First of all, the scholarships are not generally given, considering the scholars of IIEST. This should be kept in mind always.

The amount of money in the scholarships and the payment mode may differ in different cases. It can be paid regularly until the completion of the degree, or as a one-time payment. But you must know that there are subjects and the criteria to get the scholarships, which should be maintained.

Many former students have pointed out that the Global Alumni Association of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, frequently funds the stipend, in which this institute sometimes acts as a whole or sometimes as an individual. Still, everything depends on the criteria, which is not always the academic merit.

In the following some criteria are listed, which are normally maintained:

• Academic Record
• Some Co-curricular activities
• Sports or Athletic records
• Financial Background of the student (if you are from an economically poor background, then it is subjected to the lowest academic criteria)
• Subject-based performances

However, more other criteria are not always listed but the college administration before the admission process.

Besides these institutional scholarships, there are also MHRD sponsored scholarships. These are well-documented, and you can get the details from the MHRD website; thereby, much explanation is not required in this regard.

You must check whether your parents/guardians are qualified to receive Income Tax reimbursement or the returns to support educational costs before applying for scholarships.

You will definitely like going to IIEST Shibpur. It is a very nice college and you will like the vibe there. Try not to bunk your classes as there is a minimum 75% attendance policy and they also link marks to your attendance in the end semester exams. You will settle into the workings of the college within the first one or two months of the first semester itself.

As far as the faculty is concerned, the teachers are quite cooperative and will let you enter the class even if you are a few minutes late. Do have a valid reason though. On the other hand, a few teachers are quite strict and will not listen to you at all and will want you to attend all their classes especially those from the electrical engineering department.

If you are concerned with the curfew timings, you have enough time till 11 pm to enter your hostel and can roam the campus till then. You can go anywhere you’d like within campus and get to know more about its heritage and just appreciate the overall beauty of the place. However, carry your ID card wherever you go. 

All in all, you will have a great time at IIEST Shibpur and will definitely make good memories there.

Both the branches, whether CSE in IIEST Shibpur or ETCE in Jadavpur University is worth their name. Still, there are many factors regarding Rankings, Admission Process, Fees, Scholarships, and Placements that differentiates them.Jadavpur University acquires a spot as 17th college in BTech amongst 300 in India 2020.IIEST Shibpur, on the other hand, stands firm with 21st ranking amongst Engineering institutes, as per NIRF Ranking 2020.

ADMISSIONS:

Jadavpur University:

• To be eligible for the JU admission process, a student must have 10+2 with 45% and scores of WBJEE. Later, a counseling process takes place.
• 90% of seats at JU are for domicile General Category and 10% for all Indian students.
• The seat intake for ETCE students for UG is 64 whereas, for PG courses, it is 28.

IIEST Shibpur:

• To be eligible, students must have their CBSE 10+2 scores with at least 45% and a minimum of 30% marks in English. The entrance exam for admissions is JEE Mains (Paper I). After selection, a student goes through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Board.

Fees:

• The overall fees of BTech in JU is far less in comparison to IIEST Shibpur. A student has to pay a minimum fee of INR 9,600 for the whole course whereas, a student from IIEST has to pay INR 1.37 lakhs per year.
• Apart from this, JU offers scholarships to meritorious students. A few are SN Scholarship and DAAD Scholarship.

Placements:

Jadavpur University:

• According to the latest data, there was a 100% placement rate from JU. The highest annual package was INR 58 lakhs.
• The total number of eligible students from ETCE was 55, and 51 got placements. The average annual package for ETCE was INR 9 lakhs, and the highest was INR 39 lakhs.
• These students got into software and core companies. The top recruiters were Amazon, Synopsis, TATA Consultancy Services, HPCL, and Goldman Sachs. Some students even went for higher studies from this branch into IITs, IIMs, etc.

IIEST Shibpur:

• A drop in placements is visible from the past consecutive years in IIEST Shibpur. In 2017 it was 85.71%, 81.82% in 2018 and 72% in 2019.
• The average annual package of a CSE student is INR 9 lakh while the highest package was 39.12 lakhs.
• 90 reputed companies came for final placement and made 462 offers.
• Some of thetop recruiters were Cognizant, Infinity Infosys Parks, Capgemini, etc.

Looking into the above factors, ETCE from JU proves to be a better option than CSE in IIEST Shibpur in rankings, fees, placements criteria.

Computer Science & Technology is a stream that has continuously upgraded its placements year after year making it more preferable be it in undergraduate courses or post-graduate ones.

The highlights regarding the placements are given below:

• The total number of offered witnesses by the CST department was close to 105.
• Computer Science & Technology is one of the departments offering 100%placement.
• NIRF has also accredited that IIEST has the highest package after IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal.
• The institute offers good foreign internships in Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Mc. Gill University Canada, Technical University Of Dresden Germany, University Of Passau Germany, Linux Foundation and National Health Services (NHS).

The placement is therefore at par with the fees taken by the college and it also guarantees a good position in top multinational firms across the globe. The highest & average packages are decent enough in the respective stream.

There is no best department to consider in an institute like IIEST Shibpur. This question may have various answers depending upon perceptions and statistics.

Considering the best placement statistics, as usually considered by most people while distinguishing institutions, the best department title can be given to the following two streams.

• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science and Technology 

The table below gives a brief level of comparison among the two departments in IIEST Shibpur.

The choice of the department entirely depends on your requirements from the career and field of interest. Candidates have different aspirations such as higher studies through GATE or GRE, core sector or government sector employment, MBA through CAT, XAT or GMAT, IT sector, analytics or banking sector, or entrepreneurship. Based on the available opportunities, you need to choose the best possible department.

IIEST Shibpur is one of the oldest institutes in India, which is mentored even prior to establishing the first IIT in this country. It is an institute with different feelings rather and a respected institute in India.

The infrastructural facilities and the IT department itself are excellent, and the most important thing is that Microsoft recruits from this institute. Besides, you will receive a good internship opportunity and the placement percentage is also satisfactory. One student even made an internship opportunity in Google, California. If it is compared with CSE, then IT is somewhat behind, as a student from the CSE background gets higher CTCs. But IT has diversity, which is also good.

Additionally, IT in IIEST is one of the branches in which students can face a bitter rivalry, although the student’s quality of this branch is outstanding (far better than the CSE in most cases). The faculties of IT are also excellent like the CSE department.

The placement of both of these institutes is also very good. The main difference is seen in the academic curriculum, which is negligible in most cases.

If the student considers IIIT Gwalior, then it can be mentioned that it is undoubtedly a good college, but it is quite behind in most cases if it is compared with IIEST in recent days.

Thus, the student should try for IIEST; if they get a chance, they must go for it without thinking of any other options.