IEM Kolkata is a very prestigious private college in West Bengal and it is basically known for some of its branches such as Computer science, Information Technology and Electronics, and Communication engineering.
Mechanical at IEM:
The college is good for other branches but for mechanical, you should look for other options.
In terms of college, IEM and HIT both provide similar career opportunities in the IT sector. Major recruiters like TCS, Infosys, CTS, Capgemini from the IT sector visit both the institutes.
If you had to pick between the two engineering fields, you should always go with CS. If you select CS, you will be able to apply for a variety of government/public sector positions (ISRO, BARC, IOCL) after completing your B.tech. Only CS guys are qualified to apply for the majority of these government jobs.
Parameters | IEM | Heritage Institute of Technology in Kolkata |
Tuition fees (B.Tech) | 5.88 lakhs | 3.93 lakhs |
Average CTC | INR 5-6 LPA | INR 3.75 LPA |
Highest CTC | 72 LPA | 16 LPA |
As you will get similar opportunities you can choose either. Also, outside of WB, no one cares if you're from IEM or HIT. Unless you're from JU, everything is the same.
At Lovely Professional University, you will be part of a diverse student community of over 25,000 students from various backgrounds. The university is ranked as the best engineering college in India and offers a practice-based and project-oriented approach to learning.
Here are some of the highlights of the engineering program at LPU:
You are suggested to choose LPU over IEM Kolkata for a comprehensive engineering education and a fulfilling career in the field.
When choosing an engineering college, it is always somewhat better to have your options, but at the same time, stick to government-run institutes. That clarifies most of the issues here. NIT Silchar and NIT Tripura are both prominent institutes to choose from.
Few others, unlike them, are mostly on the higher lists of popularity because they have their name inculcated as NIT. However, you should never feel left out if in any case you do not get acknowledged on grounds of NIT. The other best possible option, just second to NIT, is KGEC.
Although, there is a short list of people who actually end up recommending any private institutes in lands of West Bengal.
If you anyhow need to get enrolled in any of the private institutions, then going to institutes that are deemed well known, such as SRM, KIIT, Manipal can be some other good options from your pocket.
Categories |
NITs (North-Eastern) |
IEM Kolkata |
KGEC |
Course Fee (approx.) |
5.42 lakhs |
5.83 lakhs |
1.06 lakhs |
Placement Percentage (overall) |
60-75% |
85% |
70-80% |
Highest CTC |
23 LPA |
20 LPA |
15 LPA |
Average CTC |
7.8 LPA |
9 LPA |
5 LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
Tech Mahindra, Amazon, TCS, Microsoft, Infosys, etc. |
Byju's, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Airbus etc. |
TCS, EY, Amazon, Accenture, Wipro, etc. |
If not any of them, then choose going to COMEDK or try enrolling in other renowned private colleges in Bangalore, some of which are RV College of Engineering, PES Institute of Technology, BMS College of Engineering and MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology.
There is another information yet to share which is, unlike BITS-Pilani, BIT-Mesra and MIT-Manipal,IEM is known to admit various students through management quota which is rather not the case for many other prestigious private engineering institutes.
But, as mentioned earlier, getting to choose from a handful of governmental institutes are better than the latter. However, options other than those few are opened as well.
The advantage IEM Kolkata holds over JGEC is its geographical location.
Winner
If you are inclined towards government institutes, JGEC is the clear winner. But, if you are looking for the best institute, IEM is taking home the trophy.
The reasons are below.
The placement figures of IEM are:
Average Package |
INR 4 LPA |
Highest Package |
INR 32 LPA |
To conclude, IEM is the better choice. The fee of JGEC is less, but IEM offers better placements.
IEM Kolkata has 4 core branches. The branches are as follows.
The Department of Electrical Engineering at IEM is making efforts to produce trained, and capable technocrats who can take up the challenges of the real world. This department is doing pretty well in terms of placement and academics.
The Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department is the newest and one of the best engineering departments of IEM. It is affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. So, if you are considering IEM Kolkata to pursue ME, then without any second thoughts, just go for it.
Having friends at IEM Kolkata, I can say that this question is similar to the debate between IT and CS.
My friend got PESIT but did not opt for it, instead, he went for IEM. If he had chosen PESIT, he would have to push himself all the time to achieve his goals.
Between IEM Kolkata and SOE CUSAT, the former is the better choice for CS. I have a few friends at IEM Kolkata so I can give you some information about their CS department.
Cutoff: In West Bengal, IEM is one of the oldest private engineering colleges. Despite being a private institute the opening and closing rank for CS at the institute is quite high. According to the trends in recent years, it is around 1500.
Placement:
Coding Culture:
The campus has a great coding culture. In recent years many students cracked TCS CODE VITA. Also, two teams qualified for ACM ICPC for 2017-18 regional.
Entrepreneurship:
The college organizes various workshops and events regarding entrepreneurship regularly.
Fest:
IEM has two fests, i.e. Tech fest (Innovation) and Cultural Fest (IEMPACT), you will get a lot of exposure through these fests.
Considering all these factors it is safe to say that IEM Kolkata will be a great choice for a CS degree.
My cousin recently completed his studies at LPU and he is already a part of the industrial world through campus placements. LPU Jalandhar is one of the top private universities in India and if you are planning to pursue CSE from there, go for it without a second thought. Being an alumnus, my cousin has described his experience as follows.
Overall, choosing LPU for CSE is a wise decision in all possible ways. There’s no reason to not choose LPU because it offers you all the necessary opportunities you need for a kickstart career. Although the curriculum might feel a bit hectic at first, it will all be worth it in the end.
If you get a chance to join top institutes, do your research and opt for the very best. You will be the one to spend 4 years learning that particular subject. In this case, both IIIT Nagpur and IEM Kolkata are good colleges.
Having known people studying in both IIIT Nagpur and IEM, I can say that IIIT Nagpur was recently established whereas IEM is quite older and has enough experience as an educational institution.
Categories |
CS at IIIT Nagpur |
CS at IEM Kolkata |
Course Fee |
7.65 lakh |
5.83 lakh |
Highest CTC |
25 LPA |
35-47 LPA |
Average CTC |
8-9 LPA |
10-12 LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
Wipro, L&T, TCS, Reliance, etc. |
Accenture, Capgemini, Infosys, Oracle, etc. |
It all depends upon your choice at last. Otherwise, if you feel and want to go for the IIIT tag it’s completely your choice. In the case of IEM Kolkata as it is well established and has a good report and you can go for it without any second thought.