Students are advised to opt for new IIITs and old NITs. Any of these would suffice. Students are advised to choose old NITs except the following as they are not good enough with the rankings or with the placements -
Any of the institutes, that a student applies to, are good for CSE provided they have a good and knowledgeable faculty as well. Yet, opting for an old NIT would be considered a good decision since nothing can be stated with certainty about the others.