Is IIT Hyderabad better than NIT Rourkela?
IIT Hyderabad clearly triumphs over NIT Rourkela because of a number of reasons. Some of the string ones have been stated below
- The research culture at IITs cannot be matched to that of NITs yet. IITs receive huge funds in the range of 5–10 crores, whereas NIT’s average range of research projects is only 10–50 lakhs.
- IIT Hyderabad is a recently established IIT so the infrastructure is new and the hostels are designed using the French design.
- IIT Hyderabad has modern equipment and technologies in all academic blocks and all hostel blocks.
- IIT Hyderabad has strong ties with international universities, especially in Japan and Australia. The students get better exposure and internship opportunities.
- IIT Hyderabad offers the much coveted IIT tag that will open gates of opportunities be it for jobs or higher education.
So, IIT Hyderabad is clearly a better option than NIT Rourkela in terms of everything, education, opportunities, and infrastructure.
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IIT Hyderabad and NIT Rourkela are one of the best engineering colleges in India. If we have a look at their rankings, IIT Hyderabad stands at 8th rank according to NIRF and between 600th-650th in the QS rankings. According to NIRF Engineering ranking 2020, NIT Rourkela stands at 16th position. For IIT students need to qualify for JEE Mains and get a good score in JEE Advanced. Admission into NITs is purely based on the rank obtained in the JEE mains.
Eligibility:
Eligibility criteria remain the same that is 10+2 in the science stream with an aggregate of 75% + JEE Mains/JEE Advance.
The cutoff for different specializations at the institutes is as follows.
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Courses |
IIT Hyderabad (JEE advance) |
NIT Rourkela( JEE mains) |
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CSE |
616 |
2149-4115 |
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ECE |
1868 |
4384-5674 |
Faculty:
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IIT Hyderabad has a total of 222 experienced faculty among then 98% are Ph.D. holders.
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NIT Rourkela has a total of 330 faculties and more than 20000 alumni guiding students in every field.
Facilities:
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IIT Hyderabad has a massive area of 576 acres that include well-developed laboratories, semi-furnished hostels, a common dining hall, a digital library, and transport services.
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NIT Rourkela has a gigantic area of 647 acres that include a computer center with the latest research facilities, a couple of cafeterias, and a total of 11 hostels.
Course fees:
The course fees of both the colleges are a bit higher, because of the world-class facilities they provide.
|
Courses |
IIT Hyderabad (in rupees) |
NIT Rourkela (in rupees) |
|
BTECH(per year) |
2.23 lakhs |
2.26 lakhs |
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MTECH(per year) |
5.01 lakhs |
1.16 lakhs |
Placement:
IIT Hyderabad:
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In the recent placement drive, the highest package offered at IIT Hyderabad was INR 60.41 LPA and the average package was INR 23 LPA.
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325+ offers were made to students from different branches.
NIT Rourkela:
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909 offers were made to the students at NIT Rourkela.
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The highest package offered was INR 42 LPA which was bagged by a student from the CSE branch.
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The placement percentage was more than 95%.
Students do not face any financial obstacle during their course of study as these colleges offer scholarships in various fields. Students also get guided by their teacher for higher studies and in the field of research and development. As for which will be better, that depends on various factors, the most important of them is the course you want to pursue. So, choose according to your convenience.
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