Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology - [GRIET], Hyderabad

I have a few friends at GRIET, so I can give you some information about the institute. 

• Although GRIET is an autonomous college under JNTU, it follows the same syllabus as JNTU. Don’t expect you will learn anything differently at JNTU.
• Most of the faculty members are good however there are some associate professors and professors who don’t have a thorough knowledge of the subject. They use slides to cover the whole syllabus and give assignments that are of no use.
• One of my friends was from ECE and according to him, they were assigned 1 laptop per 2 students. This seems like a nice approach but the con with this is you don’t get to choose your partner and have to do lab work individually. 
• The canteen is divided into only girls and boys sections. You are also not allowed to use your phones in the canteen.
• The socio-cultural life at the institute is also very good with the institute celebrating two major events; Pragnya and Pulse. Apart from these two, the institute also celebrates many smaller events and fests as well. The classes also go on during fests as well, as with the norm in many other colleges.

• The rules and regulations can be a little strict. Some students adapt easily while others don’t.
• The placements are good but most of the students are placed in service-based companies. The ratio of getting selected for placements is 1:5 out of 1000. 

Sreenidhi also has drawbacks but it is slightly better than GRIET.

Every college is unique and different in its own way. I think it’s a bad idea to make a comparison among colleges. The college in which you study does not matter much if you are passionate about pursuing your interests and goals. Every college has its own way of standing out.

Some of the pros of CVR are:

• CVR’s infrastructure is well up to the mark. Every department has the required number of labs, including computer labs as well. CVR also boasts of Apple labs.
• Through technical and cultural fests, hackathons, competitions, contests, and projects students are given multiple opportunities to show their talents and prowess. They can also be effective learning experiences.
• CVR boasts of amazing placements too. The placement office expects manners, the attitude of learning, and sincerity. The placement training officer of the college will try everything to get you placed.
• The CVR is an autonomous college and is affiliated with JNTU. The schedule is informed in the beginning of the session. You will appear for two midterms before appearing for the final exams every semester.

Apart from the academics, there are clubs for management, techno-management, art, music etc. So, if you are curious, you can obviously check out some of these fields. The alumni are very helpful so they will always be available for any assistance.

GRIET Hyderabad has been ranked 172 in the Engineering category in NIRF by MHRD. College regularly organises FDP for the students of different departments to provide them with better knowledge. GRIET also provides consultancy to the Government and industries through R & D centres. The faculties are highly educated with good academic backgrounds.

Courses:

• GRIET offers B.Tech in degree Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Civil Engineering (CE), Information Technology (IT), Mechanical Engineering (ME), computer science & Business system and CSE.

• M.Tech degree is offered in design for manufacturing, power electronics, VLSI, Computer science & engineering, structural engineering and data science.

Admissions:

• 70% of the seats in B.Tech are allotted on merit basis while remaining seats are allotted to the management/NRI candidates.

• Admission is given to any Engineering college in Andhra Pradesh through a common entrance test (EAMCET). Tuition fees for 1 year of B.Tech programme are 1.22 lakhs.

• For admission in M.Tech programmes, candidates must have a B.E. or B.Tech degree with minimum 55% aggregate and a valid score of GATE or PGECET.

• Total tuition fees for the M.Tech programme is 1.14 lakh.

Infrastructure:

GRIET campus comprises a huge library, laboratories, water plant, solar water plant, canteen, classrooms and sports area. Computer labs are equipped with highly advanced software.

Placements:

• The previous year, a total of 834 students from all the departments got placement from the college.

• More than 100 students were placed with CTC above 6 lakh.

• Famous companies which recruited the students of GRIET were Microsoft, Amazon, TCS, Infosys, Capgemini, CISCO, Byju’s and many more. Highest salary package received by the students of GRIET was 41.6 lakh.

Many events are organised at the college like Spirals, Spices, X-Kernel, Quizzicals, Rhythms, Pragnya, PULSE, etc. GRIET has organised Hackathon Competition in association with Technology & innovation cell to inculcate the values of innovations and to promote technological advances. There are also various clubs that students can take part in like Gaming Club, and Robotic club.

GRIET (Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering & Technology) has a good infrastructure and best faculties are available to the students. BVRIT is one of the emerging institutes of technology and research in our country. NIRF 2020 has ranked GRIET and BVRIT at 172 and 199 for BTech.

Facilities:

GRIET – GRIET provides the students with facilities like transportation, sports ground, canteen, library and facilities for physically handicapped students. Hostel facilities are only available for the girls.

BVRIT - BVRIT campus is spread over a huge area with facilities like library, sports ground, hostel, yoga centre and gymnasium. College library has a collection of 20,000 volumes of books and 2673 titles with the seating capacity of 150 students.

Admission:

BVRIT – At BVRIT, admission to Category A seats for BTech engineering courses are given on the basis of rank scored in TS EAMCET. Category B seats are filled by College as per the guidelines of technical education.

GRIET - 70% of the seats in B.Tech are allotted on merit basis while remaining seats are allotted to the management/NRI candidates. Admission is given to any Engineering course on the basis of the score of the common entrance test (EAMCET).

Placements:

GRIET -

• At GRIET 834 students were placed this year.

• Top recruiters visiting GRIET campus are Infosys, Wipro, IBM, Capgemini, Hyundai, etc.

• Highest salary package offered to any student of GRIET is 40.6 lakh per annum.

• The average salary received by the students was 5 LPA.

BVRIT -

• 252 students of BVRIT got placement this year.

• Highest salary offered to any student at BVRIT was 30 LPA.

• The average CTC was recorded around 4.04 LPA.

• The major recruiters at BVRIT are Amazon, American Express, Accenture, IBM, Capgemini, etc.

Extracurriculars:

• At GRIET, students have a Robotic club and Gaming club which help in bringing out innovation and development of new technologies. Students participate in events like the annual day, sports day, alumni day, etc.

• At BVRIT, students have many organisations like a cultural club, sports club, foss club & departmental clubs like DEPTHA and TECHBLITZ.

GRIET has been proven as the better college than BVRIT due to the better infrastructure, facilities and placements.

My brother is an alumnus from KMIT- CSE. You don’t need to have any second thoughts. It is the best. 

• For CSE, there is a whole lot of opportunities available. Top companies visit the college regularly.
• You will learn to code and build logical thinking as well as achieve great heights. You can learn skills related to your course. 
• You will feel that day by day, they are looking forward to improving your skills and knowledge in your respective course. KMIT is one of the top colleges in TS.
• The teachers are very well-qualified and knowledgeable, and their teaching quality is amazing. The course curriculum is relevant which makes the students industry-ready.
• You will get more practical knowledge and the teachers clear all the doubts of the students. 

KMIT has the best of placements and at the best package. More than 90% of the students get placed every year. The following table shows the placement statistics for both institutions:

They have a proven track record and are still standing among the top engineering colleges. You would be having a lot of opportunities to showcase your skills on a global level. 

You need not give it any second thoughts and just go for KMIT.

My brother is an alumnus from this college from the batch of 2009. He has visited the campus a couple of times since then. 

The following points are a detailed description of life at GRIET:

• The college atmosphere is amazing. It has a hilltop view with a great infrastructure. If you want to avoid college and self-transport, you can do that, but you won’t be allowed transport post the college entrance gate. 
• There was a separate canteen as well as a bus for boys and girls when he used to be a student in this college. It’s like a boys’ or girls’ college despite being co-ed.
• A separate block is dedicated to the pharmacy department along with an average-looking open auditorium.
• The students of Mechanical and Civil are often heard saying that their faculty was not so good and are average. 
• My brother’s faculty was good at subjective knowledge. However, they were unable to inject it into the minds of the students.
• GRIET has an all-in-one playground. It allows the students to play cricket, football, volleyball on a single ground and also has a separate court for basketball. 
• A technical fest named PRAGNYA is organized by the college. You are allowed to come up with good technical games and allowed to organize as well as volunteer. The best idea is selected from the bunch of ideas by the IEEE team. 
• They have another cultural fest called PULSE. This fest isn’t so entertaining or interesting. Half of it has some not-so-entertaining ramp walks and a few dance performances.

You cannot use mobile phones on campus. They are even banned in the canteen. Once you enter the campus, it’s impossible to get out of that place before the scheduled time. 

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from GRIET is a good option to go for students. 

2020 Placements Statistics: 

If you look at the overall placement statistics for the year 2020, then the highest package was offered at INR 41.6 lakhs per annum by Microsoft. There were a total of 364 CSE students who have got placed till now. 

Thus, overall if you want to follow CSE at GRIET looking at this placement figure, then it is a very good choice.

VNR VJIET is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. It offers both BTech MTech courses of 4 years and 2 years respectively.

GRIET is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. It has both BTech MTech courses of 4 years and 2 years respectively. They consist of 4 blocks, 2 seminar halls, an open air theatre and an auditorium.

The table given below gives a brief overview of the institutes:

Admission Key Highlights - 

• Students should have at least 45% in their 10+2 qualifying exams.
• Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is compulsory.
• Payment of INR 800 is required for registration.
• They provide Government, Private and Institutional scholarships to eligible students.

Placements

VNR VJIET:

• The institute recorded 80% placement rate in the recent placement drive.
• The median salary offered is 4.4 LPA.
• The students were offered the highest CTC of 28.75 LPA while the average package was 5.83 LPA.
• The Recruiting Companies include JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, Accenture, Capgemini, BOSCH, TCS, DBS Bank, etc.

GRIET:

• The highest CTC offered to the students was 42 LPA.

• The students received an average salary package of 3.5 LPA.
• The overall placement rate of the institute was 60%.
• The Recruiting Companies include TCS, Dell, Microsoft, Capgemini, IBM, Deloitte, etc.

Faculty -

• They both have highly qualified faculty members most of them being PhD holders. 
• Both institutes prepare the students with hands-on training to make them industry ready. 
• They conduct seminars with guest speakers and lecturers to provide the students with an external view of how the corporate industry works.

Both the colleges are equally good, The institution is not a concern your career depends mainly on the subject you choose for your future. CSE and ECE are completely different from each other. The work you will do might vary. So, choose a subject you want to build your career in and then proceed accordingly.

BVRIT (BVRIT Hyderabad College of Engineering for Women) is clearly better than GRIET for CSE students. There is not any significant difference between the two in terms of teaching and pedagogy as the syllabus is more or less the same for every technical college in the Hyderabad region.

The number of students in a typical CSE branch is way much more than that of IT in BVRIT. The faculty are also top-notch and know what they are teaching very well. Yes, of course, there might some very orthodox and traditional teachers who might not inspire students and do not adapt according to the changing market conditions, but these types of professors are lower in number here.

In the end, more than the college, it is your own self-determination that will make you a successful person. A facility with good internet connectivity, self-learning, and competitive coding culture is all you need to succeed at any of the two colleges.