How would you rank the IIITs? Should I prefer IIIT Allahabad or NIT Rourkela?

IIIT Allahabad and IIIT Gwalior campus are better than other IIITs, as they are some of the oldest institutes, who have great college culture and placement records. Also, IIIT Lucknow, which is managed by IIITA, also has a good reputation. As IIIT Hyderabad is not set up by the Government, nothing can be said for it. 

If you are thinking between IIIT Allahabad and NIT Rourkela, then IIITA would be a better option. 

Infrastructure: IIIT Allahabad provides good infrastructure. Every classroom and lab is in good condition. The campus has centralized AC classrooms, a swimming pool, a student activity center, a tennis court, a football ground, a medical center, cafeteria. All of them are in functional condition.

Faculty: IIITA faculties are skilled and professional, having an academic and research background. Only the relevant assignments are assigned to students. 

Placement: The placement cell of IIITA is good. Almost all the students get placed after graduating from IIITA.

Lab: First-year students have to share the computer in the lab, but from the second year each student is allotted their own computer. 

Hostel: IIIT Allahabad has good hostel condition. Students can choose double or single-occupancy rooms according to their comfort. Some hostels also have gyms and night canteens. The hostel also has a Mess for students.

Environment: IIIT Allahabad has a good student environment. You will meet lots of passionate students who are willing to gain knowledge of coding. Every year IIITA sends students to regional events, such as ACM ICPC. Great coders like Manmohan Mishra, Harsha Suryanarayana, and many more graduated from IIIT Allahabad, who reached the finals. Seniors also help new students take additional classes and hone their coding skills.

Events and fests: IIITA organizes Effe, a cultural feast for 2-3 days. Several competitions such as singing, dancing, drama, along DJ nights are organized on the campus. Apart from college fest, Aparoksha, tech fest, and Asmita, sports meet is also organized by IIITA. Also, IIITA has lots of societies and clubs which organize their yearly events separately. 

Therefore, you can choose IIIT Allahabad if you want to pursue your career in IT. Other branches of IIITA like ECE, may not be a great choice.