According to most of the students studying there, both the colleges have average reviews. Though if compared IIITM Gwalior is considered better than IIIT Lucknow. As IIITM Gwalior was established at the same time when IIT Hyderabad and Bangalore were established, they have passed out many batches of students, but still have average placements below 10 LPA.

If we talk about IIT Hyderabad then it has also passed out many batches, but the average packages here are of more than 20 lakhs. IIITB has passed out several Btech + Mtech batches offering 17 to 18 LPA as average salary package.

IIT lucknow unlike the others mentioned is not that good or worth it, as it is a newer establishment, placements by significant companies are less. Try for old NITs, as they will get you better and higher salary packages.

My brother was in the same fix a few years back. After considering various factors he chose IIITM. Here are some of the reasons why he opted for IIITM.

• DAIICT offers ICT and ICT with minors in Computational Science. Almost 40% of the syllabus is basically Communication. The syllabus will be a combination of ECE and IT. If you are sure about Communication then don’t choose DAIICT. 
• While choosing try to factor in the location too. DAIICT is situated in Gandhinagar, which is far away from our city. So, it was a point of consideration for my brother.
• DAIICT is private and changes more fees. 

Here’s what you should know about the placements and fee structure of the three institutes. 

Last but not the least, do not keep faculty as one of your deciding factors. This can be hugely misleading. Visit the official websites of the institutes, weigh in the factors important for you, and choose accordingly. Both these institutes have their advantages. 

Yes, there are quite a few options available for fee reductions for students from a financially weak background. Most students are not aware of this for some reason. These are mainly given out in the form of scholarships or fee waivers and a lot of them are based on your JEE Mains rank and your family’s income.

• If you are from the SC or ST category, your entire semester’s tuition fee will be waived off. 
• Now, if you belong to the OBC or General Category, some other scholarships are available as well. These include some state as well national scholarships that are available. 
• Other than this, the institute itself offers a Merit cum Means scholarship to candidates from a weak financial background. This scholarship is given to 10% of students from the batch. It includes a monthly allowance of INR 1000 for any expenses as well as a complete tuition fee waiver.
• Also, don’t miss the chance of applying to the Merit Cum Means scholarship within the first month of your admission. You will definitely regret this later. This scholarship is given only once and if you do bag it, you will definitely benefit from it for the next four to five years at least. Once this chance is gone, no other cases are considered. If you are interested in applying for it, you should contact the Deputy Registrar of the institute.

Just ensure that you have good JEE rank because scholarships are given based on that.

There is a separate room for the first-year graduates and integrated dual degree Mtech and MBA students. The hostel for first-year students is BH-2 (NILGIRI HOSTEL). The process for applying for the hostel is simple. When you visit the college for final verification after you complete all your formalities you get a hostel registration form.

After you got the form, you have to visit BH-2 and simply ask the warden for room registration. The warden will guide you to all the rooms and the best part is you have full freedom to select the room of your choice. You just have to take a look at all the available rooms and get them registered.

Coming to the occupancy of the room, rooms are available for single as well as double occupancy depending on your comfort, though most of the Btech students go for single occupancy. The lobby could be peaceful or loud depending on the students of the nearby rooms.

The Hostel facilities are very good in IIITM Gwalior. The hostels are taken care of and hygienically maintained as well. The corridor area, mess, and bathroom areas are cleaned by the staff on a daily basis.

• The students are allocated single and double occupancy rooms and it depends on their luck because the rooms are distributed by the officials on the first come first serve basis. But there is no such issue if the student gets double occupancy in the first year, as the students are allocated a single room from the second year.
• Each room has LAN Port. The students are open to various facilities in the hostel premises such as 24x7 Unlimited access to the high-speed internet (10 Mbps).
• The Mess food is decent.
• Most of the facilities are similar to the IITs such as internet connection, centralized AC classroom, and Labs.

Academics are not as per standard but they are expected to be improved because the institute has recruited new faculties. One good thing about IIITM Gwalior is that all the faculties in the institute are PHDs from reputed universities. All other facilities like cricket ground, football ground, sports complex, badminton court, swimming pool are available. Also, there is a gym in the sports complex but it is in bad condition. Thus, one can say that the hostel and other facilities are good at IIITM Gwalior.

Among the above three institutes, IIIT Gwalior is the best choice, considering the fact that it is the oldest IIIT and offers excellent placement and academic facilities. The preference order of choice among the institutes is given below.

IIIT Gwalior > IIIT Jabalpur > IIIT Lucknow

The table below gives a brief level of comparison among the three institutes.

Key Highlights:

• The cut-off for admission to IIIT Gwalior is a validation of the fact that it is the best choice. It has its infrastructure spread across a 100-acre campus, being the oldest IIIT and maintaining its standard of placement and academics.
• Jabalpur has a 260-acre campus. In terms of placement and infrastructure, it comes just after IIIT Gwalior. But in terms of research, IIIT Jabalpur is ahead of the other two.
• IIIT Lucknow has a 50-acre campus and is mostly under construction, and is just 2 batches old. It is growing with time and needs to gain fame eventually. IIIT Lucknow has good placement, even in the first pass-out batch. It would be an excellent choice in the future if the records in placement are retained.

Therefore, the above order is the choice of preference a candidate will find relevant. No candidate should be misguided just by recent placement records and statistics.

The MTech in VLSI program at ABV-IIITM, Gwalior is a two-year program with specializations in Advanced Networks, Digital Communication, and Information Security. The annual median salary across students is noted to be 5.8 LPA in 2019.

• The faculty at ABV-IIITM, Gwalior for the MTech VLSI program are professionals in the field who come from a background of academic expertise and are well-versed with VLSI methods and processes.
• They are known to educate and train students to be acute professionals and use their knowledge to create practical solutions in the corporate world.
• Students that participate in the college’s placement drive will have the opportunity to interact with VLSI specialized companies like AMD and Altera. A
• Although it is important to note that the majority of companies that appear during the recruitment season are usually from the software sector and therefore there is a higher chance of not getting an opportunity to work at a core VLSI based firm.
• Some recruiting companies at IIITM, Gwalior for VLSI are Snapdeal, Samsung, TCS, Amazon, Adobe, Myntra, Practo, Reliance, Cisco, Alcatel, and Google.

The stipend paid varies according to the company but as per the MHRD norms it amounts to Rs 8000. Some students have also received a stipend of Rs 12,400 as per AICTE norms. So it would be ideal to conclude that the stipend ranges from anywhere between Rs 8000 to Rs 12,400.

Students are required to perform intensive research about the type of companies that they are looking to work with, considering IIITM, Gwalior offers limited placements to students from the VLSI sector. The total fees for the course amount to 4.23 lacs whereas students are required to clear the GATE exams in order to be eligible for admissions.