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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.
Why don’t we have some good teachers in IIIT Allahabad despite being such a famous college?
It would be completely wrong in saying that faculty is not good or not well educated. There are only a few teachers who lack spoken English skills. This is probably a great problem for students who do not understand Hindi and are more comfortable with English. If a teacher cannot speak English, it doesn’t mean that he/she is a bad teacher. Teachers anyways have more knowledge than us.
Each faculty have a lot of potential and capabilities. There are a lot of other aspects in which they outshine. People stuck with a mindset of criticism will never appreciate their teachers, even if they teach well.
Despite their poor English, they are good at speaking and understanding it and are always ready to help the students in whichever way possible. You can go to the professors and ask your doubts after the lecture is over. The faculty will definitely clear all your doubts, moreover, in English, in the language, you are comfortable in understanding.
All this is just because the mother tongue of most of the teachers and faculty members is Hindi and hence sometimes end up explaining the topic in Hindi. This doesn’t mean the teachers are bad at teaching.
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 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.
Should an iM.Tech in IIIT Banglore be preferred over a B.Tech in IT in IIIT Allahabad?
iMTech is an integrated course offered at IIIT Bangalore which includes a 5-year BTech+ MTech program. It is not possible to compare a 4-year BTech course with a 5-year Integrated MTech course.
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Particulars |
IIIT Bangalore |
IIIT Allahabad |
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Course |
MTech. Integrated |
BTech. |
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Total Fees |
9.38 lacs |
General- 5.85 lacs SC/ST- 1.27 lacs |
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Course duration |
5 years |
4 years |
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Placement |
On campus |
On campus |
- If you want to pursue MTech after BTech, iMTech at IIIT Bangalore is a great option as you will save a whole year. However, if you don’t want to pursue BTech, you should opt for IIIT Allahabad.
- The course curriculum and faculty at IIIT B are excellent. On the other hand, at IIITA students are quite frustrated with their faculty.
Based on the above facts and the conversation I had with some of my friends and colleagues who are pass outs from IIITB and IIITA, I would advise you to choose IIIT Bangalore with closed eyes.
Is a dual degree (specialization software) from IIIT Allahabad better than a B.Tech in Computer science from VNIT Nagpur, SVNIT Surat, MANIT Bhopal, or NIT Kurukshetra?
It won’t be good to compare the Dual Degree of one place to B. Tech of another. However, B. Tech (IT) from IIIT Allahabad is definitely better than B. Tech (CS) of all the NITs that have been mentioned.
Keep in mind that IIITs, NITs are next to IITs in terms of excellence in the Indian Scenario. But it doesn’t mean that NITs are ranked right next to IITs as the second ones. If you want a corporate job, you need to ruin a precious one year of your life for the dual degree.
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Categories |
IIIT Allahabad |
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Course Fee |
6.65 lakh |
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Course Duration |
5 years |
A dual degree implies that you have made more effort than the normal degree students. You have gathered knowledge in additional subjects, which is better. This also means that your time has always been shared between projects. But companies tend to lean towards the ones who have done their degrees separately.
If you are willing to put in an effort, you should definitely go for dual degree courses with a strong commitment and determination. Towards the end, all that matters is, how much skill you have gained and how you put into use for the effective problem-solving at work that you are doing.
Which is better: IT at IIIT Allahabad or CSE at BIT Mesra?
One of my friends chose CSE at BIT Mesra over IT at IIIT Allahabad. However, he regretted his decision and after a month, got admission into IIIT Allahabad IT through the CSAB spot round.
BIT Mesra has a huge campus, however, its student intake is much higher as compared to IIIT Allahabad. Even in terms of location, Allahabad is a better choice than Mesra.
In terms of placements, the average package for BIT CSE stood at INR 19.27 LPA 2022. At IIIT Allahabad, the average package for B.Tech stood at INR 30.68 LPA during the same year.
The course fee is also much more affordable at IIIT Allahabad. The total course fee for B.Tech IT from IIIT Allahabad is INR 8,44,700, while at BIT, the B.Tech CSE course fee is INR 13,04,500 (does not include the hostel fees at both).
Thus, I would suggest you choose IT at IIIT Allahabad over CSE at BIT Mesra.
Which is better for ECE, NIT Surat, NIT Bhopal, or IIIT Allahabad?
For ECE, IIIT Allahabad is definitely the better alternative. The list beneath elaborates on why you should opt for IIIT, Allahabad.
Course Structure: During your 4 years of constant time at IIIT Allahabad, it will entirely be devoted to coding sessions, while at NIT, the professors are seen to teach subjects like chemistry, mechanics, engineering drawing, and several others mostly in the first year.
Coding culture: The coding culture of IIIT is famously known to be very ingenious and accomplished. Especially, the IT department can certainly be held in comparison to CSE of IITs. It has clearly been possible because of ardent students and few active professors in the stream of robotics, programming, and more.
Infrastructure: Since IIIT Allahabad is recently built, it has well-equipped labs as well as furnished hostels. There also are buildings such as the auditorium which definitely is worth seeing. Alongside technical, the social fest is additionally excellent on the campus. You will learn just as you take part.
Placement: The average package of IIIT, Allahabad is better than several other NITs. The average package is seen to range anything between 16 - 17 lakhs.
Furthermore, there is no additional factor concerning quota here. Thus, you are expected to find students from all over India and various inventive talents. However, the decision of opting is yet up to you.
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