I have a friend at IIIT Pune. I only heard good things about the institute from him. Here are some facts about IT at PICT and CSE at IIIT-Pune, which may help you to decide. 

Teachers:

• All of the faculties of IIIT-Pune are Ph.D. holders from institutes like IIT KGP, NITs, and foreign universities.
• Most of the faculties of PICT are M.Tech or still pursuing their PhDs.

Crowd: 

• Instead of going home during vacations, students attend Android and Web development workshops. 
• Faculties encourage students to take up projects and internships from the first semester.

Degree: 

• Students get B.Tech in IIIT-Pune as compared to a B.E. at PICT. 
• IIIT-Pune's curriculum doesn't include subjects like Civil, Engineering Drawing, Mechanics, Mechanical, Chemistry which are of no use in the course of CSE.

Institute of National Importance:

• IIIT-Pune is like all the IITs, NITs, IIITs which is an Institute of National Importance( INI) which leads to a lot of Government funds and monetary support. 
• Students who did their 12th from the MP board or others can receive a full tuition fee waiver for 4 years of their B. Tech since IIIT Pune is an INI.

Sports and Clubs:

• Any student can start a club of their own if they have a passion for something at IIIT-Pune. 
• IIIT- Pune bagged 5 medals in IIT- BHU’s Annual Sports Fest Spardha and continues to receive honors in other sports events as well.

Attendance and Holidays:

• PICT has minimum attendance criteria of 75% and PICT imposes an 80% attendance.
• PICT has 9 days winter break and 15 days summer break, so if you are not a local then you will not get to see much of your family.
• At IIIT-Pune students get 1 month of Winter Break and about 2.5 months of Summer Break. 

Exposure and Brand:

• IIIT-Pune students usually go for two industrial visits to Infosys and Tech Mahindra. 
• IIIT is a brand as there are a total of 23 IIITs in India and are recognized throughout the country and overseas. 
• IIIT-Pune also has inter-IIT sports and technical fests every year where all the IIITs across the country take part.

Students think that PICT is old so it’s better and yes it’s been around for 20 years since PICT’s inception and it has developed whereas IIIT-Pune is just 2 years old and has the potential for tremendous growth. 

LNCT Bhopal is a good option when compared with other private colleges in Bhopal in terms of good placement records and extracurricular activities.

Teaching at LNCT is not so good but it's also not that bad teachers are well-qualified. Faculty members give their best but self-study is more important in any aspect.

You must maintain a good attendance record at the college otherwise it can cause difficulty for you. It will help in scoring good marks in the sessional exams.

For a student, a college is just like a platform and only you can grab the opportunities. If you are looking for good placements right after graduation, you can try LNCT Bhopal.

B.Tech in Information Technology from CBIT is any day better than a Computer Science and Engineering degree from GRIET. The reason is that the CBIT IT branch has better placements than that of a GRIET CSE branch.

Placements: (Winning Institute - CBIT)

• We know that placements are one of the biggest factors in choosing a college and in that regard CBIT is a much better choice even though GRIET is not bad. 
• Many top companies such as Microsoft visit both campuses and offer comparable high annual compensation. 
• However, the companies usually recruit more students in the higher compensation packages at CBIT. So, your chances of securing the dream job are relatively easier at CBIT than at GRIET.

The average placements hover in the INR 6 LPA to INR 12 LPA range at CBIT for IT and CSE branches with the lowest package of close to INR 3.5 LPA. There are also a lot more MNCs coming to the CBIT campus than that of the GRIET campus.

Course Fee:

The only area where GRIET zooms ahead of CBIT is in the case of the program fee. For CBIT it is now INR 2.2 lakhs for the management quota students while it is only between INR 1 lakhs to 1.5 lakhs for GRIET. 

You should choose CBIT as it offers better placements.

Both the branches, be it ECE or IT are similar in LNCT. The branch to be taken should not anyhow depend on the college rather it should depend on your interest. 

• Try choosing the college based on your interests.
• Evaluate the academics, placements, facilities offered, etc. before finalizing your answer.
• LNCT has a good reputation, with proper well maintained infrastructure.
• They offer the students with all the necessary facilities and modern equipment.
• IT at LNCT is really good, it has much better reviews than ECE.

It is suggested that you go for IT at LNCT, as it has more placement on campus and opportunities for IT students.

RGPV is a government college and because of this all of the courses which it offers are quite good to get a well-reputed job. IT or CSE will be the best option if you want good placements. According to the recent placement highlights the average CTC offered at UIT RGPV is 3 LPA.

Now, whether you will be able to prepare for UPSC, along with your engineering degree or not, that depends on you. 

• You can go for UPSC preparation whilst you are enrolled in IT. All of the possibilities depend on how motivated you are. 
• Moreover, if you try to finish learning your engineering courses on time, you will have ample duration to sit and study for UPSC.
• Furthermore, try to be with the group of students who are also preparing for UPSC so that you can be with them and prepare well with them. Studying with your peers will help you to achieve your goals easily. 
• Also, the syllabus for IT is quite easy so, you will have time to prepare for UPSEE. 

Thus, you can prepare for UPSC if you really want to, and choosing IT will make it easy for you to lower the burden of academics. 

One of my friends completed his BTech from BIT Mesra, and I got to know a little bit about the institute through him. The institute has a decent placement record. Almost 92% of students get placement offers with an average CTC of 6 LPA. 

Placement Statistics:

A brief highlight about the placement of the IT branch at BIT Mesra is as follows. 

My friend also had a few seniors who didn’t prepare at all for placement but got placement offers anyway from the IT branch. 

An ECE at IIIT, Allahabad is preferable to an IT at BIT, Mesra. Of course, the choice of the branch is subjective and should be chosen based on our own interests and preferences. But still, a degree at IIIT Allahabad is much more valuable than that of BIT Mesra.

The best thing about IIIT, Allahabad is its focus on research and thus will provide you the extra edge over other similar level candidates. The course structure is very focused and you will get subjects such as integrated robotics and many others. IIIT, Allahabad also offers the best facilities to hone your programming skills.

The table below will give a few stats of both the institutes.

And then the fee structure of IIIT Allahabad is also much more affordable, 1.65 lakhs first-year fee to BIT Mesra’s 2.85 lakhs first-year fee, compared to BIT Mesra which gives the degree much more value with all the facilities, research opportunities, and placements it has to offer. Thus IIIT Allahabad is favored.

Both the colleges are similar to each other for the IT branch and provide equal facilities to their students, but IET DAVV is a little better than SGSITS. 

• Academics: The IT department at SGSITS was established in 2000, so it can be termed as new as compared to IET DAVV or other reputed colleges. But the IT department at IET DAVV was established in September 1996, so it is much better and older than SGSITS.
• Faculty: Both the colleges have great faculty who are talented and experienced in their subjects and some of them have even completed their PhDs from top IITs and IISC. 
• Fees: IET DAVV is a self-financed college and the fees are similar for all the branches and it is 65000 per annum. The fees of the IT branch at SGSITS are a little higher than IET DAVV and it is 70000 per annum. 
• Placements: The placements of both these colleges have been excellent and many top companies including Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, and many others have been visiting the campus and offering jobs to many students with good packages. In SGSITS, the IT students must have a higher than 7.5 pointer to sit for campus interview, while CSE branch students must have a 6.5 pointer or higher.
• Exposure: SGSITS has an advantage as it is much older than IET DAVV, so it has more reputation in the state. But IET DAVV is also a reputed institute and provides a wide range of exposure to its students. 
• Extra-Curricular Activities: IET DAVV takes advantage of extracurricular activities like college fests, fresher's programs, and many others functions that are much better than at SGSITS. 

As both these colleges are similar to each other in every other aspect except a few, so you can choose anyone according to your preferences.

IT In IIIT- Allahabad is a great choice. It is one of the best colleges in India for this field and branch. The course structure is amazing and polished and focuses more on topics related to IT. The course emphasizes practical applications. There are almost no courses that are out of the sphere of field.

The labs and infrastructure are one of a kind and the student culture in IT is very motivated. Most of the students start taking part in competitive programming right from the 1st or 2nd year. If you find coding really interesting and see it as a career, then you should definitely go for IIIT-Allahabad. The coding culture is awesome and people praise it a lot. You will love the college for its study environment. If you feel the passion and love for hardware-oriented work, you should definitely go for ECE.

Placements:

• The placements for IT are really good. They have top IT companies or firms visiting the campus. 
• Some of the top companies are Microsoft, Facebook, Adobe, Flipkart, Amazon, Directi, etc. offers a great package. 
• 2020 batch received the highest package of 43 LPA and an average package of 20.83 LPA. 
• The college’s reputation is growing significantly year by year.

Seeing the wonderful coding culture, the growing alumni base of brilliant minds, and therefore the previous records of placements from IIIT- Allahabad, there’s no lookout for any other college if you intend to be a part of this one.

Talking about the disadvantages, the campus doesn’t lie in the proximity area of any big city or town. The proximity to a metro city nearby is a huge problem. Though BIT Mesra has the same issue, hence I feel that both the colleges are even. A journey to Delhi by train takes a lot of time, probably a one-night trip.