NIT Surathkal is ranked 13 in India for BTech by NIRF 2020. Whereas, NIT Nagpur is ranked 27 for the same by NIRF 2020. NIT Nagpur also ranks 3rd in Maharashtra by NIRF 2020 and has collaborated with many industries and R&D organizations.

As the courses in the question are not the same it is tough to evaluate which institute will be better. Here is some of the important information about the two courses which may help you in making the decision. 

Admission:

NIT Surathkal:

The mechanical department at NIT Surathkal has produced over 4500 mechanical engineers graduates across the nation. It offers a BTech program for Mechanical.

• The essential eligibility criteria for admission is 10+2 in the science stream, with a minimum of 75% aggregate. 
• The candidates’ selection is based on the JEE Main score, and the seats are allocated through JoSAA counseling.

NIT Nagpur:

CS department at NIT Nagpur has well-qualified, motivated support staff and faculty members.

• Admission to the BTech CS program at the institute is based on the marks obtained in JEE Main. 
• The final selection is based on the JoSAA counseling round. 

Placements:

• The placement average for NIT Surathkal is 100%, whereas at NIT Nagpur the placement rate is 85%.
• The highest CTC received by the students of NIT Surathkal is INR 39 LPA. The highest CTC offered at NIT Nagpur was 52 LPA.
• The top recruiters for mechanical at NIT Surathkal are Tata Group, Godrej, L&T, Thermax, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Ashok Leyland, General Motors, etc.
• The top recruiters for CS at NIT Nagpur are Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Infosys, Dell, Deloitte, Capgemini, Thermax, ZS Associates, etc.

In terms of industry trends, CSE is in more demand than Mechanical engineering. Both the NITs are reputed and offer decent academics along with good placement opportunities. However, you should choose the stream in which you are more interested.

Having to know some people studying in both LNCT Bhopal and NIIT Neemrana, I would suggest you go for NIIT Neemrana due to their quality of education. Nowadays, if the correct set of teaching staff and practical labs are provided, any university can enable its students to excel in their preferred domains.

Let me mention some reasons of choosing NIIT University over LNCT Bhopal -

• Students here get the best academic and industrial exposure.
• The curriculum is planned with the right mix of research and industry-relevant subjects taught through project-based learning. 
• NIIT offers a separate, optional minor certificate program that runs parallel to the degree program.
• Undergraduate students are expected to work on an R&D Project right from their first year.
• Credits are given for co-curricular activities.
• Internships, seminars, etc are conducted for students, to get accustomed to the work culture.
• NIIT offers the best technology and management programs. It provides support to encourage students to start their business ventures.
• All the batches have had a track record of 100% placement. 
• Leading companies like IBM, PwC, and TCS recruit students.
• Student clubs and sports are also held.
• The campus location is in the pristine Aravalli hills. Also, being just 90 minutes away from IGI Airport, being in Delhi is a major advantage.

When you start your educational journey at NIIT, you don’t just start an academic program, you embrace a new life that will be mentored, motivated, and given an ideal environment to achieve your career dreams.

Civil engineering is one of the major B.tech. Degree, provided by the Punjab Engineering College.Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main). For civil up to20thousand rank is required.

CSE is the major B.tech. Degree, provided by Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT).Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main)and also on the basis of theIPU CET exam, conducted by the university.

Tabulated below is an overview of the courses in both colleges:

Placement Statistics:

Civil placements in PEC

1. During PEC Chandigarh placements 2020, a total of 143 companies visited the campus to hire students.
2. A total of 80% of students got placed from civil engineering with the highest package of INR 42 LPA. The lowest salary recorded in the college was INR 3-4 LPA.
3. The stipendvaries from 1lac-25kincivil engineering.

CSE in MAIT(IPU)

1. 75% of the CSEstudentsat MAIT are placedin reputed companies like Moody's, HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, and other reputedinternationalcompaniesAccenture, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Amazon, etc..
2. In 2019, 42 companies visited the campusand 808 students were placed on campus. For the session 2017 – 2018, 679 students were placed, out of which the CSE branch had the most students being placed.
3. The highest package offered is around 28LPAwhilethe average package offered is around 3.5LPA.
4. There is no attendance issue inMAIT which provides the students withample amount oftime to work ontheirskills.

Sikkim Manipal University has been ranked at 17 for Private Engineering by India Today in 2020. The largest department within the institution is the CSE department and it has also won the best department in SMIT multiple times.

Admissions:

• Class 12th with mandatory subjects in Physics, Maths, Chemistry/computer science/biology is the prerequisite for admission to CSE at Sikkim Manipal.

• SMIT online, MET, JEE Mains is the examinations accepted for BTech admission.

• The total intake for CSE is 180 and the course fee is 12.20 lakhs.

Curriculum:

• The University offers a well-structured and detailed curriculum with exposure to major areas of computer science like Big data analytics, robotics, cloud computing, ethical hacking, and more.

• The course structure focuses on providing students with knowledge of the core subjects of computer science in order to strengthen their foundation and make them industry-ready.

Faculty:

The university has 33 highly experienced and qualified faculties for CS. The faculty members also conduct seminars and workshops with esteemed institutions like ISRO, IIT, and TIFR.

Infrastructure:

• The University offers a great infrastructure for the CSE department as it receives funding from two highly esteemed agencies, AICTE and ISRO. There are nine state-of-the-art practical labs like the Networking lab, digital circuit and microprocessor labs, GIS and remote sensing lab, advanced programming lab, and more.

• It also has a huge library with over 2500 journals and books dedicated to the CSE branch. It has been updated with modern facilities and infrastructure all across the campus in order to provide students with the best experience.

Placements:

AGS Infotech, Amazon, Britannia, Cipla, Capgemini are some of the major recruiters at the institute.

Sikkim Manipal University is a great option for students who want to pursue a BTech degree program in the CSE department.

BITS Hyderabad, a private renowned technical and science institutes of higher learning in India, after the IITs and NITs. One of the 4 campuses of the BITS Pilani university, it offers BE and ME courses for CSE.

IIT Tirupati is an autonomous engineering and technology education institute and it was ranked 25 for Engineering by JEE cutoff 2019. Admission to the B. Tech CSE program is through the Joint entrance exam (IIT-JEE-Advanced).

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) at the present ranked 58th amongst top engineering colleges in India by NIRF rankings 2019 and offers BTech and MTech courses for CSE.

The admission details for the UG CSE program at the tree institute are as follows.

Placements:

BITS Hyderabad:

• The Institute possesses a 100% placement record with 375 companies visiting the campus in the previous year. Over 400 students got placed successfully.

• Top companies that visited the campus were TCS, Dell, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.

IIT Tirupati:

• As of the 2020 stats, 70 out of the 91 registered students are placed in reputed companies with an average package of 9.18 LPA.

• Top recruiters were AECOM, Afcons, Ashok Leyland, Cushman and Wakefield, JSW, Genpact, TCS, etc.

SVNIT, Surat:

• Some of the highest recruiters are HSBC, Microsoft, Bharat Petroleum, Vedanta, Tata, Samsung, JP Morgan, Kohler, Saint-Gobain, Bajaj, etc.

• As of the 2019 stats, out of 739 students, 503 students got successfully placed with a median salary of 6,67,000 INR.

The details stated above about the three different colleges about the CSE department might help the students to choose the best among all considering the eligibility, fee structure, etc.