Think Beyond IITs or NITs – Top Five Options for Your Plan B

IIT & NITs are amongst dream colleges for every engineering aspirant in the country, but very few of them are able to secure seat in them.

In JEE Main 2018, total 11.35 Lacs student appeared for the most sought-after engineering entrance exam and only 2.31 Lacs qualified it. Now, total seats in IITs & NITs, after including all the Mathematics of reservation and quotas, is just 30,000. Hence, for every 7.7 qualified student there is one seat. Even after including IIITs and Government funded technical institutes the situation just improves to one seat per six students.

Now, you must be wondering what happens to the remaining students? The answer is that they look for other available choices. So, there is nothing to worry if you are unable to crack JEE Main, instead know some other effective options.

With the advent of private institutions in the Indian education space, engineering education has taken a qualitative turn, allowing private education institutes to improve the training quality and groom students at an international standard, which seems to be missing even in many NITs.

It is vital for students to learn that this is not the end and there are other equally good opportunities available which can help boost their career. It’s only about how much dedicated they are towards their endeavor of learning and doing something exceptional in their respective fields. We all have innumerable examples of such personalities who are flying high in their career without the tag of an ‘IITian’ or a ‘NITian’.

It’s not all about IIT or NIT

IIT and NIT are recognized widely for the best quality of education offered by them. However, you not be at loss if you seek your degree from equally competent private institutes like BITS, VIT, and DAIIT. It is recommended that you investigate systematically and decide the best for yourself.

JEE Main Score can also get you into other Top Colleges

You must know that the JEE Main score can also fetch you admission in top private institutes apart from IIT and NIT. You will be able to avail similar learning experience studying at these institutes.

Know about top-5 private engineering colleges

The colleges in India are ranked based on 5 important parameters which are teaching and learning resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcome, outreach and inclusivity, and perception. The top-5 private engineering colleges that provide student with best of the opportunities are:

1. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore

Who would not like study at a University which has been a holder of Limca Book of Records? Yes! VIT has registered its name in the Limca Book of Records for three times for providing maximum number of placements to students.

Enriched with highly qualified lecturers the University assures best learning experience and 100% placements. Furthermore, it has collaboration with Foreign Universities and allows the students to have a global exposure through foreign transfer programme.

2. Birla Institute of Technology (BITS), Pilani

We all have heard about ‘Red Bus’ but how many of us know about the founder?

Guys it’s Phanindra Sharma, a young 25-year old BITS, Pilani alumni. There are many other examples as well which exemplify the technical expertise provided by the institute.

‘Practice School System’, is a unique initiative taken by the institute to provide industrial hands on experience to 2nd-year and final-year students. Then why IIT or NIT when have other better options as well.

3. Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), Patiala

Thapar is also one of the good option in North India. The university students has earned many accolades in research and the college is famous for its PG program. Many of us are unaware of the fact that this institute was once given a choice to change itself into a member of IIT. However, it rejected the ‘IIT’ status as it offered better education at that time. So choosing TIET won’t be bad option after all.

4. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT), Gandhinagar

Interestingly, the institute has collaboration with IIT J&K and IIT Gandhinagar for designing exhaustive and research-oriented curriculum. This clearly implies that by studying at this institute you can avail IIT-level education and develop similar technical expertise as the students studying there.

Additionally, the institute has collaboration with the ISRO and a wide range of international universities. Kudos! You have so many lucrative opportunities to explore.

5. Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra

BIT, Mesra is widely acknowledged for establishing the 1^st ever ‘Space Engineering & Rocketry’ division in India. The institute has signed a memorandum agreement with the Mechanical engineering institute of Indian Railways which allows the students to have gain industrial experience in mechanical and engineering.

Look for other career options

There is no use of crying over the spilt milk. Engineering is not the only available option of career. You may go for research in the field of your interest and have a lucrative research career. Alternatively, you may go for lectureship and government jobs like civil services.

If getting into IIT/NIT is your only goal

If you are highly motivated to pursue engineering studies only at IIT or NIT then it’s recommended that you take a drop of a year, adopt an approach that works for you. Make a study plan, stick religiously to it and prepare for the exam with a cool mind.

With this, we sincerely hope that it’s crystal clear that the game is not yet over and you have a ‘Plan B’ if the ‘Plan A’ didn’t work. Hence, now you do not have to stress if you miss the chance to secure a seat in IIT or NIT, you still have many lucrative options to help you in your journey to success.