Both USIT and MAIT offer ECE and CSE as their flagship courses respectively. The deciding factor here is which subject you are more inclined towards. USIT is ranked 73rd for B.tech in 2019. Whereas, MAIT (IPU) is ranked 251 by NIRF.
Admission :
USIT: It offers a BTech-MTech dual degree in ECE.
For admission in USIT, aspirants must clear JEE mains or IPU-CET. IPU-CET ranking should be under 100 and JEE Main under 30000 in order to secure a seat in ECE
The yearly course fee is INR 70,000.
MAIT: The institute offers a BTech degree in CSE.
For admission in (CSE)MAIT, one has to secure a place in the top 500 ranks in the IPU CET exam or a JEE Main rank falling under 27,611.
MAIT offers 180 seats for CSE and the annual course fee is 1.15 lakhs.
Placement statistics:
USIT:
Around 150 companies take part in campus recruitment every year. Industry giants including IBM, Adobe, Flipkart, Amazon, Amazon are the top recruiters.
ECE branch at USIT has a placement rate of 80%.
The average CTC offered for ECE students is 4.75 LPA and the highest CTC offered for ECE students is 12 LPA.
MAIT (IPU):
150+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, Accolite.
80% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 4.95 LPA.
The highest domestic CTC offered was 28 LPA by Amazon in 2019.
CSE department holds the record of maximum students being placed every year in MAIT.
Both USIT and MAIT offer good ECE and CSE programs. You should choose the course and the college according to your branch of choice.
If you want better infrastructure and exposure, and money is not an issue for you, choose CS/ECE Jaypee Noida. Regarding placements, speak with the seniors at Jaypee.
In terms of placement, IET Lucknow will undoubtedly provide you with numerous opportunities. You will be given a variety of opportunities, and there will be no limitations imposed by the college administration team.
One of my friends had similar options and she ended up choosing NIT Warangal ECE over NIT Jamshedpur CSE. She claimed that choosing the right college is as important as choosing the right branch. The official rankings put NIT Warangal much higher than NIT Jamshedpur. The overall NIRF ranking of NIT Warangal is 53 out of 200 colleges in 2023 while that of NIT Jamshedpur is 101 out of 200 colleges in 2023 which is almost double.
My friend was from Jharkhand and could have easily got NIT Jamshedpur with Home State Quota but he decided to study hard for NIT Warangal. You should give preference to the branch when the colleges in question are somewhat at a similar level. Where the difference is as high as between these two, the college with higher rankings should be given preference.
So make your choice wisely!
Yes, IIT Mandi offers a good curriculum, infrastructure, and placement for M.Tech programs, though they are newly associated. For ECE, IIT Mandi had only Communication and Signal Processing before but has started Power Electronics and Drives, and VLSI streams recently.
Key Highlights:
So, it can be concluded that M.Tech ECE at IIT Mandi can be considered as a good option for students.
NIT Durgapur is ranked at 47 for engineering by NIRF whereas IIEST Shibpur has been ranked at 21 by NIRF in 2019.
Admissions:
NIT Durgapur- The BTech in ECE program at NIT Durgapur observes a general cut-off rank for the JEE Mains of 10603 in round 1 and 13122 in round 7, in the year 2019.
IIEST Shibpur- For BTech admissions at IIEST Shibpur students are required to clear JEE mains and have a minimum of 45% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in 10+2, along with 30% in English.
Placements:
NIT Durgapur- The ECE program at NIT Durgapur offers top recruitments from companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Dell, and IBM with a record of 72.45% placement rate and an average CTC of 9.09 LPA. It observes a higher number of core companies as part of their placement services as compared to IIEST Shibpur.
IIEST Shibpur- The dual-degree program at IIEST Shibpur has been introduced fairly recently and therefore has very few batches that have passed out. The average CTC offered at the institute is 6.5 LPA.
Students can make their choice depending on their requirements and interests.
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I did my dual degree in Aerospace Engineering from IIEST. I will list down the comparison points between an ECE from NIT Dgp and a DD (Aerospace Engineering) from IIEST-
Try to figure out what interests you more. My personal recommendation is that you pursue B.Tech ECE from NIT Durgapur.
If you plan to change to CS, it is quite difficult to shift from EE to CS at IIT Hyderabad. It is easier for other branches to change to CS.
Mechanical and Chemical students get CS during branch change, but the chances are less for Electrical students. This is the experience of one of my friends at IIT Hyderabad.
CS at IIT Hyderabad is better than CS at other new IITs. IIT Hyderabad is one of the best among the new IITs. IIT Hyderabad is showing tremendous growth.
Here is the latest comparison data (as of 2023) for you to choose between the two options:
|
Particulars |
EE IIT Hyderabad |
CS IIT Bhubaneswar |
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Duration |
4 years |
4 years |
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Course Fee |
INR 2.23 Lakhs per year |
INR 2.74 Lakhs (1st year) INR 2.68 Lakhs (2nd year onwards |
|
Number of Placed Students |
81 |
|
|
Number of Offers Received |
81 |
|
|
Average Package |
INR 27.86 LPA |
Here are the placement statistics for 2022 for EE at IIT Hyderabad:
|
Placement Particulars |
IIT Hyderabad EE |
|
Total Students |
94 |
|
Number of Registered Students |
87 |
|
Number of Placed Students |
81 |
|
Number of Offers Received |
81 |
|
Average Package |
INR 27.86 LPA |
Here are the placement statistics for 2023 for CS at IIT Bhubaneswar:
|
Placement Particulars |
IIT Bhubaneswar CS |
|
Percentage Placed |
96.72% |
|
Highest CTC |
55.75 LPA |
|
Lowest CTC |
9 LPA |
|
Average CTC |
25.18 LPA |
|
Median CTC |
20.31 LPA |
Both the institutions are well-renowned and you should choose among them after thoroughly comparing the two different streams offered at both. In terms of opportunities, CS is better and you should consider CS at IIT Bhubaneswar.
ECE at NIT Hamirpur is considered a pretty good branch with a decent placement scenario. The faculty is well-educated and friendly. Recently there has been a change in the Director of the campus and also the H.o.D. so the situation is expected to get even better.
The institute has developed better industrial relations with companies either through Skype or through campus visits. Moreover, the professors have become more passionate and helpful. Recently, two teams from the ECE Department won a National Competition.
Here are the placement stats of the ECE department of NIT Hamirpur:
|
Eligible Students |
58 |
|
Students Placed |
50 |
|
Placement Percentage |
86.21% |
|
Placement Offers |
78 |
|
Highest CTC |
INR 16.60 LPA |
However, the only drawback is that owing to the remote location students of this branch get placed in IT companies over core ones.
NIT Jalandhar is observed to have a ranking of 42 by NIRF in Universities whereas NIT Hamirpur has a ranking of 51 by NIRF. While both the universities are quite similar in terms of the ECE program, let us take a look at some important differences between the two:
Admissions:
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Particulars |
NIT Jalandhar |
NIT Hamirpur |
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Eligibility criteria |
Minimum score of 75% in 12th Maths and Physics mandatory |
Minimum score of 75% in 12th Maths and Physics mandatory |
|
Qualifying Exams |
JEE Main |
JEE Main |
|
Seats |
158 |
124 |
|
Fees |
5 Lakhs |
5.84 Lakhs |
Curriculum:
NIT Jalandhar:
NIT Hamirpur:
Faculty:
NIT Jalandhar:
NIT Hamirpur:
Infrastructure:
NIT Jamshedpur:
NIT Hamirpur:
It also offers decent infrastructure and lab facilities but lacks updated technology and software, smart classrooms, and campus areas as compared to NIT Jamshedpur.
Placements:
Based on the given points, students can make a choice between the two academic institutions for BTech in ECE.
As a B.Tech Mechanical student at NIT Agartala, I will be sharing a bit about my branch-
Mechanical does get boring at times. However, if you are deeply interested in this branch, NIT Agartala is a good choice for you.