What should I choose, IIEST Shibpur for electrical or Jadavpur for mechanical?

IIEST Shibpur is a government institute in Howrah, whereas Jadavpur University is a public state university in Kolkata. IIEST has 21st position in Engineering colleges as per NIRF Rankings 2020. The mechanical department of Jadavpur stands at 8th/9th position and one of the top two departments of Jadavpur University.

Admissions:

IIEST Shibpur:

Students can take admission based on their rank in JEE Main.The final selection will be done through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.Last year, the cut for Electrical engineering went up to 21436 as compared to last year which was 17529.

Jadavpur University:

• Being a state university, Jadavpur conducts its entrance through WBJEE scores.90% of seats are reserved for the domicile General category and 10% of seats are for All Indian students.
• Getting admission here is not a cakewalk. A person has to get rankings under 1500 to secure a place.Last year, the cut off for Mechanical engineering was 379.

Fees:As of fees, BTech in IIEST Shibpur costs 1.37 lakhs fee per year.Comparatively, Jadavpur University charges a minimum of INR 2,400 per annum.

Placements:

IIEST Shibpur:

• IIEST Shibpur offers Indian and abroad internships based on the students' academic performance.
• The placement rate for Electrical Engineering in 2019 was 63.24%, which was a drop of 11.76% from 2018. The highest placement rate is INR 26.88 lakhs LPA.
• The top recruiters were Ericsson, Daikin, ITC limited, Google, Hindustan Motors, etc.
• There were 68 eligible students from the Electrical department, out of which 81 offers were made, and 51 got placed.
• MTech in Electrical Engineering saw a 100% placement rate as 3 were offered a job and all 3 got placed.

Jadavpur University:

• Jadavpur University students get internship offers from Samsung, Oracle, Siemens, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.
• JU has an overall placement rate of 80%. The highest annual package to date is INR 42 lakhs LPA. The average annual package stands at INR 19.96 LPA.
• The total companies that made offers were 55 in number. Out of which, the majority were of Core Engineering with 84%.
• While more than half the students got placements, other students shifted to other countries for further studies.
• The recent highest package for the Mechanical department in JU was 17.6 LPA by Gail. The other core companies which offer placement are Reliance Industries, Wipro, Maruti Suzuki, etc.

Considering all the factors, Jadavpur University has more value of money, placement rate, and rankings. IIEST Shibpur is good but lacks behind in every aspect of JU.