Is the Manipal Institute of Technology as good as BITS Hyderabad or Goa?

No, except the Mechanical Engineering branch of MIT Manipal, it cannot be compared to one of the best private engineering colleges, BITS.

MIT Manipal may have better infrastructure than BITS Goa and Hyderabad but fails to give an edge in other aspects such as placements, coding culture, campus life, club culture, and brand name.

• MIT Manipal has great placements for CS branches but below average for other branches. 
• BITS also has a better environment for extracurricular activities and social development clubs. The campus life at Manipal is at par with BITS Goa. 
• Location is another factor Manipal gives an edge to BITS. It’s a university town and you get to interact with students from 25 different colleges. 
• The coding culture in all the BITS is unmatched and the faculty pool is also better. 
• The quality of students at BITS is better because its entrance exam BITSAT is more difficult than MU OET, the Manipal entrance exam. This ensures a more filtered crowd.

So it can be safely concluded that Manipal is improving, but it is yet to reach the level of BITS.