IIIT Sri City is a promising institute. The points that make it different are as follows.

• Senior-Junior interactions are very engaging. Seniors guide and aid their juniors in every possible way.
• Coding culture is emerging in the institute. There is also a newly set-up programming club for organizing creative events and boost-up the spirit of students.
• Research work is very rigorous in IIIT Sri City. Students in the past have tremendous contributions in the research field like NLP, AI, etc. Even a few have published in international conferences.
• IIITS has a better and rigorous curriculum than other institutions of India. Lessons imparted to students in the initial trimesters give the students an edge over others.
• Students here are very enthusiastic. They work hard and are motivated enough for success.
• Students are allowed to drop a semester for the internship, but they cannot skip it.
• If students are aware of their interests, they can take-up Hons and do research in a field, and an obscure student can take up the BTP program. Students get a chance to hold two degrees, one is B. Tech, and the other is a Hons degree.

Drawbacks:

• Improper infrastructure as most of it is under construction. No proper facilities are available.
• The curriculum of college is decent, but the tuition fee is high. The faculty has no experience.
• No proper internet facility is the saddest part. The network is improper in the campus and the hostels.
• Mess food has no taste. The quality is poor. The city is also far-away.
• Competition based on grades among students.
• No proper sports facilities or extra-curricular activities.
• The location is such that it is isolated from the city. It is amid the village Tada, 80 km from Chennai.
• 85% attendance is compulsory.
• Placements are not decent. The main reason is the location. There are no good companies visiting the campus. The figures are as follows.

To conclude, the academics are good. But the institute will do so much better if it could overcome these drawbacks.

IIIT Sri City is turning up to be one of the best emerging colleges in our county. As a native of Sri City, in my experience, you will definitely receive a quality education and it is nothing short of the kind of education offered at IIIT-K. Everything is growing at a rapid rate. Your career will definitely take off here.

In order to compare between the two, my suggestion would be to check the website and look at the faculty. From what I know, IIIT Sri City has some really good faculty in terms of their qualifications. You can even compare the placement statistics of the two places. This should definitely give you a clear idea about how good the college and your future prospects by the time you finish your degree.

This should help you out with placements:

As far as research is concerned, almost everyone at IIIT Sri City will publish a paper for their B. Tech. You will get to work on innovative ideas and possibly even end up publishing a few international papers. This will definitely be a boost to your career.

In my opinion, do your research and see which college suits you better.

In my opinion, while you will definitely feel a little cultural change, you should do just fine. There are probably quite a few reasons you may be asking this question. So, I hope this helps:

• Cultural differences: There is quite a cultural change that you will experience, but that will just make your life more interesting. A number of festivals are celebrated here including Diwali, Pongal and Holi. It’s quite a multicultural atmosphere. There are quite a few regional language songs played during the fests as well.
• Language: As far as the college premises is concerned, everyone speaks English. Other than this, you might encounter the use of regional languages at hostels where you might be talking to your friends. Language is definitely not a barrier as everyone is quite fluent in Hindi and if you are interested, you can definitely learn Telugu as well.
• Food: You will definitely not miss North Indian food here as a majority of the menu at the mess is based on this palate. You will find South Indian food like Sambhar, Dosa, and Idli as well.
• North Indian students: Due to regional proximity, of course, the number of south Indian students will overpower the number of those from the North. However, you will definitely gel right in after a few months of settling in at the university and campus.
• Life around the college premises: From my knowledge, as far as Sri City is concerned, you will find people from all over the country here. In fact, you will even find a lot of foreigners as well. Moreover, you will definitely end up touring a lot of places in south India – Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu in your semester breaks.

You will definitely make a family here at IIIT. Even if you are from Delhi, everyone eats and celebrates together here. You will not regret your decision and have a great time.

You will definitely have a great time in Sri City and probably not feel like going back home after the amazing four years you will spend here. One of my friends has experienced the amazing campus life. He got really attached to this place. You will miss your friends and having fun at 3 am in the morning.

The IFMR canteen is one place where you will eat every possible thing on the menu and not attend classes. You will also end up taking a number of spontaneous trips. Even the small nitty-gritty like not being able to stay awake during class, running around for attendance will become so ingrained in your daily life that you will end up missing them. The teachers here are more like friends instead of professors. You will also miss the happiness of getting an unexpected holiday.

Your hostel room is going to be a place of great memories. It will witness breakups, patch-ups, and you at your best and worse. Sri City and the college will become your second home.

The early morning sunrises, evening strolls around the campus as well as the petrichor of the rain right after the blistering summer in May are things you will come to appreciate. While you might enter as a frightened fresher, you will be leaving as an experienced graduate. You will learn to become independent and will have gone through some of life’s toughest lessons.

In other words, you will come to love this place so much, you will definitely have tears in your eyes as you leave from here on your last day. Some of your best days will be from IIIT Sri City.

You will definitely have a great time in Sri City and probably not feel like going back home after the amazing four years you will spend here. One of my friends has experienced the amazing campus life. He got really attached to this place. You will miss your friends and having fun at 3 am in the morning.

The IFMR canteen is one place where you will eat every possible thing on the menu and not attend classes. You will also end up taking a number of spontaneous trips. Even the small nitty-gritty like not being able to stay awake during class, running around for attendance will become so ingrained in your daily life that you will end up missing them. The teachers here are more like friends instead of professors. You will also miss the happiness of getting an unexpected holiday.

Your hostel room is going to be a place of great memories. It will witness breakups, patch-ups, and you at your best and worse. Sri City and the college will become your second home.

The early morning sunrises, evening strolls around the campus as well as the petrichor of the rain right after the blistering summer in May are things you will come to appreciate. While you might enter as a frightened fresher, you will be leaving as an experienced graduate. You will learn to become independent and will have gone through some of life’s toughest lessons.

In other words, you will come to love this place so much, you will definitely have tears in your eyes as you leave from here on your last day. Some of your best days will be from IIIT Sri City.

Between Sastra University and IIIT Sri City Sastra University is definitely the better choice. It has an amazing curriculum, placement records, and research facilities. The brand name is a plus point too. IIIT Sri City, being a new institute, has a huge task ahead to level up and compete with other institutions. Their facilities and the faculty are not up to the mark of Sastra University. 

The branch which you are interested in also plays a major role in selecting what is best for you. If you are inclined towards Biological Sciences, Sastra is perfect for you. Their Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Medical Nanotechnology branches are top-notch and they even have higher placement opportunities in CS and mechanical branches.

Quick stats 2021:

Sastra University is pretty strict when compared with IIIT Sri City. But you will have more learning opportunities at Sastra.

There are few disadvantages of opting for IIIT Sri City. Their secluded location, lack of campus, weak management committee are to name a few. Let us consider each of them to assess if IIIT Sri City is worth opting for or not. 

Isolated location:

On paper, they do mention the location being an industrial city but it's of no benefit for students. 

• There are no good spots to hang out with friends, party, or enjoy. The closest city is Chennai which is 70Kms away. 
• Transportation facilities are also not up to the expectations.

Poor management:

The management committee is one of the biggest drawbacks of IIIT Sri City. Many lab equipment which has been approved by the committee and being funded on paper have never made it into labs. Facilities which they promised during admissions are barely met.

Campus:

Till 2018, there was no permanent campus and even after constructing one, all the necessities are barely met. 

Lack of student participation:

Being in a fairly new college, it's the responsibility of students of the first few batches to participate actively in each and every event, represent the college at higher levels, and give some tough competition in placements. But again due to poor management, students are not well informed about anything which has led to developing disinterest among students.

Attendance:

It is compulsory to have 85% attendance or else you will lose your grades. The other 15% coverup barely 6-8 classes. It is okay to have some restrictions on attendance but 85% is a bit too much. Even those classes in which faculties are absent will be counted in the total number of classes. 

Apart from these, there are few complaints about faculties, internet facilities, cafeteria and many more which are manageable. So, these are few drawbacks of IIIT Sri City which you must consider before joining.

The hostel life at IIIT Sri City is very fun and interesting in its own way. Though the city has become a business hub with more than 185 companies in the vicinity, the campus of IIIT Sri City is located in an almost isolated area. 

There are three boys hostels and one girls hostel in the campus. Here are some of the perks you would enjoy while staying at the hostel –

• The campus is soothing, especially the evening walks. Being close to the beautiful Pulicat Lake, the sea breezes are simply awesome. A stroll through the night is simply refreshing.
• Playing your favorite sports at night is fun as well. Some students even enjoy playing basketball at 2 AM in the night.
• The best thing about hostel life are its group discussions. You will spend countless sleepless nights among your friends just chatting in the small rooms.
• Whenever you get bored of the regular mess food, you have many small and big restaurants to satisfy your appetite. Swati restaurant, Annapurna, Sunny, New City, Madras Café are some of the best places to hang out with your friends.
• And finally the random fun at hostels. You never know from where and when this might pop up, but this is the best thing about living at a hostel. The four years you will stay at your hostel, you will make more friends and memories than up until your life.

Of course there are some for whom a hostel may seem more like a jail, not getting out of their rooms. But these are few and you should definitely not want yourself to be among them. Just remember that these years will not come back to you and your hostel life will be significantly more enjoyable.

If you are confident about yourself and can prepare yourself mentally for a year of hardcore preparation for JEE (Mains), then it is definitely recommended to take a drop and aim for older IIITS, NITs or may be even IITs. 

A four year degree will make your career and will put you on a path from where it is difficult to turn back. Thus it is imperative to make a sound decision, a decision for which you should not regret later.

Talking of IIIT Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, it offers a B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics & Communications Engineering only. The facilities, equipment and instruments required for a computer science student will be provided as any other institute.

The placements will grow in the future and have shown steady growth till now. But still it needs more time before it can be considered among the top tier institutes in India.

However, in the end it is the interest of the candidate which matters more than anyone’s advice. You should base your final decision based on your risk-taking abilities and the confidence you have in your studies.