Which one should I opt: Assam Engineering College or Sikkim Manipal University? 

Opt for Sikkim Manipal University. It offers better placements compared to Assam Engineering College. During SMIT placements 2022, the highest CTC offered was INR 29.25 LPA. Students received more than 507 job offers. Wipro, Commvault, and DXC Technologies are some of the major recruiters to take part in the placements. SMIT is especially good for branches like CSE, EEE, and ECE. 

Both Sikkim Manipal University and Assam Engineering College are one of the best engineering colleges in northeast India. Sikkim Manipal University has been ranked in the 101-150 band of top private universities in India by iCare ratings. It has been ranked 2nd among Private Engineering College (East Zone) by India Today and 11th among the top 16 India’s Best Technical Universities in India. 

Assam Engineering College is one of the topmost public universities in Northeast India. It is affiliated with Guwahati University is considered the top university for engineering in Assam.

Courses:

• Sikkim Manipal University provides a number of courses including B.Tech, BSc, M.Tech, MBA and MSc. It has relatively flexible admission criteria and accepts students from all over India in all these courses. 
• Assam Engineering college has limited courses including BE, B.Tech, M.Tech and BCA. It has various specializations in the following courses.

Campus:

Sikkim Manipal University

• It provides a sprawling campus with Hostel facilities, Shopping centers, ATMs, Post office, grocery, and stationery stores. 
• The institute has an ultra-modern indoor sports complex and a sprawling Food Court. Facilities available are Temperature Controlled Swimming Pool, Bowling Alley, Squash Court, Multi-Purpose Gym Hall, Yoga Room, Aerobics Room, Meditation Room, Table Tennis, Foosball, Carrom, Sauna Bath, Steam Bath, Badminton Court, Basketball Court, Auditorium and Tennis Court. 

Assam Engineering College

• It has comfortable and furnished hostel facilities provided by Guwahati University. 
• It has a library, a multidisciplinary training and placement centre, 24/7 health care and post office facilities.

Placements:

Sikkim Manipal University

• It has a dedicated placement cell which provides training and workshops to prepare students for their placements. It is famous for providing placements to 95% of students. 
• The highest salary package was 18 lakhs with the average package being 4.95 lakhs. 
• The top recruiters include Amazon, Microsoft, Dell, Wells Fargo, Infosys, etc. 

Assam engineering college as well provides many workshops and quality education for students to improve their placement opportunities. 

Thus it completely depends on the student and their financial capabilities to choose the right institute. Prospective students are required to do further research about admissions and related criteria before deciding on one of them.