VIT Vellore is considered one of the best technical universities in India. It has a student population of 24000 students. It is ranked 28 overall and 15 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE) is the 5th oldest engineering college in India. It is ranked 201 among top BTech colleges by NIRF 2020 Rankings. It is affiliated to the University of Mumbai.

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

Placements 

VIT Vellore 

• VIT Vellore has entered the Limca Book of Records 3 times for its excellent placement records.
• 713 companies participated in the placement program.
• 7027 offers were made.
• The top recruiters at VIT Vellore are TCS, Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, Bosch, Microsoft, Phillips, Virtusa, Bank of America, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, etc.

SPCE

• Out of 208 students 148 got placed from the BTech program in SPCE.
• Out of 718 students 571 received placement offers in CoEP.
• The top recruiting companies are Bosch, Infosys, Capgemini, KPMG, JP Morgan, Unilever, L&T, Reliance, HP, Godrej, Wipro, etc.

Facilities 

VIT Vellore 

• With a campus area of 250 acres, the institute has 23 hostels.
• Their library consists of 2,21,118 books and 13344 e-journals.
• Their student strength is 24000.
• They provide all the necessary facilities to the students.

SPCE

• The SPCE college has a Central Library with a collection of over 45,000 books, 9000 e-books and national and international journals. 
• They have a Sports Club called SPIKE.
• The campus is wifi enabled. 
• They have a reputation of producing high quality engineers and also helps them to achieve their desirable employment.
• They offer scholarships to eligible candidates like Tata Trust Scholarship, Ratan Tata Scholarship and Pragati Scholarship.

VIT Vellore is definitely a well reputed and popular institution among both students and teachers. It will be a better option than SPCE due to its placement record, generous salary packages and the participation of the most prestigious companies. VIT Vellore will be a better choice than SPCE for your career ahead.

NIRF has ranked NIT Hamirpur #151 out of 200 (in India) for the year 2020 and ranked #98th out of 300 for B.Tech. On the other hand, VIT Vellore was ranked #15th out of 300 for B.Tech courses by NIRF rankings. Now let’s take a look at some other factors.

Facilities

NIT Hamirpur:

• Sports facilities are provided to the students.
• Well stocked library having 2 buildings.
• 1gbps internet connectivity is provided to the students.
• An ambulance is available 24/7 for emergency cases.
• The institute also has its health centre which provides treatment to all types of diseases as well as first aid to the needy.

VIT Vellore:

• Auditorium, conference facilities, sports facilities, canteen, smart classrooms, hostels, rainwater harvesting system, solar panels, etc.
• 250 acres is the size of the campus.

Courses

• NIT Hamirpur: B.Tech in 7 streams, MBA in 4 streams, M.Tech in 20 streams, MSc. in 3 streams, B.Arch and M.Arch in 1 stream, Ph.D. in 19 streams, and B.Tech + M.Tech in 2 streams.
• VIT Vellore: B.Tech in 18 streams, BCA in 1 stream, MCA in 1 stream, B.Sc in 1 stream, and M.Sc in 7 streams.

Faculty

NIT Hamirpur:

• Most of the faculties in NIT Hamirpur have completed their Ph.D. course as compared to MIT Manipal.
• Faculty at NIT are very well educated and have completed a Ph.D.

VIT Vellore: The faculties are good and approachable.

Placements

NIT Hamirpur:

• 86% was the placement rate for the last year’s session.
• The highest package was offered to a CSE student of INR 12 LPA.
• The average package offered to the students was INR 6.78 LPA.

VIT Vellore:

• Microsoft Company offered the highest package of about INR 41.60 LPA.
• The average package was INR 6.05 LPA.
• In the year 2020, 7771 offers were given to the students.
• 713 companies visited the campus.
• Some of the companies that offered the highest number of offers are Wipro (278 offers), TCS (244), Intel (151), and Virtusa ( 120).

A comparison can be made on the above information and the students can take their own decision.

The CSE department is a great department to study in VIT. Students are open to a lot of facilities and learning resources. The teaching staff is helpful as well. 

• The CSE department of VIT ranks right after top IITs, IIIT Hyderabad, BITS Pilani, and the top NITs. The department is well-reputed in the industry.
• VIT has a great research culture. The course curriculum is industry-oriented. 
• The coding culture at VIT is thriving. CSE students from the institute do great in GSoC, ACM ICPS, and other competitions. 
• There’s a great startup ecosystem on campus at VIT. Many people are doing great things in Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. 
• You do not need to worry much about placement if you have joined VIT. In the 2021 placement drive, the highest CTC offered was 75 LPA. 

So, choosing VIT for your CSE degree will definitely be worth it. 

Considering this question, the first thing that can be highlighted is that both of these institutes cannot be compared at all. However, studying IT in IIIT Allahabad is far better as it offers several opportunities, as well as institutional environment and infrastructure to assist the student in their career growth appropriately.

However, CSE at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is not so secure considering the programming prospects and study culture that the student will get at IIITA. This choice is easy enough for the student to make as per their career perspectives. 

The following table gives a brief overview of these two institutes:

Thus, considering the above facts, it can be stated that between these two institutes, the student must go for IIIT Allahabad, as VIT can’t be compared at all.