Should I consider CSE at NIT Delhi or at IIITM Gwalior?

IIITM, Gwalior, and NIT, Delhi are two prime institutes of India and are both approved by AICTE. While IIITM is also accredited by NAAC. NIT is accredited by UGC as well. NIRF has ranked IIITM Gwalior and NIT Delhi at 100th and 251st place for Engineering respectively.

Admission:

NIT Delhi offers BTech and MTech programs for CSE, whereas IIITM Gwalior offers a BTech program for the same.

IIITM:

• For BTech CSE students require 75% in 10+2 and valid JEE Main score. In 2019 the closing cutoff was 10780.

• The BTech CSE course costs around 1.49 Lakhs.

NIT Delhi:

• The eligibility criteria for admission to B.Tech. is 75% in 10+2 (PCM) and JEE Main score for M.Tech., students need 60% in B.Tech. and a valid GATE score.

• The course fee for BTech and MTech CSE at NIT Delhi is ?96,866 and 1.99 Lakhs per annum, respectively.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

IIITM: The institute offers hostels with modern facilities, labs, lecture theatres, libraries, computational facilities, auditorium, sports, yoga, canteen, common room, etc. The campus hosts a number of cultural events as well.

NIT: The temporary campus provides a plethora of facilities, including a library, hostels, cafeteria, and shuttle services. The permanent campus will have a great locational advantage.

Scholarships:

IIITM: IIITM scholarships are provided to meritorious students who fulfill some criteria, such as scoring a certain GPA, and maintain the terms and conditions for availing it.

NIT: The institute offers 6 scholarships to students based on socio-economic background, academics, disabilities.

Placement Statistics:

IIITM:

• 90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.

• The highest and average packages offered were 42 LPA and 14.58 LPA, respectively.

NIT:

• 73% of students were placed from the undergraduate batch with a median salary of 5 LPA.

• Among the PG students, 4 out of 26 were placed with a median salary of 6 LPA.

• Top recruiting companies include IBM, Samsung, Mac Software, Paytm, etc.

IIITM and NIT are excellent institutions and offer decent CSE programs both in terms of academics and placements so choose according to your convenience.