It is a bit difficult to get admission with this score, especially at an institute like BITS Pilani. Most students with lower CGPAs fail to satisfy the interviewers due to a lack of sufficient knowledge of the core subject. So it is better to find your interest in studying and attend the interviews with presence of mind and confidence.

Both the institutions are highly renowned and offer good education in the field of Computer Science Engineering.

BITS Pilani offers better campus life and overall growth opportunities. Both the institutions offer equally good research facilities. The total course fee for CSE at NIT Surathkal is INR 5,73,820 while at BITS Pilani, it is INR 21,15,600.

During the 2022 placement season, the CSE branch at NIT Surathkal recorded the highest package of INR 45 LPA. The data for 2023 placements isn’t available as of yet.

At BITS Pilani, during the 2023 placement season, 104 students were placed from the IT branch. The CTC range stood at INR 11-38 LPA. Thus, both the colleges offer good placements for Computer Science Engineers. 

If fees is a factor of concern for you, choose NIT Surathkal. Otherwise, both the colleges are a great choice for a CSE degree, and you won’t regret choosing any of them.

The campus won’t play a major role in your future. It is based on the talent and skills of the student in the core subject. You should strive hard for a better future. 

BITS Pilani is not good at placement when compared with other leading institutes in India like IITs and IIMs, but BITS is better than the third-grade institutes. So it is better to focus on your improvement in the subject rather than the college.

Here are a few lesser-known facts about BITS Pilani

• It is a very coveted engineering college but the insiders want to escape from the rigid environment here.
• The majority of students pay little or no attention to their branches as they get placed in IT or consulting firms. 
• There is a massive communication gap between the faculty and students. 
• The classroom sessions are boring because of obsolete pedagogy or the communication gap between students and professors. 
• You get used to a highly rigid schedule sometimes with multiple tests and assignment submissions on a single day.
• Super stressful days become normal after a while. Today I had four tests and one assignment submission. It’s a normal day.

Ultimately you will realize that joining BITS is not a cakewalk and requires huge sacrifices and the ability to stand immense pressure.

The primary reason why BITS Pilani decided to follow the zero attendance rule was to imply that education cannot be forced and should be a result of individuals' own interests and passions. 

If someone is not willing to attend a particular class, he should be forced to do so because he will be attending it uninterested which defers the entire purpose of education. An uninterested student will affect the classroom ambiance and become a distraction for the faculty as well as interested individuals. 

Here are a few justified reasons why some students prefer skipping classes 

• Students at BITS Pilani are responsible for organizing huge events like OASIS, BOSM, and APOGEE (Pilani Campus) that require a lot of time commitment making it difficult to attend classes. 
• Additionally, some students are inclined towards research work rather than theoretical knowledge and thus prefer skipping classes. Forcing them to attend classes will hamper their development in the field of their interests. BITS Pilani believes in giving students the space to identify their interests and flourish within them. 
• Students also prefer skipping classes because the speed of teaching is slow in the class and they prefer going through their friends' notes instead of spending 50 minutes. 

BITS Pilani has come up with this policy because it believes that forced education might hamper one’s growth.

Studying Computer Science Engineering at BITS Pilani is a unique experience in itself. The well-structured curriculum combined with an excellent academic environment will give you an experience of its own kind. Additionally, the qualified faculty and superior quality of students crowd to add to the overall learning experience.

Let’s consider these factors individually for better understanding.

Curriculum

• Focuses a lot on theoretical knowledge in courses like OOP, Logic in CS, Database Systems, and DSA.
• The curriculum needs to get updated since it still lacks languages like SML, Haskell, and Javascript.
• Discrete Math is extensive making it beneficial for Math + CS students.

Academic Environment 

• The semesters have a number of courses and the workload is high.
• There are too many assignments, quizzes, lab tests, etc which challenge some to become better while demotivating many.
• Students here are trained to work smarter, not harder
• BITS Pilani has no such coding culture so you can minimize your expectations in that aspect. 

Peer Group

• The quality of the peer group is what makes life at BITS vibrant and dynamic.
• Students with diverse backgrounds, interests, and talents study in one room enhancing the experience.
• The own common factor that brings the peer pool together is the interest in problem-solving, interest in programming, logical thinking, and commitment to stay up late and work. 
• There is tough competition among the students thus challenging the students to work hard.

Faculty

• The faculty is approachable if you want to clear some doubts
• A few faculty members might be a bit straightforward 

Overall, BITS Pilani CSE will be an excellent experience. 

Yes, it’s definitely worth coming to BITS Goa and Hyderabad campuses for your education. Anyone coming from a tier-3 college will find the stark difference with respect to 

• Faculty 
• Course Structure
• Relative Grading 
• Assignments
• Internship opportunities
• Crowd
• Placements

In case you fail to get into the old IITs, your first option should be BITS Pilani. It’s better than NITs and new IITs. BITS Pilani is known for its superior crowd quality owing to its no-reservation policy. Another significant aspect that makes BITS Pilani worth it is the Practice School program wherein you will get a summer and last semester internship based on your CGPA without an interview. 

So, BITS Pilani is definitely worth it!