NIT Bhopal also called MANIT (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology) is approved by MHRD and AICTE. It is ranked 65 for BTech and 101 overall by NIRF 2020. BTech in Electrical Engineering is offered as a 4 year full time course.

IIEST is considered to be one of the top engineering colleges in India. It is ranked 43 overall and 21 for BTech by NIRF 2020. The Mechanical Engineering dual degree is a 10 semester course with 3 specializations: Machine Design, Thermal Engineering and Manufacturing Science.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions: 

Admission Details

• Students must have passed 10+2 exams with 75% marks conducted by a recognized Central or State Board.
• Selection will be based on the JEE Main ranks.
• Application fee at IIEST, Shibpur is INR 1500.
• The application fee of NIT Bhopal is INR 650.

Placements

Tabulated below gives a brief insight into the placement of both institutes:

NIT Bhopal 

• The median salary package offered was 6.5 LPA.

• Therecruiting companies include Accenture, TCS, Wipro, L&T Infotech, HCL, Microsoft, Saint Gobain, Adobe, etc.

IIEST Shibpur

• Out of 603 eligible students 146 were placed.
• 90 companies participated in the placement program.
• Therecruiting companies include TATA, ITC, GE Digital, Reliance, PWC, IBM, Mu Sigma, etc.

Facilities 

NIT Bhopal

• They have 9 boys hostel and 2 girls hostel.
• Facilities like a Library, Extracurricular Space for Sports, Swimming Pool, Basketball and Badminton Courts, Gym, Meditation Hall and other facilities like an auditorium, cafe, children’s park, post office, computer centre and Rolta Incubation Centre.

IIEST Shibpur

• They have a faculty of over 250 members.
• They have a total of 18 hostels 3 of them being girls hostels.
• They also have sports facilities, computer labs, hospitals, mess and canteens.

Both the colleges are reputed and are considered the top Engineering colleges in India. A BTech degree is of 4 years, if you want to opt for a dual degree you will receive an MTech degree too all in the span of 5 years. The choice depends on you and your preferences, both are equally important and respected institutions for Engineering.

NIT Durgapur is ranked 46th by NIRF among the top colleges of India whereas the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology - (IIEST) Shibpur is ranked 19th by NIRF.

Cut-off:

• For the CSE program at NIT Durgapur, the JEE Mains cut-off is 17031 whereas, the cut-off at IIEST Shibpur is 4978-9379.

• The eligibility criteria remain the same to be applicable for the CSE program at both the colleges which is 10+2 in the Science stream with 75% marks.

Fees:

• The 1st year course fee for CSE at NIT Durgapur is INR 1.4 lakhs.

• At IIEST Shibpur the 1st year course fee is INR 1.36 lakhs for CSE.

Placement:

NIT DGP- The placement record of NIT DGP is higher than that of IIEST Shibpur with a placement rate of 85.5%. Top recruiters that visited NIT DGP is Infosys, Amazon, CTS, TCS, PwC. Students received the highest salary package of 32.54 LPA and an average salary of around 9.09 LPA according to the placement statistics of 2019.

IIET Shibpur- IIEST Shibpur witnessed a placement record of 75% for the CSE program in last year’s placement drive. Top recruiters that visited IIEST Shibpur are Microsoft, Maruti, TCS, HSBC Technologies. It witnessed the highest salary package of INR 39.12 LPA and an average salary of 9 LPA in 2019 placements.

The course fees are less at IIEST Shibpur than that at NIT Durgapur for the CSE program. And, also the rankings differ a lot between both the colleges. Placement rates are almost similar for both the colleges and also the salary packages. So, choose the institute which will be more convenient for you.

Admission at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Goa, and Hyderabad is based on an entrance exam known as BITSAT. Admission is fully based on the results of such exam. College provides almost 100% of the placement. Physics, Chemistry, and Math are necessary subjects to have in the 12th board.

Admission in IIST Shibpur for IT is based on the results of JEE mains. And students are required to have physics, chemistry and math as primary subjects in 10+2. In IIST, IT has the highest number of placements.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institutes:

Admission process:

BITS Goa/Hyderabad

• The application process is fully online. The application fee is 3,150 INR for males and 2,650 for female applicants.
• Admissions are totally based on the results of the BITSAT entrance.
• Students are also required to complete the 12th board with at least 75%. Physics chemistry and math should be primary subjects in boards.

IIEST Shibpur

• Admission is based on the results of JEE Mains.Students are also required to complete 12th by 75%(For ST, SC and Physically challenged — 65% is required in 10+2).
• The whole application process is online. The application fee is 1500 INR.
• A total of60 seats are available for admission in IT from IIEST Shibpur.

Placements:

BITS Goa/Hyderabad

• This Institute has a really good placement rate, almost about 90 to 100%. Top recruiters are Amazon, Microsoft, Aditya Birla, Qualcomm, xilinx, and so on.
• The average salary provided by the colleges is 9to 10 lakhs.

IIEST Shibpur

• Companies like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Direct, etc, visit campus each year for placements.
• The average salary offered to students is about 7 lakhs.This year the highest package was of about 40 lakhs offered by Google and Microsoft.

Both the Institutes are good at their level. IIEST-Shibpur is one of the oldest institutions and BITS Goa/Hyderabad is one of the young institutes in India. Facilities and infrastructure is really good of both the institutes and with this top companies visit campuses every year in search of placement.

Both the colleges are best in providing quality education. The latest ranking of the IIEST is 19. Whereas, BITS, Goa is placed in the top 100. However, one should not judge the colleges based on rankings and branding. Here is more about each college in detail.

IIEST, Shibpur-

Admissions & Fee:

• The college has several programs in graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs. The college accepts students based on the performance in JEE Main, GATE, CAT/XAT/MAT.

• The fee for B.Tech courses is 1.37 lakhs.

Placements:

• The college has good placement records. The highest and average salary of the students is 39.12 LPA and 9 LPA respectively.

• More than 100 companies provide offers to students in various fields with the highest salaries.

• Top companies visiting the campus are Snapdeal, Wipro, Intel, Infosys, Google, Microsoft, Cognizant, Foster Wheeler, Hindustan, Hyundai Motors, Accenture, Capgemini, etc.

Faculty and Other Facilities:

• The faculty at this college hold the highest degrees in their respective fields. Also, most of the professors are awarded several honors.

• The facilities at the college include sports facilities, wifi, hospitals, labs, library, hostels, cafes, etc.

• The library has over 200,000 books and is one of the oldest libraries.

BITS-Pilani, Goa-

Admissions & Fee:

• The college offers several programs under B.E, M.Sc, M.E, and Ph.D. It accepts students based on the GATE and BITSAT entrance exam performances.

• The annual fee for BE students is 3.99 lakhs.

Placements:

• The placement rate is 100%. The highest and average salaries of the students are 1.2 crore and 5 lakhs.

• Each year several companies visit the campus and recruit 100s of students.

• Some of the top companies visiting the campus are Oracle, Adobe, Amazon, Gen pact, IBM, Capgemini, eBay, Aditya Birla, Facebook, HDFC, Google, etc.

Faculty and Other Facilities:

• The campus has the best faculty with the utmost facilities.

• The facilities offered by the college are gyms, medical, library, games, wi-fi, stationery, bakery, post office, etc.

This is all about the IIEST and BITS-Pilani, Goa. Both offer wonderful careers with the best faculty. However, it depends on the individual to choose the college that best suits them based on several aspects.

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.

My friend is a graduate in CSE from Jadavpur University and according to his experience here are the possible reasons you might be looking for:

• Reputation:Each and every institution has some flagship departments, which the institution is best known? for. Most of the CSE alumni of Jadavpur University tend to be highly successful. This has given JU prominence in the IT industry in terms of placement. IIEST has that same reputation for mechanical and civil as per his knowledge.

When my friend joined JU, only the ETCE branch was having the best placement. But according to recent placement statistics, IT and CSE also have reached that prominence. 

• Quality of students: Last year, the closing rank for JU CSE was 134 in the 3rd round which is quite high. This definitely proves the craze for JU CSE. As IIEST takes students only from JEE Main, it fails to get that much attention because of the top 3 NITs. On the other hand, JU is undoubtedly the best college under WBJEE, so it gets that easily.

• Extracurricular activities: You can participate in a lot of activities like Coding Club, Science Club, Linux User Group, Hult prize, etc. This will certainly give a great platform to learn and develop new skills.

• Helpful seniors: Seniors are very kind and you won’t be disappointed or refused any help. Some seniors also used to teach juniors on weekly basis in the aforementioned clubs.

• Active and responsible placement cell: My friend always used to see how the coordinators and OSD Ma'am worked tirelessly just for the sake of the students. Because of them, the CSE’17 batch had an average salary of 14.696LPA. JU IT and ETCE also had a similar kind of placement.

JU has a huge alumni base which helped my friend and his peers more than one can think of. Getting contacts and recommendations made it possible to invite a lot of companies for campus recruitment.

Both the branches, whether CST in IIEST Shibpur or ETCE in Jadavpur University is worth their name. Still, there are many factors regarding Rankings, Admission Process, Fees, Scholarships, and Placements that differentiates them.Jadavpur University acquires a spot as 17th college in BTech amongst 300 in India 2020.IIEST Shibpur, on the other hand, stands firm with 21st ranking amongst Engineering institutes, as per NIRF Ranking 2020.

Admission:

Jadavpur University:

• To be eligible for the JU admission process, a student must have 10+2 with 45% and scores of WBJEE. Later, a counseling process takes place.
• 90% of seats at JU are for domicile General Category and 10% for all Indian students.
• Last year, the cut off for the general category ranged from 110-114,

IIEST Shibpur:

• IIEST Shibpur accepts students after they have their 10+2 scores with at least 45% and a minimum of 30% in English. The entrance for admissions is JEE Mains (Paper 1) scores.
• After a student passes the cutoff, admissions are given through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Board.
• The cut off for general quota ranged from 4978-9379.

Fees:

• The overall fees of BTech in JU is far less in comparison to IIEST Shibpur. A student has to pay a minimum fee of INR 9,600 for the whole course whereas, a student from IIEST has to pay INR 1.37 lakhs per year.
• Apart from this, JU offers scholarships to meritorious students. A few are SN Scholarship and DAAD Scholarship.

PLACEMENTS:

Jadavpur University:

• According to the latest data, there was a 100% placement rate from JU. The highest annual package was INR 58 lakhs.
• The total number of eligible students from ETCE was 55, and 51 got placements.
• The average annual package for ETCE was INR 9 lakhs, and the highest was INR 39 lakhs.
• These students got into software and core companies. The top recruiters were Amazon, Synopsis, TATA Consultancy Services, HPCL, and Goldman Sachs.
• Some students even went for higher studies from this branch into IITs, IIMs, etc.

IIEST Shibpur:

• A drop in placements is visible from the past consecutive years in IIEST Shibpur. In 2017 it was 85.71%, 81.82% in 2018 and 72% in 2019.
• The average annual package of a CST student is INR 9 lakhs whereas the highest salary was INR 39.12 lakhs.
• 90 reputed companies came for final placement and made 462 offers.
• The top recruiters were Cognizant, Infinity Infosys Parks, Capgemini, etc.

Looking into the above factors, ETCE from JU proves to be a better option than CST in IIEST Shibpur in rankings, fees, placements criteria.

Between these comparisons, NIT Jamshedpur is far better than IIEST Shibpur. However, the considerations can be made for the following facts:

• Faculty
• Research
• Quality Parameters

As per MHRD Rankings, NIT Jamshedpur is ahead of IIEST Shibpur. Thus, there is something mapping considering the oldness of an institute with its goodness. If this fact is true, then many colleges would be better rather the best than the renowned IITs.

The main thing is that the ultimate reputation and the growth of an institute generally depend on its alumni as well as funds that it gets from the Government because these two things are needed to make sure a good faculty structures.

The following table gives a brief overview of these two institutes

IIEST is a more research-driven college like IISER, and 4 years Engineering Degree does not procure from this institute. Thereby, it is completely meaningless to go for 5 years course despite being interested in doing a Ph.D. in later years. 

Fees at IIEST are more, as it offers one-year extra study. Most importantly, IIEST cannot be an IIT, as there is already one IIT (Kharagpur IIT) in the state, and Modi Government already declared that there would be only IIT in one state. Besides, Jadavpur is considered a competitor if there is a chance to set up another IIT in the state.

Considering the above facts, the recommendation should be given for NIT Jamshedpur as it the best alternatives.