Having friends at IEM Kolkata, I can say that this question is similar to the debate between IT and CS.

1. As a student of IEM, you will find the professors striving diligently for you. Growth in IT is determined by two things - how you make the most of the opportunities you are getting and how much effort you are willing to put in.
2. You will get exposure to so many opportunities due to the presence of a number of organizations around you, PESIT would be an efficient choice.

My friend got PESIT but did not opt for it, instead, he went for IEM. If he had chosen PESIT, he would have to push himself all the time to achieve his goals.

IEM Kolkata and NIT Sikkim are some of the most reputed engineering colleges in India. However, it is difficult to choose between the two as the branches you have mentioned are different. To make a more precise decision, first, decide which branch you want to opt for.

Here is a brief overview of the courses.

• If you want to go for CSE, choose IEM Kolkata. They have the best curriculum for this. Also, they have highly educated professors and better placements.
• If you want to pursue EEE, go for NIT Sikkim. Also, if your dream is to get a government job or PSU job after your graduation then you must opt for NIT Sikkim, being a government college, it will always provide you a preference over other privates colleges.

In the end, it all comes down to the branch you have an interest in. Choose wisely between these two options.

If you get a chance to join top institutes, do your research and opt for the very best. You will be the one to spend 4 years learning that particular subject. In this case, both IIIT Nagpur and IEM Kolkata are good colleges.

Having known people studying in both IIIT Nagpur and IEM, I can say that IIIT Nagpur was recently established whereas IEM is quite older and has enough experience as an educational institution.

• It won’t be reliable to take admission in IIIT Nagpur as it is new. Though it possesses a good faculty and placement record.
• You can take CS at IEM confidently as the faculty is well experienced and possess relevant qualifications.
• Besides, IEM is situated in one of the biggest IT hubs of east India.
• Mostly all IT companies near the college visit the campus for recruiting and conduct industry visits.

It all depends upon your choice at last. Otherwise, if you feel and want to go for the IIIT tag it’s completely your choice. In the case of IEM Kolkata as it is well established and has a good report and you can go for it without any second thought.

Both UEM Jaipur and IEM Kolkata have good placement records. Students belonging to all the branches and streams get assistance in getting placements in the top companies.

There have been a number of instances where students from both UEM Jaipur and IEM Kolkata have appeared in the placement process together but now the placement takes place in the individual campuses. Companies visit the campuses for offering lucrative packages to their students.

• According to the recent placement highlights, the placement average for UEM Jaipur is around 97.39%.
• The highest package offered by both UEM Jaipur and IEM Kolkata is INR 72 LPA and the average package is INR 4.23 LPA.
• Students of IEM Kolkata often end up bagging placements in Flipkart, Tech Mahindra, Dorma Kaba, HDFC, etc.

Overall, the placement opportunities offered at UEM Jaipur and Kolkata are quite good.

Between IEM Kolkata and SOE CUSAT, the former is the better choice for CS. I have a few friends at IEM Kolkata so I can give you some information about their CS department.

Cutoff: In West Bengal, IEM is one of the oldest private engineering colleges. Despite being a private institute the opening and closing rank for CS at the institute is quite high. According to the trends in recent years, it is around 1500.

Placement:

• In terms of placements, it is one of the best institutes in Eastern India.
• Companies such as ARW, SAP Lab, Samsung, Directi, etc. recruit from the college.
• Other than that there also mass recruiters like TCS, Cognizant, CTS, etc.
• The big four companies such as Deloitte, KPMG also comes for the placement drive. Indian Navy also recruits from the campus every year.
• According to the recent trends, the highest CTC and average CTC is 4 LPA and 72 LPA respectively.

Coding Culture:

The campus has a great coding culture. In recent years many students cracked TCS CODE VITA. Also, two teams qualified for ACM ICPC for 2017-18 regional.

Entrepreneurship:

• IEM has a strong E-Cell that consistently performs well in all India business summit competitions.
• From 2007 till now around 15-16 start-up was created under the guidance of the E-Cell.
• If you have any start-up idea you will get the chance to present it in front of some of the best investors in the country and abroad such as VCs, Angel Investors, etc.

The college organizes various workshops and events regarding entrepreneurship regularly.

Fest:

IEM has two fests, i.e. Tech fest (Innovation) and Cultural Fest (IEMPACT), you will get a lot of exposure through these fests.

Considering all these factors it is safe to say that IEM Kolkata will be a great choice for a CS degree.