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Which one should I join: the NIT Surathkal's M.Tech in CSE or the IIT Guwahati's M.Tech in theoretical computer science?
Getting a master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from one of the Indian Universities can feel like being stuck in a place forever.
- If you do not take IISc and the top IITs, no other University or college in India provides a good quality program for Master’s in Computer Science.
- NIT Surathkal is popular for its B.Tech in CSE but not for the Master’s program that the college has to offer.
- It would be advised for you to prefer IIT Guwahati any day since it has been ranked among the Top 8 IITs in the country.
- Several of the recent IITs have been created to serve the purposes of the states.
- These IITs are managed by one of the top 5 IITs in India.
- Most candidates would certainly choose IIT Guwahati over NIT Surathkal for an M.Tech program.
- Assuming you are studying M.Tech to learn, not to get a job then you should definitely prefer IIT Guwahati over NIT Surathkal.
- If you want a job, there are several more ways to do that.
- If you are skilled enough to get admission at IIT Guwahati then you can have a decent job in hand in the future.
If you want to pursue a Master’s program and learn, you would be way ahead in IIT Guwahati than in NIT Surathkal.
IIT Guwahati vs IIIT Hyderabad for CSE, which one is better?
For a CSE degree, IIIT Hyderabad is definitely better. It offers better academics, exposure, and placement opportunities. The institute has an excellent coding culture. Each year many students get selected for GSoC. It’s common to see students of IIIT Hyderabad engaged in competitive coding from the first year of the course. According to the recent highlights of IIIT Hyderabad placements, students of CSE, receive an average CTC of around INR 18 LPA.
Is BITS Pilani "Pilani campus" better than IIT Roorkee or IIT Guwahati?
BITS Pilani and IIT Roorkee are on the same category, while IIT Guwahati ranks below these institutes. If you are a CSE enthusiast, BITS Pilani will be the best option among these. Top MNCs like Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, etc. visit the campus placement to recruit. The recent highlights of BITS Pilani placements, show the average CTC for CSE to be around INR 18 LPA.
If you aren’t sure about your branch preference, choosing IIT Roorkee will be better. The IIT Tag can be quite beneficial. For branches like Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, etc. usually IIT students have better technical knowledge compared to BITS students.
BITS Pilani offers an enviable campus experience. Students are given the freedom to study and explore anything they want.
Will I get admission to the IIT in Mandi or Guwahati if I scored a mark of 250 in the JEE Advanced?
You should check the cutoff score rather than JEE Advanced marks. Here is the IIT Mandi cutoff for 2021.
| Branch | IIT Mandi Cutoff 2021 |
| Civil Engineering | 8862-11699 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 1975-3041 |
| Data Science and Engineering | 2931-4020 |
| Electrical Engineering | 3969-6660 |
| Engineering Physics | 6861-9931 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 5031-9114 |
IIT Guwahati cutoff 2021 for various courses is as follows.
| Branch | IIT Guwahati Cutoff 2021 |
| Biosciences & Bioengineering | 7055-8954 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4063-5725 |
| Chemical Science and Technology | 5418-7832 |
| Civil Engineering | 5797-7545 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 439-600 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 716-954 |
From the cutoff score, you can get a better idea about your chances of getting admission.
Which is better: IIT Guwahati CS or BITS Pilani CS?
BITS Pilani CS is better. It offers better academics and placements to the students. As per the recent highlights of BITS Pilani placement, students of CSE receive an average CTC of around INR 17-20 LPA. Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Uber, etc. are some of the major recruiters that take part in the campus placements.
What should I go for, B.Design at IIT Guwahati or a dual degree at BITS Pilani, (Pilani Campus)?
A dual degree from BITS Pilani has better future prospects than B.Design at IIT Guwahati. If you want good placement opportunities after the completion of your branch, then BITS Pilani dual degree will be the right choice for you. Most recruiting companies want students from STEM backgrounds for engineering profiles.
BITS Pilani placements 2022 was concluded with an average CTC of INR 28.99 LPA. The highest CTC for this year was INR 1.33 CPA.
Compared to IIT Guwahati, BITS Pilani offers a better campus experience, as well.
Which is the best college among IIT Guwahati, NIT Warangal and IIT Bhubaneswar in terms of placement for the civil branch (transportation, soil mechanics and water resource)?
IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Guwahati, and NIT Warangal are among the top-ranked institutions of India. IIT Guwahati has been ranked 7th both in Engineering and Overall category in NIRF India Rankings 2020. NIT Warangal is the first amongst the 30 NITs established in the country and ranked 19th in Engineering category in NIRF India Rankings 2020. IIT Bhubaneswar is among eight new IITs and stood at 22nd rank among the Engineering colleges in India as per NIRF 2020 rankings.
These are highly prestigious institutions and highly preferred institutions for placements among top global and Indian corporates to hire professionals. Civil engineering being the core branch of engineering here are some placement stats of these institutions.
Placement
IIT Guwahati:
- It has achieved an overall placement record of 65.28% for all programs in 2020.
- The placement rate of civil engineering is 81%.
- The highest salary of the institution is 1.5 crore while the average salary is 11 LPA according to the placement statistics of 2020
- The top recruiters of the Institute are ISRO, BEL, GAIL, POSCO, L&T, Tata Power, IOCL, and many more.
- Under the Branch of M.Tech. a total of 15 out of 71 students had been placed from the department of Civil Engineering( transportation and water resource)
NIT Warangal:
- It has achieved an overall placement record of 80% for all programs in 2020.
- Every year more than 120+ companies visit the campus for placements.
- The highest salary of the institution is 43.33 LPA while the average salary is 12.15 LPA according to the placement statistics of 2020.
- According to statistics of 2019, The placement rate for civil engineering is 82%.
- The average placement package offered to the Civil department in 2019 was 6.29 LPA, with the highest package going up to INR 18 LPA.
- Top recruiters are Bajaj, L&T, Coromandel, Welspun, IRON, Shapoorji, Tata, and many more.
IIT Bhubaneswar:
- It has achieved an overall placement record of 87% for undergraduate and 65% for graduates in 2020.
- The placement rate of civil engineering is 62%.
- The highest salary of the institution is 43.33 LPA while the average salary is 15.8 LPA according to the placement statistics of 2020.
- The placement rate for civil engineering in 2019 was 89%.
- Top recruiters L&T, Tata Power, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Texas Instruments, Hindalco Industries, DRDO, ONGC, HPCL, BPCL, IOCL, and many more.
Hence according to the statistics, IIT Guwahati has better placements when compared to others and when it comes to MTech sequence is IIT Guwahati, NIT Warangal, and then IIT Bhubaneswar.
Should I choose IIT Guwahati or IIT Hyderabad for an M.Tech in CSE?
If you are planning to pursue M.Tech in Computer Science, it is highly recommended that you consider IIT Hyderabad over IIT Guwahati. Some of the reasons are given below:
- The data provided by the institute indicates that almost all students from the Computer Science department at IIT Hyderabad get placed in the first phase of placements, which is exclusive to the CSE branch. This is a significant advantage over IIT Guwahati.
- Many students from other colleges also get placed in the Computer Science department at IIT Hyderabad, but most of them will be in IT firms. On the other hand, placements in IT firms at IIT Hyderabad will be nearly zero. Instead, most students will be placed in big companies such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and the Artificial Intelligence sector, among others.
- The coding culture at IIT Hyderabad is one of the best among all IITs, with regular exposure to high-level coding competitions.
- IIT Hyderabad's location is a significant advantage, as Hyderabad is a hub for many new companies, making it easy for HR to recruit from the institute.
In summary, it is highly recommended that you consider IIT Hyderabad for your M.Tech in Computer Science Engineering as it would offer you the best opportunities for your future career.
What should I choose: IIT Kharagpur economics, IIT Bhubaneswar electrical, IIT Mandi electrical, IIT Guwahati civil, IIT BHU civil or something else?
Your first decision must be the subject and choose the institute based on your subject of interest. As all of the above-mentioned choices have their own significance.
Economics at IIT Kharagpur
Total fees of the B.Sc. + M.Sc. Economics is INR 3.94 lacs. The faculty-student ratio here is 1:19. A B.Sc. + M.Sc. Economics graduation degree from IIT Kharagpur is of great value.
IIT Kharagpur has a reputation for its placements. In 2019-20, few students secured offers for more than INR 1 crore per annum. At the beginning of phase 1 of 2019-20 placements which started on December 1, around 1300 students had received job offers. The average package offered was INR 15 lacs per annum. Around 200 companies including Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Honeywell visited the college.
Electrical at IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Mandi
A B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) degree will cost INR 7.91 lakhs at IIT Bhubaneswar, whereas, INR 8.3 lakhs at IIT Mandi.
The faculty-student ratio at IIT Mandi is 1:8, whereas at IIT Bhubaneswar there is a shortage of faculty.
The average package offered to a student of IIT Mandi was INR 13.5 LPA. The placement rate is around 82%. The average package at IIT Bhubaneswar was INR 11.4 lakhs per annum. The placement rate here was 86%.
89 companies including Amazon and HP visited IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019. A total of 112 offers were made at IIT Mandi in 2019 including offers by Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, and Robert Bosch.
Civil at IIT Guwahati and IIT BHU
Civil Engineering at IIT Guwahati costs INR 8.59 lakhs, and at IIT BHU it costs INR 8.67 lakhs.
In 2018-19, a total of 250 companies visited IIT Guwahati. The placement rate for civil engineering was 77%. The highest package offered was INR 1.5 crores. International companies like Microsoft and Uber were the major recruiters.
A total of 52 companies visited IIT BHU last year. The placement rate was 71%. The highest package offered was INR 1.53 crores. The major recruiters included EXL, Wipro, Tata Steels, Oracle, and Maruti.
You may talk to the seniors before choosing the college. The decision must be made based on your subject preference and keeping all these facts into consideration.
How is the placement in CSE at IIT Guwahati?
Around 90% of students at IIT Guwahati are successfully placed and the placements are considered to be the best. It's important to note that the remaining students who weren't placed actually opted for higher education in other reputed universities. Top recruiters like Uber, Samsung, Microsoft, Google, and JP Morgan visit the university with the highest package offered by Uber being INR 2.2 Crore and the lowest package being INR 15 LPA. The average salary package for Computer Science Engineering (CSE) is INR 29 LPA. In terms of internships, students were offered INR 2 lacs per month by companies such as Uber and Microsoft. A majority of students tend to choose careers in software development and web development.
In 2022, the highest packages have been offered by Microsoft and Google. Around 90-92% of students secured excellent internships and every student is satisfied with their internship experience. Companies visit the campus during the third year, providing students with ample opportunities to pursue their career aspirations.
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