It's amazing that you're a HITK student, my brother was one too and his friend and his colleague's daughter as well. Coming back to your question, yes, you can change your stream in the first year. 

Build a CGPA of 8.5 or above to apply. You will become eligible for application. You can then easily apply for a change of stream. 

You may get disappointed when the administration tells you that the seat will be allotted on the basis of availability. The higher your score, the greater are the chances- they will hint at this as well, but don't lose hope because they will have a seat for you.

One of my friends graduated from the Heritage Institute of Technology and here is what he had to say about the management quota admission at the institute.

The total fee for the IT branch under the management quota at Heritage Institute Technology can even go up to 10-12 lakhs. 

If you are not getting a good college based on your rank then you should think twice about taking admission in engineering. Don't waste any of the hard-earned money. IT is such a branch where you will have to code for your whole life. So, make sure you are up for that, before taking admission. 

Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata is a very popular and reputed engineering institute of our country. One of my friends studied here. According to him, you can get admission through the management quota by giving some donations. 

• Generally, 10% of the total seats are reserved through the management quota.
• If you have any connections with the college authorities or the admission council, then you can get admission through the general quota by giving some money.
• For the IT branch, it went up to 12 lakhs, but if you are having good marks in class 10th and 12th, then you can bring it down to 9-10 lakhs.
• For the ECE branch, it went up to 16 lakhs and for the CSE branch, it was around 10-16 lakhs depending upon the student’s qualifications.
• The placement opportunities later available are amazing. 
• Top companies such as Wipro, TCS, Infosys visit the campus to recruit students. 

Hence, if you are not able to make it to the merit list then you can get admission to Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata through donation. But do note that the amount is too high. 

Some of my friends studied at Heritage Institute of Technology. According to them, getting into a decent company through campus recruitment from any of the private engineering colleges doesn’t necessitate much effort. Let me state some facts which may be useful to you.

• No matter how hard you work, landing a solid job that matches your goals is really difficult. 
• Only a few good companies visit the campus, and those that do are almost always IT firms. 
• The college TPO will keep pressuring you to attend IT company campus drives, which most students would want to avoid if core firms came to recruit. 
• All companies require a minimum GPA of 6.5–7 in order to be considered for a campus drive. 
• You have no chance if you’re below that. 
• To get into a corporation, though, you must have at least an 8 GPA. 
• Companies do discriminate based on your grades, regardless of how much expertise you have. 
• You mess up one topic, putting your whole semester grades in jeopardy, and your portfolio suffers as a result. 
• Aside from your departmental studies, prepare and build aptitude skills. 
• The first round of the interview process is the most difficult because it depends not only on your personal abilities, but also on the computers and servers that you are utilizing at the time. 
• Your focus and general knowledge will get you to the following round. 

TCS accepts a large number of ECE students from college. When compared to their core counterparts, IT firms recruitment processes are significantly more liberal and discriminatory.

In a word, you’ll need a GPA of at least 8 at the end of your sixth semester, strong aptitude skills, and a touch of luck can make you win a spot in the campus drive.

First Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata doesn’t conduct the BCA Course. It is hosted by The Heritage Academy, which is located on the same campus as the Heritage Trust. Yes, the level of instruction, as well as the environment and other features of this college, is really excellent. After high school, you need to have at least 75 percent grades in computer and English subjects, in order to apply for the course. If you are eligible visit the campus and fill out the form; if seats become available, you will be notified.

There is a gym in the hostel of Heritage Institute of Technology but it cannot be accessed by anyone unless you are any national-level athlete. 

You can get permission from the sports authorities of the college but the process is so long and tedious. It is not worth the time and effort and there is no guarantee that you will get the permission.

However, you can get good gyms outside the campus. RR Plot, Hosseinpur, Anandpur areas have some good gyms. There is a gym called Asian Fitness Center, a 10-minute walk from the campus, and has an affordable membership fee.

The average package that gets offered at Heritage Institute of Technology varies from batch to batch with the minimum to a maximum salary ranging in between INR 2.5 Lakhs per annum to around INR 10 Lakhs per annum. The average salary package is roughly around INR 3–4 Lakhs per annum. Some of the major recruiters for Mechanical Engineering at HIT were HPL, Linde India, Infosys, Wipro, etc. 

The package you are offered mostly depends on how you create your profile, which includes your grades, internships, and projects. I am confident that you will receive a decent payout after considering all of these factors at the end of the four years of your program. 

There is no such thing as a dress code that is followed at Heritage Institute of Technology. The students are required to wear formal wear for the first month of their course, after which they are allowed to wear casuals. It is beneficial to have a good fashion sense when you are attending college. You may face ragging from your seniors while interacting with them in casual clothes. For a few events and lectures, it may be mandatory to wear formal clothes.

Heritage Institute of Technology is a good private institute if you want to pursue electrical engineering. The placements at Heritage are also good and there is no shortage of candidates looking for admission.

All the branches in Heritage are good. The same goes for the electrical engineering branch. The equipment in the library is well maintained. The environment is also friendly.

Categories	EE at Heritage Institute of Technology
Course Fee	4.04 lakh
Placement Percentage	70%
Highest CTC	18 LPA
Average CTC	8-10 LPA
Recruiting Companies	TCS, Tech Mahindra, Phillips, Microsoft, etc.

The students in the department of CSE get placed the most followed by the students of IT. The students ECE and EE come after them. Placements however are determined by your hard work and dedication.

The faculty at Heritage is arguably one of the best of all the private engineering institutes in West Bengal. So Heritage will prove to be a good choice.