Go for the one which is nearer. Although, IIIT Lucknow is a fair enough option to consider for chemical engineering. All the above-mentioned colleges are national-level recognized colleges.

• The reason why IIIT Lucknow is slightly preferred over the others is because of its campus which is ever-growing and developing. 
• The recruiters are always eyeing the campus and offering packages as high as 10 LPA, which makes it quite a welcome option for all the applicants and aspiring candidates.
• Moreover, the campus will help you to focus on extra-curricular and other curricular activities too apart from academics, thus paying a lot of attention to the overall growth of the personality holistically and not just scoring good grades. 
• The multiple competitions and championships happening are always intended to prepare the students holistically.

You can go for HBTI Kanpur only when you have no other options of IITs or NITs. It is a state-level college and not as reputable as the others.

Both of the institutions are situated at a distance of 80 km from each other. IET Lucknow is situated in the industrial capital of Uttar Pradesh and the HBTI Kanpur is situated in the Political capital. If you live in one of the two cities, you can choose accordingly; otherwise, this factor has no significance.

1. According to AKTU, both the institutes are ranked at number 1 and number 2 in UP, but the situation is completely different analytically. HBTI is a well-known institution and has been the parent institute of IIT Kanpur and Uttar Pradesh Textile Institute. 
2. Both the institutes are government-run with complete control over examinations and the curriculum of courses offered by them.
3. If you enjoy programming, Computer Science would be the appropriate course for you, while Mechanical Engineering is for those who want to acquire a genuine sense of what engineering is all about.
4. The faculty of IET Lucknow is better than that of HBTI. 
5. You will have numerous opportunities outside the campus. The placement statistics for the mechanical department are not very good at both institutes, but placement in the CS department is extremely good.

Make your decision based on the branch and not the institution as it would have a major impact on your career. 

NIT Durgapur is one of the top engineering colleges in India and ranked 46th by NIRF 2019. On the other hand, HBTU or HBTI Kanpur has been ranked 166th by NIRF 2020. HBTI Kanpur is AICTE approved and affiliated to AKTU.

Given below is a comparison of the CSE program offered by NIT Durgapur and HBTI Kanpur.

The fees of HBTI Kanpur are lower than NIT Durgapur for the CSE course. However, from the placement perspective, NIT Durgapur is better. Most of the companies hire students from NIT’s and IIT’s; hence there is an advantage of pursuing CSE from NIT Durgapur. NIT Durgapur has alumni working in top MNCs like Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc. Also, the NIT brand name has more value and offers many opportunities.

Harcourt Butler Technical University and Thapar University both are reputed. The choice depends on your preferred branch. The following points will help you to make your choice.

• HBTU is famous for its CSE and Chemical Engineering, whereas Thapar is well-known for its Mechanical Engineering.
• The main concern with Thapar University is the high course fee.

In terms of placements, both institutes are almost equal. The details are below.

Overall, as mentioned above, both the institutes are similar. There is a wide range of branches in both the institutes to study. After analyzing all the factors, you can choose the best-suited course for yourself. If you do not have any inclination towards a particular branch, it is better to opt for HBTU Kanpur as the fee is low and the return on investment is high.

You should definitely go ahead with HBTU for IT and Electronics. Here are some of the reasons for this:

• HBTU is a far better institute as compared to BIET when it comes to parameters like faculty, placements, and infrastructure as well the crowd.
• If you are mainly concerned regarding placements, at HBTU you will get a larger pool of companies to apply to as compared to BIET. To put things into perspective, you will get all companies that visit BIET for CS at HBTU and many more.
• Faculty and seniors wise, HBTU is definitely much better. It is in a better city to live in and also has a really good campus.
• IT and Electrical Engineering are two separate branches at BIET. Both of them are self-financed as BIET runs it on its own budget. It does not get the regular status with the other branches at BIET. Moreover, you will also notice that the fees are higher as compared to others.
• HBTU will also be a much more logical choice. Taking admission here is also a smooth process.

The following table shows the placement statistics of 2020 batch for HBTU Kanpur:

Always choose a better college overlooking for a branch. This is mainly because companies visit colleges based on their popularity, quality of students, and status.