The Instrumentation and Control Engineering branch at MIT Manipal is a multifaceted branch dealing with various subjects related to Electrical, Electronics, and mechanical. Students are taught about sensors, transducers, electrical and mechanical instruments, microcontrollers, control systems, process automation, etc.

The branch is good and its labs are equipped with modern instruments. The faculty is decent and the placement scenario seems very promising.

One of my friends recently completed his BTech in instrumentation and control and gave me an active idea of the placement scenario of the branch. Out of the entire batch around 95% of students got placed. The highest package stood at INR 20 LPA and the average stood at INR 10 LPA while the lowest was recorded at INR 5 LPA. The star recruiters included Mercedes, Flipkart, Amazon, and Nvidia among many others.

Overall, this branch is great if you are interested in this field.

Here is all the information about ICE at NSUT Delhi-

1. Faculty - The ICE faculty is a mixed bag. There are some teachers who teach really well and their classes are enjoyable. However, there are some strict ones as well. Some do not care about their subject or the students at all.
2. Coursework - The ICE coursework is fine and gives you ample time to pursue your interests.
3. Infrastructure - NSUT Delhi has undergone infrastructural changes recently. This is because it has gained University status. The college library is centrally air-conditioned. ICE shares most of its labs with the Electronics and Computers branches. The labs are well-equipped.
4. Placements - Placements are less as compared to COE/IT branches. Few companies offer jobs to ICE students, especially for Core job profiles. Generally, DRs and people with exceptional profiles are placed in ICE. Internship offers are also less for this department.
5. Research- ICE students are actively involved in research work. The ICE faculty encourages students to participate in research. Students also work under DTU, IIT Delhi, and IIIT Delhi teachers. ICE students work on around 3-4 projects while at NSUT Delhi.
6. Scope - ICE students drift from their core stream to a programming job or an MBA. Some also prepare for an MS. 

This is all the information about the ICE branch at NSIT Delhi.

Yes, VIT Pune is definitely a great choice for Instrumentation engineering in Maharashtra, then you are left with a few choices. In Pune, COEP is best.

• VIT is an autonomous institute so has a well-structured and updated curriculum. semester a mini project is compulsory to impart technical knowledge.
• VIT Pune organizes great Technical, Cultural, and Social activities.
• The academic ambiance is great with minimal workload and supportive staff. The lab facilities are great too.
• The Department has built relations with instrumentation companies.
• Excellent internship opportunities are provided. Placements depend on your marks.

So VIT Pune is an excellent choice for Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

The first thing you need to understand is that your chances of getting into coding do not depend on your branch.

NIT Jalandhar has an extensive coding environment and almost every student irrespective of their branch wants to learn to code. It also has some amazing clubs like DSC-NIT to help you recognize your interests in coding and other fields like Cloud Computing, Web Development, Android Development & Machine learning.

At NITJ, you will learn coding in your first year only as a part of your 1st-year course curriculum as CP (Computer Programming).

As far as the ICE branch is concerned, it’s the most coveted branch. So if you have joined it you are very lucky. The best part about this branch is its Data Structures & Algorithms course. It is a completely technical course that teaches the most important aspects of coding.

Placements

You don’t need to worry about the on-campus placements. Everyone with 

• a good CGPA (7.5+)

• good skills like coding,

will easily secure a good package. Placements are not restricted to just a few branches. Students from every branch can sit for placements. So don’t worry about that and just study hard.