I pursued my B.Tech Mechanical from SVNIT, thus, I can only comment on my college.
The faculty of the mechanical department is top notch. Majority of our teachers are highly driven. It is because of them that mechanical is the most famous branch of our college. Our teachers emphasize practical knowledge over mere theoretical understanding. Many of them have more than 10 years of experience in teaching. The department has enough professors, so very few courses are taken by TAs. The faculty is very helpful for projects and research work.
The curriculum for B.Tech Mechanical is very rich, and you’ll get to choose one elective per semester in the 3rd and 4th year. You can choose courses from other branches as well. You can choose management courses, programming courses, physics related courses, automobile courses, etc. SVNIT is probably the only college that teaches its students topics like Mechatronics, Computational fluid mechanics (CFD), Cryogenics, etc. at the UG level itself.
Unfortunately, like most other colleges, our practical syllabus and lab equipment needs to be upgraded. The labs do not contain equipment of the latest technology. The workshop contains all conventional and non conventional machines like lathe, shoper, milling, grinding, welding, abrasive jet machine, EDM, 3-D printer, etc.
As far as B.Tech Mechanical at SVNIT is concerned, I would say it is quite a decent option.
Comparing NIT Andhra Pradesh (NIT AP) and Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT Surat) involves looking at rankings, infrastructure, faculty, and placement records.
|
Criteria |
||
|
NIRF Ranking |
Not in the top 100 in recent years |
59 (NIRF Engineering 2024) |
|
Establishment |
2015 (newest NIT) |
1961 (one of the oldest) |
|
Infrastructure |
Relatively new, developing |
Well-established, Grade A++ by NAAC |
|
Faculty |
Growing, still building a reputation |
Experienced, highly rated |
|
Placements |
Improving, but lower than the top NITs |
Strong, with top recruiters (Amazon, Deloitte, IBM, etc.) |
|
Average Package |
Not widely reported |
INR 10.41 LPA (2024) |
|
Highest Package |
Not widely reported |
INR 52.71 LPA (2024) |
|
Accreditation |
Approved by AICTE |
Grade A++ by NAAC, approved by AICTE |
SVNIT Surat is better than NIT Andhra Pradesh in terms of ranking, infrastructure, faculty, and placement records. NIT Andhra Pradesh is a good option if you prefer a newer institute.
Almost all the hostel buildings have been replaced with newer and more modern ones.
Just like the other hostel rooms, those at SVNIT are provided with Beds, Study Tables, Chairs, Wardrobes, Fans and Internet Connections. The washrooms are common for each lobby/wing. The arrangement is different for married Phd. students. They are provided with a 1HK setup, along with an attached washroom.
This is what the hostel rooms for B.Tech boys look like-

Gajjar Bhawan for freshers

Double seater rooms

Swami Vivekanand Bhawan for third years

Single seater rooms
This is how the hostel rooms at SVNIT typically look like. They are quite decent, and have all the necessary facilities.
Faculty member are very well educated and have knowlege in their field and very friendly with student and they help the studnet to best of their knowledge and mainly exam pattern is mid sem endsem and 2-3 quiz per sem per syllabus
Campus life is descent at night only otherwise not good mainly 2 big events happen one is technica mindben and other is cultural known as sparsh and they happen at descent level and there are limited extracurricular activity offered to student.
Some hostels are good and some are not, In some hostels single sharing and in some double sharing rooms will be given with cot, study table The meal quality is not good and there is no non veg at all. Every year we have to register for a new hostel