If the student is receiving the same branch in both of these colleges, then one should choose BIT Mesra over MIT Manipal. But if the student is receiving anything other than CSE in MIT Manipal then better go for BIT Mesra. 

The table shows a brief overview of the institutions: 

Overview:

• Academics, Placements, Faculty, Internships are better in BIT Mesra if compared to MIT Manipal as it has comparatively low fees than MIT and provides better placements offers.
• Infrastructure, Hostel and Overall personality development are better at MIT Manipal and these varieties are really immense.
• MIT Manipal does not provide international placements and if the student is applying for masters then MIT's brand name is not that noticeable. 
• BIT Mesra does offer international placements and has a better brand name outside for masters if compared to MIT Manipal.
• If the student does a slight hard work and keeps up the grades in MIT Manipal during their first year then the student can easily get upgraded to the CSE branch. 
• Upgradation of the branch in BIT Mesra is remarkably tough. If the student gets any branch below the Civil in BIT Mesra then better favour to go for the MIT Manipal.

If the student is receiving anything similar to CS like IT in BIT Mesra then go for it. If the student is passionate about the branch they take, then they will do great wherever they go.

Manipal University is ranked 54 for Engineering by India Today 2020. There are various choices of engineering specialization for undergraduate students under different disciplines.

Courses offered:

There are plenty of B.Tech courses offered by Manipal University, some of them are Computer Science Engineering (CSE), Computer and Communication Engineering (CCE), Data Science Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), IT, Civil engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology.

BTech at Manipal University costs around 3.5 lakhs per year. The total student intake for the BTech program at the institute is 900.

Admission:

• A valid Merit list based on MET ( Manipal university entrance test) score is required for BTech admission.

• 50% aggregate marks in 10+2 are the required eligibility for BTech admission.

• The JEE-MAIN qualified students are eligible to apply.

• If seats remain vacant Manipal University also offers direct admission. Students who have valid MET rank but did not attend the counseling or JEE Advanced qualified students from that year are eligible for direct admission.

Placement:

• The placement record of B.Tech students are quite impressive, topmost companies in India visit the campus to recruit students on the basis of academic record, written aptitude test, and performance in interview.

• Companies that come for the placement drive offer an average package of 4-8 lakhs per annum.

• The highest CTC received by the students goes up to 42 LPA.

Top companies:

TCS, IBM, HP, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, Uber, HDFC bank, Sopra Steria, Mindtree, Innovaccer, Dell, etc. are a few of the recruiters visiting the campus placement.

Alumni:

• There are more than 10,000 alumni of Manipal from all B.tech engineering branches.

• Most of them are working in multinational and international companies with very good positions. This helps with the placement for the institute.

Manipal University is a good option for pursuing B.Tech courses. Especially, the information technology and CSE branch have great placement records and coding culture.

Manipal University is one of the leading universities in India and making its mark with its prestigious grace across the globe, offering undergraduate, graduate, and research programs to the students. It has been ranked globally among 215 universities. Manipal University has been ranked a number of times for its green surroundings, sustainability, and resource usage. 

MIT (Manipal Institute of Technology)

• Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) provides placement opportunities to the Engineering students of Manipal University.
• MIT states that more than 250 companies visit the campus of Manipal University to provide the students of undergraduate and graduate-level with the placement and internship opportunities in their respective companies.
• Every year more than 300 students are provided with the Internship opportunities by the companies visiting the campus and are offered full-time positions as well.

Internship Opportunities 

• More than 135 companies visited the campus of Manipal University in 2019-20 to provide Internships to the Engineering students. 
• Some of the top recruiting companies were Amazon, Bosch, Cisco, Dell, Deloitte, Digite Infotech, Fiat India, Oracle, Oyo, Philips Innovation, PWC, Samsung, Schneider, Wipro, etc.

Placement Opportunities

• More than 150 companies visited the campus of Manipal University in 2019-20 to provide placement to the Engineering students. 
• Some of the top recruiting companies were Accenture, Adani, Amazon, Cisco, Cloudera Inc, Collins Aerospace, Dell, Deloitte, Fiat India, Forbes Marshall, Goldman Sachs, IBM, ICICI, Indigo, Infosys, KPMG, L&T, Mahindra & Mahindra, McAfee, Microsoft, Philips Innovation, Reliance, Samsung, Tata, Toyota, VMWare, Wipro, etc.
• The highest CTC announced for placement to the students of Manipal University in 2019-20 was 43.31 LPA.
• The average CTC announced for placement to the students of Manipal University in 2019-20 was 7.50 LPA.

Manipal University is highly known for its multinational facilities and the modern campus. The University is spread over 313 acres of the land, also the campus being the prime reason for the selection of Manipal University by various students. 

Manipal University consists of various centers under the Manipal University of Higher Education offering innovative and entrepreneurship related opportunities to the students with rankings and recognitions from highly reputed organizations in the industry.

Manipal University is one of the constituent universities of the Manipal Education Group. It has been ranked 54th for Engineering colleges by India Today. It is also recognized by the UGC as a private university and its programs are approved by AICTE, BCI, and COA.

Admission- The university offers many undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), and doctoral programs in streams such as Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Fashion Design, Humanities, Journalism and Mass Communication, Computer Applications, and Management.

• For UG programs, they conduct their own exam called MET( Manipal Entrance Test), although admissions are also accepted through JEE Mains.

• For PG programs, admissions are taken through GATE for M.Tech. and XAT/MAT for MBA.

Placements – The placement season starts in July and training for the same starts in March at the university.

• This University has a very good placement record with an average package of 6 LPA.

• In 2020 the highest package was 41 LPA.

• About 80% of students have been placed with highly reputed companies and every student got an internship through the University.

• In 2020, the placement rate for CSE was highest with 100% placements.

• Several top-tier companies visit the college for placement activities. Accenture, Amazon American Express, BirlaSoft, Bristlecone India, Dell, Ericsson India, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, National Instruments, and Philips India are the major recruiters.

Infrastructure – Located on 122 acres of campus near Jaipur, the university boasts the modern infrastructure including all audio-video aided classrooms, research facilities, and a modern, digital library. For onboard students, the university has a hostel facility for over 5900 with centralized WI-FI connectivity, gym, sports facility, CCTV surveillance, etc. Hostels for boys and girls are separate.

Faculty- As per student reviews, all the teachers in the university are highly qualified and possess excellent knowledge of the subjects. They are quite helpful and approachable whenever needed. The subjects offered in the course are relevant and make the student industry-ready. Teachers also provide internships that are helpful to work with industries so that students can learn how industries are working and what they require from us.

So, overall Manipal University is a good college and offers decent academics. Also, placement wise it provides equivalent exposure as any other average NITs. Based on this, one can now decide further about this college.