NIT Durgapur is one of the top institutes in the field of engineering and technology. It is ranked 47th among the top Btech colleges in 2020 as per NIRF ranking. It provides above 80% placements in top MNCs every year.
MIT Manipal, on the other hand, is the first self-financing engineering college in India. It is 4th among the top private colleges in 2020 as per India Today ranking. The institute has a 75% placement rate.
Given below is a comparison between the two institutes.
Categories |
NIT Durgapur |
MIT Manipal |
Established |
1960 |
1957 |
Course duration |
4 years |
4 years |
Fees (1st year) |
INR 1.49 lakhs |
INR 3.35 lakhs |
Criteria |
10+2 in science with 75% marks |
10+2 in science with 50% marks |
Entrance Exam |
JEE-Main |
MET |
Scholarship |
yes |
yes |
Placement Record |
85% |
75% |
No. of recruiters |
90+ |
160 |
Highest package |
INR 32.54 LPA |
INR 22.38 LPA |
Average package |
INR 9.09 LPA |
INR 7.50 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Amazon, CTS, PwC, etc |
HCL, Airtel, Microsoft, Dell, Cisco, etc. |
If you are interested in Electronics, then choose MIT Manipal. However, NIT Durgapur ranks among the top five NITs and top engineering colleges of India. It is one of the few engineering colleges having nearly 100% placements. The peer group at NIT Durgapur is also better than MIT Manipal as the selection is through JEE Mains.