There are no such specific prerequisites. You can develop an interest in coding within one year if you are interested.

The programming courses in the first year entail the comprehensive usage of C. It definitely is an extensive course and will take up time. You will learn the basics of it in the first year. The course includes parts like Functions, Pointers, Linked Lists, Data Structures, Object-Oriented Programming, etc.

Although, having knowledge of Python helps. If, however, you've arrived with no knowledge at all of what that is, then it is fine too. Classroom teaching does not help that much for learning to code. Mostly, you will need to learn the aspects of this language with your own efforts.

If you have any spare time, learning basic front-end web development will assist in the long run as well, like HTML, CSS, JQuery, and Javascript (If possible). This will help explore a variety of other opportunities outside your curriculum.

 If you are given a choice between IIITA and IIITD, take admission in IIIT Delhi hands down. You will never regret it. IIIT Delhi has everything that a good IT institution needs i.e. Great faculty, excellent domestic and international placements, and an overall great experience.

IIIT DELHI

The cut-off for admission at IIITD ranges from 16694-28261. IIITD has a great set of faculty members and the curriculum is excellent.IIITD lacks diversity. With around 85% of the student community belonging to Delhi, it isn't catering to a pan-Indian audience. IIIT-Delhi students seemed frustrated with the workload and students are left with deadlines every single day and thus have no life out of academics. 

IIIT Allahabad

The candidate must have cleared the JEE Mains. The cut off for admission at IIITA ranges from 1291-5330. IIITA has a great coding environment. Faculty is not up to the mark.

They both have a good curriculum but IIIT Delhi has so much more to offer. So If I were you, I would definitely choose IIITD.

MNNIT Allahabad offers similar opportunities for IT and CSE branches. Other than a few subjects, the curriculum, faculty, and career opportunities are more or less the same for NIT Allahabad. 

Though Surathkal is promising a better university life with beaches and all. 

NIT Allahabad houses one of the country's biggest and brightest CSE departments. Here you're getting a good, competitive, and coding-oriented environment. Seniors are very supportive and the course is good. But the location is quite remote so if you belong to a metro city, you will be disappointed with the city life. 

In terms of placements, both institutes are almost on the same level. 

Another important aspect you can factor in while choosing is the distance of the institute from your home and choose the nearlest. 

IIIT Allahabad is the institute of national importance, whereas Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology is a deemed university in Punjab. The best institute among the two for pursuing engineering is IIIT Allahabad. It is far better than Thapar. Here is a brief overview of the institutes.

• The tag of IIIT is an advantage. IIIT Allahabad is not less than old IITs as it is one among the Tier-1 colleges for engineering.
• The quality of research and reputation it has in the industry makes it a lucrative choice.
• IIIT Allahabad offers only two specializations, IT and ECE. It diverts the complete focus on these two branches.
• The faculty of the institute is skilled in teaching and has vast experience in the industry. They use the industry-specific teaching approach and prepare the students to take up real-world challenges.
• The coding culture of the institute is renowned in the country. It has given birth to many excellent programmers in the world. Every year, a team goes to compete at the international finals in ACM ICPC. Heard of ‘Humblefool’? Till date, he is considered the best programmer from India and he belongs to IIIT Allahabad.

Overall, the above points conclude that IIIT Allahabad is not only the brand, but it also gives the best return on investment.

The IT department in Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) evolved into a centre of excellence and research with a rapid pace. The college ranks 2nd in Tamil Nadu by NIRF and is an autonomous government-aided institute located in Madurai. 

The department of Information Technology consists of 22 top-quality well-qualified and experienced faculty members. 

Admission process

• The candidates need to pass 10+2 with a minimum of 50% marks. 
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the TNEA exam followed by counselling.
• The cutoff required is in the range of 2868 - 4132.
• The course fee required is INR 50,000.
• The total seats allocated is 120.

Placements

TCE college provides 80% placement in top-notch companies every year for almost all the departments. Some of the students in 2019 got dual placements in many companies. 

The top companies are TCS, Google, Cognizant, Amazon, Infosys, Microsoft, Tech Mahindra, Honeywell, Hyundai, TAFE, Nokia, HP, etc. 

Faculty

There are approximately 40 faculty members in each of the departments of the institute. They are very skilled in their specific areas of expertise and help the students in every possible way. 

Facilities

• The institute provides separate, ventilated and hygienic facilities in all the hostel rooms for boys and girls with an accommodation of 200 per hostel.
• The library consists of 5450 titles and 10500 volumes of books.
• There are many seminar halls and lecture rooms for many sessions. 

Thus, IT is treated equally with CSE in TCE institute in all aspects. The department of IT has a well-designed curriculum along with interesting labs. They are treated equally with the CSE department.