Among the above institutes, ABV-IIIT Gwalior is definitely the best choice for pursuing Computer Science.

The table below gives a brief comparison among the institutes.

Key highlights:

• IIITM Gwalior is the first IIIT to be established in India, thus having its own good reputation over the years.
• The campus is large (over 160 acres) consisting of a football ground, a cricket ground, a volleyball ground, a sports complex, a hospital, an academic block, an open-air theatre, and a lot of other things inside.
• It has a much better infrastructure than IIIT Sonepat.
• All faculties in IIIT Gwalior have a Ph.D., which is the minimum qualification. This makes it evident that the teaching capabilities are quite good.
• Placements are exceptionally well in IIIT Gwalior, with the highest package being 28 LPA to date.

So, IIITM Gwalior is the definite choice among the three IIITs mentioned, considering the overall facilities, placement, and infrastructure.

PDPU ranks 55th in the engineering category according to NIRF. While Charusat ranks in the 150-200 band.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both institutes:

Faculty

Charusat

• The faculty members hold research papers and patents published to their names in the fields of AI, automated system and securities. 
• Also they are enthusiastic in conducting workshops and industry training sessions in college for students.

PDPU

• It includes Faculty members from esteemed institutions like IITs, who share their effervescent experience in terms of knowledge imparted. 
• The teacher to student ratio is 1:30. 
• Some teachers are also lauded with the highly esteemed Padma Vibhushan award.

Internship opportunities

Charusat

• Out of the 120 students, more than 25% students bag internship opportunities in the pre-final year to secure PPOs. 
• Companies like Tatvasoft Technology, Bacanvy Technology and Crest Data System are few of the top organisations to hold internship drives. 
• Besides corporate internships, MCT College provides internships in government projects.

PDPU

• CSE course students bag internship offers at Infosys, Reliance and TCS. 
• The selection rate over here is as high as 35%.

Placements:

Charusat

• The major recruiters are TCS, Byjus, Einfochips, Thomas Reuters and Infosys amongst 20 others. 
• The domains in which the placements are offered are Big data developing, backend developing, programming and project manager, analyst.

PDPU

• TCS, IBM, ONGC, Airtel and Infosys are top recruiters of the university.
• Job roles like Backend developer, Product Manager and Program developer are available to the students.

Students should make a choice on the basis of their interests and after properly analysing the pros and cons of each college. Both these institutes aim at providing the best quality education and curate innovative minds.

SVNIT and IIITDM are well-known institutes in India. Both institutes have been ranked by NIRF 2019 Rankings. SVNIT was ranked at58 while IIITDM Jabalpurat 75 among top colleges in India. Listed below are some factors to analyze both institutes:

Admission:

SVNIT Surat

• To be eligible for admissions at SVNIT for B.Tech Electrical Engineering, the applicant must be passed 10+2 with PCM compulsory subjects and aggregate of minimum 50%. The candidate should be JEE Main qualified.
• For M.Tech Electrical Engineering, the candidate needs to be GATE qualified and have a B.Tech/ B.E degree with a minimum of 60% for the general category and 55% for the reserved category.

IIITDM Jabalpur

• For B.Tech CS admissions at IIITDM Jabalpur, the selection criteria are based on JEE Mains and the candidate should be passed with minimum 50% marks with physics and chemistry as compulsory subjects.
• For M.Tech, the selection criteria are the GATE score and the candidate must have a B.Tech degree with a minimum of 55% marks.

Tabulated below is a brief fact about the institutes:

Placements:

SVNIT Surat

• For placement in electrical engineering, a wide range of companies ranging from multinational companies, national giants, and non-core companies visit SVNIT.
• Emerson, Ericsson, Schneider Electric, Phillips, TATA Power, Godrej, Reliance Jio, and Infosys are some of the giant recruiters at the institute.
• For the academic year 2017-18, overall, 503 undergraduate students were placed with a median salary ofINR 667000, whereas 109 postgraduate students were placed with a median salary of INR 534000.

IIITDM Jabalpur

• The students graduating from 2020 batch has already received around 177 job offers which include 149 full-time offer and 28 pre-placement offers. 3 students from the CS department took the highest pay package of INR23 lakhs and 15 other students received offers close to paying packages of INR15-14 lakhs.
• Reliance Jio, Amazon, Microsoft, Yantriks, LensBricks, Samsung R&D, and 1mg is the giant corporate recruiters of the institute.

In SVNIT for electrical placements are few (40%), also the companies which visit for electrical students are primarily for the IT department, and they offer the lowest packages. Whereas placement records at IIITDM Jabalpur are wonderful, more than 95 percent of the students in the computer science got placed with good salary packages.

SASTRA is a deemed to be University located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. It has been ranked 37 by NIRF 2020. Whereas, Velammal Institute of Technology is a private college affiliated to Anna University and is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is AICTE approved and has been accredited by NAAC ‘A’ grade. It has been ranked 93 for engineering by Times 2019.

CSE from SASTRA:

Fee Structure: INR 6.20 lakhs

Admission criteria:

• The minimum eligibility is12th with at least 60% with subject combination Physics, Mathematics.

• For admission, JEE Mains rank is considered.

• 70% of seats are filled on the basis of 12th marks and JEE Mains.

• The remaining 30% of seats are filled on the basis of marks obtained in the 12th.

Placements:

• Internship opportunities: Almost 50% of students received internship opportunities in companies like Microsoft, Wipro, TCS, Zoho, etc.

• Top recruiting companies: PayPal, Amazon, Microsoft, Ashok Leyland, Biocon, Accenture, Alcatel, Cognizant, Cisco, Capgemini, ICICI, IGATE, Jet Airways, Wipro, TATA ELXSI, Ramco Systems, Mahindra and Mahindra, Johnson Johnson, and many more.

• Top roles offered: Software developer, Data Analyst, Customer Support, Software engineer, System engineer.

• The placement rate is 95% with the highest package of INR 20 lakhs. The average salary is INR 8 lakhs and the median salary is 3.5 lakhs.

CSE from Velammal Engineering College:

Fees: INR 2.45 lakhs

Admission criteria:

• 12th with minimum 45% (40% for backward classes) with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or candidates should have passed any one of the vocational subjects (Draughtsman Civil, Auto Mechanic, Textile Technology, General Machinist, Electronic Equipments) with any of the subjects from Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics.

• Admission is based on the performance of the students in the TNEA exam.

Placement scenario:

• Top recruiting companies: Ameex, Amazon, ASAHI, CSS Corp, Zoho, Unitech, Verizon, SYNTEL, Robert Bosch, Kotak Insurance, MBIT Wireless, IBM, Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, MRF, and many more.

• The top roles offered are Business Analyst and Software Engineer.

• The placement rate is around 90% with the highest salary of INR 10.5 lakhs. The average salary is INR 3.6 lakhs while the median salary is INR 3.4 lakhs.

In terms of placement as well as the ROI, SASTRA is better than Velammal Engineering College. Since it is a deemed university, it provides better opportunities.

IIIT Nagpur is way better than VIIT Pune on the basis of overall performance including faculty, placement, and other activities. Both the institutes have collaboration with many reputed research institutes like TIFR, IUUCA, and various Electronics and IT industries from India as well as other countries.

Faculty:

VIIT Pune has 30 highly qualified faculty members for computer engineering whereas the department of electronics and communication at IIIT Nagpur have proficient faculties along with the several visiting professors from VNIT.

Laboratory:

The laboratories are well equipped at both of the institutes for computer engineering and electronics and communication engineering. But IIIT Nagpur upgrades their laboratories for electronics and communication from time to time to provide high-end computational and electronics facilities.

Admission process:

The admission process is based on academic records and entrance examination scores.IIIT Nagpur takes admission through JEE Mains whereas, VIIT Pune accepts both JEE Main score and MHT-CET scores. The JEE Mains closing cutoff for the programs in 2019 is as follows.

• ECE at IIIT Nagpur- 35236

• CSE at VIIT- 2648

The intake for B.Tech Computer Engineering at VIIT Pune is about 180 whereas at IIIT Nagpur intake for the B.Tech Electronics and communication program is 120.

Course fee:

The course fee for B.Tech in computer science engineering at VIIT Pune is 1.5 lakhs per year and at IIIT Nagpur for B.Tech ( Electronics and communication engineering) the course fee is about 2.35 lakhs per year.

Placement:

Both VIIT Pune and IIIT Nagpur have their own training and placement cell. They help students to prepare for placement by conducting Aptitude training, tests, and GD/PI.

VIIT Pune-

• According to the placement statistics of 2019, the highest and lowest CTC offered to the CSE students was 15 lakh and 2.4 lakh.

• Top recruiters are Accenture Ltd, TCS, Wipro, Mindtree, Bajaj Auto, Infosys, Cognizant, etc.

IIIT Nagpur-

• The placement highlights of 2020 show the highest CTC and average CTC received by the students was 20 LPA and 8.5 LPA.

• Major recruiters at the institute are TCS, CleverTap, Wiley NXT, Virtusa, L & T InfoTech, Siemens, Arm technology, etc.

It is difficult to compare two institutes for two different courses. As a course, CSE has better opportunities than ECE. However, you should choose the course you are more passionate about and the institute according to that.

PES University ranked 6th among the top 50 private State Universities in India in 2019 by Outlook India. It has also ranked 26th for MBA by Times 2020. MHRD has marked BITS Goa as an “Institute of Eminence” in 2020. It is also recognized as NAAC ‘A’ grade institute. Here are some of the major factors that will help you decide which option is better for you and why.

Course Details:

PES University- Around 720 seats are available at PES University for Computer Science. The minimum eligibility is KCET and PESSAT. The average course fee remains around 13 Lakh. The course duration is 4 years.

BITS Goa-

• In order to pursue M. SC in Economics from BITS Goa, students have to pass 10+2 and have a B. SC degree from any recognized university with a minimum of 55% in their major paper.

• Also, aspiring students have to qualify BITSAT in order to be eligible to take admission for this course at BITS Goa.

The course fee remains around 7 Lakh. This course takes 2 years to complete.

Placement:

PES University-

• Students get placed by various companies including Robert Bosch Eng. & Business Sols, Sapient, Mu Sigma, L & T Tech Services LTD, Genpact, Tata Elxsi, Deloitte, Cisco, Capgemini, Wipro, Atos, and more, every year.

• The average CTC offered remains around 6.8 LPA.

• In the 2019 campus placement, the highest CTC offered was 48 LPA.

• A total of 56 companies visited the campus drive.

BITS Goa- On the other hand, students get the option to go for higher studies and pursue a Ph.D. in their future after completion of their MSC degree from BITS Goa. Apart from that, they can take up jobs in corporate fields as well.

The average package offered to BITS Goa students is 5 LPA according to the placement statistics of last year.

Both the institutions have good faculty members who are well-qualified with exceptional teaching and research experience.

CS and Economics are two completely different domains. You should choose the subject you are more passionate about and the institute according to that.