Both the colleges mentioned above are one of the oldest yet one of the most reputed NIT in the country, as far as placements are concerned it is very difficult to say which one is better as both the institutes provide almost the same placement opportunities.
Placements for MNNIT Allahabad: It has an incredible alumni network, and some top reputed companies visit the campus every year.
BHEL, Indogulf Fertilizers, Gati Infrastructures, Acolyte Hindalco, Ericsson India Global Services, Eaton, Direct, DIT, Deloitte, Dell, Indian Navy, Capgemini, Canon, Brahmos, BPCL, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc are the regular participants in the placements here.
The total placement record for Engineering in 2019 was 100% with a median package of 4.14 lakhs per annum and a top package of 36 lakhs per annum for all of its branches.
Placement of NIT Surathkal: NIT Surathkal issued an outstanding record of placement with a hundred percent placement for all its students.
The highest package offered was 39 lacs per annum, and the median package offered was around 14.15 lakhs per annum.
Students received offers from Microsoft. Samsung, Microsoft, Adobe, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.
So the records for the placements shows that NIT Surathkal is a bit better and has an edge over MNNIT Allahabad, in terms of overall placements and the total percentage of students placed.