Yes, IIIT Allahabad is also a decent institute, providing a similar graded placement as MNNIT Allahabad. There are several similarities between the two institutes, with some added advantages of being in IIIT Allahabad too. 

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

Key Highlights:

• The IT department of IIIT Allahabad has a smaller batch size than CSE at MNNIT Allahabad, along with some better lab facilities in the institute.
• The placements in both institutes are more or less the same. Most companies visit both the institutes, both of the institutes being in the same city.
• The coding environment in IIIT Allahabad is much better than in MNNIT Allahabad.
• The subjects in IT at IIIT Allahabad are almost the same as the subjects in CSE, with slight differences in curriculum.
• The labs in IIIT Allahabad are excellently maintained and properly equipped with instruments.

Therefore, IIIT Allahabad is no doubt an excellent institute for IT and the candidate will be in no loss choosing the institute. Other than that, it depends upon the candidate as to how much he/she can put the effort into preparation.

There are several professors in the ECE department of MNNIT Allahabad who are excellent in their teaching and lectures for students. These teachers help the students not only in the curriculum but in works related to research and provide other institutional facilities too.

One such example of such a professor is Prof. Amit Dhawan. The point below gives a brief overview of Prof. Dhawan’s characteristics.

• Prof. Amit Dhawan’s lectures are one of the few where students actually learn in detail in topics relevant to the curriculum.
• In most times, 100% attendance was seen in Prof. Amit Dhawan’s class.
• He designed the question paper as such it contains all logical questions, which needs to be solved analytically. No questions in the papers made by the professor require illogical lengthy answers.
• Prof. Amit Dhawan is famous for his lectures in Digital Electronics. He ignites the interest in the subject to most students’ minds in his class. Also, most students receive good grades in the subjects taught by Prof. Amit Dhawan.

These are some of the key highlights of Prof. Amit Dhawan’s lectures, which most students in ECE and also students from other departments in MNNIT Allahabad are well aware of.

If you compare IIIT Allahabad placement cell with MNNIT Allahabad, then go for IIIT Allahabad. According to some of my friends studying there IIIT Allahabad would be a better career choice. 

The following table will show you the placement record of IIIT Allahabad or MNNIT Allahabad.

IIIT Allahabad has a better placement cell. One of my relatives studied at IIITA and suggested that its alumni are wider and stronger. IIITA also keeps up with the pace with industry and market needs. 

IIITA some of the top recruiters are Google, Adobe, Accenture, Amazon, HCL, IBM, LinkedIn, Expedia, Wipro, and many more. The highest salary package offered to IIITA students is INR 43 LPA, while the average is INR 20.83 LPA.

Therefore, if you are considering taking admission between IIIT Allahabad or MNNIT Allahabad, then choose the former, as its placement cell is better..

There is no full-proof strategy to get excellent placement in MNIT Allahabad, but the below-mentioned points can help you bag a decent one.

• The top departments of the institute are CSE, IT, and ECE. You should try your hand to explore different fields and works.
• You can start with live projects, playing with different technologies, creating new OS or software, competitive programming, working with algorithms/data structures, and many more.
• Step into everything that stands as an opportunity for you. Invest your time in the areas of your interest.
• Aim to get better at concepts and practical skills than aiming for excellent placements because placements are by-products.

These were the few tips that you can consider for decent placements. Although, you may not be an empty hand because MNIT Allahabad has an excellent placement record.

Electrical engineering and IT students took the highest packages. If we look at course-wise highest placements, IT, CSE, ECE, Chemical, and Production departments are the top five.

The top-recruiters of the institute are Oyo, Adobe, Amazon, Byjus, Capgemini, Myntra, Intel, Hero, Linked In, Infosys, Google, JP Morgan & Chase, IBM, Wells, Decathlon, Uber, Tata Steel, and many more.

In the long run, your knowledge will be the only thing that will matter. It will define your job profile and your package.

The tags of the colleges are always preferable. Both the colleges are the institute of national importance. Even here, IIT Dhanbad seems to be the best among the two because of the IIT tag. But the actual selection should be based on your branch choice and the best college based on that branch.

Wining Institute

MNNIT Allahabad is better among the two in terms of the CSE branch.

• MNNIT Allahabad is India’s first college that implements computer science engineering. Since then, the faculties here have expertise with the teaching strategies, methodologies, syllabus, and placement of CSE. It has made this institute ahead of some new IITs like ISM Dhanbad, IIT Ropar, IIT Gandhinagar, etc.
• IIT Dhanbad is also a prestigious institute of India but in terms of branches like mining, whereas MNIT is far better in CSE terms. The highest placements for its two departments are below.

• In the past, an MNITian had bagged a package of INR 1.34 crores offered by Facebook.

MNNIT Allahabad is an esteemed college. It is ranked among the top three NITs in terms of the CSE branch.

MNNIT Allahabad is famous for its CSE and IT department because it is the first Indian institute to start with these departments.

In MNIT Allahabad, you can definitely slide your branch from Chemical to IT. The points to be considered to change your branch.

• It is the better choice to change if you have earned a high CGPA of at least 8.8.
• There is not much difference between the IT and CSE branches. So, you can opt to go in any of these because they are equivalent.
• The placement of chemical engineering is the worst in MNIT Allahabad. Therefore, sliding to the IT branch or any other branch (mechanical, ECE, electrical, and production) of your interest will turn out to be an asset for you.

MNIT has an excellent coding culture. You will get an environment to study and watch yourself progressing passionately. There is a computer club, which is the tradition of MNIT. In the club, seniors impart knowledge to their interested juniors.

It is tough to change branches because the seats are fewer, and the competition for it is like cracking another JEE exam. All the branches of MNIT are decent but are worth sliding to CSE/IT. It will reap mouth-watering fruits in the future.

As far as placements are concerned, you should be aware of the latest placements that have taken place in the last year. As of 2020, there were about 1188 eligible students of which 757 were placed in different industries.

When it comes to the top recruiters at the college, these include Myntra, IBM, Wells, Uber, Tata Steel, JP Morgan, and many others. 

Most students from the computer science department are recruited in the placement drives. For 2019, in particular, of the 1185 eligible students, 851 students were placed. Here is the number of students who were eligible and placed in 2020.

You can expect a high salary of INR 49 lakhs per annum with an average CTC of INR 10.28 lakhs per annum. If you are opting for a B. Tech degree, some of the top departments include CSE, IT and Electrical Engineering.

There are multiple branches that offer placements. The table below should help you out with the highest and average salaries of each branch in B. Tech.

The overall placement percentage from these branches was 31.26%. The alumni from the college also are spread through different companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Accenture, Cognizant, and others. Overall, the placements are quite decent at the college and you can expect to get placed with a good job if you work hard.

The situation is probably not that great. From my friend’s experience, data structures and algorithms could be taught in a much-improved manner. This does not pertain only to theory, but practical too.

• When it comes to conducting classes, most of the teaching media used to include code snippets and slide shows. You will also be expected to know the subject well beforehand. There are chances that your doubts may not be answered.
• There are computer club sessions held on weekends. These prove to be quite helpful if you happen to be interested in competitive programming and algorithms.
• There are quite a few regular and frequent classes held for other programming topics. It includes Web development, open-source and Git as well as application development, etc.
• The seniors are really helpful along with active students from different OJs and competitive programming websites that might prove to be quite helpful for motivating everyone.
• Assignments are also provided in every lab and these are checked at the end of the sessions. However, you might not receive any help from teachers in case you get stuck. According to them, everything is taught before any assignment is provided.

You will definitely have to study a lot on your own.