Some of my friends attend NIT Trichy and based on the conversation I had with them, I can give you some idea about the placements at the institute. 

NIT Trichy opens the placement of software companies for the MCA students. Even the most renowned companies like Epic, Facebook, and Microsoft give placement to the students of the MCA course. The highest package that was offered to the students of the NIT Trichy from the MCA course is around 64 Lakhs per annum. 

According to the recent placement highlights, the average CTC offered by the institute is 6 LPA. Going by the past placement highlights is safe to say you will have good placement offers for an MCA from NIT Trichy. 

NIT Trichy has great placements for branches like CSE and ECE. Most of the recruiting companies give preference to B.Tech students rather than M.Tech. But as far as Communications Engineering is concerned, you will be allowed to appear for placement drives held by semiconductor companies with B.Tech students. 

There are quite a few companies that prefer Communications students over VLSI. Many students end up being placed in dream semiconductor companies. Out of say, 35 students, only 1 or 2 are not placed. The placements are definitely improving over the years.

It is advisable to have basic coding knowledge at least along with your core subject. That way, you will definitely be able to do well.

Every college has some internal issues with the corporate sector. NIT Trichy happens to have some issues with Google. 

NIT Trichy’s training and placement department is rumored to have restricted Google from visiting the campus. An action was taken by the institute to prevent other companies from blacklisting the college. If the companies would have blacklisted the college, the placement sector here would have gone downhill. 

One of my friends studied in the PSG Mechanical branch. In his opinion, both the colleges are well known and quite famous for Mechanical Engineering. Let me state some facts about them which might help you decide.

• NIT Trichy holds a certain advantage over PSG. 
• It is considered one of the top 5 NITs. It has earned recognition not only in India but also globally.
• In NIT Trichy you will get much more opportunities and the proper exposure. 
• PSG is not bad but while comparing it with NIT Trichy, it gets more leverage. 
• In PSJ the faculty members are really good in their respective fields. 
• In PSG students mostly like to learn their subjects by themselves and are independent of the teachers. 
• NIT Trichy has all the things required for such a core branch, like Good faculty members, excellent academics, internships, connection with industries, placement statistics, etc. 
• All this makes NIT Trichy a better option for Mechanical Engineering.

NIT Trichy develops your physical as well as holistic personality. It makes you confident with all the extracurricular activities it has to offer. Nit Trichy would be better overall and will definitely help you grow as an individual.

The answer would be Yes. One of my friends had completed B.Tech in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from NIT Trichy. The course is definitely tough but the level of difficulty perceived may differ from person to person. And here is some of the information about the course.

Sheer multi-disciplinary nature of subjects :

• In the very same semester, the candidate will have to study a varied range of subjects such as Fluid mechanics, Material sciences and Circuit theory. 
• All of these subjects require a good knowledge about modeling in different areas of Physics as it is one of the most essential skills of an Instrument designer.

Involvement in Laboratory activities :

• Practical knowledge is very important. 
• Most of the lab exercises are worked in a team. 
• Thus to complete any task starting from designing, experiment and analysis within a particular given time is a bit of a challenge. 
• It is important for all the team members to work efficiently for the task to be completed.

Programming and Analytical skills : 

• It is important to have a good hold on C/C++ programming to understand subjects such as Data structures/Algo, Embedded systems, Control systems design.

Product design and Development :

• The candidate needs to come with new project ideas and develop it from scratch and make it an Industrial prototype. 
• This will require a lot of outdoor work, market surveys, meeting suppliers and customer feedback. 
• Teamwork is very important for such activities.

Design specification :

• Right from the lab exercises, most of the projects and products the candidate needs to work on have a clear Design Specification. 
• It is important to adhere to those specifications as it demands sincere and laborious efforts from the candidate which might be tough. 
• The faculty or project guide may also make things tougher.

These were some of the aspects that make Instrumentation and Control Engineering tough. The course is pretty involved and demanding. Though all these mentioned aspects and skills are required to be a successful Instrumentation engineer.