According to the recent records, the placement of IIIT Lucknow is excellent, with a magnificent average and the highest salary package offered to students by top companies across the world. 

The table below gives a brief overview of IIIT Lucknow.

Key Highlights:

• With an excellent average and highest package, the 2019 batch marked an excellent 100% placement session.
• IIIT Lucknow offers a decent placement preparation through its own training and placement cell throughout the year.
• Some big names in the industry that has visited IIIT Lucknow are Directi, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Goldman Sachs, Code Nation, PayTm, 1mg, Shipsy, MAQ Software, Collegedunia, Sokrati, TCS, Wipro, Amazon, Samsung, American Express, Cisco, etc.
• In the 2018-19 batch, the average CTC of top 50% and top 20% students placed from IIIT Lucknow are Rs. 13.75 LPA and Rs. 22.5 LPA respectively.
• The minimum package offered is close to 10 LPA.

Therefore, it can be considered that the placement scenario of IIIT Lucknow is quite good, though little below the IIT standard, excellent even being a new build institute.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology has been ranked 51st overall and 29th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It has collaborations with Trinity College, Dublin and The University of Waterloo.

NIT Jalandhar offers courses like BTech, MTech, MSc, PhD, and PGDM programs in Management and Engineering. It is ranked 52nd for BTech by NIRF 2020.

PEC University is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is a deemed university approved by AICTE and affiliated to Punjab University.

Admission Details

• Students should at least have 70-75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Students opting for MBA will have to go through a Group Discussion and Personal Interview Session.
• NIT Jalandhar will conduct a JoSAA counselling session.
• Students pursuing a PhD should have a post graduation degree from a relevant board.
• TIET offers 75 scholarships for deserving students.

Entrance Exams Required - 

• TIET - JEE Main, GATE, CAT, MAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT and GMAT.
• NIT Jalandhar - JEE Main, CAT and GATE.
• PEC University - JEE Main and GATE. 

Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Placements

TIET - 

• The Recruiting Companies include TCS, Infosys, Microsoft, Capgemini, JP Morgan, DeShaw, etc.

• The highest package offered to students was 43 LPA.

NIT Jalandhar 

• 130 recruiters took part in the placement program.
• The Recruiting Companies include Adobe, Microsoft, Capgemini, Vedanta, ZS Associates, Trident Group, etc.
• Students received the highest salary of 39.12 LPA.

PEC University

• A total of 619 students were eligible for the placement program.
• 143 companies visited the campus and made 449 offers.
• The university witnessed the highest salary of 42 LPA.
• The recruiting companies include Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, TATA, JP Morgan, Mu Sigma, Loreal, Arcesium, Goldman Sachs, etc.

Key Points

NIT Jalandhar

• The faculty members of NIT Jalandhar are over 200, most of them being PhD holders.
• There are 10 hostels for boys and 3 for girls.
• They have all necessary facilities like a post office, shopping centre, banks, seminar hall, gym, computer centre and library.

TIET

• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology is known to be one of the oldest and finest educational institutes of India.
• They have 307 highly qualified faculty members.
• They provide all the necessary facilities like library, hostels and medical facilities.

PEC University

• The university has a library consisting of 1,19,830 volumes of books including science, technology, engineering, management, social sciences, IT and many more.
• They have a total of 6 hostels 4 being boys hostel and 2 girls hostels.
• PEC University provides Medical Facility, Graduate Research Project Award and has a Computer Center.

Students can choose from any of the above mentioned colleges depending on their preferences of subject or choice of course, affordability, location, appropriate facilities and much more. NIT Jalandhar and PEC University have lower course fees. If affordability is not your primary concern you can also go for TIET. TIET and NIT Jalandhar has better placement records than PEC University but they all offer more or less the same salary packages which can range from 6-18 LPA.

One of my cousins attended ACE Academy for IES coaching. He had a great academic experience. You should do your research about the institute before joining. Gather information about the faculty members, teaching methodology, quality of study material, accuracy of their test series, and their current ranking among the coaching institutes. My cousin shortlisted ACE Academy by judging these parameters.

Faculties:

• The faculty at ACE are all mostly from IITs, some are even IEC qualified and most of them are ex-IES officers. ACE academy has been constantly producing top rankers in civil engineering and also other disciplines. 
• The faculties offer detailed notes and study material that are quite helpful for preparation. Also, they teach useful short-cuts and tricks which have proved to be extremely helpful in saving time during the examinations. 

Practice Sets:

Practice sets are provided regularly to check the comprehension and analyzing capability of the student.

ACE coaching is certainly one of the top recommended coaching centers for IES. Even if you are unable to travel and attend the regular classes, there are options of getting notes via post. These notes are quite concise and very easy to understand.

There is a myth that the new IITs are not that good since it does not have a vast alumni network. Which is true to some extent. But it is not always the case. 

IIT Bhilai is a prestigious college to attend. It is one of the youngest and fastest-growing third-generation IITs under the guardianship of IIT Hyderabad. It is an autonomous institute with decent academics, great faculty, and excellent placement records.

Academics:

• The selection procedure of faculty is at par with any other IIT.
• The institute has well-qualified, supportive faculty members.
• You are supposed to clear JEE Advanced and those bases decide to pursue science at a top institute. You should not be worried about the academics being so hard as JEE prepares you in a unique style.
• The fractal system of academics is followed here.

Campus and Infrastructure:

• IIT Bhilai has a transit campus located at the Government College of Engineering Raipur while its permanent campus is under construction and expected to start functioning by the year 2022.
• The college offers a host of facilities like hostels for boys and girls, well-equipped labs and classrooms, sports facilities, a library, and more.

Sports Facilities:

• The institute holds a position in the lines of grades 9&10 in the inter-IIT events.
• The talent pool of the institute is too small due to low batch strength in comparison with other IITs. Due to that reason, the participants perform very well.
• The batch strength is likely to rise in the upcoming years.

Placement Opportunities:

IIT Bhilai is the best institute among the new IITs and is a great institution for studying. It offers a plethora of opportunities in terms of academics, training, placements, and above all, the exposure and expertise of an IIT institution.

The facilities are quite good but you will not find smart graduates here. The classrooms are good with 3-star accommodation. Everything including the notices is sent online.

• A peculiar thing that you will notice is that everyone here uses Linux as an operating system including Fedora, Ubuntu, and Zorin. 
• There are no hard copy textbooks and it is a smart campus with no electrical lines seen anywhere. 
• In your first year, you will do well, plus there is no entrance exam to gain admission.
• Infrastructure-wise, the college is good. It was mainly started to boost village students to gain exposure to higher education.
• It also gives an option of 6 years of free education to prevent girls from getting married too early.
• There are also free food and hostel facilities for underprivileged students. However, the main drawback is that it could shrink the mindset of many students by making them complacent. 
• You will also find really good faculty that will help you secure a job later. Most lecturers here are individuals who have done well in their subjects. 
• Underprivileged students also get the opportunity to access movies and the internet.

Overall, it is a good place but most students end up being intelligent and not street smart here.

Adamas University is a private university which offers students various undergraduate and postgraduate courses including management, humanities, law, engineering, etc. It also provides doctorate courses. The university is ranked at 4th place in the East and 74th place all over India according to Times Engineering survey 2019.

• Admissions and Fee Structure: Admission for B. Tech is through JEE main and fee for the same is around 1.53 lakhs/year. The student must have cleared the 12th class with at least 45% marks. And the admission for MBA is through CAT and student must have secures at least 50% marks in graduation. The fee for the MBA program is around 2.41 lakhs/year. The university has a different fee structure for each course. For M.Sc., the fee is around 1.3 lakhs/year and for Ph.D., it is nearly 1.15 lakhs/year. For M. Tech fee is 1.76 lakhs/year and for M.A. it is around ?94000 per year.
• Placements: Sadly, the placements are not up to the expectations of students. Students from courses other than engineering are less suffered. Although some good companies such as CTS, Infosys, HCL, TCS, Intex, WIPRO, etc. visit the campus every year. A total of 93 corporate organizations have visited the campus. As per record, the final placement offered is 88% out of which 43% are offered outside Bengal. The highest package offered is 10 LPA and the average package is nearly 3.88 LPA.
• Infrastructure: The campus is located near CCU airport, so there no issue for the mobility of students who are not from the same state. There are AC classrooms and labs possess all required equipment. The library provides most of the course books to students. Free wi-fi service is available in the academic section as well as in hostels. There are separate hostels for boys, girls and married students. 24×7 wi-fi, electricity and water supply. Bank services are also available. Hostlers can choose between AC or non-Ac rooms. There are single-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed rooms available. The cafeteria is also good and now there is Panda Junction and Ahare Bahare where students enjoy their favorite phuchka and paanipuri.
• Faculty and campus life: Some of faculty members are from top institutes of India like IITs. Most of the faculty provide studies material from ppts. Fresher party is organized every year for new batch. Seminars on AIDS, Art in Science and other topics are organized for students. There are Dramatic clubs, Entrepreneurship clubs, Robotics clubs and other technical and non-tech societies. These societies organize their workshops for students. Students are required to maintain 75% attendance as it is counted for 10 marks in overall marking scheme.