Which one is better, NIT Allahabad for IT or NIT Surathkal for Mechanical Engineering?

It’s difficult to determine which institute is better because the courses in the question are different. However, if a choice has to be made between the two colleges, one can look at the different criteria.

NIT Allahabad (Information Technology):

The college was ranked at 48 out of the 300 engineering colleges in India. The duration of the course Information Technology is 4 years. The course structure in NIT Allahabad is more or less the same as compared to other NITs.

Admission:

• Students should pass 10+2 exams with at least 75% marks in the science stream in order to be eligible.
• The admission is through JEE Mains. In 2019 the closing cutoff for IT was 5595 (other states), and 6316 (home state).

Placements:

• There were a total of 90 students out of which 85 students were placed.
• Some of the top recruiters who gave jobs were Adobe, Google, Accenture, Amazon, Dell, Cisco, Motorola, Infosys, IBM, and Hero Honda.
• The average CTC and the maximum CTC that was acquired by the students of IT are 12.96 LPA and 39 LPA.

NIT Surathkal (Mechanical Engineering):

The college was Ranked 21st by NIRF in Engineering colleges 2019.

Admission:

• The admission for the program mechanical engineering is done on the basis of marks acquired in 10+2 or similar also JEE exam. The final selection for the student will be done by JOSS counseling.
• For a student to be eligible for the college they need to get 75% of marks in the science stream. For SC and ST students the required aggregate is 65%.
• In 2019 the closing cutoff for Mechanical Engineering was 8980 (other states), and 14895 (home state).

Placements:

The college is known for its placements, in the year 2019, the college provided 100% placement.

• Around 60 companies visited the campus to provide placements to the mechanical engineering students.
• Some of the top recruiters included 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 and average CTC received by the students were 39 LPA and 14.5 LPA.

Therefore, if a college has to be chosen between two, one can look at the above parameters.