The Neotia University located in Kolkata has been awarded as the 'Symbol of Excellence in Education and Skilling India's Future by the Economic Times. It was also awarded the title of 'Best Emerging Private University in India' by Praxis Media Private Limited. The university offers degrees in Engineering, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, and lots more.

Brainware University is a private college situated in Kolkata. The University is approved by UGC, AIU, and DSIR and has been recognized by PCI, BCI, and WBNC. It has been ranked 67th based on faculty and placements. It offers B.Tech, B.Pharm, BA, B.Sc, BBA, BCA, and B.Com courses at the UG level.

Computer Science Engineering at Brainware University

Admission: 

• The basic eligibility criteria for admission to CSE at Brainware University 60% in class 10 examinations and 55% in class 12 examinations.
• The selection criteria for B. Tech in CSE at this university are required to qualify for the WBJEE examinations along with JEE Mains and must have secured 45% marks in PCM for the class 12th examination
• Also, the selections are made on the ranking that a student secures in the Brainware University Entrance Test.

Fees: The course fee for CSE at Brainware University is 390,000 in Total Fees.

Infrastructure: 

• Every department of Brainware has excellent infrastructure. The labs are well equipped with instruments to be able to meet the needs of the students, research scholars, faculty members, and staff. 
• The students are provided with every latest technology that is needed to carry out their coursework smoothly.

Placement: 

• CSE has a placement record of 80%. Companies such as PwC, ICICI, TCS, Wipro Berger Paints, Capgemini, Nestle, and Reliance come for placements for ECE students. 
• The placement package offered by recruiting companies ranges between 3.5LPA and 12LPA.

Computer Science Engineering at Neotia University

Admission:

• The eligibility criteria for B. Tech in CSE is that the candidate has to have 60% marks in PCM for the class 12th examination
• The selection criteria are that the applicant must pass the TNU exam that is conducted by the university itself. Also, students need to qualify for the WBJEE exam

Fees: The course fee for CSE at Neotia University is 140,000 (first-year fee) and a grand total of 4.52 Lakhs.

Placement:

• It provides various training programs before the campus placement drive starts to learn the relevant skills required to do well in interviews.
• The placement rate is quite high with 80%. 
• The highest salary package offered in 2020 was 12.2LPA and the average package was 3.50LPA
• Companies such as Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Zensar Technologies, Poornam Infovision, Jaro Education, BYJUs, Goldman Sachs, CGI, IBM often visit the campus for recruitment

Anyone having any confusion has to which of the two is the best must-have got a clear idea of it by now for the above-mentioned comparisons.

All the Colleges are considered to be among the best colleges to pursue Computer Science in India. NIT Surathkal, BITS-Hyderabad, DTU, and DA-IICT are ranked 13 (NIRF 2020), 47 (Jagran Josh), 36 (NIRF 2020), and 111 (NIRF 2020) respectively for BTech. All the Universities offer experienced faculties from subject backgrounds and have well-equipped full-fledged laboratories to carry out academic and research works.

Admission:

BITS-Hyderabad offers a BE program for CSE. Whereas, NIT Surathkal, DTU, and DAIICT offer BTech CSE. BITS-Hyderabad accepts admission based on BITSAT scores. NIT Surathkal, DTU, DAIICT accepts admission for BTech CSE through JEE Mains.

Cut off:

The required cutoff for CSE programs at these institutions according to previous years is as follows.

Fee Structure:

The total course fee at these institutes is as follows.

• BITS Hyderabad- 16.73 lakh

• NIT Surathkal- 3.95 lakh

• DTU- 7.80 lakh

• DAIICT- 6.88 lakh

Placement:

Students of CSE at these institutes pursue their careers in different sectors of IT like Software development & Testing, Database Management, Web Technology, etc. Top recruiters at these institutes for CSE graduates are Amazon.com, Accolite, Capital IQ, Ceat Limited, Samsung, SONY, Microsoft, etc. The placement statistics for CSE at BITS, NIT-S, DTU, DAIICT are as follows.

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering in NIT-Surathkal is actively involved in various research activities and has signed various academic collaborative projects such as MoU with IBM, Intel, Leeds Metropolitan University, and others.

All these institutes have their own pros and cons. So go through the information given above and choose according to your convenience.

All of these colleges have good rankings for their BTech courses and offer good placement opportunities to their engineering students.

• MNNIT was ranked at 14 in the Top Public colleges in India 2020 by India Today and 19 for B.Tech in India 2019 by The Week.
• IIIT Allahabad on the other hand was ranked 9 by India Today and 103 by NIRF for its B.Tech Course.
• DTU has an upstanding ranking record as it was ranked at 1 by The Times Of India and 36 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech course.
• ISM Dhanbad was ranked at 13 by The Week and 12 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech Course.

A comparison is presented below to explain the factors to be considered while choosing an engineering course from these universities.

Campus Placement:

MNNIT Allahabad –

• A total of 285 companies visited MNNIT’s campus for recruitment in 2019 and out of the eligible 1174 students, 792 were placed.
• The highest package offered in 2019 being INR 36 LPA.
• The median salary offered is around INR 8 LPA.

IIIT Allahabad –

• In the recent placements, IIIT Allahabad held a 96% placement rate with the highest package offered of INR 43 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary was recorded around 12.9 LPA.

DTU –

Outlook India ranked DTU as 1 college in the placement category.

• The placement cell of DTU has a stellar record by achieving 100% placement in the previous years.
• In 2019, 323 companies visited DTU and the highest package offered was a whopping INR 1.02 Cr. (PA).
• The median salary of DTU is around 9 LPA.

ISM Dhanbad -

• IIT Dhanbad has a dedicated placement cell known as the Career Development Centre through which students have been successfully placed at various organizations including top giants such as Deloitte, Presidency University, Amazon, BYJUs Learning, Vedanta, Tesco, JCB, Infosys, Microsoft, and many more.
• The highest package offered in 2019 placements was INR 39.50 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary offered was around 8.50 LPA.

There are numerous placement and scholarship opportunities available in these colleges, however, it depends more on the student’s interest and feasibility.

NIT Surathkal is ranked 13 in India for BTech by NIRF 2020. Whereas, NIT Nagpur is ranked 27 for the same by NIRF 2020. NIT Nagpur also ranks 3rd in Maharashtra by NIRF 2020 and has collaborated with many industries and R&D organizations.

As the courses in the question are not the same it is tough to evaluate which institute will be better. Here is some of the important information about the two courses which may help you in making the decision. 

Admission:

NIT Surathkal:

The mechanical department at NIT Surathkal has produced over 4500 mechanical engineers graduates across the nation. It offers a BTech program for Mechanical.

• The essential eligibility criteria for admission is 10+2 in the science stream, with a minimum of 75% aggregate. 
• The candidates’ selection is based on the JEE Main score, and the seats are allocated through JoSAA counseling.

NIT Nagpur:

CS department at NIT Nagpur has well-qualified, motivated support staff and faculty members.

• Admission to the BTech CS program at the institute is based on the marks obtained in JEE Main. 
• The final selection is based on the JoSAA counseling round. 

Placements:

• The placement average for NIT Surathkal is 100%, whereas at NIT Nagpur the placement rate is 85%.
• The highest CTC received by the students of NIT Surathkal is INR 39 LPA. The highest CTC offered at NIT Nagpur was 52 LPA.
• The top recruiters for mechanical at NIT Surathkal are Tata Group, Godrej, L&T, Thermax, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Ashok Leyland, General Motors, etc.
• The top recruiters for CS at NIT Nagpur are Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Infosys, Dell, Deloitte, Capgemini, Thermax, ZS Associates, etc.

In terms of industry trends, CSE is in more demand than Mechanical engineering. Both the NITs are reputed and offer decent academics along with good placement opportunities. However, you should choose the stream in which you are more interested.

Both the colleges are very well reputed colleges and are very good at their respective fields. MAIT is ranked 251 for BTech by NIRF 2020. Whereas, USICT is accredited by NAAC with an ‘A’ grade.
CSE at MAIT-

This course places emphasis on all the important aspects of computers such as computer networks, mobile communication, algorithm design, operating system, advanced database systems, the theory of computation, computer graphics, etc. the department also takes the initiative to improve the soft skills, analytical capability, and verbal communication of the students so that they can face their competition in all fields with confidence.

Admission:

• To apply for this course students should pass class 12 i.e 10+2 CBSE pattern or equivalent with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks in physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

• The admission is done through JEE. The institute also conducts CET for selection. In 2019 the closing cutoff for CSE was 42615 (JEE).

• There are a total of 240 seats for CSE and BTech CSE costs around 1.10 lakhs.

Placements:

• Some of the Top companies that come for recruitment are Microsoft, Amazon, Wipro, Goldman Sachs, Infosys, Accenture, TCS, etc.

• The average placements package begins at 3.5 LPA

IT at USICT-

The IT department has been established to design and implement courses with twin objectives of generating effective professionals and to keep up the pace with the R&D activities in the field of fast emerging and changing information, communication technology. The schools main objective is to inculcate essential skills as demanded by the global software industry through interactive learning processes.

The department has highly qualified and experienced faculty who excel in their respective fields. The department also places a huge emphasis on research.

Admission:

• The eligibility criteria for IT the candidate must have passed in 10+2 with at least 60% marks.

• The examination score accepted for admission is CET.

Placements:

• Some of the tech giants that visit the campus for placements are TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Samsung, Amazon, Genpact, etc.

• The average starting package is 6-7 LPA.

Between MAIT CSE and IT at USICT the latter has a slight edge in terms of placements.

The CSE department at the Acharya Institute of Technology, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology and NMAMIT have placement rates of 49%-100% with 60-70% entrance of core companies. Admission to these institutes can be made with KCET or COMED-K scores.

The table below will highlight a comparison between the three institutes on the basis of CSE:

Other factors contributing to preference of these colleges are as follows:

Admission requirements:

Students aiming to apply to AIT, NMAMIT, or Dr Ambedkar's CSE must have 10+2 with 45-50% marks along with KCET score for all three colleges.

Placements:

• Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology has seen about 46% of recruitment by Amazon being the highest percentage of 2019. The highest package offered is 11 LPA. Another major recruiter with Ambedkar Institute is TCS.
• Acharya Institute of Technology's CSE department saw 80%-85% placement for the 2020 batch from the final year of 145 students. In 2019, the highest package offered by MuSigma Business Solutions ltd was INR 21 LPA.
• NMAMIT's CSE department saw 100% placement with international recruitments by Nutanix, Nissan Kiko, Yupiteru etc.

Special facts about the curriculum:

• The curriculum of NMAMIT and Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology is lesser due to its autonomous status and revision of syllabus every four years.
• Students willing to get placed at NMAMIT CSE should have a CGPA of 8.25 without any backlogs with 70% and above in 10th and 12th levels to be recruited by Infosys, Accenture, TCS, Cognizant, Robosoft or Tech Mahindra at an average Package of INR 3.6 LPA.

Faculty and Infrastructure:

• AIT infrastructure includes a 10,000 seater stadium; a 36,000 sq ft Acharya Learning Resource Centre, and smart classrooms; NMAMIT has the 5000 seater Sadanand Hall.
• The average experience of the faculty at Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology is 16 years- 24 years and have presented more than 30 papers as a department.