Which one is better in academics for a B. Tech (Civil Engineering) among NIT Surathkal and NIT Hamirpur?

On the basis of academics, if a college has to be chosen between NIT Surathkal and NIT Hamirpur for a B. Tech civil engineering course, one should look at the different perspectives that are given below.

NIT Surathkal:

NIRF ranked NIT Surathkal as the 21st best engineering college in 2019. The college has an amazing faculty for civil engineering most of the teachers that are in NITSurathkal have acquired Ph.D. degrees and a minimum teaching average of 2 years. The admission to the BTech Civil program is through JEE Mains.

Placements:

• NIT Surathkal in the academic year of 2019 witnessed a 100% placement percentage.
• There were around 60 companies present to give jobs to the B. Tech students.
• A total of 97 students opted for placements for B. Tech civil engineering course, out of which all of them got the placements.
• Top recruiters that provided jobs include Honeywell, Axis Bank, Myntra Logistics, Amazon, Mcafee, Samsung r&d, HSBC Technology, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Byjus, City Bank, Oyo, Epsilon India, Wipro India, Walmart, and Snap lab.
• The highest package offered was 39 LPA and the average package was 14.5 LPA.

NIT Hamirpur:

In the academic year 2019, NIRF was ranked as the 60th best engineering college in India. The BTech Civil Engineering admission is through JEE Mains. NIT Hamirpur has 9 Ph.D. scholars who are taking the classes. They give tutorial framed questions and the faculty also provides the best study materials.

Placements:

• There were a total of 49 jobs that were offered by the companies to the students.
• There were around 41 students placed out of the total 63 students making a percentage of 71.33% of placements.
• The top recruiters that came to college were Accenture, Wipro, Oracle, Samsung, Godrej, Bajaj, Reliance, HSBC, Jugnoo, Ashok Leyland, Bloomberg, and Ascon.
• The average package was recorded to be 6 LPA while the highest was 12 LPA.

Therefore, in conclusion, in terms of syllabus, both these colleges have more or less the same course structure and merit system. If a choice has to be made between the two one can choose a college based on the factors that are given above.