CMI and IIITG are distinct institutions, so, it will not be fair to compare.

CMI CSE course is theory-oriented whereas, IIITs offers a more practical-based CSE course. CMI is one of India's premier theoretical CSE institutes. The old IITs or IIITs are ideal for engineering or practical applications. Therefore, IITG is not the best for future scope at the large, but this has nothing to do with the institutions as it is a new institute and will take some time to establish itself.

If you want the engineering approach of CSE, IIITG will be better for you. The campus life as IIITG will also be better than CMI. Although CMI is ahead of IIITG in terms of competitive coding. Here is a brief outline of the CSE degree offered by both institutes.

If you are unsure, choose CMI over IIITG.

I have got a few of my close friends studying in these institutes, here are some points according to their experience.

• Campus & Facilities- IIIT Lucknow being a new campus needs time to fully function and for good sports facilities. IIT Guwahati has a permanent campus and welly developed sports facilities.

• Infrastructure- Labs of IIIT Guwahati are well established and all the types of equipment you need for practicals and research are there.
• Location- The IIIT Lucknow area is being developed so you will only find rubble there while near the IIITG construction of IT Park will boost the internships and placements of IIITG.
• At IIIT Guwahati you will gain good industrial knowledge other than the academic part.
• Placements- CSE at IIIT Guwahati has good placements than IIIT Lucknow.

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CSE at IIIT Guwahati is a better option because of the placements and permanent campus.

Having friends studying at both the institutions, I can say that IIIT Guwahati is a new college and this college is outside the city. Both IIIT Guwahati and NIT Silchar are good in their own ways.

• IIIT Guwahati is a little expensive as compared to NIT.
• The placements at IIIT Guwahati are good. But it is advisable to take NIT Silchar as your option if you have interest in electronics.
• If you are only interested in the CSE branch then you can go for IIIT Guwahati instead.
• At NIT Silchar major IT companies like Microsoft visit the campus for placements.
• Most of the companies allow ECE students to sit for placements.
• You will get more opportunities at NIT Silchar than at IIIT Guwahati. Also, NIT Silchar has got better infrastructure than IIIT Guwahati.
• The college has got better sports facilities, better hostel facilities.

If you like maths then you can choose the CSE branch at NIT Silchar. If you want a good career start then you should definitely go for NIT Silchar.

One of my friends studied ECE at IIIT Guwahati and here are some things he shared, which might give you an insight to IIIT Guwahati. According to his experience -

• If you did not get a seat in IIT or Home State NIT in the branch of your choice, then ECE at IIIT Guwahati is not a bad choice. It's similar to the ECE department in most NITs or government IIITs.
• If going for government PSU jobs after B.Tech, then ECE over CSE is fine.
• IIIT Guwahati is among the top 3 new IIITs as far as AIR goes. It is a new institution that is slightly incomplete but secured.
• Academic buildings with a state-of-art are modern centrally air-conditioned.
• A pollution-free environment, 24-hour power, and water supply is also provided. There are four automatic elevators in the boys' hostel. All the rooms have attached bathrooms.

However, CSE and ECE at IIIT Guwahati are good, as far as course content and faculty involvement are concerned compared to the other new NITs, IITs, and IIITs. This is about the curriculum and not about the tag.

For those who join, it's not bad. However, it's not the best on Earth. For the best options go for MIT, Stanford, Caltech, Berkeley, CMU, IIT Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, IIITH, etc.

The short answer is CSE at IIIT Guwahati. If you are primarily interested in programming and coding culture, CSE at IIIT Guwahati is the best choice. However, if you are strongly passionate about any branch then college must not make a huge difference.

I have friends studying in all of these colleges and honestly, they do differ according to their ranking and branch. But if you are keen on CSE then such factors become secondary.

Nevertheless, here are some things you must know before choosing.

• ME at NIT Silchar is also a great option if mechanical engineering is your passion. It has a better ranking among all these options.
• IIIT Guwahati has a great potential of growing to significant heights in the next few years. That’s why CSE at IIIT Guwahati is the best bet for now if you are keen on programming.
• ECE at NIT Agartala cannot surpass any of the above options because neither the ranking is better nor the branch.

Overall, IIIT Guwahati stands as the foremost priority if CSE is your choice. On the other hand, if you are still confused about the branch then go with ME at NIT Silchar without a doubt. Avoid ECE at NIT Agartala as the other two options are much better in terms of everything.

Having friends in both IIIT Guwahati and BITS Pilani, I can say that colleges are well recognized in India and abroad.

CSE and Mechanical are completely different from each other. CSE definitely has more advantages over Mechanical. It’s worth mentioning that CSE growth has been on a positive incline and will remain so. There is much more demand for CSE than that of Mechanical in today’s world.

Now coming to the second option giving the institute a preference then BITS Pilani is way too ahead of IIIT Guwahati. BITS Pilani has better international outreach than any IIIT so it will be really helpful if you have decided to study abroad for your higher studies.

The Mechanical branch of BITS Pilani is good for research and for higher studies too. So if you do not want to go into the corporate sector, Mechanical at BITS Pilani will be perfect for you.