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What is better, NIT Silchar or IIITM Gwalior?
IIITM, Gwalior, and NIT, Silchar are well-known institutions and are accredited by both MHRD, Government of India, and AICTE. IIITM, Gwalior is ranked 100th out of 300 in India for BTech by NIRF. Whereas, NIT, Silchar is ranked 46th out of 300 in India for the same.
Both the institutes have their own set of pros and cons and one must compare both before choosing one.
Admission:
The admission is based on past academic records and performance in the entrance exams at both IIITM Gwalior and NIT Silchar.
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IIITM, Gwalior offers courses like B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, Ph.D., B.Tech. + MBA.
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B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, M.Sc., Ph.D. are the popular courses at NIT, Silchar.
Infrastructure and Facilities:
IIITM: The institute offers hostels with modern facilities, labs, lecture theatres, libraries, computational facilities, auditorium, sports, yoga, canteen, common room, etc. It hosts a number of cultural events throughout the academic year.
NIT: The technical institution offers a number of facilities such as student hostels and mess, sports grounds and courts, healthcare center, shopping center, library, gym, bank, etc.
Scholarships:
IIITM: IIITM scholarships are provided to meritorious students who fulfill some criteria, such as scoring a certain GPA, and maintain the terms and conditions for availing it.
NIT: Scholarships such as Engineers India Limited scholarships, Samsung Star scholarships, etc are offered to meritorious and/or SC/ST students.
Placement Statistics:
IIITM:
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90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.
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The highest and average packages offered were 42 LPA and 14.58 LPA, respectively.
NIT:
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86.12% of students were placed in 94 companies such as Amazon, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Samsung R&D, etc.
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The highest package offered was 32.5 LPA.
Alumni:
IIITM: Notable alumni of the institute include Abhishek Kishore Gupta (Partner: KPMG India), Anil Choudhary (Data Scientist), Aditi Bansal (Program Management Associate: Adobe), and Naveen Sharma (Scientist).
NIT: The alumni of NIT Silchar includes the likes of Dr. Soumyabrata Chakrabarty (ISRO), Sudhir Kumar Singh (Scientist), Prince Joshi (CEO: Geobrugg India), and Rajib Das (VP: Morgan Stanley).
IIITM and NIT are excellent institutions and in order to choose an institute between the two, you should compare the two institutes based on the program they deliver for the course you are interested in. You should base your choice on other factors as well such as quality of academics and faculty, expectations from college life, etc.
Which is better for CSE: IIEST Shibpur or NIT Silchar?
IIEST Shibpur is one of the oldest Engineering and Technology colleges in India. An excellent placement record ever since it’s the foundation is held by the college, right from the department of mining to an exceptional upgrading placement log in Computer Science (CSE).
Ranked 51 among the Engineering Colleges of India by NIRF in 2019, NIT Silchar is among the prestigious institutes specialized in departments like civil, mechanical, electronics, mining including Computer science (CSE) mentioned on the official site and some other reliable websites to be contemplated.
Placement:
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IIEST Shibpur: Almost 90% of students got placed in Microsoft, Google, Amazon, IBM, and a lot more prestigious companies from a CSE vantage point mentioned in some official government sources with the highest CTC of 39.12 Lakhs.
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NIT Silchar: It has an excellent placement record with quite 86% of B.Tech students getting placed as per the 2019 stats, with a mean annual CTC of INR 6.25 LPA. The very best package offered was for INR 32.5 LPA, from an Indian software company named, Arcesium India Pvt Ltd.
Infrastructure:
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IIEST Shibpur is fit out with well-equipped computer labs that meet the needs of the students, research scholars, faculty members, and staff. The students are provided with the latest technology and hardware that best allows them to effectively handle their coursework.
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NIT Silchar has a contrasting computer lab arrangement for different departments. For example, the Department of data science and analytics labs are different than those of P.G labs.
Fees:
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IIEST Shibpur: The fee structure of B.Tech CSE is 1.37 LPA (First year) whereas, for M.Tech, it is 81,500(First year).
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NIT Silchar: The fee structure of B.Tech CSE is 1.48 LPA (First year) whereas, for M.Tech, it is 91,140 (First year).
The admission into these colleges are only possible through JEE(Joint Entrance Examination). The above-mentioned details will help you in making your decision. However, the name of an institute could just be taken as a tag and you can possibly pursue your dream job from any of the two institutes mentioned.
Should I study at CIT Kokrajhar or wait a year and appear for the JEE? Is CIT better than NIT Silchar?
The faculty at CIT Kokrajhar is from reputed colleges such as IIT, NIT, and ACE. They are quite helpful towards students who work sincerely. A friend of mine has studied in CIT Kokrajhar and he recommended me not to go there.
It does not offer good placement opportunities. It lags behind when compared to national universities such as NIT or IIT. It would be advised to join CIT Kokrajhar only if it is your last resort.
Below listed is a detailed comparison of these two universities on various important factors:
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Particulars |
CIT Kokrajhar |
NIT Silchar |
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Courses Offered |
B.Tech, B.Des., Diploma |
B.Tech, M.Tech, PG Diploma, and Ph.D. |
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Entrance Accepted |
CITEE, CITDEE, CITLET, CITBDAT |
JEE Main, CAT, GATE, and NET |
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Highest Salary Package (LPA) |
INR 5,00,000 |
INR 33,05,000 |
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Ranking (as per surveys in 2020) |
36 by India Today and 46 by NIRF |
None |
Facilities And Infrastructure:
- CIT Kokrajhar is adding new facilities for its students such as medical, hostel, internet, sports, and technical support gradually.
- Infrastructural facilities are better when compared to other state colleges.
- The central university library on campus is one of the first in Assam that has RFID Technology available.
Placements:
- CIT Kokrajhar is still struggling in terms of providing placements.
- Very few students from the respective batches get placed through campus placements.
- If you are looking for job opportunities while studying at CIT Kokrajhar then you should try and appear for GATE as that will aid in job opportunities.
Although, the CIT campus is growing gradually. It will take time to come at par with NIT Silchar. Due to the uncertainty of placements, you must consider opting for this university if this is your last option.
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