Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) was deemed to be a university approved by AICTE and MHRD. It is an autonomous institute. It is ranked 137 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

IIIT Manipur was established under the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) approved by the Govt. of India. They have a faculty strength of 13 members and 107 student strength. Each department has 110 seats.

The table given below shows a brief overview of the institutes:

Admission Requirements

• Candidates should have 60% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is compulsory.
• Final selection will be based on the entrance exam.

Placements 

SLIET 

• The median salary package offered is 3 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies include Jaro Education, Godrej, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle, TCS, Virtusa, Asian Paints, etc.

IIIT Manipur 

• CSE department received better placement percentage than ECE.
• They also offer internship opportunities.
• The top recruiting companies include Chegg, Hashroot, Interview Bit, IBM, Google, Internshala, etc.

Facilities 

SLIET 

• They have a central library, health centre, sports facilities and an innovation cell.
• There are 9 boys and 4 girls hostels having the capacity of 235 and 230 students respectively.
• Boys PG can accommodate 80 and girls PG can accommodate 81 students.

IIIT Manipur

• They provide hostel and library facilities.
• The whole campus is wifi enabled.
• They also have clubs for co-curricular activities.

CSE involves computer programming and networking, computation, algorithms, programming languages, program design, computer software and hardware. Computer Engineers can work as System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.

IET is ranked #1 among all the ATKU 600+ engineering colleges, whereasMNNIT Allahabad was ranked #48^th by NIRF for B.Tech courses. The placement rate of CSE branch is higher as compared to other subjects in IET. Generally the recruiting companies for CSE and ECE branches are almost similar. The only difference lies in the institution, teaching staff and the candidate’s performance. Both the institutions have qualified faculties. Both of them are approved by AICTE.

Intake process

IET Lucknow:

• The candidate must have completed 10+2 having Physics and Mathematics (compulsory subjects) with Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology from a recognized board with a minimum of 45% marks.
• He/she must have completed an entrance exam i.e., UPSEE
• The total intake of the program is 60 seats.
• The fee for 1st year is Rs 89,775.
• The cut off for the home state candidates is 357-495 and for other state candidates is 193-342.

MNNIT Allahabad:

• Candidate must have completed 10+2 in Science stream with a minimum 75% marks.
• Candidate must have passed the entrance exam, i.e., JEE Main.
• The fees for the ECE course is Rs 84,666.
• The cut off for the home state candidates is 3600-7128 and for candidates from other states, it ranged from4615-6752.

Placements

• In IET Lucknow:
  • Some top recruiters of the institutions are: Adobe, Wipro, TATA Project Limited, Lava Mobiles, Honda, BYJU’S, etc.
  • The highest salary offered to the students was INR 37 LPA.
• In MNNIT Allahabad:
  • 90.63% is the ECE placement rate of MNNIT Allahabad.
  • Some of the top recruitersof MNNIT Allahabad include the Indian Navy, Dell, Canon, BHEL, E-bay, Adobe, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc.
  • The highest salary offered to the students was INR 25.33 LPA and the average salary offered was INR 10.95 LPA.

Some of the on-campus facilities of IET Lucknow are library, gym, hostel and bank. Some of the on-campus facilities in MNNIT Allahabad are a stationery shop, generator, student club, hostel (geyser, air cooler, refrigerator, water cooler, washing machine), PCO, 24/7 canteen, etc. Getting into IET Lucknow is difficult, as their cut-offs are really high. But the companies recruiting are not so good. Choosing ECE over CSE will give you the advantage of sitting in placements of both the courses. The rest all lies in the hands of the candidate and their interest. They can compare all the information available and then decide which is better for them.

The computer science branch at ITM Gwalior has a good reputation and students can expect to attain well-balanced careers after completing their CSE program. Potential applicants can consider aspects like placements, research areas, infrastructure as well as MOUs and major recruiters for students from the department. These aspects are discussed further in the points listed below:

• About the course:
  • Computer Science and Engineering program at ITM is aimed at readying students for careers in this field.
  • Meticulous theory and practical laboratory sessions are conducted in order to ensure that the student is well equipped to be placed after the end of the program.

• Infrastructure:
  • The department has really well-equipped labs with specialized labs for networking, databases, computer graphics, and multimedia, etc.
  • Software like MS SQL Server, MSDN, Turbo C++, Java as well as Win proxy is available for students to explore.

• Research Areas:
  • The department concentrates on research areas like cloud computing, soft computing, machine learning as well as wireless sensor network and computer architecture.
  • Students can contact the faculty to carry out research in these and many other areas of CSE that may interest them.

• MOUs:
  • Tie-ups with companies like Infosys, Oracle, EMC2 Delhi, IBM, and Cisco ensure the better overall development of students from the department.
  • Various training sessions are conducted based on topics like android app development, cloud computing, database management, and networking development.

• Placements:
  • A large number of companies visit the institute to recruit students into their companies.
  • Students from the CSE department usually assume roles of a computer engineer in the IT sector.
  • They may also work as network engineers as well as system management professionals.
  • Most students bag an average pay package between INR 3 to 10 lakhs per annum.
  • Companies recruiting students from the department include TCS, HCL, Hexaware, Libsys, Amdale, Unilogic, etc.

Thus, students planning to take CSE at ITM University can rest assured that the overall development of their career will take place.

CSE is one of the trending and evergreen programs with huge demand. However, IIEST and VIT both offer excellent career opportunities in CSE. The ranking of the IIEST is 19 by NIF in the engineering category. Whereas, VIT has ranked in 18th position by NIRF. Here is more about each college in detail.

IIEST, Shibpur-

Admissions & fee:

• The college accepts students based on the intermediate and JEE Main performance. Students should at least score 50% in 10+2. In 2019 the JEE Main closing cut-off for CSE was 4978-9379.

• The college has 60 seats for the CSE program.

• The first year fee at the campus is about 1.37 lakhs. However, students can avail of several scholarships during their academic years.

Placements:

• The minimum and maximum salary of the students is 39.12 LPA and 9 LPA respectively.

• The total number of offers in CSE from top companies is 82. Out of which, 51 students are placed in the top companies.

• The companies visiting the campus are Accenture, BHEL, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, Foster Wheeler, Odessa Technologies, Infosys, Hindustan Motors, Indian Navy, etc.

VIT-

Admissions:

• The campus accepts students based on the VITEEE and intermediate scores. The minimum cut-off ranking of the VITEEE is 15,000.

• The total seats in CSE are 722 with a fee of 1.98 lakhs. Like IIEST, VIT students can also avail of several scholarships.

Placements:

• The highest and average salary of the students is 41.60 LPA and 6.05 LPA respectively.

• The VIT has the highest record in placement rates and offers. The college received over 8000 offers in 2016. Recently, it got over 7000 offers.

• The companies visiting the campus are Wipro, TCS, Intel, Infosys, Cognizant, Udaan, Accenture, Bank of America, etc.

This is all about the CSE at both institutions. As for which institute will be better, it all depends on the individual choice based on several factors as mentioned above. So, choose the college that best suits you based on your preferences.