IIITM, Gwalior, and NIT, Delhi are two prime institutes of India and are both approved by AICTE. While IIITM is also accredited by NAAC. NIT is accredited by UGC as well. NIRF has ranked IIITM Gwalior and NIT Delhi at 100th and 251st place for Engineering respectively.

Admission:

NIT Delhi offers BTech and MTech programs for CSE, whereas IIITM Gwalior offers a BTech program for the same.

IIITM:

• For BTech CSE students require 75% in 10+2 and valid JEE Main score. In 2019 the closing cutoff was 10780.

• The BTech CSE course costs around 1.49 Lakhs.

NIT Delhi:

• The eligibility criteria for admission to B.Tech. is 75% in 10+2 (PCM) and JEE Main score for M.Tech., students need 60% in B.Tech. and a valid GATE score.

• The course fee for BTech and MTech CSE at NIT Delhi is ?96,866 and 1.99 Lakhs per annum, respectively.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

IIITM: The institute offers hostels with modern facilities, labs, lecture theatres, libraries, computational facilities, auditorium, sports, yoga, canteen, common room, etc. The campus hosts a number of cultural events as well.

NIT: The temporary campus provides a plethora of facilities, including a library, hostels, cafeteria, and shuttle services. The permanent campus will have a great locational advantage.

Scholarships:

IIITM: IIITM scholarships are provided to meritorious students who fulfill some criteria, such as scoring a certain GPA, and maintain the terms and conditions for availing it.

NIT: The institute offers 6 scholarships to students based on socio-economic background, academics, disabilities.

Placement Statistics:

IIITM:

• 90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.

• The highest and average packages offered were 42 LPA and 14.58 LPA, respectively.

NIT:

• 73% of students were placed from the undergraduate batch with a median salary of 5 LPA.

• Among the PG students, 4 out of 26 were placed with a median salary of 6 LPA.

• Top recruiting companies include IBM, Samsung, Mac Software, Paytm, etc.

IIITM and NIT are excellent institutions and offer decent CSE programs both in terms of academics and placements so choose according to your convenience.

Among the above two institutes, SGSITS is a good institute for computer science in terms of reputation, placement, and learning opportunities.

The table below gives a brief comparison of the two institutes.

Key Highlights - SGSITS:

• Being an older college, SGSITS has a greater reputation than IIITM Gwalior.
• Several students of SGSITS are now currently working on top MNCs like Amazon, Microsoft, SAP, Deloitte, etc, and they are mostly from CS & IT branches.
• The overall placement of Computer Science is almost 100% in the recent years, with annual packages ranging from several lakhs to a few per annum.
• The exposure and environment in SGSITS are much better, with a lot of events happening throughout the year. It has a much more sensitive crowd and provides a better learning opportunity.
• There are many alumni with 2 digits all-India rank in GATE, which is a great motivation.
• Indore has all kinds of facilities for tuitions and coaching for GATE, CAT, or GRE are easily available.

Overall, SGSITS is a decent Institute for Computer Science and above all, Indore is a better city to live in.

One of my friends was a student of this institute, but he did not know about the 5 years dual degree program in IIEST Shibpur. He told me that no one even knows about this new university's dual degree course; thereby, if you love to get risks, then take admission to enter here.

Besides, he told me that he was also unaware of the reputation along with the education quality of the other two institutes. However, in IIEST Shibpur, you will get immense learning opportunities; additionally, education quality is also not bad as it is an ancient institute. Rather it improves a lot after becoming INI.

It is challenging to state which institute is better if the student doesn’t know the institute properly. Besides, it is also important to understand what is actually better as the thinking of a student.

However, you are from outside of West Bengal, then IIIT Gwalior must be the first priority, although IIEST Shibpur is a reputed institute. The faculties of IIEST Shibpur are experienced enough, but most of them are Bengali. So, preference will be given to students from West Bengal, as the home state would be a great advantage. They will be able to gain all the opportunities like communication. It is because the students from West Bengal can speak in Bengali far better way than the others.

If there is a comparison between IIIT Gwalior and Jabalpur, then the suggestion will be for IIIT Gwalior, as it offers better placement than the other. Besides, it also has vastly alleged alumni and knowledgeable faculties.

If your interest lies in the IT field, IIITM Gwalior must be your priority. Ranked 100 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, IITM offers IT as its flagship course. IIITM Gwalior is one of the 3 institutions in India with 100% Ph.D. faculties. The campus is equipped with all the required facilities for the overall development of students.

If you are more inclined towards CSE then go for AIT Pune. It is ranked 109 for engineering by NIRF, 2020. AIT has a good faculty-student ratio of 1:14 with highly qualified and experienced faculties.

Admission:

IIITM Gwalior:

• Securing the rank within 9713-14442 in JEE Main will fetch admission in the IT department of IIITM Gwalior.

• OBC (Non-creamy layer) cutoff falls down to 3,800-6,300.

• The admission process is carried through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.

• IIITM Gwalior offers 262 IT seats with an annual fee of 1,79,317 INR.

AIT Pune:

• For admission in AIT Pune, aspirants must clear JEE Main.

• Under the ranking of 53,356 (AIT merit list 306) one can secure admission in CSE at AIT Pune in the first round.

• Aspirants must apply separately for AIT Pune counseling.

• AIT Pune offers 120 seats for CSE with an annual tuition fee of INR 1,79,317.

Placement statistics:

IIITM Gwalior:

• 400+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, HCL, DELL, Paytm, Myntra.

• 90% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 14.58 LPA.

• Highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 is 42 LPA .

• IT and CSE department holds the record of maximum students being placed every year in IIITM Gwalior.

AIT Pune:

• Around 100 large to medium-sized companies take part in campus recruitment every year.

• Industry giants including Amazon, Microsoft, Mtatva Are, FIGmd, HSBC (Premium), ION Trading, Jaro Education, Societe Generale, Upcurve Software are the top recruiters.

• CSE branch in AIT Pune has a current placement rate of 97% with 462 students being placed in 2020.

• Average CTC offered for CSE students is 7 LPA with the highest CTC of 39 LPA.

• 5 students have been placed in Amazon this year with a CTC of 28LPA.

Both Universities are best in respective branches. It is the students who have to decide which is best for them!

IIITM, Gwalior, and DAIICT, Gandhinagar are two institutes of technology in our country. Both the institutions have been accredited by NAAC and DAIICT is graded ‘A’ by the same. IIITM is even approved by AICTE, while DAIICT is approved by UGC. IIITM is ranked 100th out of 300 in India by NIRF for BTech. Whereas, DAIICT is ranked 111th out of 300 in India for the same.

Admission:

Both IIITM and DAIICT accept admission based on past academic performance and scores in relevant entrance exams.

• B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, Ph.D., B.Tech. + MBA, etc. are among the popular courses at IIITM.

• Whereas, DAIICT offers B.Tech., M.Tech., B.Des., M.Sc., Ph.D., etc.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

IIITM: The institute offers hostels with modern facilities, labs, lecture theatres, libraries, computational facilities, auditorium, sports, yoga, canteen, common room, etc. It hosts a number of cultural events throughout the academic year.

DAIICT: The institute offers a number of facilities to its students that include a 16000 sq. ft. library, IT labs, 7 food courts serving a variety of cuisines, etc.

Scholarships:

IIITM: IIITM scholarships are provided to meritorious students who fulfill some criteria, such as scoring a certain GPA, and maintain the terms and conditions for availing it.

DAIICT: The Reliance merit scholarships, DAIICT merit scholarships, and DAIICT merit-cum-means scholarships are offered to the students.

Placement Statistics:

IIITM:

• 90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.

• The highest and average packages offered were 42 LPA and 14.58 LPA, respectively.

DAIICT:

• 90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Flipkart, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.

• The highest and average packages offered were 39.3 LPA and 10.16 LPA, respectively.

Alumni:

IIITM: Notable alumni of the institute include Abhishek Kishore Gupta (Partner: KPMG India), Anil Choudhary (Data Scientist), Aditi Bansal (Program Management Associate: Adobe), and Naveen Sharma (Scientist).

DAIICT: DAIICT graduates pursue higher education in institutes like IIT and also in universities abroad such as the University of Florida, the University of California, etc. DAIICT graduates are in top positions at organizations such as Hewlett Packard and Ericsson India.

Both IIITM and DAIICT are well-known institutions, and interested individuals must do research for both before choosing one, and take into account other deciding factors as well.

My brother was in the same fix a few years back. After considering various factors he chose IIITM. Here are some of the reasons why he opted for IIITM.

• DAIICT offers ICT and ICT with minors in Computational Science. Almost 40% of the syllabus is basically Communication. The syllabus will be a combination of ECE and IT. If you are sure about Communication then don’t choose DAIICT. 
• While choosing try to factor in the location too. DAIICT is situated in Gandhinagar, which is far away from our city. So, it was a point of consideration for my brother.
• DAIICT is private and changes more fees. 

Here’s what you should know about the placements and fee structure of the three institutes. 

Last but not the least, do not keep faculty as one of your deciding factors. This can be hugely misleading. Visit the official websites of the institutes, weigh in the factors important for you, and choose accordingly. Both these institutes have their advantages.