MNNIT Allahabad is known across India for its engineering courses. However, it does offer many other post-graduate courses such as MCA.

The very first question you should ask yourself is if you deserve IIT or you can settle with MNNIT. No doubt MNNIT Allahabad is a good college but it should align with your expectations.

Here are some of the things that you should know about the MCA program at MNNIT.

Hostel:

The MCA students get the mega hostel of MNNIT Allahabad along with the first-year B.Tech (engineering) students. The mega hostel is the best hostel amongst all other hostels at the institute.

Placements:

Most of the companies allow MCA students to sit for their placement process. Placement is good and the salary you will receive is totally dependent on your skills and learning. Here is the placement data of MCA students for the year 2020.

The most important thing is that you should come here to learn as much as possible. You will surely get good placements if you have the required skills.

All of these colleges have good rankings for their BTech courses and offer good placement opportunities to their engineering students.

• MNNIT was ranked at 14 in the Top Public colleges in India 2020 by India Today and 19 for B.Tech in India 2019 by The Week.
• IIIT Allahabad on the other hand was ranked 9 by India Today and 103 by NIRF for its B.Tech Course.
• DTU has an upstanding ranking record as it was ranked at 1 by The Times Of India and 36 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech course.
• ISM Dhanbad was ranked at 13 by The Week and 12 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech Course.

A comparison is presented below to explain the factors to be considered while choosing an engineering course from these universities.

Campus Placement:

MNNIT Allahabad –

• A total of 285 companies visited MNNIT’s campus for recruitment in 2019 and out of the eligible 1174 students, 792 were placed.
• The highest package offered in 2019 being INR 36 LPA.
• The median salary offered is around INR 8 LPA.

IIIT Allahabad –

• In the recent placements, IIIT Allahabad held a 96% placement rate with the highest package offered of INR 43 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary was recorded around 12.9 LPA.

DTU –

Outlook India ranked DTU as 1 college in the placement category.

• The placement cell of DTU has a stellar record by achieving 100% placement in the previous years.
• In 2019, 323 companies visited DTU and the highest package offered was a whopping INR 1.02 Cr. (PA).
• The median salary of DTU is around 9 LPA.

ISM Dhanbad -

• IIT Dhanbad has a dedicated placement cell known as the Career Development Centre through which students have been successfully placed at various organizations including top giants such as Deloitte, Presidency University, Amazon, BYJUs Learning, Vedanta, Tesco, JCB, Infosys, Microsoft, and many more.
• The highest package offered in 2019 placements was INR 39.50 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary offered was around 8.50 LPA.

There are numerous placement and scholarship opportunities available in these colleges, however, it depends more on the student’s interest and feasibility.

According to the NIRF 2020 rankings, MNNIT Allahabad was ranked 48^th, NIT Surathkal was ranked 13^th, NIT Warangal was ranked 19^thand MANIT Bhopal was ranked 65^th in India 2020 for B.Tech courses (including ECE). Admission to each institute is done on the basis of rank secured in JEE Main.

Some necessary facts about the institutions regarding ECE course are tabulated below:

Placements:

• MNNIT Allahabad:
  • 90.63% was the placement rate of MNNIT Allahabad for theECE department.
  • Some of the top recruitersof MNNIT Allahabad are the Indian Navy, Dell, Canon, BHEL, E-bay, Adobe, Bharat Institute of Technology, etc.
  • The highest salary package offered to the students was INR 25.33 LPA whereas the average salary was INR 10.95 LPA.
• NIT Warangal:
  • 85.48% was the placement rate of NIT Warangal for theECE department.
  • Some of the common recruitersof NIT Warangal are Amazon, Ford, HP, Intel, Oracle, Nestle, Microsoft, Jio, Loreal, Bank of America, L & T, etc.
  • Students received an average salary of INR 10.67 LPA while the highest salary was INR 43 LPA.
• NIT Surathkal:
  • Top recruitersof NIT Surathkal are Axis Bank, Oyo, Microsoft, Amazon India, Samsung R & D, Myntra designs, Byjus, Uber India, Wipro Limited, Oracle India, etc.
  • The highest salary package offered to the students was INR 39 LPA whereas the average salary was INR 14.15 LPA.
• MANIT Bhopal:
  • Frequently visited companies in MANIT Bhopal are Microsoft, Infosys, Amazon, Maruti, CEAT, Bharat Petroleum Cooperation Limited, Hero, Bajaj, Oracle, Wipro, Cisco, TATA Consultancy services, etc.
  • Students received an average salary of INR 6.23 LPA while the highest salary was INR 27 LPA.

Based on all the above facts and data, the preference order can be - NIT Warangal, NIT Surathkal, MANIT Bhopal, and then MNNIT Allahabad (if you want an advantage of home state quota). Otherwise, you can also prefer the preference order as NIT Warangal, NIT Surathkal, MNNIT Allahabad, and MANIT Bhopal.

Punjab Engineering College University(PEC) and MNNIT offer various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across various streams. According to NIRF Engineering ranking 2020, PEC stands at 68th position, MNNIT grabs an impressive 48th rank. The highest package offered at PEC was 42 LPA and 36 LPA at MNNIT. The mode of entrance exam remains the same for both the colleges that are JEE mains for undergraduates and GATE for postgraduates.

Cutoff:

• For CS at PEC the required cutoff is 21181-40237.

• At MNNIT 3133-4986 is the required cutoff for IT.

Facilities:

• PEC has 4 hostels for boys and 2 for girls, a central library consisting of a bound volume of books, more than 10 clubs, and publishes a yearly magazine(articles contributed by the students).

• MNNIT offers students a home-like atmosphere that includes facilities like 24*7 canteen facilities, student clubs, guest rooms, books, and stationery shops.

Course fee:

Both colleges have prepared an affordable fee structure for students. Scholarships are also offered to students with excellent academics, poor economical background, and female students.

Faculty:

• PEC has experienced faculties in all its departments. There are a total of 139 faculty members.

• MNNIT has a good number of Ph.D. faculties experienced in particular fields. The institute consists of a good number of associate professors.

Placements:

PEC Chandigarh:

• The highest package offered at PEC is INR 42 LPA and the average package is INR 6 LPA.

• Some of the recruiting companies include Infosys, Capgemini, Amazon, Wipro, TCS.

Training and development cell helps the students to prepare themselves for the upcoming placement.

MNNIT:

• A total of 792 students were placed at MNNIT.

• The highest package offered was INR 36.6 LPA and the median package was INR 4 LPA.

• A total of 285 companies visited the college.

Both colleges have well-developed research labs. Different scholarships are offered to the students at PEC that include economically weaker sections/women's/students with disabilities, one student of each branch for its academic excellence, and a half-free ship on tuition fee. MNNIT offers a similar scholarship as PEC. Students need to decide which branch they would prefer, before selecting the college. Both the colleges do have impressive placement, ranking, faculty, facilities, and a lot more.

Considering the college rankings, infrastructure, and placement in the 3 institutes, MNNIT Allahabad is, without doubt, the best institute. 

There are a number of factors that the candidate needs to consider before making a decision among the three institutes for CSE, and some of them are listed below in points.

• Considering the location of the three institutes, Jaipur is the better city to live in, compared to Allahabad and Bhopal. So, if you want to live in a city with a better lifestyle, MNIT Jaipur should be considered as the primary choice.
• In all the three colleges mentioned, there is no such social distance among Indian and NRI students. Students mix with each other as friends, without knowing each other’s origin, which is the best part of being in such institutes. So, there is no point of insecurity for NRI students on these campuses.

Therefore, MNNIT Allahabad is the best choice if you are interested in computer science and engineering. The four years in B.Tech are worth exploring in this institute, with no tension of placement in CSE.

It seems like you are a fresher to the college and desperately wants to change your branch Biotechnology, which is the most underrated branch of the college, compared to some other branch.

To be precise, a CPI of 8 is considered safe. Try to keep it above 8. But, if luck is on your side, even a CPI of 7.6-7.7 will help you out.

I would like to mention a few points that you should consider before switching your branch and perhaps, these are the reasons that make Biotechnology at MNNIT Allahabad amazing.

• Faculty: The faculty members are very good. They are comparatively young and therefore understand more of students’ problem. They are friendly and approachable, which is unique to the Biotechnology department.
• Class Strength: There are around 35 to 40 students in the class. Because of the lesser number of students in the class, all share a good bond within themselves as well as with teachers. This is significant at good and bad times.
• Research: The department is very active in the case of research. The department has received funding from various government agencies such as DBT, DST, UGC, MNRE, etc., and has published research papers in national and international journals of repute. Externally funded research grants of approximately above 1.5 crores were also generated by the department within a short span of time.
• The infrastructure is good and growing rapidly.
• Ample placement opportunities. Students are either placed in good companies or they opt for higher studies.
• Students from the department also succeed in exams such as GATE, GRE, CSIR-UGC (NET).

The faculty also frequently visits other research laboratories and research institutions in the country and abroad. Additionally, national as well as international conferences were held which were government agencies supported.