Is NIT Warangal’s biotechnology better than NIT Manipur’s CSE?

NIT Warangal is ranked 46 overall and 19 for BTech by NIRF 2020. They have a faculty strength of 302 members and a student population of 5010.

NIT Manipur ranks 158th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is an autonomous institute recognized by UGC and AICTE. It has a faculty strength of 72 members, 40 of them being PhD holders.

Biotechnology in NIT Warangal and CSE in NIT Manipur both are full time courses for a duration of 4 years.

Admission Details 

• Applicants should have at least 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exams with PCM with a valid score in JEE Main.
• For MTech applicants 60% in BTech or BE is required with a valid score in GATE.
• Selection will be based on the rank obtained in the entrance exams.

Placements 

NIT Warangal 

• The companies recruiting for Biotechnology students are Biocon, GlaxoSmithKline, Cadila Healthcare, Reliance Life Sciences, etc. 
• Students can also join research institutions like NEERI, CCMB, NCL, CSIR, etc.
• The highest salary offered to the students was 16-17 LPA.

NIT Manipur

• 20 companies visited the campus and 50 students were placed.
• ZolaCode was the star recruiter.
• Other recruiters include Lamzing Infosystem, Microsoft, Virtusa, IBM, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Capgemini, Johnson Controls, BPCL, etc.

Facilities 

NIT Warangal 

• The campus is 240+ acres.
• They have 590+ machines in the computer centre.
• The central library has over 179797 lakh paper-based books and 2000 online journals.
• They provide accommodation like guest houses, Healthcare, Bank and ATM and transportation facilities.

NIT Manipur

• The campus is more than 300 acres.
• They have 2 boys hostel and 1 girls hostel.
• They have several sports grounds and courts.
• They also have necessary healthcare facilities, ATM, Bank and a centralised library consisting of 24,444 books and 81 journals.

Both the NITs are equally good. Though due to the rapidly growing corporate industry there is a huge demand for computer engineers or CSE graduates. It is considered the most preferred engineering course among others. Biotechnology unlike CSE does not have the same amount of popularity among students as well as professionals. But ultimately it depends on the students and their preferences.