You can go for CS at IET Lucknow since it will offer you a job right after the completion of your graduation. Other than that, it also provides a good environment to pursue your higher studies. In the past students of the institute have scored AIR ranks ranging from 1, 8, 13 in competitive examinations like CAT, GATE, etc.

Here are the latest 2020 placement stats of IET Lucknow.

The major upside of IET Lucknow is that you can choose to attend classes as minimally as possible so as to start studying on your own, without the further hindrance of a tight schedule.

Most essentially, you will find coaching classes for any higher-end exams in close vicinity to the main institute. Thus, you can join any personalized coaching class depending on your field.

According to most of the students, all the branches of IET Lucknow are better than KNIT CS/IT. This is so because IET is situated in Lucknow, the capital of UP. 

1. The placement in big cities like Lucknow is much better than in small cities like Sultanpur. 
2. Students who want to pursue further education can easily get coaching for GATE which may not be easily available in Sultanpur. Every year, top rankers of GATE come from IET Lucknow. The GATE qualifying percentage of students of IET Lucknow is much better than any other institutes of AKTU.
3. Students with good ranks get admission to IET Lucknow. The study environment is better than all the other institutes of AKTU.
4. The hostel facility is available for all the students in IET Lucknow but KNIT offers hostel facilities to only a few.
5. In IET Lucknow, you can also get an option for Internal Sliding for choosing the branch of your preference if any of the few seats are vacant in that branch. 
6. Spot round is also conducted after the 4th round. These are held to fulfill all the vacant seats.

Placement statistics

The placement stats of students of IET Lucknow shows that talented and hard-working students of the college. If the student is passionate about CS and they do not have enough rank for IET Lucknow, then they can choose CS at another college, IET Lucknow is the top government college of AKTU.

There are two types of faculties in IET Lucknow. The one is regular faculty, who are part of the permanent family of IET. Another is the contractual faculty, who are employed based on a contractual tenure.

The regular faculty vacancy is tough to come across. However, the institute posts the contractual faculty vacancy more frequently. 

Visit the official website of the college and check the vacancies accordingly. You will find the notifications, process, interview dates, and all other details about the contractual faculty selection. 

Most of the contractual faculty make their path to becoming regular faculty through networking. But non-PhD holders have a disadvantage. They may end up getting tagged as Assistant Professors.

You have a very decent rank in the girls' category but still, this rank is not so good for you to get into ECE in IET Lucknow.

You might get a seat in other branches like Civil Engineering or Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering though the chances are few.

Cutoff for B.Tech for the general girl category (2020) –

However, do not worry you will get a good college with a good branch.

The term career means a lot regarding your life and goals. For most of the students, their definition of success is to become a successful engineer in their respective fields. One may agree that IITs make halfway for their students to get succeeded but the rest of the halfway, students have to go themselves to become a successful engineer.

It is important to note that not all IITs have 100% placements. Some have 85-90% placements. The students who did not get placed via IITs may wish to pursue further studies and yet not become successful in their careers. Even after higher studies, the placement selection percentage is 85-95%. Thus, one can not predict that they are lagging based on IITs.

If big firms such as Google, Microsoft, Walmart do not come to the college for placements, you should try for off-campus placements as well. These companies often hire off-campus and on referrals.

For more reference, one must maintain their LinkedIn profile and mention all their data and skills.

My sister is an alumnus of the IET Lucknow IT branch and here is some of her advice regarding the branch. 

• First and foremost, you must identify which field you are interested in. If you want to work in software development, you should be able to create code in an object-oriented programming language like C++ or Python, and you should practice by solving puzzles on Hackerrank.
• You should enter several programming competitions; code chef long and lunchtime are highly suggested. Basic data structures can also be learned via Mycodeschool and you can practice on Hackerank and Geeksforgeeks.

Now let’s talk about the IT branch at IET Lucknow.

• There is no difference between IT and the CS branch. Both branches face the same situations and follow the same curriculum. 
• Only TCS and WIPRO are the regular companies to attend the placement drive; the rest are uncertain. Occasionally, a large number of companies will arrive, while other times, none. According to the placement statistics of 2020, the median CTC offered was 5 LPA.

So, unless you have some senior help, the development of your talents is entirely dependent on your own hard work.

There are certain changes made in recent times for the admission process. Let me share these facts which might answer your question.

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University announced that from the year 2021 no entrance examination would be held for B.Tech programs offered by institutes affiliated with it. It was also implied that the students who qualify for the JEE Main examination would be eligible for admission.
• UPSEE was conducted every year by the University to offer students admission to B.Tech, B.Arch, and M.Tech programs offered by many private and government institutes in Uttar Pradesh.
• IET Lucknow, JSS Noida, Galgotias College, and many others affiliated with AKTU would offer admission on the basis of JEE Main rank only from 2021 onwards.
• UPCET examination will be used for lateral entry to the B.Tech program for diploma holders and B.Sc. graduates; M.Sc., and M.Tech programs.

This has been the only news that has come so far regarding the admission process of AKTU affiliated colleges. For more details, you can visit the official website of IET, or AKTU to clear out any doubts that you may have.

It is entirely up to you to decide what you wish to study, as CSE and MME are two quite different courses.

If you don't care about the branch and only care about the brand and placement, MME at NIFFT Ranchi is the way to go because the placement scenario is good with huge firms like TATA Motors, KPMG, FIITJEE, and others visiting campus every year. According to the recent placement statistics the average CTC offered at the placement drive is 4.50 LPA.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to appear in GATE, and NIFFT has a reputation for delivering single-digit ranks every year.

In the end, I would suggest you talk to seniors to get a clear picture. Only then make any decision.

One of my friends studied at IET Lucknow and availed the hostel. According to him the college campus and the ambiance is really good.

• The hostel on the campus consists of a bed, tube light, table, and a fan.
• Rest of the things you will have to purchase by yourself. Like the bedding materials, pillow, mattress, bed table, almirahs and many more.
• There is one online portal named Rent le where you will find all these materials and furniture.
• They will deliver at your doorstep and your tedious task of purchasing from the market and bringing it to the hostel room will get reduced.
• Also, the prices of all the products in the portal are quite reasonable.
• All you need to log in to the page and customize your offerings, they will deliver it to the hostel gate.
• Although the first-year rooms are very good, you just need to make little adjustments for this.

Apart from the basic necessities, the hostels have a good electrical supply, the washrooms are clean, the college Wi-Fi also provides good speed as well. The mess food is hygienic and you will find that the food tastes like home-cooked food. The mess hall is fully air conditioned as well.

I have a friend at IET Lucknow and he confirms that with a general rank of 3348, you should get admission at the institute.

From what was seen recently a few years back, a big number of seats were vacant in the government colleges. So for this, they did two spot rounds and the students who had their ranks in the 15000s also managed to secure seats for themselves.

If this happens in the future, then you can secure seats in Civil or Chemical Engineering with ease in IET Lucknow or any other government college that is under AKTU. Do not keep only IET Lucknow in your sights and also look for other options as well.

You can also get admission through category rank or any quota if you have it.