All of these colleges, IIIT Allahabad, NIT Surathkal, and IIT Hyderabad are one of the prestigious colleges in India for Engineering. IIIT Allahabad, NIT Surathkal, and IIT Hyderabad are ranked 103, 13, and 8 for engineering by NIRF.
Admission- The selection for IIIT Allahabad and NIT Surathkal is through JEE Main, while IIT Hyderabad takes admission through JEE Advanced.
Institute |
Cutoff |
IIIT Hyderabad |
5938 for JEE Main |
NIT Surathkal |
3731 for JEE Main |
IIT Hyderabad |
616 for JEE Advanced |
Fees:
The fees for the courses are as follows.
IIIT Allahabad B.Tech IT – 5.34 Lakhs
NIT Surathkal B.Tech IT – 5.39 Lakhs
IIT Hyderabad B.Tech CSE – 8.64 Lakhs
IIIT Allahabad B.Tech+M.Tech. IT – 4.54 Lakhs
Now, as per the question, IIIT Allahabad is a good college and offers a decent BTech+MTech program but it would be better to first complete the B.Tech. degree and then pursue M.Tech.
Placements:
B.Tech. IT in IIIT Allahabad- This college provides a bit more industrial exposure than other mentioned colleges.
The highest package offered was 36 LPA with an average package of 12.93 LPA.
The top recruiters being Microsoft, Linkedin, Zomato, and Walmart Labs.
IT in NIT Surathkal- In Spite of being one of the older NITs, Surathkal has been consistent in their placement records.
The highest package bagged by the students was 39 LPA and an average package of 8 LPA in 2019.
Some of the recruiters are Amazon, CITI Bank, Microsoft, Myntra.
CSE in IIT Hyderabad -
The highest package bagged by the students in 2019 was 12.93 LPA and the average package was 12 LPA.
Top recruiters are Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Jaguar, Bajaj Auto & TSMC.
B.Tech+M.Tech IT in IIIT Allahabad- After completing M.Tech. the placement demand increases automatically. The highest package offered was 43 LPA and the average package was around 10.40 LPA.
Some key facts one should know about those three colleges.
IIIT Allahabad: If one is interested in coding, then IIITA is the right place to be in. IIITA has a legacy of good coder alumni and new batches seem to be excelling this skill. The campus is designed to be a fully residential one.
NIT Surathkal: It consists of 11 support centers and 14 academic departments. NITK Surathkal is ranked 6th among the country's top engineering colleges by Outlook India.
IIT Hyderabad: In the past few years, this institute has established strong ties with various global organizations. IIT Hyderabad has a strong bond with Japanese universities. It has also signed Mou. with the University of Pittsburgh and Kaohsiung Medical University for their student exchange programs.
Go through the facts mentioned above and decide which course and institute will be better for you.
Top NITs like Surathkal, Trichy, and Warangal are considered close to if not at par with old IITs and definitely better than some new IITs.
Unless you are from the top IITs, admission to foreign universities for an MS does not depend on the college you are from. Many students from top IITs go to foreign universities every year. For non-IITians what matters is the project, internships, UG research quality, and extracurriculars. In fact, the sole reason IITians make it to top foreign universities is their strong determination and grasp of these aspects. Yes, the IIT alumni network does help you in the research internship but ultimately it’s your efforts that matter.
So even if you are not an IITian, keep working hard and you are likely to get admission to top foreign universities.
Yes, it’s definitely worth studying Civil Engineering at NIT Surathkal. It’s a tier 1 NIT offering premium education to aspiring civil engineers and construction professionals. Here is why I strongly recommend you to join this college.
Ultimately, the final decision depends on your personal goals and inclinations.
NIT Surathkal and NIT Calicut both are considered among the top NITs. According to the overall NIRF Ranking NIT Surathkal has been better than NIT Calicut. Having some friends studying in both these institutes, I can say that It totally depends on the aspect you are looking for.
Categories | NIT Surathkal | NIT Calicut |
Course Fee | 5.4 lakh | 5.48 lakh |
Highest CTC | 17 LPA | 14-16 LPA |
Average CTC | 9 LPA | 6-7 LPA |
Recruiting Companies | Cognizant, TCS, Wipro, IBM, etc. | Infosys, Capgemini, Accenture, HP, etc. |
In terms of education and placement students prefer to go to NIT Calicut and hence it would be the better option of the two.
Your choice can be based either on the branch or on college.
NIT Surathkal is a better choice than NIT Calicut and NIT Durgapur. As far as placements are concerned, they aren’t any better for Civil or Chemical either. It is always more beneficial to go for branches like ECE, CSE, IT and EEE from a placement point of view.
Here are the placement figures for NIT Durgapur, NIT Calicut and NIT Surathkal-
Parameters |
NIT Durgapur Civil (2023) |
NIT Durgapur Chemical (2023) |
NIT Calicut Civil (2022) |
NIT Surathkal Mining (2022) |
Placement % |
81.97% |
83.33% |
87.75% |
- |
Average Package |
7.39 LPA |
8.87 LPA |
7.36 LPA |
11.19 LPA (Majority CTC between 8-12 LPA) |
Highest Package |
- |
- |
11.4 LPA |
20 LPA (Wells Fargo) |
In case you have a branch preference, go for that option. With an interest in your branch, you’ll eventually pave a path for yourself. It is possible that you have no particular branch preference.Your ultimate goal might be an MBA, for which you’re simply seeking a B.Tech degree. In that case, choose Mining at NIT Surathkal.
Both NIT Suathkal and BITS Pailni are the dream colleges of most engineering aspirants owing to their high reputation and excellence in the field of education. However, NIT is a government college whereas BITS Pilani is a private engineering college that costs much more. Here are a few points you would like to consider before making the final decision
So, I feel it's better to opt for NIT Surathkal!
You can opt for NIT Warangal even if you get admission to another branch. They have an interesting branch-changing policy. If you are ready to work harder, then you can opt for any other degree and score high marks in the first year, which will allow you to switch to CS after your first year. This institute offers quality education, good infrastructure, and good placement support to its students.
So, you can choose NIT Warangal for CS
As a B.Tech Mechanical Engineering student at NITK, I am sharing some facts about my department-
One of my friends wanted to work at the IITs. He told one of the professors about the same. The teacher mailed an IIT Hyderabad professor and arranged for my friend to work with him. My friend also wrote a conference paper under the same IIT Hyderabad professor.
Several workshops are organized by the department, like Metal fitting workshop, Carpentry workshop, Lathe machine workshop, etc. The campus also offers virtual labs, which are present in some IITs and NIT Surathkal only.
Apart from these UG labs, there are several PG labs as well. UG and PG students can also work with each other.
Overall, the Mechanical department of NIT Surathkal is quite good. In fact, NITK is known for its CS, Mining and Mechanical studies.
Firstly, congratulations on scoring this in SAT. The grading here is quite relative. Normally, the state toppers, IIT 3000-8000 rankers, 96% to 98% CBSE scorers will be your immediate competition with your rank of 1850. Although, there are good chances that you might have to wait for a few rounds to finish and then maybe in the third or fourth round you might get lucky.
The rank mentioned by you here is quite a fair enough rank. It is also advised here that you have a look at SAT scores as well for the past academic year. There is a slight trend that the scores might vary every year depending on overall performance of all applicants.
Since much shuffling and reshuffling takes place in all the branches including IT in all the admission rounds, it is worthwhile that you wait a longer and try in the third (or fourth) round of counseling.
In my opinion, if you are getting a top NIT, then choosing CSE will be a better decision unless you are interested in any other specific branch. As far as comparing the CSE branch in Warangal and Surathkal, both offer similar opportunities and academic experience.
Given all the similarities, choosing one between these two NITs depends more on your personal choices such as proximity to home and crowd. If you are from the home state of Karnataka choose Surathkal but if you are from the home state of Warangal, choose NIT Warangal.
I would recommend you to go for NIT Warangal as it has better opportunities if you are inclined towards research. The alumni base is huge and there is even an innovation garage where the ideas of students are implemented.