IICT, AU, and PDPU both are private universities that offer a 4-year course( graduation level) in ICT. AU has been awarded NAAC grade B++ whereas PDPU has been awarded NAAC grade A. AU offers 26 courses across 7 streams and PDPU offers 47 courses across 7 streams.

Course Curriculum

IICT

• At IICT the course of ICT has been designed under the Aeigi school of engineering and applied sciences. 
• The course is known for a focus on project-based learning. The course is highly relevant and useful in training individuals to work in a real-life setting. 

PDPU

• PDPU also has made it necessary for students to take up internships for at least 4-6 months every year. 
• It is seen as an important step in gaining industry exposure and a chance to apply theoretical knowledge.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both universities:

Faculty and Academics:

IICT

• The teaching staff at IICT is old and quite experienced. Teachers are friendly and always provide assistance with project work and the creation of notes before exams. 
• Scholarships are provided each year to students from the economically weaker background and students who performed exceptionally well in academics. 

PDPU

• On the other hand, PDPU has a relatively new but highly qualified teaching staff. Most of them are Ph.D. holders and teach quite well. Moreover, activities and seminars are organized for students on a weekly basis.

Placements:

IICT offers a decent number of placements and companies hire students by offering good salary packages. PDPU has a training and placement cell that has tie-ups with national and international companies although the first batch of ICT is yet to be passed out and placed.

PDPU and AU are both good for pursuing the course of ICT. Choosing with the college to pursue the course depends on a person’s feasibility, interest, and goals.

Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology (GRIET) provided Information Technology (IT) under the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) program. GRIET is ranked 37th in all India and 6th in Telangana in ‘India Private Higher Education Rankings 2019-20’ by Education World. CMR College of Engineering & Technology (CMRCET) offers Computer Science & Engineering under B.Tech degree. It is ranked 251 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

Admissions:

• There are 120 seats available for Information Technology specialization under B.Tech.
• Students wishing to enroll in either of the courses are required to take the Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) conducted by the State of Telangana.
• 70% of the seats are based on the rank assessment of EAMCET and the remaining seats are reserved for management quota in both colleges.
• The annual tuition fee is Rs. 1.22 lakh in GRIET and 1.0 lakh in CMRCET.

Placements:

GRIET-

• The highest package of GRIET is around 41.6 LPA and the lowest package is approximately 5.05 LPA.

• In the year 2018-19, 49 students were hired by prominent corporate companies from the IT department of GRIET and 6 students were selected for an internship with Capgemini.
• IBM, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Teach Aspect, Hexagon, Cognizant, Atos Syntel, Larsen Toubro are a few profound companies that visit the GRIET campus annually for IT course placements.

CMRCET-

• A total of 137 students of the CSE department were offered jobs at CMRCET.

• The highest package was from Duta Software India Pvt Ltd (10 LPA) and the lowest was 1.80 LPA in CSE, CMRCET.
• Reliance, Invesco, Infosys, Travel Tripper, Amazon, Zensar, Wipro are some well-known companies that offer placements to students of the CMRCET CSE course.

Choosing which college is better is often challenging. CSE as a course has great scope for programming, developing, networking, and testing in the machine-centric future. IT as a specialization is quite diverse; and job opportunities with network security and data analytics companies as well as government jobs can be easily gained. So choose according to your preference.

The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) is ranked first among the private institutes of Uttarakhand.

Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology has been positioned under the rank band of 151-200 among 906 engineering institutions across the country which also includes all IITs/IIITs/NITs. It is also ranked 10th among Dataquest T school survey's best engineering colleges. The institute offers its students great placements.

Admissions:

• The minimum eligibility to apply for the UG level engineering programme in UPES is 10 + 2 with a minimum of 50 percent aggregate marks in PCM, subject to JEE Mains or UPESEAT qualification followed by Centralized Counseling.

• To get admission in B.Tech courses in MAIT the candidates should have a valid score in JEE mains/IPU CET

Placements:

UPES-

It has a placement cell which runs different training programmes to successfully place students. UPES believes in building strong leaderships with steadily increasing placements. The Career Services Office works closely with the industry to develop and facilitate collaborative Industry-Academia Interface.

• Top recruiters at UPES include Accenture, Ambuja Cement, nestle, Tata technologies, etc.

• The average CTC received by the School of Engineering at UPES is 5.35 LPA and the highest CTC was 17 LPA.

MAIT Delhi-

The institute offers its students decent placement and internship opportunities by interacting with different reputable companies, such as Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Amazon, etc.

• 42 firms visited the campus in 2019 offering packages from INR 3.5 LPA to INR 28 LPA.

• Top recruiting companies visiting MAIT are Wipro, TCS, Deloitte, Cognizant, Newgen, Tata Power DDL, Amazon, Vinson, TASL, Samsung, ION Trading, etc.

All of the above courses offered by different institutes stand high in one or the other areas, so it’s up to applicant choice to which course and college to take admission in.

NIT Jalandhar is regarded as an Institute of national importance. It offers courses in the fields of management and engineering. IIITDM Jabalpur has been approved by UGC and the Ministry of Human Resource Development. It offers courses in engineering and design.

Course:

NIT Jalandhar and IIITDM Jabalpur offers BTech programs for IT and CSE.

• IT course at NIT Jalandhar is a relatively new course and touches upon all aspects of information technology. It is very close to Computer Science but extends beyond that to other applications of IT as well.

• The CSE course at IIITDM Jabalpur is a very famous course. It mainly focuses on computers and their applications as well as new and emerging technologies in this field.

Admissions:

• Admission at NIT Jalandhar requires the students to give JEE Mains and Advanced and secure an above average rank. The cutoffs are decided after the declaration of the result.

• For admission at IIITDM Jabalpur, students are required to score at least 50% in their 10+2 board examinations as well as appear for JEE. Admission is completely based on merit.

Placements:

NIT Jalandhar-

Every year, NIT Jalandhar offers several placement opportunities.

• Some notable companies include Hero Motocorp, Amazon, Cognizant, etc.

• The placement figures are relatively high with over 582 students placed in 2017-18 with a mean salary of 6.6 LPA.

• In 2018-19, around 561 students were placed with a mean salary of 6.0 LPA.

IIITD-

• It has great placement numbers as well with the highest salary figure going up to 37 LPA almost every year.

• A total of 126 students were placed in many notable companies like Canon, Oracle, IBM, Coviam, Infosys, etc.

Thus both these colleges are excellent in terms of education and placements. Students need to be careful of their JEE rank as both these colleges expect high scores from their prospective applicants. As for which institute will be better for you, you should be the one to decide that.

Nirma University, DDIT, Nadiad, and SRM, AP are private institutions of the country. While all are approved by UGC, DDIT is also recognized by AICTE. Nirma University and DDIT are graded ‘A’ and ‘B++’ by NAAC, respectively.

The only differences between general and NRI seats are the fee and application process, for both DDIT and SRM AP.

Infrastructure and Facilities

• Nirma University: The institute offers facilities such as outdoor sports, courts, transport, library, etc. The campus also hosts a number of events, seminars, and activities.
• DDIT: The institute offers an environment of all-round development, excellent faculty, library, hostel, sports, labs, etc.
• SRM AP: The institute offers its students learning in various forms, both formal and informal, sports grounds, courts and tracks, yoga rooms, transport, etc.

Scholarships

• Nirma University: Students are offered Merit and Merit-cum-Means scholarships by the institute. The value of aid varies according to institutes.
• DDIT: 4 students are awarded merit and merit cum means scholarships each year. DDU Alumni Scholarship Association Fund has also been set up.
• SRM AP: The institute offers scholarships based on merit, need, disability, and arts and culture, and armed forces scholarships as well.

Placement Statistics

• Nirma University: 95% of students were placed and the highest CTC offered was 16 LPA and the average CTC was 8.2 LPA. Top recruiters include Amul, Ashok Leyland, L&T, ICICI Bank, RBI, etc.
• DDIT: The highest and average packages offered were 18 LPA and 4.5 LPA, respectively. Top recruiters include Amazon, Infosys, RBI, Amul, etc.
• SRM AP: Since the first badge of this institute will graduate in 2021, no placement data is available for the same. 190 B.Tech. students got internships in 75 companies including ONGC, Coca Cola, Flextronics, etc. Some also spent a semester abroad.

Students must compare all the programs and institutes properly before selecting one. Whether one of these institutes is the best is difficult to say since it is one’s personal discretion.

UIET Chandigarh has been ranked 54th among the private engineering colleges by NIRF ranking. The institute is best for CSE/IT as it maintains a placement record of 80% every year. The institute is one of the top 30 finest engineering institutes of the country.

IIIT Bhubaneswar ranks 201 among the IIITs in India as per NIRF ranking 2020. The institute promises to create technology leaders tomorrow by assuring them with 100% placement records every year. 

The table below gives a brief description of the institutes:

Admission Process

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
• The candidates must have a valid score in JEE Main. 

IIIT Bhubaneswar:-

• The minimum marks required is 60% marks in 10+2. 
• The candidate must have a valid JEE Main score.

Placements:-

Many companies visit both these colleges and offer dream jobs to the students. The placement department of both the colleges work rigorously to get as many companies as possible. IIIT Bhubaneswar offered 95% placement in the engineering department. Amazon offered the highest package of INR 31 LPA to two of the students of UIET Chandigarh.

The top recruiters are Amazon, Cognizant, Accenture, IBM, Samsung, L&T Infotech, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, Paytm, Mindtree, Dell, TCS, etc.

Both these colleges provide a better scope with good placements. It is upon the students which college they would like to opt among these two. However, IT from IIIT Bhubaneswar is preferred than CSE/IT from UIET Chandigarh.

To know which institution to be preferred, let us start with the rankings of both of them. #48^th is the ranking of MNNIT by NIRF for the year 2020 and on the other hand #103 is the ranking of IIIT Allahabad by NIRF for the same year. Now you can see some other factors to decide which institution can be preferred over the other.

Admissions

MNNIT:

• It is necessary to complete 10+2 in Science stream and acquiring a minimum of 75% marks in the examination.
• JEE MAINis the entrance exam for the institution.
• 1st-yearfee for the institution isRs 84,666
• General students’ cut-off for other state is from 3133 to 4986 and for home state it is starting from 4057 and ending at 5697.

IIIT Allahabad:

• With PCM as the subject, the candidate has to complete 10+2 acquiring a minimum of 60%.
• JEE Mainis considered as the entrance exam for the institution.
• ? 143,700 is the first year fee for the IT course.
• General students’ cut-off starts from 1291 and ends at 5330 (in the year 2019)

Some basic highlights about the institutions are as follows:

Placements:

IIIT Delhi:

• The placement rate of the institute is 95%.
• Some of the top recruiters of the institutions are Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Linkedin, Zomato, Walmart Labs, Zendrive, CodeNation, Arista Networks, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, etc.

MNNIT Allahabad:

• The placement rate of MNNIT Allahabad is 95.56%.
• Top recruitersof MNNIT Allahabad is Indian Navy, Dell, Canon, BHEL, E-bay, Adobe, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc. followed by frequently visiting companies like Google, INFOYSIS, Amazon, Flipkart, HCL, Axis bank, Dell, E-bay, Cisco, etc.

Now based on all the above-mentioned data, the candidate can compare and come to the conclusion. Other factors that can be made into considerations are city life (which will be almost equivalent for both of them), faculties (highly qualified teachers are there in both the institutions), campus life, hostel facilities, etc. But at the end of the day, it is the subject and the interests of the students that matters for a successful future. IT is a good subject regarding future and the candidate can choose whichever institution suits him/her better.