SSN Chennai is a private university ranked 44th by NIRF(National Institute of Research and Framework) 2020. IIIT Dharwad was established recently but still gives head-on competition to all other institutes. The placement opportunities are exemplary for both the institutes. The admission process for the colleges remains different. Students should choose the college depending on their preferences.

Admission:

• For SSN Chennai students need to participate in the TNEA AND TANCET entrance examination. The application fee is INR 1250 for all programs.

• For IIIT Dharwad. Students need to secure a good rank in the JEE Mains. The application fee is INR 650 for male candidates and 325 for the reserved category.

The cutoff for ECE at these two institutes is as follows.

Course Fee:

• The BTech course fee at IIT Dharwad is INR 2.1 lakh per year and INR 50,000 at SSN Chennai.

• The fee structure is quite affordable at SSN Chennai and day boarders will have to pay less.

• SSN Chennai and IIIT Dharwad offer scholarships that include sports, rural students, merit-cum, and waiver of the tuition fees.

Facilities:

• IIT Dharwad has a rich collection of 4000 volumes of books, well-furnished hostels, 24*7 medical centers. Since the construction of the permanent campus is underway, many upcoming projects are signed.

• SSN Chennai has 1000 seater auditorium, cafeteria, free wi-fi, separate hostels for boys and girls.

Both colleges have experienced ECE faculty not only in terms of academics but also in terms of industry. Well developed laboratories help students to turn classroom lectures into hands-on practical learning.

Placement:

SSN Chennai:

• In the recent placement activity, SSN Chennai placed more than 95% of its students from various branches. The highest salary offered was INR 61 LPA.

• 26 dream offers were made that include Google, Microsoft, Adobe.

• The average package offered was INR 6 LPA.

IIT Dharwad:

• IIIT Dharwad saw its first batch with a placement record of placing more than 90% of its students.

• Some of the top recruiters include Adobe, Samsung, Microsoft, Intel, Infosys, TCS. The highest package offered was INR 11 LPA.

Both colleges have a good placement record in the ECE branch. IIIT Dharwad is recently established and not leaving any stone unturned to make it a world-class institute. Exposure is given to Research and Development. National rankings prove how these colleges outshine in every field.

After IITs and NITs, students will always prefer IIITs as they offer neck to neck competition to other institutes. IIIT Dharwad being recently established offers stiff competition to other IIITs. All three colleges claim to have placed more than 70% of its students. Facilities like well-ventilated hostel rooms, cafeteria, digital library, and scholarships to different categories.

Admission:

• For admission into IIIT colleges, students need to appear for the JEE(Joint Entrance Exam) mains exams and get a good rank for the same. Admission is purely merit-based.

• IIIT Manipur has 50 seats for both ECE and CSE branches. IIIT Dharwad has 75 seats in the ECE branch. IIIT Kottayam has 192 seats in the CSE branch and 48 seats in the ECE branch.

The required cutoff for the institutes is as follows.

Faculty:

• IIIT Dharwad has a dedicated group of experienced faculty and many are yet to join the institute.

• IIIT Manipur had 6 Assistant professors, professors, Ph.D. holders helping students in every field.

• IIIT Kottayam is composed of experienced faculty for each branch as well as for research.

Well developed laboratories and computer centers are set up for the students of ECE and CSE students for these colleges.

Course fees:

The fee structure varies for different colleges depending on the facilities provided. The fee structure per year for BTech at these colleges is as follows.

• IIIT Dharwad: INR 2,10,000

• IIIT Manipur: INR 1,87,945

• IIIT Kottayam: INR 1,35,000

Placement:

• IIIT Dharwad showed a decent placement record of 94% in the recent statistics. The highest package offered was INR 11 LPA and the average was INR 7 LPA. Some of the top recruiters were Atria, Code, Greenock, Goldman Sachs, TCS.

• IIIT Manipur being recently established could place only 17 out of 23 students in reputed companies. Because of the remote location, many corporate companies did not visit. But a surge in admission can be noticed this year.

• The highest package offered at IIIT Kottayam was INR 10 LPA, and the average was INR 5 LPA. The placement percentage was 75%.

All the colleges above are recently established but still provide head-on competition to other institutes. The remarkable progress in the placement percentage, student admission, faculty is clearly visible. Students can opt for any of these colleges.