Both PGEC and NIT Sikkim are very good colleges. But choosing NIT Sikkim will be a better choice as it is a national level college and is much better than PGEC. Being a student of NIT Sikkim, I can assure you that it will be a good choice.

• NIT Sikkim is one of the leading NITs among all other NITs and has immense popularity around the nation.
• The faculty members are very talented and well experienced.
• They also have a diverse student population.
• All the students have cleared the national level entrance exam to get admission to this college so they are very good with academics too.
• The placements of this college are very good as most of the top companies visit the campus for interviews.
• The only drawback of NIT Sikkim is that it doesn't have a permanent campus yet. But this problem won't have any negative impact on your studies as the faculty and academics of this college are excellent.

Hence, NIT Sikkim is a very good college to pursue engineering courses and its academic and placement scenario are much better than any other state-level or private college.

Both the National Institute Of Technology Sikkim and National Institute Of Technology Mizoram has good placement. I have a few friends from both institutes, and I was able to get the placement information from them. Here are the recent placement highlights for both institutes.

The only difference the institutes have in their placements is due to the different student intake, importance imposed in practical-based learning, etc.

Your admission to NIT Sikkim with the AIR of 63621 will depend on your domicile. If you are from Sikkim, then you can easily get into any branch of your choice irrespective of your category.

If you are from outside Sikkim, then it will depend on your category. General category or UR category students might find it difficult to secure a seat in any of the branches. OBC candidates should get the branch of his/her choice except maybe CSE. SC and ST candidates should get the branch of their choice. Here is the required cutoff for NIT Sikkim in recent years.

It should be noted that cut-offs change every year depending upon the pool of candidates. So, take it as indicative. For more detailed cutoff info visit the official website of NIT Sikkim.

IEM Kolkata and NIT Sikkim are some of the most reputed engineering colleges in India. However, it is difficult to choose between the two as the branches you have mentioned are different. To make a more precise decision, first, decide which branch you want to opt for.

Here is a brief overview of the courses.

• If you want to go for CSE, choose IEM Kolkata. They have the best curriculum for this. Also, they have highly educated professors and better placements.
• If you want to pursue EEE, go for NIT Sikkim. Also, if your dream is to get a government job or PSU job after your graduation then you must opt for NIT Sikkim, being a government college, it will always provide you a preference over other privates colleges.

In the end, it all comes down to the branch you have an interest in. Choose wisely between these two options.

Being a national institute of importance, NIT Sikkim has grown in terms of its recruitment and placement services. While the website mentions that the placement statistics for the 2014-17 batch was nearly 103%, according to that number the placement rate surpasses even IIT Bombay, which is questionable.

The actual rate of placement has been observed to be around 60% where a majority of these placements are bagged through drive or pooling. Because of this factor, relatively fewer companies visit the campus for recruitments.

Based on different branches, let us look at the placements specifically:

• CSE: Over 80% of students are placed but the average median salary is quite low, around INR 6 LPA. Only a few students get the opportunity to be recruited by MNC’s. Some of the main recruiters are Bosch and IBM.
• Electronics Engineering: The faculty is really good and more than 90% of students are placed with the highest CTC of 12 LPA.
• Mechanical Engineering: Popular for its labs and experienced faculty members, this branch observes a comparatively low placement rate since very few companies visit for the mechanical field. The main recruiters are Denso and Intel.
• Civil Engineering: While the course is well-designed, the placements for this branch are not up to the mark. Although nearly 70% of students are placed, the companies are not MNC’s or reputed. Most students are simply offered internships along with the NIT degree.
• Electronics and Communication: The placements within this branch are excellent, considering top companies like L&T, Infosys, Intel, Tech Mahindra are all part of the recruitment drive. Nearly 90% of students are placed with the highest CTC of 17 LPA.

The university does have great faculty members who provide students with a good teaching experience.

To conclude, it is preferable to take admissions only if you are a dropper. Else, it is always better to appear for JEE Mains again and get a better ranking.

Among the above two institutes, CSE at IIIT Kota is a good option, considering the placement statistics of the institute. The table below gives a brief level of comparison of both the institutes, specific to the branch of CSE.

• The syllabus followed by IIIT Kota is very much advanced, being a much newer institute. Students get to learn a lot about newer technologies, some of which are not even taught in NIT Jaipur.
• Considering the details of placement in both the institutes, it is very much evident that CSE at IIIT Kota is much ahead of CSE at NIT Sikkim in terms of the average and highest package offered.

So, considering the placements and curriculum into account, IIIT Kota is a better choice for Computer Science and Engineering.

There are many things to consider before choosing a college. It depends on your home town and the distance of your home from the institutes.

If you want to live in a place that looks like heaven on earth, then you may choose NIT Srinagar. But then you should consider that Jammu and Kashmir is not a very peaceful area. If you want peace then choose one from NIT Sikkim or NIT Agartala.

Here is a brief highlight of the placement statistics of NIT Srinagar, NIT Agartala, and NIT Sikkim.

So, go through the above factors and choose according to your convenience.