Both NIT Surathkal and Warangal are one of the prestigious colleges in India for Engineering. Both of them provide a B.Tech. degree in Computer Science. Both have been established at almost the same time. NIRF has ranked NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal 13 and 19 positions respectively for BTech.

Admission: Both the NITs take admission through JEE Mains for BTech in CSE. The total course fee for BTech at the institute is 5.32 lakhs and 5.39 lakhs for NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal respectively. The closing cutoff rank for CSE in 2019 at these institutes are as follows.

• NIT Warangal- 1980

• NIT Surathkal- 2156

Placements:

NIT Surathkal- NIT Surathkal had an impressive record of placement with a hundred percent placement for all its students.

• In the 2019 placement drive, the highest package offered was 39 lakhs per annum, and the median package offered was around 14.15 lacs per annum.

• Microsoft. Samsung, Microsoft, Adobe, GoogleGoldman Sachs, etc are the regular participants in the placements here.

NIT Warangal – NIT Warangal is a comparatively newer NIT.

• The highest package offered was 45 LPA and the average package was 9.01 LPA in 2019 placement.

• The top recruiters are Tata Steel, Delta Power, HPCL, Deloitte, Thermo Fisher, Intel.

Some of the key factors of both colleges are given below.

NIT Surathkal: NITK Surathkal has a Career Development Centre (CDC), which is responsible for the placement of all students. It facilitates interaction between the students and potential employers to provide them with exceptional career prospects. The center maintains its partnerships with numerous well-reputed companies to make the campus placement process transparent and successful.

NIT Warangal: From the 2019 Batch 73 students were placed in top-notch companies out of 83 registered students in B.Tech. NIT Warangal has a central library filled with 179797 books, back volumes,110 national and international journals, technical pamphlets, CD-ROMs, Video, e-books, etc.

NIT Surathkal and Warangal are reputed NITs and offer decent CSE programs in terms of academics and placements. Go through the information given above and choose the institute according to your convenience.

Both Universities are equally good. IIT Bhubaneswar is a new IIT and still in the developing phase. But the IIT is a brand name that has global recognition. Being a new IIT the Civil department of IIT Bhubaneswar is not at the same level as old NITs but on the other hand, transportation is a safe career option over construction technology in terms of job security. And despite being a new IIT, this institute has a good placement record. In 2019, there was 68% placement from M.tech courses with decent CTC. The average salary was around 11.4 LPA.

NIT Warangal is one of the best NIT in India. Although the faculties of this university are not permanent, they change frequently and are under the supervision of the Structures division. In terms of placement, this place is also quite good the average salary went up to almost 7 lakhs/annum last year. Regarding education and placement NIT Walangel is preferable over IIT Bhubaneswar as it is the older institute with a large alumni base.

As far as the second question is concerned, M.Tech requires a lot of determination, time, focus, and dedication. If you are not interested then it is a waste of time. You will have very little time left with classes and lab practices in M.Tech 1st year so preparing for other exams will not be that easy. But it’s not impossible if you manage the time properly so that balance is maintained between the preparation of other courses and M.Tech.

NIT Warangal is ranked 46 overall and 19 for BTech by NIRF 2020. They have a faculty strength of 302 members and a student population of 5010.

NIT Manipur ranks 158th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is an autonomous institute recognized by UGC and AICTE. It has a faculty strength of 72 members, 40 of them being PhD holders.

Biotechnology in NIT Warangal and CSE in NIT Manipur both are full time courses for a duration of 4 years.

Admission Details 

• Applicants should have at least 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exams with PCM with a valid score in JEE Main.
• For MTech applicants 60% in BTech or BE is required with a valid score in GATE.
• Selection will be based on the rank obtained in the entrance exams.

Placements 

NIT Warangal 

• The companies recruiting for Biotechnology students are Biocon, GlaxoSmithKline, Cadila Healthcare, Reliance Life Sciences, etc. 
• Students can also join research institutions like NEERI, CCMB, NCL, CSIR, etc.
• The highest salary offered to the students was 16-17 LPA.

NIT Manipur

• 20 companies visited the campus and 50 students were placed.
• ZolaCode was the star recruiter.
• Other recruiters include Lamzing Infosystem, Microsoft, Virtusa, IBM, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Capgemini, Johnson Controls, BPCL, etc.

Facilities 

NIT Warangal 

• The campus is 240+ acres.
• They have 590+ machines in the computer centre.
• The central library has over 179797 lakh paper-based books and 2000 online journals.
• They provide accommodation like guest houses, Healthcare, Bank and ATM and transportation facilities.

NIT Manipur

• The campus is more than 300 acres.
• They have 2 boys hostel and 1 girls hostel.
• They have several sports grounds and courts.
• They also have necessary healthcare facilities, ATM, Bank and a centralised library consisting of 24,444 books and 81 journals.

Both the NITs are equally good. Though due to the rapidly growing corporate industry there is a huge demand for computer engineers or CSE graduates. It is considered the most preferred engineering course among others. Biotechnology unlike CSE does not have the same amount of popularity among students as well as professionals. But ultimately it depends on the students and their preferences.

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. Civil Engineering Department is one of the core engineering departments at IIT Bhubaneswar, having a tuition fee of 2,13,568 per annum. A JEE ranking of 6000 to 13000 is required for entering in a civil engineering course in IIT Bhubaneswar. In 2019, Civil Engineering saw 89% placement with an average annual salary package of 11 lakhs per annum. It has a total of 145 faculty members who are highly qualified and Ph.D. holders. There are two hostels, a gym, a shopping complex, Healthcare centre, common rooms, media entertainment rooms, etc.

IIT Mandi ranks 20th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. The Civil Engineering course requires an average of 75% in aggregate in Class XII board examination. The highest placement offers in IIT Mandi are for the Computer Engineering Department followed by the Civil Engineering Department. In 2019, a total of 83% of students were placed from the Civil Engineering Department. The Average annual salary package offered to engineering graduates is 13 lakhs per annum. IIT Mandi has hostel facilities, library, canteen, bakery, sports grounds, etc.

NIT Warangal ranks 26th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. It is a much older establishment than IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Mandi. In 2019, NIT Warangal saw placement of 644 students from the undergraduate programs with a total of 81% placement. Out of 98 eligible candidates, 80 were successfully placed with an average annual salary package of 6 lakhs per annum. Facilities like Computer centers, Libraries, Healthcare centers, banks, and ATMs, etc. are in and around the campus.

Thus, it probably depends on the JEE ranking, your location, preference of the campus, etc. Ultimately it depends on you which college will be preferable for your study.