Is the M.Sc (Economics) + B.E. (Hons.) dual-degree from BITS Goa a better option than CSE from NIT Surathkal?

I have a friend who completed a dual degree in Economics from BITS Goa and he vouches for the course. Economics in BITS Goa is actually a brilliant department. Also, if you wish to do an MBA in the future an economics degree can prove to be very useful. Apart from this the Economics department also has some brilliant professors and they offer some very good electives like Security Analysis and Portfolio Management and Financial Management.

Now, here are a few cons regarding both colleges.

BITS Goa:

• Coursework is not easy and the grading is quite harsh. BITS has absolutely NO reservation. Everyone gets in through merit. NITK on the other hand has a 50% reservation. Therefore, competition is quite fierce in BITS.
• If you screw up your 1st year and you may end up with a branch you don’t like.
• Although you get 2 degrees in 5 years, you have to work extra hard. 
• The fee is quite high. BITS are not funded and student fees are their only source of income, unlike the NITs which are heavily funded and can afford to charge nominal fees.

NIT Surathkal:

• Peer quality is much lower than BITS. 50% of the students get in through reservation.
• While applying abroad for graduate school, BITS definitely has an edge over NIT, and no matter what people say universities abroad don't differentiate among different campuses of BITS.
• The flexibility offered in the BITS curriculum is far higher than whatever is there in the NIT curriculum.

It often is the case that students of 12th standard are clueless about their field of interest after finishing their studies. Being in a dual program, you get an extra year to decide on your field(subject) of interest