Heritage Institute of Technology - [HIT], Kolkata

I have a few friends from Heritage Institute of Technology and here is their insight on the management quota admission at the institute. 

According to them, for IT, the management quota fee goes up to 12 lakhs. If you have a decent academic record you can bargain to bring it down to 10-11 lakhs. For ECE, the fees go up to 16 lakhs. 

However, before taking admission at Heritage through management quota you should know that you will not be missing out much if you choose to go to other colleges affiliated with MAKAUT. You will have almost similar placement opportunities and exposure. 

Heritage Institute of Technology (HIT) is one of the best engineering colleges among all the affiliated colleges with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. The courses have NAAC and NBA accreditation and are AICTE approved. It is also recognized among the national engineering institutes with 154th NIRF Ranking for Engineering 2020.

The institute witnessed a 100% placement record during the last few years. Most of the students have bagged packages from more than one company. The CSE, ECE, and IT branches have an edge over the other branches in the institute.

The placements statistics (overall) are below:

Usually, grabbing the package in a broader bracket is a cumbersome task. Overall, HIT is the best among all the colleges of any other WBUT.

Taking donation money depends on how many seats are available. The donation fee will be high for the streams that have a lot of demand.

However, if there are seats that are vacant, you can try spot counseling and you will not be charged at all for this except for the fee required for admission.

The money that you might be asked to pay can vary depending on the financial situation of the candidates. Getting in touch with the management facility will help you in getting a clear idea. Keep in mind, however, that people who opted for the management quota had to pay huge amounts of money.

Almost 10% of the seats were kept aside for management quota candidates and they are given on the basis of ‘first come first’. Some people got admitted without paying anything at all except for the admission fee and some had to pay huge amounts of money to get in.

Another thing about getting admission through quota is you may lag behind your peers. Even if you do get admission, a lot depends on you as well.

The Placements cell coordinates with various industries and organizations for placements and internships of students. High numbers of students placed in companies like TCS (Tata consultancy services) and Infosys. These companies are mass recruiters for Heritage institute of technology. Placements statics of Heritage institute of technology are:

• TCS, Wipro, star cements and Omics international are major recruiters, 371 out of 450 students placed in these companies in the year 2018.
• Other recruiters are BYJU’s learning app, Extra Mark Education India Pvt. Ltd, Young optics, Tega industries, skipper limited and Careers Coms HR services.
• Highest package offered in the institute is 16 Lakhs per annum by Microsoft in the year 2014.
• Students have been placed in 55 plus companies in campus interviews.
• Average placement of the HIT is between 3 to 4 lakhs per annum every year.
• More than 70% of students placed in TCS in mass recruitment every year.
• Maximum of students placed every year, so HIT have nearly 100% placements.

Except for placements, students of HIT also take part in summer internships and mock interviews sessions for each branch. The institute also signed a MOU with New Jersey institute of technology (NJIT) for students exchange program. There is also one ED–cell (Entrepreneurship development cell) in the institute for providing a platform to young entrepreneurs. So if the academics report is at least 6.75 one will get placed in companies.

Both the Heritage Institute of Technology and BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology are technical colleges affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal. 

Before deciding which is better, let us first understand each college’s pros and cons.

Pros

Heritage Institute of Technology 

• Huge campus, serene environment, great infrastructure, great area for hangouts
• Good faculty and plenty of options to choose your specialization
• Good placements. There is a high probability that you will end up in TCS

BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology

• Situated closer to the airport and has multiple transportation options
• Haldiram’s, Eco Park, CC2, and many other outdoor options are present
• Placements are decent and many companies such as EY, Bosch visit here for campus placements
• Ragging is completely absent with some minor “intro” or some small tasks

Cons

Heritage Institute of Technology

• The location is the biggest problem as you will not find any public transport nearby. You will have to walk miles to get a small cigarette shop. And forget about dining options and restaurants nearby.

BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology

• The faculty are decent but you will need the help of lab assistants more often than the professors
• Fests and other celebrations are not as prevalent as other campuses
• The canteen is very small
• Infrastructure is very limited with no playground, no auditorium, and no grand construction
• Uniform is compulsory

Both are equally good colleges and ultimately you will be getting the certificate from the same university with almost the same level of teaching. You will get around a 15% chance of getting a job in a core sector company. So decide for yourself what you want looking at the pros and cons of both the colleges.

Being one of the oldest engineering colleges in India, IIEST Shibpur is known for its legendary status, well-equipped campus, and a thorough specialization across more than 48 courses. HITK on the other hand is a private autonomous college with a Grade B++ NAAC Accreditation, approved by AICTE, and offers 25 programs across 2 streams.

We can compare the two institutions based on the following factors:

• Ranking: IIEST Shibpur is ranked at 19 by NIRF under engineering institutes in India whereas HITK Kolkata has been ranked at the 150^th position by NIRF under the same category.
• Courses: IIEST Shibpur offers 48 courses in 5 streams with 29 specializations and also offers programs in Management, Architecture, Science, IT, and software. HITK offers a total of 15 courses in Information Technology and Engineering across BTech, MTech, and MCA degree programs with about 8 specializations for undergraduate BTech degree students.
• Infrastructure: The campus at IIEST Shibpur is well structured with classrooms, laboratories, research labs, a library, high-speed internet across the campus, a sports complex, and 17 hostel buildings. HITK has a top infrastructure with fully air-conditioned classrooms, a 20,000 square feet library, sports complex, hostels, and an auditorium.
• Placement Services: In terms of placements, IIEST observes nearly 90+ companies and offers an average median salary of 6.5 LPA with the highest salary package being 39.12 LPA. It sees top companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Deloitte, and more for recruitments. HITK offers an average median salary of 3.4 LPA and does not see many core companies for recruitments. Some of the top companies for placements are TCS, Apollo Paints, HDFC Bank, and IBM.

Based on ranking, campus and placement services students who are looking to join an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Engineering can make their choice accordingly. Both the colleges offer detailed course modules but if your JEE scores are good, it will be comparatively better to opt for IIEST Shibpur.

Heritage is a very good institute if pursuing CSE is your goal. If we talk about the ranking of the private institutes in West Bengal, then IEM (Institute of Engineering and Management) is the best in the state, followed by Heritage Institute of Technology. Techno India Salt Lake is third in the ranking.

• Heritage Institute of Technology will give you a lot of opportunities. 
• The coders in the institute can compete with some of the best in the country. 
• The environment of the place is also very good. 
• It is superior in terms of management, labs, infrastructure, faculty, labs, etc.

The companies that visit the institute are Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, Capgemini, Oracle, etc. TCS is the biggest recruiter of students graduating from Heritage.

The fee structure for B.Tech students of Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata is given below for your reference.

• Tuition fee (per semester) – INR 44,000 (1st and 2nd semester), INR 45,100 (3rd and 4th semester), INR 46,200 (5th and 6th semester), and INR 47,300 (7th and 8th semester)
• Admission fee (one-time fee) – INR 5,000
• Library fee (one-time fee) – INR 6,000
• Students’ welfare and sports & games fee (one-time fee) – INR 4,000
• Caution deposit (one-time fee and refundable) – INR 10,000
• University students’ development fee (INR 500 paid yearly to MAKAUT) – INR 2,200 (one-time fee)
• Admission kit (one-time fee) – INR 1,000

Thus the total fee amounts to INR 72,200 when you take admission. Since you would have paid INR 20,000 during counseling, you need to pay an additional amount of INR 52,200 after taking the admission. There is a tuition fee waiver scheme implemented by the college according to which you need not pay the tuition fee. In that case, the fee is INR 28,200 and thus you will need to pay only INR 8,200 after taking admission.

The hostel fee is an additional INR 4,500 per month including the mess if you want to take this facility.