The scores are subject to change per year for admission criteria. However, in a nutshell, your selection also depends upon the choice of the branch you have for a B.Tech course and in which category do you actually belong to. 

For instance, my cousin’s brother is from the general category and had acquired 228 marks in JEE Mains 2015. Besides, he also had 94.4 percent of marks in his CBSE board examinations. His rank was 3828 and he got admission to the CSE branch. His 10+2 score affected his ranking. 

However, currently, the 10+2 score does not matter that much for admission. A total of 180 and out of 360 will be a safe rank for taking admission. If you are applying for CSE, you need to work a little hard as the cutoff is more for the branch. 

Here is the recent cutoff requirement for MNNIT Allahabad. 

Hope this clarifies your doubts.

In the year 2020, the ranking of IIST was #33 by NIRF for B.Tech courses. On the other hand, MNNIT Allahabad was ranked #48^th by NIRF for B.Tech courses. With excellent teaching staff, IIST is the 1^st space institute in Asia to offer programs in space science and technology.

Admission:

IIST:

• The candidate must have completed 10+2 with a minimum of 75% from a recognized boardin Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics.
• A valid score in JEE Advanced is required.
• The fees for the 1st year inAerospace engineering course is Rs. 96,800.
• The total intake of the program is 60 seats.

MNNIT Allahabad:

• Candidate must have completed 10+2 in Science stream with a minimum 75% marks.
• Candidate must have passed the entrance exam, i.e., JEE Main.
• For ECE 1st year, the feeis Rs 84,666.
• The general cut off for home state students ranged from 3600 to 7128 and for other state students it is from 4615 to 6752.

Placements

• In IIST:
  • Top recruitersare TCS, Adobe, Wipro, Mercedes Benz (India) Limited, Philips, Intel, Bosch, Cypress, UTC Aerospace Systems, etc.
  • The highest salary offered to the student of the institution was INR 10 LPA.
• In MNNIT Allahabad:
  • 90.63% was the placement rate of MNNIT Allahabad for theECE department.
  • Some of the top recruitersof MNNIT Allahabad are the Indian Navy, Dell, Canon, BHEL, E-bay, Adobe, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc.
  • The highest salary offered to the students is INR 25.33 LPA and the average salary offered to the students is INR 10.95 LPA.

Choosing the subject depends on the individual itself. IISR will be really good if the candidate is very much interested in space and technology, as the institute primarily focuses only on space studies. Being a part of the 1^st institute in the world to offer complete range of programs in space and technology will be plus point. Late Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the former Chancellor of the University. The city life of Kerala is much better than Allahabad. Now, based on all the data and their interest the candidate can choose the subject and institute accordingly.

When choosing between several institutes, there are various things that you need to factor in before arriving at any possible conclusion. The first thing you need to decide is what matters to you most: branch or institute. If you have a specific branch in mind, you can definitely choose either of these two institutes. You can rest assured about placement as both of these two offer good placement to the students. 

Whereas, if you are more inclined towards choosing a better institute, irrespective of the branch, you can choose MNNIT. 

However, according to various reviews, the most preferred order for these choices among students are as follows.

• CSE MNNIT
• IT MNNIT
• IT IIIT-A
• CSE/IT MNIT 

Further, CSE and IT offer almost the same opportunities, and points 2 and 3 are interchangeable at times.

Production Engineering is the course for creating safe and efficient processes and transforming raw materials into finished items. IT Dual degree aims for doing collaborative projects under foreign universities. 

MNNIT Allahabad ranks 48th among the top private engineering colleges as per NIRF 2020 ranking. This institute provides top quality placements of 100% for all departments.

IIITM Gwalior is IT-oriented and ranks 100 among the top engineering colleges in India as per NIRF 2020 ranking. This institute always maintains above 90% placement by providing jobs in top-quality MNCs. 

Admission Process 

IIITM Gwalior:-

• The primary eligibility criteria is a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2.
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the JEE Main scores.

MNNIT Allahabad:-

• The primary eligibility criteria is a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2.
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the JEE Main scores.

Placements:-

MNNIT Allahabad is one of the best engineering institutes in North India. 792 students bagged placements in top-notch MNCs in 2019. 

In the 2019-20 placement session, more than 200 students were placed in top-notch MNCs. A total of 18% students were offered PPOs. More than 65 recruiters participated in the campus recruitment who offered 70 students a package above INR 10 LPA.

The top companies are Amazon, Citrix, Cipla, Dell, Google, Infosys, Deloitte, Airtel, Britannia, Accolite, etc. 

Faculty:-

The faculties of both the institutes are very much helpful towards their students. They are very much renowned for their research works. They always help the students for get jobs during their campus placements. 

IIITM Gwalior is a far better choice than MNNIT Allahabad. IIITM Gwalior is way ahead than MNNIT Allahabad in terms of placements. It is because the job opportunities after pursuing IT/CSE course from IIITM Gwalior is plenty and provides tremendous scope in future.

I have a few friends at MNNIT Allahabad and NIT Surathkal. Based on the reviews I got from them here are some of the things that you should know in order to choose the right institute for you.

Curriculum: CS at MNNIT Allahabad and IT at NIT Surathkal have a similar curriculum with the exception of a few subjects.

Placements: Placements at both MNNIT Allahabad and NIT Surathkal are quite good. Here are the recent placement highlights of the institutes.

At Surathkal, you may face some problems regarding language and food. If you are okay with these issues then you can go for NIT Surathkal. Choose either of these two institutes based on what is more convenient for you.