labs for the mechanical branch. The Mechanical engineering department is situated on the Management campus.
• The students are made to follow some irrelevant rules and attend classes and seminars that have nothing to do with their future goals.
• The course curriculum is not industry-oriented. 
• In placements, students are mostly placed in IT companies.
• You won’t get much assistance for GATE preparation here too. Faculties are not very supportive and focus more on attendance.
• Although, students of the Mechanical branch at IEM are doing a good job in student chapters like IEEE, ISHARE, etc. 

The college is good for other branches but for mechanical, you should look for other options.

The hostel life at IEM Kolkata is believed to be very bad. The food that is served to the students is very unhygienic, unhealthy and tasteless. It is very bad and many students have to order food from outside the campus. The students complained about this issue to the authorities but there was no change or improvements. 

The hostel fees are pretty high but in return the facilities provided to the students are very poor. The wifi is also poor in speed and most of the time it didn't work well. Also the limit is only 4GB per month which is very less data in today's world as we need the internet for a lot of things.

They have a strict rule of entering the hostel by 6:30PM which is pretty early. So the hostel life will be very bad and it will be better for a student to stay in rent or PG outside the campus.

The placement conditions of IEM are better than other private engineering colleges of West Bengal. There is no such procedure for getting placements in IEM. Overall, IEM gives a good average placement. Around 97% of students get placed. However, it entirely depends on the company's requirements. 

Some of the basic things which are considered during placements are as follows: 

• Academic score: Make sure your aggregate marks are more than or equal to 60%. 
• Gap year: You should not have any gap year.
• Communication skills: Work on your communication skills and read English newspapers to improve your vocabulary. 
• Aptitude: Practice Verbal and Non-Verbal aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative aptitude thoroughly. Refer to RS Aggarwal to practice these questions. 

Have a positive attitude and you will crack it. 

IEM Salt Lake is definitely better than Haldia in terms of placements as it is located in the main part of Kolkata. 

However, if you are talking about college life then Haldia Institute of Technology is the better. The campus is the best among other private colleges in West Bengal. If you want a happening college life, then go to Haldia Institute. You will be offered facilities like a gym, clubs to join and such activities that are not easily offered in other private colleges. 

The college fests are the best at HIT and you will be offered the best college life here. Various mass recruiting companies visit the campus and you will be placed easily. It is important to maintain a good CGPA for better job prospects.

Techno India Salt Lake, Heritage Institute of Technology, IEM are engineering colleges situated in Kolkata, West Bengal whereas CGC Landran is situated in Chandigarh. To help you understand the difference between these colleges, salient features of each of them are mentioned below.

Techno India Salt Lake, Kolkata:

Techno India Salt Lake offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and MBA programs. It was ranked 149th out of the 200 private colleges in India for its B.Tech degree by India Today, 2020.

Admissions: It selects candidates based on their WBJEE or JEE Mains scores for BTech. Its fees are Rs.89,200/year and the total course is for 4 years.

Placements: Students are eligible for placements after their 7th semester.

• The average salary package is 4 lakh and the highest package offered is 15 lakh.

• Companies that come for campus recruitment are Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cisco, Persistence, Tek System, etc.

Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata:

Heritage Institute of Technology was ranked 154th out of the top 300 private colleges in India by NIRF Rankings, 2020. It also secured the rank of 120 out of the 200 private colleges in India, 2020 surveyed by India Today.

Admission: It accepts both WBJEE and JEE Mains test exam scores for BTech admission. its fees are 90,000 per year and the course is for 4 years.

Placements: A student needs to have a minimum GPA of 7.5 to sit for placements.

• The average salary package is around 3.5-7 lakhs.

• Companies like Wipro, Amazon, Microsoft, TCS, Cognizant, Nestle, Godrej, Byju’s, etc. visit HIT for campus recruitments.

• They also send their students for internship programs abroad to institutes like the New Jersey Institute of technology.

IEM Kolkata:

IEM was ranked 191st out of the 300 top private colleges in India by NIRF Rankings, 2020. This engineering and management college was also ranked 108th out of 191 colleges by "The Week" Survey of 2020. It offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and MBA programs.

Admission: It accepts both WBJEE and JEE Mains exam scores for BTech admission. The fees per year are Rs.81,200 for 4 years.

Placement:

• The companies which came for recruitments are TCS, Wipro, Capgemini, Cognizant, Infosys, Deloitte, Sap Labs, etc.

• The highest salary package offered was around 10 LPA and the average salary package was around 5-6 LPA.

• Students are allowed to do internships in any company of their choice.

CGC Landran:

CGC Landran was ranked in the band of 201-250 according to the NIRF rankings of 2020. This college was also assigned the 52nd position out of the 75 colleges surveyed by the Chronicle in 2019. It offers both B. Tech and M.Tech courses.

Admission: The admission to BTech is made through JEE Main scores. Its fee structure is around Rs.92,000 per year.

Scholarships: Scholarships are awarded to deserving students based on their academic records

Placements:

• Multiple organizations including Amazon, Direct I, Infosys, IBM, TCS, etc. come for campus recruitments.

• Around 80% of students get placed every year.

• It offers an average salary package of 8-9 LPA.

Moreover, all the colleges have high placement rates with near about similar salary packages offered. Except for CGC Landran, all the colleges are in West Bengal so the student can decide based on their ease of accessibility to the desired college.

IEM Kolkata has 4 core branches. The branches are as follows. 

• Electrical Engineering (EE) 
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ECE) 
• Mechanical Engineering (ME) 
• Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) 

The Department of Electrical Engineering at IEM is making efforts to produce trained, and capable technocrats who can take up the challenges of the real world. This department is doing pretty well in terms of placement and academics. 

The Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department is the newest and one of the best engineering departments of IEM. It is affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. So, if you are considering IEM Kolkata to pursue ME, then without any second thoughts, just go for it. 

IEM Kolkata organizes many fests and competitions throughout the year. The IEM Kolkata fest is organised every year and it is known as Innovacion. It is being celebrated at a large scale and many performances, from dance to drama are performed here. All students from semester participate in this fest and together they make it a successful one.

The college also organises fresher's parties and annual functions at science city auditorium. At the fresher's party, all the newbies are welcome and they introduce themselves to their professors and seniors. These events turn out as a great refreshment for the students as the students have to go through a lot while studying and complete all the projects and assignments and attempting exams all together. 

The events are necessary as it encourages the students to learn some new things like time management, discipline, teamwork and students can also showcase their talent to the world by performing in these events.