Which is better, IIIT Bhubaneswar or IIITM Gwalior?

Both IIITM, Gwalior, and IIIT, Bhubaneswar are information technology or IT institutes of our country and are approved by AICTE. The two institutes are also accredited by NAAC. In addition to this, IIIT is approved by the UGC as well. NIRF has ranked IIITM and IIIT Bhubaneswar at 100 and 201 respectively for engineering.

Admission:

• B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, Ph.D., B.Tech. + MBA, etc. are the popular courses offered by IIITM. Whereas, IIIT Bhubaneswar is best known for its B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D., PG Diploma courses.

• The admission to both these institutes is based on past academic performance of the students as well as relevant entrance examination scores.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

IIITM: The institute offers hostels with modern facilities, labs, lecture theatres, libraries, computational facilities, auditorium, sports, yoga, canteen, common room, etc. It hosts a number of cultural events throughout the academic year.

IIIT: The 23 acres campus offers labs, classrooms, a central library, hostel, faculty residences, sports, IT facilities, etc. The second phase of construction is going on presently.

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.

IIIT: Tuition fee waiver schemes, education loans, government scholarships, AICTE scholarships, domicile scholarships, monthly stipend, etc, are offered.

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.

IIIT:

• Graduates were placed in companies such as DELL, TCS, E&Y, Infosys, etc.

• The highest package offered was 8.5 LPA by DELL.

Alumni:

IITM: Notable alumni of the institute include Abhishek Kishore Gupta (Partner: KPMG India), Anil Choudhary (Data Scientist), Aditi Bansal (Program Management Associate: Adobe), and Naveen Sharma (Scientist).

IIIT: The IIIT Bhubaneswar Alumni Network, started in 2017, helps the alumni of the institute to connect and network, organize social events, career guidance, etc.

Both IIITM and IIITB are well-known institutions and offer decent placements. However, which will be better for you, you should decide that.