Which is the best, NIT Hamirpur or VIT Vellore?

NIRF has ranked NIT Hamirpur #151 out of 200 (in India) for the year 2020 and ranked #98th out of 300 for B.Tech. On the other hand, VIT Vellore was ranked #15th out of 300 for B.Tech courses by NIRF rankings. Now let’s take a look at some other factors.

Facilities

NIT Hamirpur:

• Sports facilities are provided to the students.
• Well stocked library having 2 buildings.
• 1gbps internet connectivity is provided to the students.
• An ambulance is available 24/7 for emergency cases.
• The institute also has its health centre which provides treatment to all types of diseases as well as first aid to the needy.

VIT Vellore:

• Auditorium, conference facilities, sports facilities, canteen, smart classrooms, hostels, rainwater harvesting system, solar panels, etc.
• 250 acres is the size of the campus.

Courses

• NIT Hamirpur: B.Tech in 7 streams, MBA in 4 streams, M.Tech in 20 streams, MSc. in 3 streams, B.Arch and M.Arch in 1 stream, Ph.D. in 19 streams, and B.Tech + M.Tech in 2 streams.
• VIT Vellore: B.Tech in 18 streams, BCA in 1 stream, MCA in 1 stream, B.Sc in 1 stream, and M.Sc in 7 streams.

Faculty

NIT Hamirpur:

• Most of the faculties in NIT Hamirpur have completed their Ph.D. course as compared to MIT Manipal.
• Faculty at NIT are very well educated and have completed a Ph.D.

VIT Vellore: The faculties are good and approachable.

Placements

NIT Hamirpur:

• 86% was the placement rate for the last year’s session.
• The highest package was offered to a CSE student of INR 12 LPA.
• The average package offered to the students was INR 6.78 LPA.

VIT Vellore:

• Microsoft Company offered the highest package of about INR 41.60 LPA.
• The average package was INR 6.05 LPA.
• In the year 2020, 7771 offers were given to the students.
• 713 companies visited the campus.
• Some of the companies that offered the highest number of offers are Wipro (278 offers), TCS (244), Intel (151), and Virtusa ( 120).

A comparison can be made on the above information and the students can take their own decision.