Which is better, EIE at NIT Rourkela or ECE at IIEST Shibpur?

Both NIT Rourkela and IIEST Shibpur are both very well-reputed universities offering good career opportunities and courses. IIEST Shibpur has been ranked 19th by NIRF among the top colleges of India. And, NIT Rourkela is ranked at 16th by NIRF nationally.

Admission Procedure:

IIEST Shibpur

• The eligibility criteria for admission at IIEST Shibpur is students must have completed their 10+2 examination with 75% marks. And the selection criteria are based on the JEE rankings. For ECE the cut-off was 9219 - 11482.
• The university charges an application fee of INR 1,500 from General category students and an INR of 1,000 from reserved students.
• From the overall percentage of seats, 3% of the seats are reserved for physically challenged aspirants and 3% for the defense quota.
• The course fee for ECE is ? 136,500 for the first year and a grand total of ?5.36 Lakhs.

NIT Rourkela

• The eligibility criteria for the students are the same as that of IIEST Shibpur. For EIE the cut-off was 6090-9339.
• For 10+2 examinations should be Maths, Physics and Chemistry are required as compulsory subjects.
• Applications are totally done via an online portal and an application fee of INR 1,000 is charged for every application.

Placements:

IIEST Shibpur

• In 2020 10 students out of 46 students got placed and the number of recruiters came was 45. It witnessed the highest salary package of rupees 39.12 LPA.
• Though last year the university saw a record-breaking placement rate. A total of 462 placement offers were made and 311 students got them.
• Companies like Microsoft, HSBC Technologies, Maruti, TCS, and various MNCs visit the campus every year.

NIT Rourkela

• The most noteworthy salary package offered to the undergraduates in the EIE department was 18 Lakhs by TATA while the normal bundle was 7 lakhs.
• Different large organizations like Microsoft, Tata Steel, Myntra, Bajaj, etc visit the campus every year.
• A year ago around 206 organizations visited the grounds and more than 700 undergraduates got their dream jobs.

Thus, students can apply for any of the two colleges keeping in mind the above-mentioned comparisons. NIT Rourkela and IIEST Shibpur are the two most renowned colleges in India. Nevertheless, the first thing that you have to consider is which stream you want to study and then decide a college depending upon that. Now, if you haven't decided anything and is confused between the above two streams, then studying ECE at IIEST Shibpur is a better option