You should only get those items that are essential and basic that you might require in the beginning. During Diwali, you will get a 10-day break after 3 to 4 months of classes beginning so you can think of getting more luggage than if required.

The campus is quite close to the main city and you can get all other basic necessities like mattresses, stationery, and other things easily. You can also shop online if you like.

But, mainly, you need to have a good smartphone and a laptop. If you don’t have a laptop at home, you should buy one before coming to college. If you don’t have that you can also buy a laptop here once you know which one you need. Buy it before Diwali though.

Lastly, you can also get some medicines that you need on a daily basis. This was all that most students bring on a regular basis.

NIT Kurukshetra is one of the best engineering colleges in India and is known for its course structure and placements. ECE course at NIT, Kurukshetra is not very popular however, it has its advantages of being a research and theory-driven course with passionate students showing incredible results.

• Most B.Tech students choose their specialization after the first year depending upon their merit as well as interests. In this sense, the ECE course is mostly taken by students interested in that subject and driven to excel in it.
• The selection for B.Tech in ECE depends on the JEE scorecard of the student and a personal interview. Students who graduate from NIT usually have an edge over students from other colleges because of their reputation.
• NIT Kurukshetra does provide ample research and development opportunities for students taking ECE and are encouraged to take higher education abroad due to inefficient infrastructure in India.
• Apart from this, ECE is the most available course at NIT and any student wishing to pursue it on the matters of interest will get the subjects easily.

CSE at IIITM Gwalior is also a famous course with many benefits over peers. One of the most beneficial factors is placements as most of their CSE students get placed in their final year.

• CSE course at IIITM Gwalior has immense value as it employs goal-driven students to participate in research activities through modern technology provided by the institution.
• Faculty: The faculty at IIITM Gwalior has been vouched for by countless alumni and their course structure also looks for further research initiatives.
• Admissions: Admission to CSE course at IIITM is done through JEE scores and appointment of specialization is done by students after their first year depending on their marks.

All-in-all looking at the two universities, it is clear that it depends on the student’s choice what they wish to pursue depending on their JEE rank and scores While placements at IIITM Gwalior are better than the ECE course of NIT Kurukshetra, NIT does provide them with an industry name which can be useful while looking for employment later. The fee for CSE course at IIITM Gwalior is 1.49 L Per annum, whereas the fee for the ECE course at NIT, Kurukshetra is 70k per annum. Thus, it completely depends on the student’s preferences, financial capacity and JEE score to get into one of these institutes.

Arriving from an IT background, my cousin has had certain suggestions regarding the spot counseling offered at ABV-IIITM Gwalior.

At this rank, NIT Kurukshetra or IIITM Gwalior would definitely be considered as the best fit, if you're planning for CS. The tips given below may help you in choosing the right option. 

Coding Culture:

IIITM Gwalior has a far better coding culture as compared to NIT Kurukshetra. This information can be confirmed from Spoj, Codechef, Topcoder and more similar platforms. The only NIT which is popularly known to have a better coding culture than this is NIT Allahabad. Other choices, which will probably fulfill your requirement are BIT Meshra, IIIT Allahabad.

Placements in IT/CS: 

• You can get a decent package of 12 LPA, for CS and IT branches in NIT, Kurukshetra. On the other side, it is 11.5 LPA for IIITM Gwalior on average. Although, the first CS batch of IIIT Gwalior will pass out in the year 2022.
• The top recruiters of the students passing from ABV IIITM are among top companies, like Amazon, Directi, Belzabar, Samsung, TCS, Paytm.

Curriculum:

• Computer Science Engineering at NIT Kurukshetra is basically hardware-oriented, giving a better grasp on complex non-conventional problems. 
• At IIITM Gwalior, CSE and IT is mainly programming oriented, thus building softwares from scratch becomes a hand in trade for the students there.

Going by the factors mentioned above, it is safe to say that IIITM Gwalior will be a better choice for CS.

One of my friends studied at DTU. To him, it is at par with old IITs and BITS. Let us see why he preferred DTU over any other IIITs or IITs.

• DTU has a 100% placement record. Almost all the big companies like Adobe, Google, Microsoft visit their campus for placement
• The salary package sometimes reaches as high as 1.25 crores.
• Recently there has been a change in the system of electives as you can study any subject of any branch. You can also choose online courses which are not present in most of the IITs.
• You can do everything there if you wanna write a research paper and have it published. Then, you can opt for writing a research paper instead of studying the subject.

You could also go for the 3 years mini-project instead of Opting any other subjects. You would not get these types of opportunities in the 7 IITs.