As a former BTech student in the IT branch at KIET, let me tell you that this branch is the best among all the others.
Just last year in 2023, the placement percentage from the IT branch was around 93.81%. The highest package was INR 48.89 LPA. The average package was around INR 6.78 LPA.
Not only last year, but the placements have been consistently good since the last 5-6 years.
KIET Information Technology branch students were offered INR 5.37 LPA as an average package and INR 27.40 as the highest package in 2020.
ABES Engineering College's Computer Science Engineering branch students were offered INR 10 LPA as the highest package and 3.4 LPA as the average package in 2020.
The table below highlights features of the programs and institutes:
Parameters |
KIET (IT) |
ABES Engineering College (CSE) |
Placement Percentage |
100 |
90 |
Campus size (acres) |
18.2 |
15.2 |
Total Seats |
180 |
180 |
Fee |
INR 1.3 LPA |
INR 1.44 LPA |
Average Package |
INR 5.37 LPA |
INR 3.4 LPA |
Admission Requirements for KIET and ABES Engineering College
Admissions follow the entrance based criteria which require students to have at least 45% marks in 10+2 with UPSEE qualification.
Infrastructure and Faculty
ABES Engineering College
KIET
Placement Statistics 2020
KIET
ABES Engineering College
The aforementioned factors have been listed for students to make a choice based on facts.
IT is a branch of CS. A degree in CS offers more options compared to IT but since their core area is the same, people consider both to be similar. In the below-given table we compare two colleges over some general pointers.
Pointers |
ABES |
KIET |
Fee/year |
1.44 lakhs/ Annum |
1.43 lakhs/ Annum |
Affiliated University |
AKUT, Lucknow |
UPTU, Lucknow |
Overall Placement Rate |
80-90% |
85-90% |
Avg. Salary Offered |
4.2-5 LPA |
4.14 LPA |
Closing Rank 2019 (Approx) |
UPSEE- 16064-19585 |
UPSEE- 10554-12705 |
To conclude, both the AICTE approved colleges are comparably similar. Most students prefer CS over IT for wide range of opportunities. But KIET offers decent placements for IT. So, choose according to your preference.