Both the branches, whether CST 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.

Admission:

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.
• Last year, the cut off for the general category ranged from 110-114,

IIEST Shibpur:

• IIEST Shibpur accepts students after they have their 10+2 scores with at least 45% and a minimum of 30% in English. The entrance for admissions is JEE Mains (Paper 1) scores.
• After a student passes the cutoff, admissions are given through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Board.
• The cut off for general quota ranged from 4978-9379.

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 CST student is INR 9 lakhs whereas the highest salary was INR 39.12 lakhs.
• 90 reputed companies came for final placement and made 462 offers.
• The top recruiters were Cognizant, Infinity Infosys Parks, Capgemini, etc.

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

When you complete a course of four years normally, you complete your graduation with the fundamentals of your branch which allows you to pursue higher studies if they are in your interests. It also gives you the option, at the same time, to complete your undergraduate degree in another subject if you wish to.

If you want to pursue a dual course, it can probably put a dent in your freedom to pursue your interests and you will be ‘rewarded’ with the master’s degree. Another problem after receiving the master’s degree would be the confusion about looking for a job, pursuing a doctorate in the field of your interest(s).

The dual degree in mechanical will demand more dedication from you but the four-year degrees are easier compared to those. Mechanical engineering is a good option if going for higher studies is in your interests.

The IT courses at IIIT Allahabad are top-notch unlike CSE at BITS, Pilani’s. As CSE and IT are different courses and since you say that college doesn't matter to you it comes down to choosing between the subjects. IIEST Shibpur is doing great too in its infrastructure; placements and alumni base. The CST department has done great in the field of placements with 90% student placements in IIEST Shibpur. The highest was about 48 LPA from DirectI and the average package was around 8 LPA.

Notable Companies in IIEST Shibpur: Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Google (India, US), Directi, Accenture, Amazon India, Infosys TCS -CTO Digital and many more.

Notable Foreign Internships at IIEST Shibpur:

• (HCII), Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America
• Mc. Gill University, Canada
• DFKI (German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence) , University of Saarland, Germany
• Nanyang Technological University(NTU), Singapore under NTU-India Connect Program
• Informatics Lab, Grenoble
• Amazon
• Google
• DAAD fellowship and many more.

In short CSE deals with the scientific study of computers and its research applications but IT deals with the industrial applications of the same science.

With the above information, I hope it will help you in clearing your point of view to opt between the colleges eventually.

IIEST Shibpur has been a top-notch institute for architecture since 1949. The institute offers town & regional planning as a part of the architecture course. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Amongst 66 top participating institutes of the country; the institute holds 6th rank.

It has been able to provide knowledge to 1000 graduates and more than 300 postgraduates in the last 50 years. The highlights of the department are as follows:

• Infrastructure

The classrooms and design places have properly equipped facilities including the CAD LAB. Wi-Fi is also available 24*7. The campus is the best in the entire Eastern India. The premises are filled up with facilities like basketball ground, oval, graveyard.

• Student & Alumni

The alumni are spread all across as its inception is quite old. There is an established legacy of people who have worked with NASA and ZONASA. The talented students have also been able to bag good positions in different design positions.

• Faculty

The faculty comprises good assistant and associate professors from across the country. The classes are also held regularly with an updated syllabus. They provide quite conceptual and practical clarity to the students in order to pursue a great career ahead.

• Placements

The field of architecture offers very few placements pertaining to this very college as most individuals have to find their own internships or jobs. There are no core companies that come to campus for recruitment making it difficult to earn a living.

The architecture domain is quite interest-specific; therefore it should be opted for only when the individual is adamant enough to pursue it for the rest of life. It is a course having hefty fees but good placements. The decision should be taken after keeping this in time.