IIITs are Information Technology oriented institutes. These institutes only offer Computer Science and IT-related courses. If you are interested in building a career in the IT sector, IIIT Allahabad and IIIT Hyderabad are great options. IIIT Allahabad has an excellent coding culture. It also offers good placements in the IT sector. IIIT Allahabad placements 2022 concluded with an average CTC of INR 26 LPA, while the highest CTC was around INR 1.4 CPA. 

First of all, neither ACM-ICPC nor GSoc truly defines a person's worth or skills. I have seen many IITians mocking GSOC claiming it to be worthless. The truth is quite different. GSoc is one of the best opportunities for 1st and 2nd years, and for anyone not interning at Google, Microsoft Research, Stanford, ETHZ, and similar companies. However, GSOC required a lot of dedication and commitment. IITians prefer easy jobs that require minimal effort. This is the reason they prefer foreign internships that can be easily sought because of the IIT tag. 

GSOC belongs to an altogether different league. You have to spend months contributing bug fixes to a project and staying dedicated over a long time. Your school name has no value unless you work hard to demonstrate your dedication.

GSOC is worth a lot and IITians are usually misguided by their seniors to believe the contrary. One gets to design a good project proposal, compete with everyone from all over the world and then implement it. This is way better than the web application development one does at Goldman or Morgan or Yahoo. 

Usually, institutes like BITS Goa and IIIT-H are only after success and thus try to compete with the big names to gain fame. So it’s better if people with privileged backgrounds and institutes make their names for themselves and stop dominating those that have earned their worth through efforts and not just tags from big institutes.

 If you're keen on the IIT tag, consider going for IIT Mandi. Despite being new, it's still an "IIT". Passing out from IIT itself labels you as one of the top brains in the country, making you a "BRAND" no matter how old or new the IIT is. Don't be swayed by current reviews about the new IITs; conditions will likely be much better by the time you graduate. After all, there was a time when IIT-B, IIT-D, and IIT-KGP were new.

While it's true that IIIT-H holds more value in the industry, personal satisfaction is important as well. If the IIT tag gives you this satisfaction, then without a doubt, join IIT.

On the other hand, if the market value of your institute is what gives you satisfaction, then consider joining IIIT.

The MS program is solely research-oriented and has minimal research work, while M.Tech is coursework based and has very less research angle. It's up to you to decide which aspect is more suitable for you and then only choose the program.
 

The subject or area of your work defines your MS program because the entire research will be based on that area only. Chronologically, an MS student has to go through these

• Choose 5 courses related to your area of work and try to complete them within a year
• Once you are done, start your research work and publish your paper
• Sit for placements and get placed with a good package
• Synopsis meeting after which you have to write your these
• You are ready to leave IIT Madras

There is no fixed duration of the degree and one can even complete it in 2 years. It all depends on your capabilities and your area of research. Some even convert their MS degree into Ph.D. after the 1st year. The faculty pool is very cooperative and guides you continuously throughout your research work. Some important research topics include

• Computer Architecture
• Machine learning
• NLP
• Speech 

As far as IIIT Hyderabad is concerned, its MTech program is coursework-based will little research in comparison to MS. So make a good choice of both institute and program based on your career prospects and preferences.

A simple answer to this question would be IIT Hyderabad if you are looking for better academics and job prospects and IIT Kharagpur if you are on the lookout for a good social life.

Honestly, the course of math and computing at IIT KGP lacks the necessary requirements to impart true knowledge related to math and computing. The only reason why people still go for this course is the high placement packages offered at the end of five years. If you are adamant about joining IIT KGP, then I suggest you opt for a brand change and go for something that is more industry-relevant and worthy today.

The ultimate question is if you want to choose a college with good academics or good activities. Once you Are sure about the answer, Taking this decision will become much easier.

IIITM Gwalior is a Govt university. The institute needs to work on the management and administration process to improve its ranking. Being a private deemed university, IIIT Hyderabad has complete autonomy and least bureaucracy. It is a research-oriented institute and often modifies the teaching methodology according to real-time industry problems.

One of the major factors that contribute to the higher ranking of IIIT Hyderabad is its coding culture. Students of the university dominate all major competitive coding forums. IIITM Gwalior has a good coding culture too, but it ranks below IIIT H. 

IIITM G teaches topics such as AI and ML. But these courses aren’t taught well. This might be the case for IIIT H as well.