NIT Raipur has been ranked 74th in the Engineering category by the NIRF ranking in 2019. IIITDM Jabalpur has been ranked at 69th number by NIRF. It has been repeatedly ranked as one of the best engineering colleges by many magazines and ranking frameworks.

NIT Raipur is one of the leading institutes in India for engineering education. It has been approved by the University Grant Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The admission to this college is on the basis of JEE scores.

IIITDM was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Admission:

Both IIITDM and NIT Raipur offers BTech programs for Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. The admission for the BTech courses is through JEE Mains. The JEE Mains closing cutoff for Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at the institute is as follows.

Course Curriculum:

IIITDM-

• Mechanical Engineering at IIITDM provides a specialized course structure that has been materialized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development itself.

• It provides exposure through numerous internships and many training opportunities for students throughout the year. They have excellent faculty as well.

NIT Raipur-

At NIT Raipur the mechanical engineering department has a great course structure with curated projects and a well-designed education strategy to allow students to maximize their potential.

Infrastructure:

NIT Raipur-

• It has 5 hostel buildings for boys and 3 for girls.

• It also has a well-stocked library, 24/7 OPD, free distribution of medicines, and an extensive sports complex with many facilities.

IIITDM-

• It has over 3 halls of residence with different room types.

• It also has a well-stocked library, laboratories, and indoor and outdoor sports facilities for students.

Placements:

NIT Raipur-

It is famous among recruiters for providing excellent students.

• They have seen an increasing number of placement percentages for the past few years. They have over 80 recruiters visiting campus and the average salary is 7.63 LPA.

• Some of the reputed recruiters include Amazon, Indian Army, Fiat, Samsung, Deloitte, Vedanta, Wipro, Siemens, etc.

IIITDM-

• It has great placement numbers as well with the highest salary figure going up to 37 LPA almost every year.

• A total of 126 students were placed in many notable companies like Canon, Oracle, IBM, Coviam, Infosys, etc.

Thus both these colleges are highly reputed and have excellent academic experience. They also give high placements however, students should look into the faculty information and alumni base as well before choosing a particular college.