Which one is a better option: CSE at IIEST or IT at IIITM Gwalior?

Both IIEST and IIITM Gwalior offer CSE and IT as their flagship courses respectively. The deciding factor here is which subject you are more inclined towards.

If you are passionate about CSE, then IIEST is the best option. Being the second oldest engineering college in India; it has an amazing faculty-Student ratio of 1:14 with highly qualified faculties and visiting professors from IITs, NITs, and other renowned Universities. IIEST is ranked 21st for engineering in 2020.

If your interest lies in the IT field, IIITM Gwalior must be your priority. Ranked 100 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, IITM offers IT as its flagship course.

Admission:

IIEST:

• For admission in IIEST, aspirants must clear JEE Main.

• With the ranking of 4165-10909, one can secure admission in CSE at IIEST in the first round.

• Aspirants from the General (PWD) category must secure a rank below 522 for the same course. Whereas students belonging to OBC (Non-creamy layer) must secure a rank within 4,398.

• IIEST offers a total of 120 seats for CSE with the annual Tuition fee of 70,000.

IIITM Gwalior:

• Securing the rank within 9713-14442 in JEE Main will fetch admission in the IT department of IIITM Gwalior.

• Cutoff falls down to 3,800- 6,300 for OBC (Non-creamy layer) and General category students.

• The admission process is carried through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.

• IIITM Gwalior offers 262 seats for the IT branch with a yearly fee of 84,325.

Placement statistics:

IIEST:

• Around 100 large to medium-sized companies take part in campus recruitment every year.

• Industry giants including IBM, Microsoft, Maruti, TCS, HSBC Technologies are the top recruiters.

• CSE branch in IIEST has the current placement rate of 72% with 462 students being placed in 2020.

• The average CTC offered for CSE students is 9 LPA with the highest CTC of 39.12 LPA.

IIITM Gwalior:

• 400+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year.

• Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, HCL, DELL, Paytm, Myntra.

• 90% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 14.58 LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 is 42 LPA.

Both IIEST and IIITM Gwalior are best in the respective courses offered. The deciding factor here is which branch you find perfect for your interest among CSE and IT.