First of all, a special mention of the superb 24×7 LAN and Wi-Fi connection at the NIT Arunachal Pradesh campus. Considering the small campus of NIT Arunachal Pradesh overall has a great internet connection. 

The batch my friend had belonged to was the second batch of the institute. The internet connection was worked upon when he was in his second year. It was smooth up till his 7th semester. After that, the college had made certain rules which he or his batch-mates weren't accustomed to. 

The postgraduate students were given a 20GB pack every month. On the other hand, a pack of 10GB of the internet was given to undergraduates to utilize each month. Now every tv-series had to be downloaded one episode per day. 

Something else worth mentioning here is the learning curve. Technical and cultural festivals took place once in a Blue Moon here, simply because it was a new institute- but, my friend's batch introduced ADDOVEDI 2012, which was a technical festival along with ATULYAM 2013 which was the first-ever cultural festival of NIT Arunachal Pradesh. 

The major festival events that took place was under my friend who happened to be the head coordinator of most of them. He still mentions how he had learnt so many things from the fest. Four competitions were included in THEATRIX, which was one of the events my friends took part in. Several interesting activities followed one after another. 

To sum it up - it was Brilliant. My friend's batch also carried out the first-ever party for the seniors. It was a farewell party which was, of course, co-hosted by my friend.

A few of my friends are alumni from IIIT Allahabad. The scope of the Dual Degree BTech + MTech course is good.

• For the first 3 years of the course, the curriculum is exactly the same. All the students (Dual Degree as well as BTech) attend the same classes, sit for the same exams, get the same results together. However, from the fourth year onwards, the specialization courses start.

• Once you complete the dual degree course, you will be eligible to sit for the same placement rounds as BTech guys. The results of which depend entirely on your knowledge & skills you have acquired during last 4-5 years.

• However, Dual Degrees will especially help you if you are interested in R&D areas.

The only reason that the cutoff is a little bit lower for Dual Degree courses is that many of you might be hesitant to spend one extra year in college. But for a college like IIIT Allahabad, it is worth spending an extra year. Sadly, in 2018 the 5-year dual degree courses were disbanded due to some administrative instability.

My brother scored 428 in 2015, and he was qualified for the CSE branch, but instead, he chose ME. In the current situation, a score of more than 440 is required to obtain a spot in CSE.

Because the cut-off for each year varies, it's difficult to specify what the minimum marks are required for CSE.

You can check the cut-off stats for CSE in the last few years in the table below. 

Hope this gives you some idea about the cutoff required for CSE at IET Lucknow. 

One of my cousins is a student of IIM Indore. Let me share his experience which might give you a basic idea. 

He says that you can definitely leave the IPM program after the initial 3 years, but it will not reap benefits at the end of the day. Your choice can allegedly become futile.

You can undeniably leave following the initial 3 years of the IPM program, but because it is an integrated 5-year course, you are not supposed to receive any sort of certification or testimonial after the completion of the first 3 years of your study program. 

You will significantly have to leave with an IGNOU degree and 3 years of IPM education that is not vitally certified or even recognized. Leaving a course midway will definitely not be helpful, since the only accessible certification you will go on to receive is from IGNOU. It can possibly be extremely difficult to further acquire admission in any other renowned B-school following your dropout. Thus, leaving mid-course is not highly recommended.