Both the colleges, NIT Bhopal and NIT Durgapur are excellent choices for CSE. Here is a one-to-one analysis of the same
Ranking: MANIT Bhopal's Overall ranking by NIRF is 101 out of 200 colleges in India in 2023 while that of NIT Durgapur is 90 out of 200.
Coding Culture: The number of GSOC selections is high at NIT Durgapur so it has a great coding culture in comparison to NIT Bhopal.
Placements: Refer to the table below
Particulars |
NIT Durgapur |
NIT Bhopal |
Number of Recruiters |
187 |
228 |
Number of Students Placed |
633 (83.07%) |
1012 |
Highest Package |
INR 70 LPA |
INR 85.36 LPA |
Average Package |
INR 13.64 LPA |
INR 11.55 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
TCS Ninja, PwC, ICICI Bank, Microsoft |
SBI Card, Reliance, Optum, Wipro, Jio, Bharti Airtel, etc. |
NIT Durgapur has a higher average package than NIT Bhopal. Considering all factors like ranking, coding culture, and placements, NIT Durgapur is a better choice than NIT Bhopal.
MANIT Bhopal is as beautiful as ever. After witnessing the deathly silence of the lockdown days, it has come back to life with full vigor.
The college alumni are talked about with pride, and the faculties have developed new ways of interacting with students, post lockdown. The classes are now presentation oriented.
The new infrastructure is now functional. The college was renovated post lockdown, and Civil, Mechanical and Electrical labs were upgraded. Now the college gates have automatic levers to check the entry of four wheelers. The sports complex has a new Tennis and Badminton court, and new eateries have opened up on the college campus.
MANIT Bhopal is as vibrant as ever, and it has made a great recovery post lockdown era.
Honestly, it totally depends on your choice. If you want as per placement rankings then NIT Calicut surely beats NIT Rourkela which in turn is better than NIT Jaipur and NIT Bhopal. As some of my friends studied at NIT Rourkela, I can assure you that the overall campus is improving very fast. Also they offer good placements.
Parameters | NIT Calicut | NIT Bhopal | NIT Jaipur | NIT Rourkela |
Tuition Fee | INR 16,000 | INR 70,000 | INR 1.6 LPA | INR 7,500 |
Placement Percentage | 73.5% | 82% | 73.22% | 95% |
Average Package | INR 11.57 LPA | INR 7.56 LPA | INR 8.03 LPA | INR 8.75 |
Placements cannot be the only judging factor. Remember that students from the best departments at all these campuses do land up getting good IT jobs with a decent salary package.
If you compare them in terms of placement, infrastructure, ambiance, and alumni network BIT Mesra has an upper hand over MANIT Bhopal.
Being a 60 years old institute, BIT has an alumni network spread globally at Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon. One of the alumni even won Oscars recently for the best-animated movie.
BIT has great records in ICPC contests. The campus is amazing. Seniors are very helpful. The campus is ragging-free and poses an amazing infrastructure. IET, IEEE, ACM conducts various free workshops to enhance the skills of students.
MANIT Bhopal has an edge over BIT Mesra in terms of tuition fees. NITs are even regarded highly in terms of their brand name. This is the reason why BIT has a higher cutoff compared to NITs.
Particulars |
BIT Mesra |
MANIT Bhopal |
Total seats offered(CSE) |
66 |
115 |
Entrance exam |
BITSAT |
JEE mains |
Cutoff |
2980-8632 |
3889-5708 |
Tuition fee |
1,46,500 |
78,995 |
Placement rate |
92% |
80% |
Highest CTC offered |
49.72 LPA |
27LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon, Flipkart, Directi |
Oracle, Amazon, IBM, Infosys, JP Morgan |
If you plan for higher studies and if the brand name bothers you, opt NIT Bhopal. Or else BIT Mesra is better in most of the parameters.
You’ll get good exposure and plenty of opportunities at MANIT. The college offers necessary facilities to explore your interest in various fields including Music, Dance, Photography, Coding, Robotics, etc. All sports equipment is made available by the college. The college canteen is not in the best condition, but it’ll be your savior during exams, late nights, events, and when you’ll get bored of mess food.
You’ll get good internship opportunities and projects, and meet enthusiastic peers who’ll always have your back. The college organizes its tech and cultural fests, and there are other socities and events like Roobaroo, Pixel, Spic Macay, etc. The campus has good internet connectivity, and the hostels are in good condition.
Overall, you’ll have a good time at MANIT Bhopal. So you can consider this college for your higher studies.
As per the placement data available for MANIT Bhopal, here are the 2022 placement stats for B.Tech CSE-
A total of 261 offers were received by the B.Tech CS students, and the average package was recorded at Rs. 17.45 LPA. The average package was quite decent.
Some of the top recruiters that visited the campus were- Deloitte, Microsoft, Samsung R&D, Wipro, Paytm, Jio, etc.
From these stats one can conclude that the placements for CSE were quite good at MANIT Bhopal.
As a student of COE branch at NIT Kurukshetra, I will tell you about its advantages-
But in the end, I suggest you also consult some students from NIT Bhopal. Try to make an informed choice based on all the information you receive from various sources.
Some of my colleagues have completed their B.Tech CSE from MANIT Bhopal.
Here are the key points based on their experience-
Make the most of your stay at MANIT Bhopal and study hard from the first year itself. If you do this, you’ll find CSE at MANIT to be quite good.
As a student of MCA at MANIT Bhopal, here is my experience of this college-
From the point of view of an MCA student, this college has nothing special to offer. It is just a normal college. The classes and labs are decent, and the faculty is average. Only a few of the teachers are worthy of admiration. Do not expect much from the faculty.
The hostel facilities aren’t top notch for boys. However, a hostel has been functioning exclusively for PG boys since 2019. For girls, the hostel facilities are decent. There is a lack of friendly interactions among students for different courses.
The placements are decent for MCA. With average technical, and excellent communication skills, you’ll get an offer for sure. But to get placed, you must have secured 60-65% in your 10th, 12th, UG and PG. If you do not fulfill this requirement, your possibility of getting placed will be very low.
Bhopal is very beautiful and enchanting. You’ll learn a lot at MANIT, and these experiences will help you throughout your life.
M.Tech CS students are offered good placement opportunities at MANIT Bhopal.
They are eligible for placement in all the leading brands that recruit from the CSE department. The companies that visit the department for placements are- Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Maq Software, Mu Sigma, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Hashedin, DE Shaw, Directi and Flipkart.
However, you’ll have to score at least 6.5-7 CGPA to be eligible for placement. Apart from the top brands mentioned above, TCS, Infosys and Nucleus Software also recruit candidates from M.Tech CS.
MANIT Bhopal offers really good placements for M.Tech CS, but the placement scenario is not good for other M.Tech specializations.