Which one is better, NIT Durgapur or IIEST Shibpur?

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Tithi Aggrawal Posted On - Sep 7, 2023
Lives in New Delhi

Based on the assumption that you are enquiring about the UG-level courses. The better between NIT Durgapur and IIEST Shibpur depends on what your graduation objectives are. You need to determine if you want to secure a job or want to pursue higher studies. You also need to determine the branch of your choice and analyze your expectations from the course. Once you have clarity of these things, it will be easy to choose the college perfect for you. Here are a few points you would like to consider while making this choice

  • IIEST Shibpur Overall ranking by NIRF is 66 out of 200 colleges in India in 2023 while that of NIT Durgapur is 90.
  • NIT has a larger number of companies visiting for recruitment because of the huge batch size. 
  • The NIT tag is better than the IIEST tag.
  • IIEST is the best choice if you want to pursue higher education owing to its proximity to Kolkata and availability of plenty of coaching institutes.
  • Also, IIEST definitely has some locational advantage and it takes just a one-hour ride in a cab from the Kolkata Airport or 20 minutes from the Howrah Railway station.

Here are some basic differences between these two colleges 

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NIT Durgapur 

IIEST Shibpur

Fees

INR 1.86 Lakhs (BTech 1st Year Fees)

INR 1.42 Lakhs (BTech1st Year Fees)

NIRF Ranking

90 out of 200 in 2023

66 out of 200 no in 2023 

Highest CTC

INR 70 LPA 

INR 45 LPA 

Average CTC

INR 13.64 LPA

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Top Recruiters

TCS Ninja, PwC, ICICI Bank, Microsoft

Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Texas Instruments, PWC, Cognizant, Atlassian

Hope this helps you!

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Pritha Ghose Posted On - Apr 20, 2022
B.Tech from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (2019)

Alumni and rank-wise, IIEST Shibpur is better. It is India’s 2nd oldest technical institute. It attracts talented students from all over the country. You will be among a competitive peer group. The environment on campus is great for learning.  It has an extensive alumni network, tanks to more than 165 years of legacy. 

As far as placement goes IIEST Shibpur and NIT Durgapur offer similar opportunities. Tech giants like Microsoft, and Directi visit IIEST Shibpur placement. PSUs like Coal India also hire from core departments of the institute. The average CTC offered to the students is around INR 6-7 LPA. 

Due to the above factors, IIEST Shibpur has a little edge over NIT Durgapur. But both are premier institutes and offer decent academic and placement opportunities. 

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Tanya Sammadar Posted On - Jul 14, 2021
B.Tech in ECE from National Institute of Technology Durgapur (2019)

According to some of my friends' experiences, both colleges are equally good in terms of academics. The faculty is well-qualified and cooperative in both NIT Durgapur and IIEST Shibpur with a slight difference.

Usually, NIT Durgapur is considered good for the CSE as many prestigious companies visit here during the placement drive for the recruitment. While IIEST Shibpur is more inclined towards research than placements.

Categories NIT Durgapur IIEST Shibpur
Course Fee 5.56 lakhs 5.68 lakhs
Highest CTC 29 LPA 21-23 LPA
Average CTC 11 LPA 10-12 LPA
Recruiting Companies Wipro, Accenture, Capgemini, TCS, etc. Infosys, ZS Associates, Bosch, IBM, etc.

If you are focused on placements then join NIT Durgapur and if you are interested in research then IIEST Shibpur is best for you. But lastly, your efforts to develop skills in yourself matter immensely, as you are the only person who needs to do hard work. If you do not then even the best college in the country would not help.

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