Two of my close friends are studying at NIT Surathkal and MNNIT Allahabad respectively and often I hear them comparing their colleges based on some aspects. 

• Environment: Both NITs have a well-maintained and lush green campus. NIT Surathkal has a slight advantage because of its private beach. So, if you love beaches and swimming NIT Surathkal is for you. NIT Allahabad offers scenic views at Sangam and students enjoy taking holy baths and spending evenings there.
• Faculty: MNNIT Allahabad are very friendly and often use their native language during lectures while NIT Surathkla professors are a nit professional and never use their native language in the classroom.
• Placements : The average package of IT at NIT Suratkal is INR 23.03 LPA while that of CSE at MNNIT is INR 27.07 LPA. MNNIT Allahabad has slightly better placements although NIT Surathkal has a better location. 
• Food: It may be difficult to get non-veg food in Allahabad within the hostel premises. In NIT-S, there is no such restriction and a variety of non-veg food is offered. 

Ultimately, the choice is yours!

Nowadays, engineering aspirants give more importance to the brand and tag of the college rather than the academic ambiance they offer. Like sheep in a herd, they flock to colleagues that have higher rankings and give them a tag to boast about in the process, They forget that for education, the tag does not matter. 

IIITs are the most neglected institutes in this process. IIITs like Jabalpur, Allahabad, Kancheepuram, and Gwalior have been set up by MHRD that focus primarily on studies in the IT sector, unlike NITs that cater to various branches of engineering. IIITs thus have a CS-oriented culture, curriculum, and opportunities. This may not be the case for NITs that have many branches. 

Although NIT Raipur is older than IIIT Jabalpur, it's not at par with IIIT Jabalpur at least in terms of its Computer Science education. IIIT Jabalpur has much better placements for the CSE department than the IT branch of NIT Raipur. Moreover, IIIT Jabalpur has collaboration with Universities in Japan, unlike NIT Raipur. 

Here is a brief comparative analysis of both institutes

 So, IIIT Jabalpur would be a better option.

IT at IIITA has several advantages over CS at the NITs. I will be explaining these advantages in detail for you-

At IITs/NITs, the first 2 semesters have a common curriculum for all branches. For the rest of the semesters, the core courses are accompanied with some useless courses. 

Take NITK for example. From the 3rd sem, B.Tech CS students at NITK are taught additional courses like Chemistry, Engineering Science, Manufacturing Process, Humanities, etc.

IT at IIITA has the same core courses in its curriculum, without any additional ones. You’ll get many electives in 6th and 7th sem, and more projects to work on. 

Some courses from the curriculum are- Electronic Devices & Circuits, Circuit Analysis and Synthesis, Data Structures, Digital Electronics, Computer Organization and Architecture, Theory of Computation, Object Oriented Methodologies, etc. B.Tech IT at IIITA has more hardware-related topics than B.Tech CS at IITs/NITs. 

Due to these reasons, IT at IIIT Allahabad is much better than CS at all NITs.

One of my friends was doubtful whether the hindi-speaking culture of MNNIT will have any impact on her English communication skills. If you are doubtful regarding the same, I would say you need not worry uselessly. 

Students from MNNIT clear CAT with good scores. This wouldn’t have been possible without clearing the CAT verbal paper. Students converse in Hindi on campus simply because most of them belong to North India. This won’t have any negative effect on your English proficiency. Also, the professors deliver lectures in English. Other than that, to keep enhancing your English skills, you can join the English Literature group of MNNIT. 

As far as your options are concerned, MNNIT is known for its top notch education in CSE. It is one of the best colleges in India for a CSE program. Also, the placements offered at MNNIT are quite impressive, especially for its CSE branch.

According to me, you should choose CSE at MNNIT over IT at NIT Surathkal.

Let me share with you some important details about these courses/institutes-

1. NIT Durgapur is a residential campus so you’ll get ample exposure during your undergraduate studies. On the other hand, JU doesn’t even offer IT on its main campus.
2. NIT DGP is an Institute of National Importance. This makes it more significant on a national level.
3. NIT Durgapur is seeing a growing number of recruitments in its CSE branch. Startups visit the campus with interesting offers for CSE students.
4. The student community of NIT Durgapur is more diverse.
5. NIT DGP has no political interference. JU, on the other hand, is heavily influenced by state politics.
6. In terms of extracurricular activities, JU is a better choice.
7. The CSE/ECE departments of NIT DGP lack good infrastructure, have inconsistent course structure and content, and have a low teacher-student ratio. These departments lack quality research work.
8. Phd.s in the CSE department of NIT Dgp are low in number.
9. But NIT DGP carries the much-valued ‘NIT’ tag.

That being said, I feel you are at a very early stage of narrowing down your goals and aspirations to this extent. Enter your UG with an open mind, and an aim for self-discovery. Right now, you have a picture in mind of doing an MBA. But I don’t think you have a proper idea of the different specializations in this degree. 

You should have made a clear decision by the end of your 3rd year. Before that, pursue internships and discover your field of interest. Right now, look for the institute that will offer you the best technical education and the best future prospects.

Honestly, there isn't any major difference between CSE and IT branches as both are related to computers. The job opportunities are almost similar. So, you should prioritize college over branch in your case. NIT Surathkal is much better than MNNIT Allahabad and this can be further understood through the points below

Location: NIT Surathkal has an advantage over NIT Allahabad due to its location near Bangalore, the IT hub of India. Most Bangalore-based companies firstly visit NITK Surathkal. Last year major companies like Microsoft, DE Shaw, Uber, Amazon, Oracle and visited the campus last year.

Coding Culture: Recently 23 students from NIT Surathkal were selected for Google Summer of Code (GSOC) which is 4th Highest in the World. It has secured 13th Rank in the ICPC Asia Contest which is the highest ranked of all NITs. NIT Surathkal is the only single NIT that became a finalist in the ACM ICPC World Contest.

Academics: Every year students win International awards proving that their academics are better than MNNIT Allahabad. 

Campus Life: The campus life of NITK Surathkal is also better than NIT Allahabad as NITK Surathkal has a private beach with a lush green campus of 300 acres and its fest Incident is the largest Cultural event in South India

Placements: Refer to the table below for comparison of placement statistics

In all, NIT Surathkal seems to be a much better option than MNNIT Allahabad after considering various factors.