Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow, popularly known as IIIT Lucknow has released its placement report for the year 2020. The highlights of the placement drive are as follows.

• Placement Percentage - 100%
• Highest CTC - INR 43 LPA
• Average CTC - INR 18.4 LPA
• Median CTC - INR 15 LPA
• Minimum CTC - INR 10 LPA
• Major recruiting Sectors - Consultancy, Core IT, Analytics, Travel Network

Placement trends:

The placement trends of IIIT Lucknow over the few years are given below. 

• During the placement drive of 2020, the institute witnessed that 100% of students were being placed by some of the top recruiters that include Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Linkedin, and many more.
• The average placement of IIIT Lucknow is far better than many other growing NITs and IIITs. The main reason behind this is the Coding culture. The coding culture of this institution is expanding exponentially. It is seen that the maximum number of students placed in IIIT Lucknow are in the Core IT Sector.
• The students at IIIT Lucknow are engaged in many multinational companies for internships and placement. 

At last, as we know that it is an institute of national importance and all the facilities for the students are of that level itself. If you compare IIIT Lucknowwith any other institution based on the average package, you can easily get the scenario of the college, in just a moment.

There is no doubt that you will receive better placement opportunities in IIIT Gwalior than in IIIT Lucknow. The main reason behind this is that irrespective of the count of students in the IIIT Lucknow, around 40 students from 2020 batch got placed with an average of 18 Lacs per annum package. At IIIT Gwalior, the average salary recorded for 2020 batch was 14.5 Lacs per annum.

The following table would give you a brief comparison of the two colleges:

The fundamental logic behind total strength in IIIT Gwalior 120 IPG students + 30–40 Mtech (2 yr) students + around 30–40 MBA (2 yr) students. If you would estimate the average of top performers of IPG students of IIIT Gwalior for just say top 40 students then it would be 20 LPA You will find the average package for only 120 IPG students was 16–17 LPA.

The following answer to this question will enlist some facts to the students. Among the IIITs, as mentioned above, are completely new, so they still not have alumni networks. 

The course offered by these institutes is the best if you want to learn or do research in the future. But if placements are considered, IIIT Lucknow and IIIT Naya Raipur are still lagging far behind than NIT Raipur, a well-established institute among the two IIITs. 

NIT Raipur has an infinite alumni network. Companies like Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon make a regular visit to complete their recruitment process with CTCs of 8+ LPA, specifically for the CS and IT students.

The biggest cons of NIT Raipur is its Hostel, as only 30% of students here take hostel accommodation, and the rest 70% find PGs, rent houses, or flats for their accommodation.

Another disadvantage of this institute is the outdated syllabus of NIT Raipur, along with the grading techniques.

Therefore the choice is obvious. If a student is interested in carrying on higher studies, they can go for IIIT Naya Raipur. It is well-established and has a permanent campus. But, IIIT Lucknow is carrying out its administration as a temporary campus.

Besides, if you want placement immediately after completing your studies, you must choose NIT Raipur.

IIIT Lucknow is one among the 20 IIITs that was set up by the central government in Public-Private Partnership model. In the year 2015, IIIT Lucknow started its first batch. 

The institute is mentored by IIIT Allahabad. When the campus of IIIT Lucknow was under construction, the classes were temporarily conducted at IIIT Allahabad. Students of IIIT Lucknow were being taught by the faculties of IIIT Allahabad and they got the same facilities of the institute.

Now, the campus of IIIT Lucknow is completely set up and classes are being conducted on their campus itself. Everything including grading is now separate from IIIT Allahabad. The new campus of IIIT Lucknow is set up on 50 acres of land in the heart of the city. All the facilities i.e. hostels, mess, sports clubs, labs, libraries, academic block, everything is there on the new campus. 

So, if you are looking out to get into IIIT Lucknow, don’t worry, your classes will be held on the new campus only.

IIITM-Gwalior is the best choice to opt and if you are getting it, grab the opportunity. It is the oldest IIT of India with its own campus spread over 160+ acres and is totally funded by MHRD. The institute has a decent placement with the average package for M.Tech was around 10.5 LPA. In MBA, the highest was 15 LPA.

If you're not getting IIIT Gwalior, then the order should be as follows: IIIT Lucknow > IIIT Vadodara > IIIT Kota.

IIIT Lucknow was recently established and is making good progress and the placement records are good. If one has to choose between IIIT- Kota or IIIT- Vadodara or IIIT- Lucknow, choose IIIT-Lucknow any day!

IIIT Vadodara doesn’t own a permanent campus but it is known for its coding culture and the placement statistics are far better. Also, final-year students do get an opportunity for an internship to work in Amazon.

IIIT Kota is in the beautiful campus of MNIT, Jaipur spread in an area of 329 acres.

Want to have a fulfilling college life in the sense you want to enjoy being part of a college fest.

The factors which used for ordering the above institutes are:

• Year of the establishment.
• Placements records
• Whether to have permanent campuses or not
• Funding mode
• Connectivity with the neighboring cities

Hence, before opting for any college just ask yourself, in which field or stream you want to get into so that you don’t regret it later. As 4 years duration is not too little to give and graduating from a reputed college with good placement and tag plays a vital role in your upcoming future.

College time is the most joyful part of a student’s life and having a good friend circle is the cherry on the cake. It isn’t possible to share all of the wonderful experiences that one had during their campus life in the college years, but here are some of the pleasant memories from IIIT Lucknow:

1. In 2019, IIIT Lucknow was not fully constructed and did not look impressive at all. To a student who was going to take admission in the college after 1.5 months, the first encounter with IIIT Lucknow building was not good. But it seemed like the campus is going to come out as a beautiful building soon.
2. As expected, after 1.5 months at the time of admission, the college and the hostels looked top-notch and extremely rejuvenated from the outside and the inside as well.
3. At IIIT Lucknow, you get to learn new things each day and create some beautiful memories with your batch mates.
4. It is not difficult to have a nice friend circle because everybody is friendly.
5. The coding and a bit of gaming culture among the hostel friends keep you engaged. The holidays and late nights are spent in a friend's room playing online games in groups. The room becomes cluttered with laptops, gaming consoles, adapters, chargers, and of course, people. These memories stay with you throughout life.
6. It’s not like everybody is just a game geek and has nothing to do with studies, almost all of the students there keep honing their skills in AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Web designing, Web development, and other skills. Jokes apart, they are top-notch coders.

There is a perfect balance between gaming and studies. You get enough time to have fun and enjoy your life apart from your academics. Your friend’s circle plays a leading role in this.

In the given three colleges, IIIT Naya Raipur is the best. Comparing such an institute on the basis of whether students choose that particular college over the other would be wrong. IIIT NR can be described in three phrases: fast-paced, project-based, and pioneering. Choosing which college over the other can be your choice. But why you should choose IIIT Naya Raipur to have some reasons: IIIT Naya Raipur has its own campus. Among all the new IIITs and NITs, it has the best course structure. The institute is equipped with all the facilities that are required for the successful completion of the graduation. From labs to classroom and auditorium to sports club everything is super cool. IIIT NR has most of the faculties with immense experience in their field. They are so helpful and always guide you at each level of your course. It is the first institute in Central India that has introduced Data Science and AI in B.Tech. The institute is located 25km away from Raipur city. You’ll be close to the railway station though. So, there are no transport issues. The institute gives you better exposure than any other new NITs. You will learn, grow and enjoy your campus life thoroughly. Hopefully, this helps in rectifying your confusion about the college options.