According to the NIRF ranking, Manipal University was ranked 14th out of 200 for overall and 8th out of 200 for The Top Universities in India. It is also ranked as 2nd overall in the state of Karnataka. Whereas, Jadavpur University was ranked 17th out of 300 for B.Tech courses in India 2020 and 1st in Kolkata for B.Tech.

BTech Courses:

• B.Tech in Manipal University is offered in 17 streams, namely CSE, ME, ECE, EEE, IT, CE, Aeronautical Engineering, Data Sciences, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automobile Engineering, Computer and Communication Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics and Media Technology.
• On the other hand, B.Tech in Jadavpur University is offered in 2 streams, namely Food Technology & Biochemical Engineering and Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering.

Admissions:

Manipal University:

• The eligibility requirement is to pass 10+2 with Physics, Mathematics, and English as the compulsory subjects. Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / any technical vocational subjects should be the optional subjects. Also must have attained a minimum of 50% marks from a recognized board.
• The admission is through MET. The 1st year course fee is around Rs.3.35 Lakhs.

Jadavpur University:

• The eligibility requirement is to pass 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics as the compulsory subjects. Also, aspirants must have attained a minimum of 45% marks from a recognized board.
• Students are also required to qualify for JEE MAINS/ JEE ADVANCE/ WBJEE.
• The 1st year course fee is Rs.2,400.

Placements:

Manipal University:

• The highest package offered was INR 27 LPA, whereas the median salary was INR 6.2 LPA.
• 80-85% is the placement rate of the University.
• Some of the top recruits are Forbes Marshall, Mercedes Benz, Hyundai, Cipla, Hero Moto Corp, Maruti Suzuki, INFOSYS, Intel, etc.

Jadavpur University:

• 100% is the placement percentage of the students at the university.
• The highest package offered was INR 42 LPA, whereas the median salary was INR 19.96 LPA.
• Top recruits are Tata Consultancy Services, IBM, Reliance Industries Limited, ITC, L&T Infotech, Cisco, Britannia Industries, Honeywell, Pepsico Pvt Ltd., Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Snapdeal, Infosys, Capgemini, etc.

The city life of both places is totally different. So the aspirant can choose what suits him/ her better. Jadavpur University consists of more number of well qualified B.Tech faculties for the students as compared to Manipal University. By looking at the above data the student can take their own decision regarding which is better for them.

All these institutions are well known for their engineering stream. NIRF 2020 has ranked IIEST, Jadavpur University, NIT Durgapur, and NIT Rourkela in 21, 17, 47, and 16 for Engineering. Let's compare these on the basis of placements and ranking which may help you to make the right option.

Admissions: Admission to MTech programs at these institutes are based on a valid GATE score and the prerequisite for admission is BE/BTech with more than 55% marks from a recognized university.

Placements: Infosys, TCS, Wipro, and Amazon, Microsoft, Maruti, HSBC Technologies, IBM, L&T, Capgemini, Future First,etc. are among the top recruiters at the institutes.

Based on the above stats you can decide which institute to choose accordingly. If we see the rankings issued by NIRF (National Institute Of Rankings Framework) then it is clearly visible that all of these institutes are among the top 50 engineering institutes of India. The admission criteria to M.Tech Courses at these is via GATE examination rank. On the basis of all these listed comparisons, hope that you will be able to choose the best option.

It is up to your interest which domain you want to go in. But If you were comparing both on just placement perspective, CSE offers much higher packages from companies compared to other branches. 

• Course: CSE at Jadavpur University is quite good and as JU is situated in a metro city majority of IT companies visit the campus for CSE placements. ECE from IIT Bhubaneswar is said to have good academia and help you to shape the future both in IT as well as in the core sector.
• Infrastructure: Most of the IITs are equipped with the latest machines in their laboratories, and IIT Bhubaneswar has the same facilities. Students are learning from the new permanent campus and the hostel accommodations are good. Jadavpur University lacks a little behind IIT Bhubaneswar in terms of infrastructure.
• Exposure: IIT Bhubaneshwar provide opportunities even in the ECE course and IIT also gives you brand name which has its own advantages. However, the placement report of 2019 reveals that CSE students got 100% placement with an average CTC 19.96 LPA in Jadavpur University. The first ECE batch of IIT Bhubaneswar graduated this year so there is no past placement record for this branch, however, in 2019 there were overall 90% placements with an average CTC of 11.4 LPA.
• Environment: IITs provide an excellent infrastructure and college environment as JEE finds the best students for engineering. Also, the professors are highly qualified in IITs. Overall, the learning environment in IIT Bhubaneswar is better when compared to Jadavpur University.

If most of these factors are considered, ECE in IIT Bhubaneswar seems to be the better choice.

Jadavpur University is located in the middle of Kolkata and BIT Mesra is located at the outskirts of the city. Jadavpur University has arts and science departments as well, so one will get holistic viewpoints.

Infrastructure: BIT Mesra has more conforming buildings and much better food and lodging than the Jadavpur University.

Diversity: BIT Mesra has got overall better diversity but the gender diversity is surprisingly twisted.

The table shows a brief overview of the institutions:

Placement:

BIT Mesra - 

• The average package was 11.76 lakhs with Student strength of 120.
• In 2020, Microsoft gave the highest package of approx 49.76 lakhs and took 7 students.
• Multiple other top companies came like GS, Amazon, DirectI, Walmart labs etc.

Jadavpur University - 

• The average package was 19.96 lakhs with Student strength of 60.
• In 2020, Tower Research gave the highest package of 42 lakhs. Tower Research only visits top 7 IITs and some very few good colleges, Jadavpur University being one of them.
• Microsoft took 11 students from CS. Various other companies visited the college like Deshaw, Amazon, GS, etc.

Supplementary Examination:

• Jadavpur University is very good in terms of examination. Students can attempt multiple numbers of supplementary exams and the administration will make sure the student clear the exams and the supplementary exam fees are about Rs. 50.
•  BIT Mesra have introduced the year back concept from 2018 batch onwards. Supplementary exam fees are about Rs. 10k per paper or if the student wants to give backlog examination in the summer breaks then for registering 3 backlog papers you have to pay about Rs. 26400.

In Jadavpur University, one might feel a bit of preference if the student is not from West Bengal. One will get sufficient free time in Jadavpur University as compared to Mesra.

My friend is a graduate in CSE from Jadavpur University and according to his experience here are the possible reasons you might be looking for:

• Reputation:Each and every institution has some flagship departments, which the institution is best known? for. Most of the CSE alumni of Jadavpur University tend to be highly successful. This has given JU prominence in the IT industry in terms of placement. IIEST has that same reputation for mechanical and civil as per his knowledge.

When my friend joined JU, only the ETCE branch was having the best placement. But according to recent placement statistics, IT and CSE also have reached that prominence. 

• Quality of students: Last year, the closing rank for JU CSE was 134 in the 3rd round which is quite high. This definitely proves the craze for JU CSE. As IIEST takes students only from JEE Main, it fails to get that much attention because of the top 3 NITs. On the other hand, JU is undoubtedly the best college under WBJEE, so it gets that easily.

• Extracurricular activities: You can participate in a lot of activities like Coding Club, Science Club, Linux User Group, Hult prize, etc. This will certainly give a great platform to learn and develop new skills.

• Helpful seniors: Seniors are very kind and you won’t be disappointed or refused any help. Some seniors also used to teach juniors on weekly basis in the aforementioned clubs.

• Active and responsible placement cell: My friend always used to see how the coordinators and OSD Ma'am worked tirelessly just for the sake of the students. Because of them, the CSE’17 batch had an average salary of 14.696LPA. JU IT and ETCE also had a similar kind of placement.

JU has a huge alumni base which helped my friend and his peers more than one can think of. Getting contacts and recommendations made it possible to invite a lot of companies for campus recruitment.

Both the branches, whether CST in IIEST Shibpur or ETCE in Jadavpur University is worth their name. Still, there are many factors regarding Rankings, Admission Process, Fees, Scholarships, and Placements that differentiates them.Jadavpur University acquires a spot as 17th college in BTech amongst 300 in India 2020.IIEST Shibpur, on the other hand, stands firm with 21st ranking amongst Engineering institutes, as per NIRF Ranking 2020.

Admission:

Jadavpur University:

• To be eligible for the JU admission process, a student must have 10+2 with 45% and scores of WBJEE. Later, a counseling process takes place.
• 90% of seats at JU are for domicile General Category and 10% for all Indian students.
• Last year, the cut off for the general category ranged from 110-114,

IIEST Shibpur:

• IIEST Shibpur accepts students after they have their 10+2 scores with at least 45% and a minimum of 30% in English. The entrance for admissions is JEE Mains (Paper 1) scores.
• After a student passes the cutoff, admissions are given through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Board.
• The cut off for general quota ranged from 4978-9379.

Fees:

• The overall fees of BTech in JU is far less in comparison to IIEST Shibpur. A student has to pay a minimum fee of INR 9,600 for the whole course whereas, a student from IIEST has to pay INR 1.37 lakhs per year.
• Apart from this, JU offers scholarships to meritorious students. A few are SN Scholarship and DAAD Scholarship.

PLACEMENTS:

Jadavpur University:

• According to the latest data, there was a 100% placement rate from JU. The highest annual package was INR 58 lakhs.
• The total number of eligible students from ETCE was 55, and 51 got placements.
• The average annual package for ETCE was INR 9 lakhs, and the highest was INR 39 lakhs.
• These students got into software and core companies. The top recruiters were Amazon, Synopsis, TATA Consultancy Services, HPCL, and Goldman Sachs.
• Some students even went for higher studies from this branch into IITs, IIMs, etc.

IIEST Shibpur:

• A drop in placements is visible from the past consecutive years in IIEST Shibpur. In 2017 it was 85.71%, 81.82% in 2018 and 72% in 2019.
• The average annual package of a CST student is INR 9 lakhs whereas the highest salary was INR 39.12 lakhs.
• 90 reputed companies came for final placement and made 462 offers.
• The top recruiters were Cognizant, Infinity Infosys Parks, Capgemini, etc.

Looking into the above factors, ETCE from JU proves to be a better option than CST in IIEST Shibpur in rankings, fees, placements criteria.

The general preference is that none of the two colleges is a feasible option for pursuing B.Sc (Chemistry). The reasons behind this are listed separately below for both the colleges:

• Xavier’s is not a good option for chemistry. The faculty is not equipped in teaching in-depth concepts. They do not provide the requisite exposure for broadening a student's knowledge base.
• A general tendency of faculties is that they don’t recommend books. A huge amount of knowledge is gained by using internet sources which in turn makes them dependent on electronic sources.
• Internal politics is also an inevitable element of the campus culture. A lot of distraction is inherent in the day-to-day activities.
• Jadavpur University also gives very less exposure in terms of the knowledge base.
• A large amount of attention is focused on internal politics which hampers the educational and professional growth of the candidates.

Both the colleges reflect quite a dismal picture for this particular course, but even if the choice has to be made it will shift towards Xavier’s Kolkata as in:

• It is the only NAAC Accredited A++ institute in West Bengal making your degree more reputed and acceptable. It will provide larger scope for better career options in the market.
• It allows individuals to look out to different personality domains of a candidate as it gives opportunity in the form of various cultural & social events.

Overall, Xavier’s is a better option than Jadavpur University in every aspect.