What should I choose: NIT, Surathkal (chemical) or ICT, Mumbai (chemical)?

Both colleges offer the ultimate career opportunities in chemical engineering. ICT, Mumbai has been ranked in the 15th and 7th position by NIRF and The World University Rankings. While NIT Surathkal has been ranked in the 21 positions by NIRF. Here are a few more quick facts about both the colleges.

ICT, Mumbai:

Admissions:

• The college accepts students based on various entrance exams such as JEE Mains, GATE, MHT CET, etc.

• The minimum eligibility for B.Tech(Chemical Engineering) is 10+2 with a 75% score in MPC and JEE Mains.

• The cut-off ranking for the chemical engineering course is 196 to 429 in JEE Mains. And in MHT CET, the cut-off is 158.

Fee and Faculty:

• The B.Tech first-year fee is 85,350 INR.

• Most faculty members hold the highest degree in their respective fields and are subject experts.

Placements:

• The chemical engineering course has the highest placement record of 100%.

• The highest salary acquired by chemical engineering students is 14 LPA. The average salary of a chemical engineer at the institute ranges between 6 LPA to 7 LPA.

• The companies visiting the campus are ITC, Jacobs, Pidilite Industries, UOP India Private Limited, Mario, Honeywell, Tata Motors, Johnson, BPCL, etc.

NIT, Surathkal:

Admissions:

• NIT, Surathkal accepts students based on the 10+2 with a total score of 75% along with the JEE Mains score.

• Students should get the top 20 percentile in 12th class exams.

• The selection is based on JEE Marks.

• The cut-off rankings for chemical engineering are 7894 to 12127 for other state students. And for local students, the cut-off is 12479 to 15224.

Fee and Faculty:

• The first year B.Tech fee is 4,48,479 INR.

• Like ICT Mumbai, NIT Surathkal also has top-notch subject expertise in chemical engineering courses.

• Most of the professors hold M.E, M.Tech, or Ph.D.’s in their respective fields.

Placements:

• NIT Surathkal has a 100% placement record.

• The highest and average salary packages of the students are 29.14 LPA and 7.73 LPA respectively.

• The companies visiting the campus are CitiBank India, Morgan Stanley, Belong Technologies, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Capgemini, Sprinklr, Walmart Labs, Genpact, Deloitte, Tesco, and many more.

This is all about both courses at ICT, Mumbai, and NIT, Surathkal. As for which institute will be better for you, you should be the one to decide that.