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How are the in-hostel facilities at IIIT Allahabad (rooms, mess food, bathrooms, overall cleanliness)?
Whatever the facilities the hostels and campuses offer their students, it is important that you try to learn and adjust to the surrounding.
There is a lot of different types of experiences this place has to offer anyone who is a part of it. If you are staying in the hostel of IIIT Allahabad, you have got your pockets full of things you can do.
- The rooms and bathrooms at IIIT A are large enough with efficient ventilation and adequate cleanliness.
- The entire infrastructure overall is quite well maintained indeed and the management makes sure that all the hostel residing students are taken proper care of.
- The mess is quite a popular one here and just like all other engineering colleges, the mess isn’t a very fancy one. But, it offers hygienic and timely food to all and caters to the taste of students from all over the country.
- Your group of friends also becomes an important and a contributing factor of how your hostel life is and I would say this is the phase of your life that you need to appreciate the most out of everything.
Although learning new ways and adjusting to your surroundings is one of the biggest experiences you will ever have in your student life, the hostel facilities at IIIT Allahabad are quite worth everything.
How is IIIT Allahabad for ECE?
People have mixed opinions about pursuing ECE at IIIT Allahabad. But if you are really passionate about ECE IIIT-A is a wonderful place to study at. The framework of the curriculum is the same as that of IITs. Professors are highly skilled and most of them have PhDs from IITs.
The college has an amazing infrastructure, perfect ambiance for study. ECE labs are well equipped, libraries are well maintained having thousands of international standard books.
Obviously, there are some flaws, just like any other college. Few students do complain about teaching techniques. But ultimately self-study always helps and professors are always there to help you out.
ECE cutoff and seat matrix:
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Particulars |
IIIT-A -2021 stats |
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Entrance exam |
Jee mains |
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Opening and closing rank (2020) |
2152- 7738 |
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Total ECE seats |
Gender-neutral- 105 |
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Female only- 27 |
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Tuition fee per semester |
60,000 |
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Placement rate |
96% |
Placements:
- Top recruiters at IIIT-A include Qualcomm, Samsung semiconductors etc.
- Core companies visiting the campus are very few and most of the ECE students end up in IT sectors.
- ECE students are allowed to sit along with students of other branches in placement sessions and are trained accordingly.
- Basic knowledge in the field with an appealing resume is good enough to land you in your desired company on-campus.
Quick placement stats 2020:
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Particulars |
IIIT-A 2020 stats |
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Placement rate |
96% |
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Highest CTC offered |
43LPA |
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Average CTC offered |
20.73LPA |
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Total companies participated |
120 |
Overall, IIIT Allahabad is an amazing place to pursue ECE. Your passion and hard work will definitely pay off as IIIT-A grooms you perfectly for the corporate world.
How do the students of IIIT Allahabad prepare for placements?
First of all, preparing for placements is a continuous process. You should never make this mistake to pile up things for the last moment. You should start preparing by brushing up your existing knowledge from the initial days only. In the final month of placement, you should only revise the concepts both basics and advanced. Here are some of the resources that you can follow for your preparation.
- InterviewBit: It’s a very useful website that may help you in practicing coding. You will get a good idea about the standard of questions that the companies ask.
- GeeksforGeeks: For data structure, the best source to study is geeks for geeks. It’s a complete portal for CS/IT students. You can also refer to books such as Introduction to Algorithms” by Charles E. Leiserson, Clifford Stein, Ronald Rivest, and Thomas H. Cormen.
- For Operating Systems, books like “Operating System Concepts” by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, and Greg Gange. Modern Operating Systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum is good.
- For Databases again the NPTEL course by Prof. D. Jankiram of IIT Madras is very promising. For short notes, you can refer to GeeksforGeeks.
- SQL queries can be learned from GeeksforGeeks and can be practiced on Hackerrank.
- For Networking, basic knowledge is required. “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach” by Larry L. Peterson will be helpful for you.
You can go through two websites, i.e. GeeksforGeeks and Glassdoor to learn about interview experiences.
Which is better : IIIT Allahabad IT or MANIT Bhopal CSE?
Among the above two institutes, MANIT Bhopal is definitely the better choice, considering the placement scenario of CSE.
The table below gives a brief level of comparison among the two institutes.
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Particulars |
MANIT Bhopal |
IIIT Allahabad |
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Total Fees (B.Tech) |
Rs.5.59 Lakhs |
Rs.5.34 Lakhs |
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Average salary offered |
Rs.16-18 LPA (approx) |
Rs.10-15 LPA (approx) |
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Total Number of seats |
230 (CSE) |
267 (IT) |
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JEE Main cut-off |
6672 (CSE) |
5938 (IT) |
Comparison: (Winning Institution - IIIT Allahabad)
- Considering the recent placement data, MANIT Bhopal (NIT Bhopal) is a better institute than IIIT Allahabad. In MANIT Bhopal, a maximum salary of about ?40 Lakhs per annum is offered to students in Computer Science and Engineering.
- The NIT brand fame has a higher glory than the IIIT fame among relevant industries that offer placement opportunities.
- People often get confused as IIIT Allahabad has a lower opening and closing rank in comparison to MANIT Bhopal IT. But it is because of the location advantage. Most students from UP and neighboring states prefer Allahabad over Bhopal. So, this has no relation with the quality of the institutes or opportunities provided by them.
So, considering the placement scenario and opportunities in both the institutes, it can be concluded that NIT Bhopal (MANIT) is a much better institute than IIIT Allahabad.
If IIIT Allahabad offers such high salaries, why is its cutoff rank so high, about 8500, compared to MNIT and many NITs? Why don't students opt for IIIT Allahabad rather than the NITs?
Many engineering aspirants and their parents don’t know anything about IIIT Allahabad. They are unsure whether it is a government or private college, whether good brands visit the campus, and whether it is anything like the IITs/NITs.
NITs like Surat, Bhopal, Kurukshetra, and colleges like VIT Vellore are given much more acceptance simply because they are NITs or well known brands. Students decide their preferred colleges through a 1-2 month research, or the advice of their relatives/friends.
IIITA offers B.Tech IT, which is considered inferior to CS, due to unknown reasons. Many rankings place IIITA lower to the lesser known state engineering colleges. This is another reason why people are reluctant in choosing IIIT Allahabad.
Only engineering students have a good knowledge of the opportunities available at IIITA. As a student of this college, I can assure you that it is one of the best places with great placements and an amazing coding culture.
At present, IIIT Allahabad has started gaining its well-deserved reputation, and its cutoffs have become equivalent to institutes like MNIT or MNNIT.
Why are the students of IIIT Allahabad so desperate to draw students to their institute?
Something you need to understand is that it is no one who is desperate to grab in students. The reputation of IIIT Allahabad in India is of one fine institute that holds national importance of its own. Apart from that, it has managed to establish itself as a brand on its own since its existence. The only issue is how underrated it lies amongst the people in India.
If you check out any other social media platform, you would realise that students who come from IIIT Allahabad provide feedback and present authentic facts everywhere. But there exists a certain mass that claim false facts by taking credit for achievements received by other campuses. These people carry such misconceptions that they believe that an INI set up MHRD- which has managed to establish itself almost 10 years back is nothing in front of a college under a PPP model.
While coming across anyone rating your college better than IIIT Allahabad, you should have an open mind for criticism.
So, what makes IIIT Allahabad a great college -
- In ACM ICPC World Finals 2016, would not have been ranked as the first institute.
- According to Sphere Online Judge would not have been ranked number 1 in the world.
- Not have been ranked Numero Uno by HackerEarth.
- Topcoder would not have ranked it number 27.
- Would not have granted the best example of the finest coder in India- Harsha Suryanarayana.
- Would not have sent teams to the ACM ICPS world finale- not once, but several times!
- Would not have secured a place for India at Opera Software as Opera Campus Crew Coordinator.
There are newspaper rankings on IIIT Allahabad too that you can go through, but I'm essentially not someone who buys that as most of the time, these high rankings on newspapers are paid advertisements.
Last, but not least, no doubt that IIIT Allahabad is one of the finest institutes, but there is still much to work on. Also, keep this in mind - no one forces students in institutes and is desperate for that.
How is the food in IIIT Allahabad?
The food at IIIT Allahabad is satisfactory, not that great. After all, it is a government institute and no one can brag about food when they study at a government institute.
There are four hostels at IIIT Allahabad. Since one of my friends is a student at IIIT Allahabad, B.Tech first year, here is a little information about the menu:
- The breakfast is different every day such as puri sabzi, bread pakora, idli-sambhar, etc with a few common things such as bread and butter/jam, tea/coffee, etc.
- Lunch can be either roti or rice or both with different seasonal vegetables and dal. Also, achar/chutney and salad are common every day.
- Dinner is also different each day and special on Sundays.
- Sunday is the only day in a week that a non-vegetarian dish is served.
A few points about the mess:
- All four hostels have their own mess.
- All the messes are clean and fully air-conditioned.
- GymKhana (Student Body) and mess committees are there to check the cleanliness and hygiene of the mess and the cooking areas.
There have not been any cases of food poisoning or any disease related to food. Also, food is regularly inspected.
Which one should I prefer DTU - IT or IIIT Allahabad - IT?
If you are interested in programming then IIIT Allahabad is a better option. It has an excellent coding culture. IIIT A follows a well-structured course curriculum. The first-year syllabus covers advanced topics such as Discrete Mathematics, Computer Organization & Architecture, and Data Structure & Algorithms, etc. IIIT Allahabad Computer Science department has a superior faculty base compared to DTU. The institute has a thriving research culture in the field of Computer Science.
IIIT Allahabad placements have been great over the years. According to the placement highlights of 2022, the average CTC offered was INR 30 LPA.
Which is better among IIIT Allahabad (IT branch) and IIIT Delhi (CSE branch) if fees isn't a consideration?
IIIT Allahabad and IIIT Delhi are both well known brands.
Before making a choice, you must consider these facts-
- IIIT Allahabad does not have a Home State Quota. At IIITD, 85 % seats are reserved for Delhi students, and only 15% are allotted for OS students.
- IIITD has better research labs and classrooms.
- IIITD campus covers just 25 acres, while IIITA is spread across 100 acres of land.
- The faculty at IIITD is better. Some of those teachers have graduated from foreign universities like Oxford, Cambridge, etc.
- Both the colleges have equally good placements. Last year, B.Tech students at IIITA recorded 100% placements with an average package of 30.63 LPA. This year, the average package for IIITD B.Tech students stood at 25.39 LPA, and 98.36% students were successfully placed from B.Tech CSE.
Both these colleges are really good for your CS/IT studies. You can use the above information to choose between the two.
What kind of placements are possible after completing M.Tech in Intelligent Systems from IIIT, Allahabad?
Completing an M.Tech in Intelligent Systems from IIIT, Allahabad can open up a wide range of career opportunities in various fields. Here are some possible career paths and job opportunities you could explore:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineer: As an AI engineer, you could work on developing algorithms and models that can perform intelligent tasks, such as speech recognition, natural language processing, and computer vision. You could work for companies that specialize in AI, such as Google, Microsoft, or Amazon, or for startups that are developing innovative AI solutions.
- Robotics Engineer: With a background in Intelligent Systems, you could also pursue a career in robotics engineering. You could work on developing robots that can perform a wide range of tasks, from manufacturing to healthcare to space exploration. Robotics companies like Boston Dynamics, iRobot, and SoftBank Robotics are some examples of potential employers.
- Data Scientist: With the rise of big data, there is an increasing demand for professionals who can analyze and interpret complex data sets. As a data scientist, you could work for companies in various sectors, such as finance, healthcare, or e-commerce, and help them make data-driven decisions. Companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon are examples of potential employers.
- Machine Learning Engineer: As a machine learning engineer, you could work on developing algorithms and models that can learn from data and make predictions or decisions. You could work for companies that specialize in machine learning, such as DeepMind or OpenAI, or for companies in various sectors, such as healthcare or finance.
- Research Scientist: With a master's degree in Intelligent Systems, you could also pursue a career in research. You could work for research institutions, such as universities or government labs, and contribute to cutting-edge research in areas such as AI, machine learning, and robotics.
- Academician: If you have a passion for teaching and research, you could pursue an academic career as a professor or lecturer. You could teach courses related to Intelligent Systems at universities or colleges, and conduct research in your area of expertise.
IIIT Allahabad has a strong reputation in the field of Intelligent Systems, and graduates from the program have gone on to successful careers in various industries. Additionally, the institute has a strong placement record, and many top companies visit the campus for recruitment. So, you could also expect good placement opportunities after completing your M.Tech in Intelligent Systems from IIIT Allahabad.
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