No, IIIT Gwalior is in no way better than IIIT Bangalore. The latter has an upper hand in almost every aspect be it research culture, coding culture, campus life, peer group, infrastructure, faculty, and placements. IIIT Bangalore is more reputed and its degree has more value than IIIT Gwalior. Below is the statistical comparison of both the institutes to prove my statement further
Particulars |
IIIT Gwalior |
IIIT Bangalore |
Fees |
INR 1.87 Lakhs (first year) |
INR 3.84 Lakhs (first year) |
Ranking by NIRF (BTech) |
88 out of 200 colleges in India in 2023 |
74 out of 200 colleges in India in 2023 |
Highest CTC |
INR 1.95 CPA |
INR 2.02 CPA |
Average CTC |
INR 24.85 LPA |
INR 30.78 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Dell, Goibibo, MathWorks, Amazon, Black |
Amazon, Nvidia, Zoom, Oracle, Cisco, Pega Qualcomm, Samsung |
So, unless you have any financial constraints, IIIT Bangalore is a much better choice than IIIT Gwalior.
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.
Categories |
IIITM Gwalior |
IIIT Lucknow |
Course Fee |
5.4-6.7 lakh |
9.81 lakh |
Placement Percentage |
75% |
60% |
Highest CTC |
8 LPA |
10 LPA |
Average CTC |
5 LPA |
5 LPA |
Lowest CTC |
4 LPA |
2 LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
TCS, PwC, Jaro, Axiom, etc. |
American Express, Directi, Virtusa, Info Edge, etc. |
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.
IIITM Gwalior is a Govt university. The institute needs to work on the management and administration process to improve its ranking. Being a private deemed university, IIIT Hyderabad has complete autonomy and least bureaucracy. It is a research-oriented institute and often modifies the teaching methodology according to real-time industry problems.
One of the major factors that contribute to the higher ranking of IIIT Hyderabad is its coding culture. Students of the university dominate all major competitive coding forums. IIITM Gwalior has a good coding culture too, but it ranks below IIIT H.
IIITM G teaches topics such as AI and ML. But these courses aren’t taught well. This might be the case for IIIT H as well.
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.
Here’s what you should know about the placements and fee structure of the three institutes.
College name |
Placement (Average Salary) |
Fees (first-year fees) |
DA IICT |
INR 9.5 to 10 LPA for ICT graduates |
INR 1.97 lakhs |
IITDM |
INR 9.9 LPA |
INR 1.38 lakhs |
IIITM Gwalior |
INR 24.33 LPA |
INR 1.49 lakhs |
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.
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.
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.
Better is a very relative term. Better in what aspect? Every institute has unique traits and one might be better than the other on the basis of one aspect but not on the other. That being said, consider the following parameters and the preferable institute in that regard
In a nutshell, IIITM is better than NIT Silchar in every aspect given that you are interested in the IT field. So unless you are after the NIT tag, choose IIITM Gwalior over NIT Silchar.
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.
Particulars |
IIIT Gwalior |
IIIT Jabalpur |
IIIT Lucknow |
Total Fees (B.Tech) |
Rs. 5.4 Lakhs |
Rs. 5.29 Lakhs |
Rs. 9.81 Lakhs |
Highest Package offered |
Rs. 42 LPA |
Rs. 23 LPA |
Rs. 43 LPA |
JEE Main cut-off |
8781 |
15395 |
14268 |
Key Highlights:
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 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.