Both of these colleges are good. VIT is the best private engineering college in India. Whereas CUSAT is also a reputed institute. CUSAT is a government college, and VIT is a private college. Thereby, you will get a better facility in VIT rather than in CUSAT.

Hostel Facilities: (Winning Institution - VIT)

However, the hostel facilities are also not up to the mark in CUSAT. But VIT offers good hostel accommodation. But VIT charges a lot for hostels. 

Course Fee & Infrastructure: (Winning Institution - VIT)

• The education fees for entire engineering courses in VIT are around 16-18 lakhs, including food, lodging, and education fees. In comparison CUSAT charges around 8 lakhs for the same. Thus, VIT is quite costly. 
• But it can be mentioned that VIT is far better than CUSAT. The better infrastructural facilities in VIT assist the student in their entire courses. Whereas in CUSAT, college infrastructure is not like VIT.

Placement: (VIT ~ CUSAT)

You will get good exposure in both of these institutes. Placement records of both of these colleges are also outstanding. If you work hard, you can bad a decent salary package from the campus placement from any of these colleges. 

The table below gives a brief overview of both institutes. 

If you want to get better infrastructural facilities and good food and lodging, then you should go for VIT. But CUSAT is more affordable and it is also a good choice with excellent placement statistics.

Photonics is one of the high-tech subjects that is evolved hugely in the last 20 years. It has applications in the areas of communications, computing, medicine, industry, defense, and entertainment. Having my friends from CUSAT enables me to provide you some valuable insights into the course.

MSc Photonics in CUSAT is a good course to do. It is emerging fastly as mentioned before and has a huge potential. 

Integrated Course: One of the big advantages of choosing Photonics in CUSAT is that it is a 5-year integrated program compared to other institutes. This helps in dive deeper into the field of Photonics. 

Interesting Electives: Another highlight of the program is the choice of electives they provide with the course. 

Research Orientation: Students are subjected to a research atmosphere right from the start through the mini projects in the first and second semesters. 

Good for Competitive Exams: The course is more inclined towards photonics and includes some important and interesting subjects like nuclear physics, etc. Having exposure to these subjects will help a lot while preparing for competitive exams.

Course Fee & Faculties: The college has excellent facilities and experienced faculty to guide you. The course fee is also quite reasonable.

Placements: When it comes to placements even though there are no direct campus placements many students are placed in many top companies like Varroc, HELLA, Valeo, Tech Mahindra, etc. Apart from the placements, many students opt for Ph.D. programs in many abroad institutes.

In short MSc Photonics at CUSAT is a wonderful course and you can definitely choose the program if you are interested in it.

There are multiple options to choose from when it comes to choosing the right engineering college under CUSAT, the fact that it’s got an amazing campus is a bonus. It is a good place for anybody who wishes to cultivate learning and is passionate enough to go through the engineering training programs. 

Some of the most well-known and popular colleges under CUSAT are:

• Model Engineering college
• School of Engineering
• University of petroleum and energy studies
• MG College of Engineering
• Sarabhai Institute of Science and Technology
• KVM College of Engineering & Technology

All these colleges that fall under CUSAT are known to bring out the true colors of every student. The campus life of CUSAT colleges is too much fun and a memory for a lifetime. This is true not just for the local students but also for the non-Keralite students.

Although, it must be noted by anyone who is considering an admission under CUSAT that all these colleges are well-known for different things. For instance, the Model Engineering College is known for its academic performance, and the School of Engineering is loved by all for its sports. The placements at the School of Engineering and Model engineering college are both equally sorted and appreciated.

All these colleges have a lot to offer apart from the courses and academics. Living at the campus, enjoying the little famous things around the town, food joints that’ll eventually become your favorite things to do while on campus- all this combined is an experience to cherish for a lifetime.

The closing ranks for CUSAT CAT 2022 for general category in different branches in B.Tech are as follows-

As you can see, for a general category candidate, the closing ranks did not go beyond 3000 in the previous year. However, for an SC/ST candidate, the closing ranks are more relaxed. Also, if you are from some other state, 50% seats are reserved for Keralite students.

During CUSAT spot allotment, you can get the seats that are left or not filled up. These seats are filled rank-wise. Speaking statistically, a lot of students who are above you rank-wise will show up during the spot allotment. So, your chances depend upon the number of candidates above you who show up on that day.

CUSAT Kochi offers two types of MBA programs, Full-Time and Part-Time for a duration of two years and three years respectively. The full-time MBA offers specialization in Marketing, Finance, HRM, and International Marketing among a few others while the part-time evening professional MBA program offers a specialization in International Business and Travel and Tourism. The MBA program offered by CUSAT is an AICTE-approved two-year full-time PG program. The primary goal is to offer opportunities for pursuing a career in business. Curriculum: The curriculum is well-structured such that students are able to develop a thorough grasp of the basic concepts and techniques of management as well as the ability to practice them. During their final year, students work on a two-month independent research study-cum-internship at a registered corporation. Admission: Admissions into the program are done on the basis of cores in management entrance tests - KMAT of Kerala or C-MAT of AICTE or CAT of IIMs followed by a GD and PI round conducted by the university. Placements: CUSAT MBA placement scenario is decent and this year the CUSAT School of Management Studies recorded the highest and average packages at INR 20.14 LPA and INR 9.32 LPA, respectively. The institute maintains a 95% placement record every academic year and the students received 4 International offers also. School of Management Studies, CUSAT follows the motto of "Moulding Managers for Mankind” so you can expect excellent opportunities here!

Both the institutes are government institutes and provide best in class education when it comes to Fire and safety engineering. They offer good placement opportunities in government and private organizations with good packages. However, NFSC Nagpur might be the choice to go due to the following reasons.

CUSAT:

Let’s discuss CUSAT first. 

• The institute offers both fire and safety which includes more topics related to engineering courses which are very useful from a placements perspective. 
• CUSAT is both AICTE and NBA accredited so has a good curriculum.
• One of the downsides is that in CUSAT fire drills do not take place regularly which is required by some companies during the placement process.
• Even though it is a very famous college in South India and has a good placement record, the infrastructure is a bit old compared to NFSC Nagpur.
• The competition here for the Fire and Safety course is more and you need to have a good rank in the CUSATCAT.

NFSC Nagpur:

• NFSC Nagpur has a course curriculum that is in line with the world’s top institutes with more focus given to physical standards and course syllabus.
• The institute focuses more on the fire drill process and physical fitness along with the academic part.
• It is a central government institute and provides the best placements for its students. The institute's alumni hold top positions in top fire organizations in India. The value of fire engineering here matches the IIT tag when it comes to fire engineering.
• It is very much necessary to have proper time management to align yourself with daily routines. All the hard work you put in will be reaped as many top companies including PSU’s come for recruitment here.
• BE in Fire course is a newly added one in this institute and competition is a bit less. The first few batches have passed with flying colors and have good placement records with the average package being around 10 LPA.

Considering all the facts above it is safe to say that NFSC Nagpur is the best option of the two. It is a central Govt. college under the Ministry of Home Affairs and has a rich alumni network in major public and private organizations.