NIT Agartala would be a better option than NIT Arunachal Pradesh. Though civil engineering is a popular course than Production engineering based on ranking and placement NIT Agartala campus comes before NIT Arunachal Pradesh.
According to the NIRF report 2023, NIT Agartala ranked 91 and NIT Arunachal Pradesh ranked 101 among all the top engineering colleges of India.
In NIT Agartala companies such as Google, Amazon, Adobe, BYJUs, Wipro, TCS, and LinkedIn have visited the campus. The average package is 15 lakhs and the highest package is 52 lakhs. Around 90% of students get placed this year. Whereas last year at NIT Arunachal Pradesh 48.3% of students got placed.
After completing the course from NIT Agartala in production engineering will offer a good placement offer as well as a completion certificate from a prestigious institution.
Civil engineering is a more popular course than production engineering and has more scope. As for the colleges, NIT Agartala is an old NIT with a large alumni base compared to NIT Arunachal Pradesh. According to the NIRF Ranking of 2020, NIT Agartala and NIT Arunachal Pradesh are ranked in 75 and 200 in the engineering category.
NIT Arunachal Pradesh(Civil Engineering):
Admission-
Admission to the BTech Civil Engineering is based on the performance of the students in JEE Main.
The prerequisite for admission is 10+2.
The closing cut-off of home state and other states for Civil Engineering in 2019 was 201859 and 40346 respectively.
The first year fee at this college is 2.2 Lakhs. However, students get scholarships and fee waivers.
Placements- The college also has a good placement rate with several students placed in the topmost companies.
The companies visiting the campus are IBM, Havells, Asahi India Glass, Bharat Technologies, Polaris, NOKIA, Huawei, Directi, Burning Glass Technologies, Infosys, Yodlee, and many more.
The highest and average salary of the students is 11.68 LPA and 4.2 LPA.
NIT Agartala(Production engineering):
Admission-
Like NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Agartala also enrolls students based on the JEE Main score.
The eligibility for admission is 10+2 with at least 75%.
The closing cutoff for Production Engineering in 2019 was 266626.
The college also ensures good scholarship and fee waiver programs. The first year fee for this course is 1.48 lakhs.
Placements-
The highest and average salary received by the students at this college is 36 LPA and 5 LPA respectively.
The companies visiting the campus are Amazon, Samsung, IBM, Intel, Infosys, Ashok Leyland, Vedanta, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, Capgemini, L & T, Tata Motors, and many more.
Civil is a core engineering branch whereas Production Engineering is a specialization under Mechanical Engineering that’s why the former has wider scope in higher studies as well as in placements. However, Production Engineering has huge demand in the industry. So, go through the facts given above and choose the college that suits your requirements.