After the admission of students in M.Tech at MNNIT Allahabad, the institute allows Raman Hostel for the first-year students, which is situated near Optron Chowk, 600m away from Patel gate of the institute. The points below give a brief overview of the hostel and the facilities provided by the institute in it.

• The Raman Hostel has 3 floors and 100 rooms in total. There are 2 washrooms on each floor, situated diagonally opposite to each other.
• The students in M.Tech and Ph.D. get access to a TV hall and a reading room. The TV hall is situated on the 2nd floor and the reading room is situated on the 1st floor.
• They have two badminton courts, one on each side. But, on most days, there are cycles parked on the courts. A small park is also made as a common entity for the students of both Raman and Tagore hostels.
• Tagore hostel has a canteen in the outer part of the hostel, which is available to all. In the Raman hostel, there is a small shop to carry on with basic needs like pen, copy, groceries, cold drinks, files, mobile recharge, etc.
• There is 24-hour access to the hostel for students. But, students need to sign a register if they have to go out after 12 AM midnight.
• The rooms in Raman hostel are good enough for 3 students each, but 4 students are accommodated in every room in the first year. There are 4 beds, a table, and a chair for students in each room. Other than that, each room has two fans and two light sockets, and 3 sets of LAN ports and wardrobes.
• In the second semester, few students leave the institute for a job or other purposes. So, three students are allotted to each room from then.
• Each washroom in Raman hostel has 5 bathrooms and 6 latrines of both kinds. There are 4 front wash basins too. No washing machine is provided in the hostel.
• Coming to the second year of M.Tech, students are allotted a PG hostel which is near the Computer Science department. It has 2-seater rooms, but the rooms are slightly more congested than those in Raman Hostel.

This is the overall condition and facilities provided to M.Tech students in MNNIT Allahabad, which is quite decent with required facilities for students inside the campus.

One of my relatives was a student of MNNIT Allahabad and had experienced and eye-witnessed ragging in the university. According to him, the culture of ragging was restrained at MNNIT Allahabad after 2002. 

• The common place to rag and trouble freshers was the hostel area, which was outside the campus. All the freshers were asked to walk in queues. For boys, the dress code was a white shirt with a red third button, white pants, black shoes. For girls, it was white salwar and kameez, black shoes, oiled hair with the compulsion of ribbon. They were supposed to wear this uniform for two-three months. Furthermore, the seniors had asked the freshers to always look at their third button (the red one) whenever they were nearby them. 
• Room visits by seniors used to be a norm. While few seniors used to ask only questions and share their practical experience with juniors, many also used to ask the juniors to salute them at a 90-degree angle, or Paper dance, etc. Some seniors also used to make juniors do their practicals/assignments. 
• There used to be a railway track inside the campus and juniors were often asked to run on the track late at night, in earlier days. 

The situation started to change after 2000/2001 when a student allegedly died from his injuries due to ragging. The University administration started taking complaints seriously and worked their best to maintain peace at the university.

If you strictly want a 7-figure salary during the campus placements, then Civil Engineering is not for you, neither here at MNNIT Allahabad, nor at any other institute. Even IIT Bombay placement offers will not look lucrative compared to their other branches. 

The actual reasons for which you should consider Civil Engineering at MNNIT Allahabad are as follows.

• Higher Studies: The GATE 2017 top 4 rank holders were from MNNIT Allahabad as was the 2nd rank holder in GATE 2016 in the Civil Engineering paper. 
• Faculty: The faculty is much better than their non-core counterparts and is highly motivated to make their students flourish in the entrance exams. The results speak for themselves.
• Opportunities other than private companies – Government departments such as Public Works Department (PWD), Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), and various others who select candidates through Engineering Services Examination (ESE). Maharatna and Navratna PSUs take candidates who qualify GATE exam.

• Private Sector: Private Companies such as Gammon, L&T not only visit campus but also conduct off-campus drives and recruit students. Although the initial salary will be lower than top private IT companies.

So, if you are genuinely interested in civil engineering then there would not be any dearth of opportunities after completing the degree. 

Both the colleges mentioned above are one of the oldest yet one of the most reputed NIT in the country, as far as placements are concerned it is very difficult to say which one is better as both the institutes provide almost the same placement opportunities.

Placements for MNNIT Allahabad: It has an incredible alumni network, and some top reputed companies visit the campus every year.

• BHEL, Indogulf Fertilizers, Gati Infrastructures, Acolyte Hindalco, Ericsson India Global Services, Eaton, Direct, DIT, Deloitte, Dell, Indian Navy, Capgemini, Canon, Brahmos, BPCL, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc are the regular participants in the placements here.

• The total placement record for Engineering in 2019 was 100% with a median package of 4.14 lakhs per annum and a top package of 36 lakhs per annum for all of its branches.

Placement of NIT Surathkal: NIT Surathkal issued an outstanding record of placement with a hundred percent placement for all its students.

• The highest package offered was 39 lacs per annum, and the median package offered was around 14.15 lakhs per annum.

• Students received offers from Microsoft. Samsung, Microsoft, Adobe, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.

So the records for the placements shows that NIT Surathkal is a bit better and has an edge over MNNIT Allahabad, in terms of overall placements and the total percentage of students placed.

There are quite a few things you can do around the campus and outside in the city. You can have a look at them below:

• If you are into studying, you can go to the library on the weekends and enjoy your day. You can also hang out here with your friends.
• You can also hang out at the cafeteria, company garden, or Anand Bhavan and play outdoor games like cricket, football, tennis, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, etc. at MNIT.
• If you plan to go exploring yourself or would like some time alone, you can go to Ganga bridge which is located near Narayani Ashram. You will feel at peace.
• There are also quite a few temples around if you wish to pray. Hanuman Temple, Narayani Ashram, Lord Shiva temple are some of them.
• You can even travel to some places nearby like Varanasi (Sarnath, Kashi Vishwanath Temple), Sitamarhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur.
• People who are interested in technology can join clubs and committees that cover various topics like Robotics, Aeromodeling, Coding, and others.
• Many students go to Fun Gaon and to Sangam and Naini for boating. Khusro Bagh and Company Garden are some of the historical places in the area.
• Dosa Plaza is a good dosa place.

Overall, I would urge you to enjoy your college life and make it memorable. These will be the best years of your life.