NIT Mizoram is one of the top 31 NITs in India. It was ranked in the 90th position for Engineering courses in 2019. On the other hand, MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) is another most sought university that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering.

Choosing among the two can be made easy by comparing a few of the factors including – Fee structure, facilities, scholarships, and placements, etc.

Admission Process:

NIT Mizoram-

• B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D. are the courses offered by the institutes. The admission is through JEE Main, GATE scores.
• The course fee for BTech and MTech program is INR 1.36 lakhs per annum and INR 82,500 per annum.

MSRIT-

• It offers B.E/ B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, MBA, MCA programs.
• KCET/ COMEDK, GATE, PGCET Karnataka, MAT are the accepted exams for admission to various courses at the institute.
• The course fee for different courses ranges from INR 66,806 to INR 1.29 lakhs.

Placements:

In terms of placements, MSRIT is slightly better as compared to NIT Mizoram with a 95% placement average.

Some of the top companies visit the campus Samsung, JP Morgan, Avtec, 99acres.com. Whereas the top recruiters at NIT Mizoram are IBM, TCS, Samsung India Ltd, Tech Mahindra

Other Factors:

MSRIT– Apart from notable placement rate, the institute is also known for its other facilities.

• This includes separate hostels for Girls and Boys, a vast library with adequate material for reference, data centers with good internet speed, and a gymnasium.
• The institute also provides varied scholarships in the form of fee concession, defense scholarship, alumni scholarship, post-matric scholarship.

NIT Mizoram–

• The institute consists of 5 hostels, training centers, a placement cell, a vast library, and gymnasium facilities for students.
• Scholarships are offered based on eligibility enlisted under the NSP portal.

Lastly, both the institutes have well-qualified faculties with years of experience. This is a general comparison between the two colleges. As no course is specified it is difficult to decide which institute is better. For choosing between the two, you should compare them based on the course you want to pursue and choose the one with the better program.

National Institute of Technology, Mizoram 90th for engineering in India by JEE Cut-off 2019. The college offers B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of 5.43 Lakhs for the full period.

Admission:

• The eligibility criteria for Computer Science Engineering at the institute is having passed 10+2 examinations from a recognized board in the science stream.

• The selection of candidates is based on JEE Main scores, which is followed by JoSAA counseling.

There are 30 seats available for this course.

Infrastructure:

The college is built over a massive 190-acre campus. The college is home to a huge library which has over 7000 educational books and various other e-resources.

Faculty & Curriculum:

Nearly every teacher at the institute is a Ph.D. holder. Trainee teachers at the college are M.Tech graduates. The course curriculum for CSE is highly relevant, with various training and seminars organized to make the students industry-ready.

Placements: The course has an impressive placement rate of 89%. Internships are provided to all students to give them better training.

• Companies such as L&T, BPCL, and IBM come for placements during the placement season.

• The average package offered for CS at the college is 6.5 LPA, with the highest package going up to a whopping 17.3 LPA.

NITs are known for their engineering courses and NIT Mizoram is ranked among the top CSE colleges in North-East India. The college also has impressive placement statistics.

NIT Nagaland has a NIRF 2020 rank of 67, NIT Manipur has a rank of 158, UIET has a rank of 72 in the engineering category. NIT Nagaland, NIT Manipur, and NIT Mizoram are autonomous institutions recognized by AICTE and UGC whereas UIET is a public university affiliated to Panjab University.

Admission-

To be eligible for admission, students are expected to have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 75% along with their JEE Main score.

• At NIT Manipur, for programs like B.Tech, the total fees are in the range of Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 7 lakhs.

• At NIT Nagaland, the total fees for programs like B.Tech lie in the range of Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 4 lakhs respectively.

• For NIT Mizoram, the total fees for programs like B.Tech are 5.43 lakhs.

• UIET offers programs like B.E(IT) with fees in the range of Rs. Lakhs and Rs. Lakhs.

JEE Main cutoff 2019 -

• NIT Nagaland - For the ECE branch, it was 17473 and 23345 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.

• NIT Manipur - For the Civil branch, it was 26151 and 30616 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.

• NIT Mizoram - For the ECE branch, it was 23041 and 26040 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.

• UIET - For B.E(IT) branch, it was 24265 and 35348 as the opening and closing rank respectively for the General category.

Placement -

• The major recruiters for NIT Manipur were IBM, Johnson Control, Infosys, Polaris, Wipro, TCS.

• For NIT Nagaland, Allstate, Power Grid, Lakshaya, Vedanta, L&T, Toppers, Mphasis, were the top recruiters.

• At NIT Mizoram, IBM, Wipro, L&T Infotech, Microsoft, Capgemini, Accenture were the top recruiters.

• The major recruiters for UIET were Practo, Indian oil, HP, Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro.

For the year 2019, the placement details for the institutes were as follows.

Which is the better option that needs to be assessed by reviewing the above facts and your perception of the college brand along with the ROI which is on average 93% for NIT Nagaland, 129% for NIT Manipur, 110% for NIT Mizoram, and for 172% for UIET respectively.

National Institute of Technology, Mizoram is an autonomous college, affiliated to the All Indian Council for Technical Education. The college ranks 90th for engineering in India by JEE Cut-off 2019. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. courses.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university, approved by UGC and accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. The institute has over 300 international collaborations. It also collaborated with companies such as TCS, Wipro, and Cognizant. It offers 101 courses across 10 streams with its flagship course being B.Tech. The college has been ranked 15th, 16th, and 28th in the category of Engineering, University, and Overall respectively by the NIRF rankings 2020.

Admission:

NIT:

• The minimum eligibility criteria for admission to B.Tech and M.Tech is having cleared 10+2 examinations and graduation with 60% marks respectively.

• Further students are shortlisted on the basis of JEE Main scores for B.Tech and GATE scores for M.Tech.

• Admission to Ph.D. is given on the basis of an entrance exam and personal interview conducted by the college.

VIT:

• Admission is given to undergraduate courses on the basis of marks in 10+2 examinations and scores in VITEEE or other national level entrance examinations. Some courses also have a personal interview round.

• Admission to postgraduate courses is given on the basis of marks in graduation or through entrance tests such as GATE, CAT, GMAT, etc.

Infrastructure:

NIT: The college is built over a massive 190-acre campus.

• It is home to a huge library which has over 7000 educational books and various other e-resources.

• The college has 3 boys hostels and one girl’s hostel.

• Sports facilities such as cricket ground and volleyball court.

• Other facilities such as the gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, laboratories, and shuttle service are also available.

VIT: The college is built over a massive 192-acre campus.

• A well-equipped library is located on-campus which houses both books and e-learning facilities.

• There are hostel facilities available on campus.

• Students also have access to sports and cultural facilities.

• Other facilities such as laboratories dedicated to the course, gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, convenience store, and auditoriums are provided.

• The college also runs a shuttle service for its students.

Placements:

NIT: The college has a placement rate of 62%.

• Top recruiters at the college are BEL, BPCL, Capgemini, Infosys and IBM.

• The median salary offered is 5 LPA, while the average salary package offered is 6.62 LPA.

• The highest package offered is 17.30 LPA.

VIT: A total of 7027 placement offers were made and 1926 internship offers were received in 2019.

• 544 companies came for placements which include top companies such as Microsoft, Philips, HP, TCS, and Bosch.

• The average package offered at the college is 7.25 LPA, whilst the highest package goes up to 41.6LPA.

VIT college has an edge over NIT among most parameters. The college has a superior All-India rank. The college offers much better placements in comparison to NIT too, with a higher average and top package offered.

National Institute of Technology, Mizoram (NITM) is an autonomous college affiliated to the All Indian Council for Technical Education. The college ranks 90th for engineering in India by JEE Cut-off 2019. It offers B.Tech in Civil Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of 5.43 Lakhs for the full period.

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (NITS) is approved by AICTE and recognized by UGC. The college offers B.Tech in Civil Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of 5.30 Lakhs for the full period. The college is ranked 39th and 82nd for engineering by India Today and JEE Cut-off respectively.

Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology is approved by the AICTE. The college offers B.Tech in Civil Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of 4 Lakhs for the full period.

Admission:

NIT Mizoram:

• The eligibility criteria for Civil Engineering at the institute is having passed 10+2 examinations from a recognized board in the science stream.

• The selection of candidates is based on JEE Main scores, which is followed by JoSAA counseling.

There are 30 seats available for this course.

NIT Srinagar:

• The eligibility criteria for Civil Engineering at the institute are 10+2 examinations from a recognized board in the science stream.

• The selection of candidates is based on JEE Main scores, which is followed by JoSAA counseling.

There are 157 seats available for this course.

MIT:

The criteria for admission to Civil Engineering at the college are marks in 10+2 examinations and marks obtained in Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination. There are 60 seats available for this course.

Infrastructure:

NIT Mizoram:

• The college is built over a massive 190-acre campus.

• The college is home to a huge library which has over 7000 educational books and various other e-resources.

• It has 3 boys hostels and one girl’s hostel.

• Sports facilities such as cricket ground and volleyball court. Other facilities such as the gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, laboratories, and shuttle service are also available.

NIT Srinagar:

• The college is built over a large100 acre campus.

• The college is home to a huge library.

• It has separate boys and girls hostels.

• Sports facilities such as cricket, hockey, football, etc are available.

• Other facilities such as gym, cafeterias, Wi-Fi, laboratories, and shuttle services are also available.

MIT: The college is built over an 85-acre campus.

• The college has separate boys and girls hostels.

• Sports facilities such as cricket, hockey, football, etc are available.

• Other facilities such as cafeterias, Wi-Fi, and laboratories are available.

Placements:

NIT Mizoram:

• The college has an active placement cell which aims at providing placements to all students.

• Top recruiters for the course are HP, IBM, Infosys, and L&T.

• The average package at the college is 6LPA, with the highest package going up to 16LPA.

NIT Srinagar:

• The course has a 50% placement rate.

• Top recruiters in placement season include NTPC, ONGC, and L&T.

• The average package offered is approximately 4 LPA, while the highest offer goes up to 18 LPA.

MIT: The course has a 60% placement rate.

• Top companies for Civil include Wipro, Prism Cement, and Go Speedy.

• The average package offered is 6LPA, the highest package goes up to a whopping 15 LPA.

NITs are a well-known name in the engineering education industry and thus are a preferable option among the three colleges for Civil Engineering. The two NITs deliver better in terms of Infrastructure, Facilities and Placements offered. A choice between the two NITs depends on one's preference for the location.