The CS programs of all these institutes are excellent and considered the best almost at par with CS programs of the top 7 IITs.

• Faculty: The faculty pool of IIIT Hyderabad is better than all the aforementioned institutes followed by BITS and IIT Indore. 
• Course and curriculum: The curriculum of IIIT Hyderabad is industry relevant and at par with recent trends. BITS Pilani comes next followed by IIT Indore. 
• College life: The quality of college life depends on external factors like location and again IIIT Hyderabad wins the race against BITS located in remote areas. Hyderabad has food eateries and hang-out spots. However, IIIT Hyderabad has a very small campus while BITS has a massive campus. Sort your priorities!
• Coding Culture: The coding culture can be reflected in the quality of companies visiting for placements. One of the top soft to the colony Apple has come only to IIIT Hyderabad again proving its credibility. 
• Alumni: BITS has the most extensive alumni network followed by IIIT Hyderabad and IIT Indore which has been established recently. 
• ROI: ROI is directly proportional to the fees charged for which IIT takes the lead followed by IIIT Hyderabad and then BITS. 
• Placements: IIT Indore has the smallest average package when compared to IIIT Hyderabad and BITS. 

In conclusion, IIIT Hyderabad is the best choice followed by BITS. IIT Indore should only be considered if you have financial issues.

A simple answer to this question would be IIT Hyderabad if you are looking for better academics and job prospects and IIT Kharagpur if you are on the lookout for a good social life.

Honestly, the course of math and computing at IIT KGP lacks the necessary requirements to impart true knowledge related to math and computing. The only reason why people still go for this course is the high placement packages offered at the end of five years. If you are adamant about joining IIT KGP, then I suggest you opt for a brand change and go for something that is more industry-relevant and worthy today.

The ultimate question is if you want to choose a college with good academics or good activities. Once you Are sure about the answer, Taking this decision will become much easier.

Both IIIT Hyderabad and BITS Pilani Hyderabad have great Techfests. I would like to present the key highlights of Felicity 2023, IIIT Hyderabad’s annual Techfest-

Felicity 2023 ran for 3 days, from 16th to 18th March. Some events held during these fun-packed three days were- Photo Contest, The Masterclass CP Workshop on Binary Search, What the Funny, HoverRobotix Workshop, RoboRunner, TimeWarp, Memory Makers, Memory Makers: Speedathon, FIFA Tournament, Pixel Art, The Masterclass CP Workshop on Dynamic Programming, Face-ify, Roadblock, Vimgolf,  Exoplanet Hunt, Graphiti, etc.

During the fest, students enjoyed a standup comedy session by Jaspreet Singh and an electrifying performance by The Radical Array Project (T.R.A.P.).

Felicity 2023 at IIIT Hyderabad was truly amazing and my friends and I thoroughly enjoyed those three days.

I visited IIT Ropar in the past. Its campus is in a pretty good condition. The seniors over there had good reviews about their institution. The campus is around 50 kms away from Chandigarh.

I am a student at IIIT Hyderabad and know my institution quite well. Here are some highlights about it-

1. IIIT Hyderabad offers one of the best CSE programs in India.
2. Strong focus is laid on academics, and great opportunities are provided to students for extracurriculars. You will get to build cool stuff for the IIITH fest.
3. Students of IIIT Hyderabad perform really well in ACM ICPC, GSoC, OPW, etc. and during internships. This proves the high quality of the academic environment at IIIT H.
4. The course curriculum is rich and you will remain occupied with coursework and assignments.
5. The faculty is very helpful and there are regular tutorials by seniors for first year students. 
6. The professors strongly promote academics and research.You can take up the honors program to understand the research environment better.
7. The IIIT Hyderabad campus is big, clean, well connected and close to the city. There are just a few restrictions and a lot of personal freedom is given to the students. However, there is a strict attendance criteria.
8. The hostels are great and the mess food is average. There are many restaurants nearby so you can also order from outside.
9. The interaction between different branches is great due to the smaller number of students and limited branches. The senior-junior interaction is also great.
10. The placements are pretty impressive.

According to me, especially for the CSE branch, IIIT Hyderabad is the right choice due to its great coding culture and strong curriculum. However, your choice can differ according to your situation. Do consult the alumni of both these institutions before arriving at a particular decision.

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. 

In my opinion, M.Tech in CSE from IIIT Hyderabad is way better than the M.E. Software System from BITS Pilani. Honestly, both the colleges are good so my comparison is only on the basis of the courses. Consider the following points of comparison 

• ME in the Software System curriculum mostly comprises software engineering or IT subjects and has little connection with the actual CSE curriculum. Whereas, if you take CSE, you can opt for the subjects of your choice from the second year and can take subjects directly related to CSE. 
• BITS Pilani has a better brand value and enjoys more global recognition than IIIT Hyderabad thereby making it easy to pursue Ph.D. from a foreign university.
• M.E. in Software Systems limits the scope of a Ph.D. with a good research area in CSE.

In the end, I will say both IIIT Hyderabad and BITS are excellent institutes for CSE education and offer equally good placements. So priority should be given to the course and not the college!

The BTech degree offered in both the courses is similar so the foundation courses taught in the initial 2 years are exactly the same. From the third year, you will be asked to choose a lab where you will be conducting research. Students are given many options to choose from. 

Some of these include the following:

• Robotics Research Centre
• Computer Vision
• Spatial Informatics
• Center for Data Engineering 

So the third year witnesses additional courses that are specific to your branch. Both CSE and CSD students will be working on similar problems and will be publishing research papers in the 3rd and 4th years. In the fifth year, students have to write their thesis. One of my friends joined CSE and Robotics Research Centre and is very happy with the results.

The question is highly illogical as no branches are comparable, rather it’s a matter of preferences. You can say that placements of CSE are better than ECE but to say that to the entire branch would be making a false claim. 

In any engineering institute you will find the average packages of the CSE branch higher than other branches but does this mean the other branches are not as good? The answer is no. The placements are directly affected by the demand in industry and it has nothing to do with the credibility of the branch. If you are genuinely interested in ECE, then CSE won’t be a good choice for you irrespective of how lucrative the package you are offered. So it’s a subjective matter. 

People tend to adopt the sheep mentality and flock to CSE just because everyone is doing so and fail to analyze their own passions and interests. The increasing size of packages and international offers has resulted in a preconceived notion that CSE is better. In reality, both ECE and CSE branches are equally good with equally good opportunities, faculties, and education. 

So it’s advisable to make the decision without any preconceived notions.