IEM Kolkata IT will be comparably better. Although IEM has pretty strict rules in place, it offers better opportunities in terms of academics and placements. According to the stats of recent IEM placements, each year around 90% of students get placed each year from IT. The highest CTC for the branch is INR 40 LPA. 

Heritage Institute of Technology is a good option, if you want to pursue research or MS, further. 

My friend was in a similar dilemma when he was left with these three options. Based on his experience, PICT is the best option in Pune for computers. The institute provides an environment and resources suitable for working on quality projects. The academic ambiance is excellent and you will get a chance to develop yourself. Students with a good CGOA bag good offers while some open their own startups.

WCE is a decent college with a good campus and faculty pool. The students make it to average companies like TCS Infosys cognizant. It’s the best college in the Kolhapur and Solapur University area. Most students opt for a job rather than pursuing higher studies.

VIT has the added advantage of being in Pune so if you ever face this situation, choose VIT over WCE. The preference order therefore is, PICT>VIT>WCE. 

It’s highly illogical to compare BIT Mesra with NIT Allahabad. MNNIT Allahabad belongs to a different league and is way better than BIT Mesra. Its CS and IT placements are surprisingly better than the new IITs too.

The best part about MNIT Allahabad is its extensive job opportunities. Companies coming for CS students allow IT and ECE students to sit for placements as well. So all you need to do is become proficient in coding and clear the interview smartly. 

Here is a comparative analysis of the placement statistics of BIT Mesra CS and MNNIT Allahabad IT

Hope this helped you!

Here is some information to assist you in choice-making-

Snapdeal, Amazon, Google, etc. visit IIEST Shibpur and offer equal placement opportunities to both IT and CSE students. My roommate from IT got into Snapdeal through campus placement. 

IEM isn’t a well-known college. It is a local college unlike IIEST, which is an institute of national importance. The campus size of IEM is very small. Big companies don’t usually visit small colleges like IEM. 

The college tag has a value of its own. Besides, the opportunities and exposure offered by IIEST are immense. 

Thus, I would recommend you opt for IT at IIEST Shibpur. 

Both JU and IIIT-A have their own set of strengths and weaknesses. Here are a few strengths of each to help you determine which institution to finally opt for

1. IIIT-A:
   • IIIT-A is better than JU when it comes to coding. The students at IIIT-A are into coding all year round. Labs are open 24*7 and students are allocated a personal desktop with internet facilities for 4 years, 24*7 basis
   • Core courses are introduced at IIIT-A in the first sem. This gives students extra time to prepare for GATE and placements
   • Research facility at IIIT A is good enough. The professors are helpful and supportive towards the students who wish to engage in research work
   • IIIT-A has a much better infrastructure than JU. It has world-class labs and all the facilities are top-notch
   • The faculty at IIIT-A is very helpful and supportive 
   • In terms of placements, IIIT-A is the winner, with placements increasing exponentially each year
   • Hostel facilities are excellent. It has a strong alumni base 
2. JU:
   • JU provides the students with the freedom and the right mix of interdisciplinary research opportunities
   • The faculty at JU is also very cooperative and supportive. The Research students are supported in every possible manner
   • JU ranks at the 11th position in the NIRF India Rankings 2022: Engineering
   • Being a public state university, the course fee at JU for a four-year B.E. CSE program is only 10,000 INR/year

Thus, both JU and IIIT-A are good options for you to consider. 

B.E. CSE program at JU can be compared with B.Tech IT program at IIIT-A to reach the conclusion.

Coding is an important part of the IT culture at IIIT-A. But more than 75% of freshers have little to no experience in programming. The programming basics that one learns during the 10th-12th class are all taught in the first semester of the course. During the first year, students are taught the basics- Functions, Pointers, Linked Lists, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming, etc.

It is your consistent efforts and undying spirit that will allow you to slowly learn and enhance your coding skills. IIIT-A has a wonderful coding culture that will draw you toward coding.

The programming courses during the first year use C. The language is extensive and does take a good amount of time to get a hold of. You may take a few online courses on C language to prepare for this journey. There are numerous online resources available using which you can grasp the basics of this language.

Therefore, you should pursue IT from IIIT-A even if you have no experience in programming.