Let us go with a side by side comparison of both the colleges on the basis of the following factors: NIRF Ranking, Faculty and Placements.

NIRF Ranking: As per NIRF 2020, NIT Durgapur has been ranked 47th whereas IIITM Gwalior has been given a rank above 100.

Faculty:Having friends in both of the colleges I can share their views, and according to their personal experience the faculty at IIITM Gwalior is one of the best faculties out there in India. Also, you will get good research facilities in IIITM Gwalior.

Placements: As many of you might find this a major point while choosing colleges, you should know that NIT Durgapur offers placements for CSE branch with an average package of 6.5 lac pa and 29 lac pa being the highest package. On the other hand, there is not much data available on placements at IIITM Gwalior as CSE is a newly introduced branch.

At the end of the day, if placements are your topmost priority then NIT Durgapur is the best choice. But if you are more inclined towards research work you will need a good faculty for that, which you’ll get at IIITM Gwalior.

NIRF has ranked ABV-IIITM Gwalior at 76 among the management institutes of India in 2020. The institute offers AICTE accredited MBA courses in various specializations.

Specializations

The institute offers general MBA with 3 specializations, i.e. Human Resources, Marketing, and Finance as well as MBAs in Public Service Management and Information Technology Enabled Services Management.

Course Fee and Admission Details

The first-year course fee for MBA is 1.79 lakhs. Students are shortlisted for admission based on their CAT score which is followed by a personal interview and group discussion conducted by the college. The CAT cutoff required is around 50%. Also, a minimum of 50% is needed in graduation to apply for an MBA.

Placements

The placement highlights of 2019 reveal the average CTC offered was around 5-6 LPA and the highest CTC was 16 LPA. Top recruiters at the institute are Axis Bank, Flipkart, Google, Infosys, IBM, etc.

A 4-year CSE from IIITDM Jabalpur will be better than that of IIIT Gwalior. It is a fairly new branch at the institute and students of this branch compete with 5-year IPG steam students which are the main ruler of the institute. 

A brief comparison of the courses mentioned in the question is given below. 

If you only consider placement, Electrical at MANIT Bhopal is not comparable to CSE at IIITs. So, it will be better if you choose a 4-year CSE of IIITDM or a 5-year IPG at IIIT Gwalior.

Both IIITM, Gwalior, and IIIT, Bhubaneswar are information technology or IT institutes of our country and are approved by AICTE. The two institutes are also accredited by NAAC. In addition to this, IIIT is approved by the UGC as well. NIRF has ranked IIITM and IIIT Bhubaneswar at 100 and 201 respectively for engineering.

Admission:

• B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, Ph.D., B.Tech. + MBA, etc. are the popular courses offered by IIITM. Whereas, IIIT Bhubaneswar is best known for its B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D., PG Diploma courses.

• The admission to both these institutes is based on past academic performance of the students as well as relevant entrance examination scores.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

IIITM: The institute offers hostels with modern facilities, labs, lecture theatres, libraries, computational facilities, auditorium, sports, yoga, canteen, common room, etc. It hosts a number of cultural events throughout the academic year.

IIIT: The 23 acres campus offers labs, classrooms, a central library, hostel, faculty residences, sports, IT facilities, etc. The second phase of construction is going on presently.

Scholarships:

IIITM: IIITM scholarships are provided to meritorious students who fulfill some criteria, such as scoring a certain GPA, and maintain the terms and conditions for availing it.

IIIT: Tuition fee waiver schemes, education loans, government scholarships, AICTE scholarships, domicile scholarships, monthly stipend, etc, are offered.

Placement Statistics:

IIITM:

• 90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.

• The highest and average packages offered were 42 LPA and 14.58 LPA, respectively.

IIIT:

• Graduates were placed in companies such as DELL, TCS, E&Y, Infosys, etc.

• The highest package offered was 8.5 LPA by DELL.

Alumni:

IITM: Notable alumni of the institute include Abhishek Kishore Gupta (Partner: KPMG India), Anil Choudhary (Data Scientist), Aditi Bansal (Program Management Associate: Adobe), and Naveen Sharma (Scientist).

IIIT: The IIIT Bhubaneswar Alumni Network, started in 2017, helps the alumni of the institute to connect and network, organize social events, career guidance, etc.

Both IIITM and IIITB are well-known institutions and offer decent placements. However, which will be better for you, you should decide that.

IIITM Gwalior is an autonomous Institute of National importance. It was built and developed in an area of about 160 acres.

• Talking about the hostels, they are taken care of and hygienically maintained as well. The corridor area, mess, and bathroom areas are cleaned and sanitized by the staff on a daily basis.
• The students are allocated single and double occupancy rooms and it depends on their luck because the rooms are distributed by the officials on the first come first serve basis.
• In a girl’s hostel, each female student is allocated a single room irrespective of the branch and year.
• The students are open to various facilities in the hostel premises such as 24x7 Unlimited access to the high-speed internet, there is a common room where table tennis, carrom board, chess are placed for students with a 42 inch LED TV for their enjoyment.

Here is the weekly menu of the hostel BH-2(Fresher's hostel) of the IIITM Gwalior - 

The above menu is charged at just Rs.11,000 for each semester. The Mess food is satisfactory. It is neither too good nor too bad. Sometimes the food is amazing and on some days students will not like it at all.

IIITM Gwalior offers excellent educational facilities. It has been ranked in the 100 positions by the NIRF. Whereas, it has been ranked 53rd for Engineering by JEE cutoff 2019.

The college offers various courses such as B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, Ph.D., and dual degree courses. Here are a few admission details of the college for various courses.

B.Tech Admissions:

• Duration of course: 4 years. The college offers a specialization in computer science.

• The students who wish to apply for this course have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria which are JEE Mains score with 75% of marks in 10+2 in PMC.

M.Tech Admissions:

• Duration of the course: 2 years. There are 4 specializations including Advance Network, Information Security, VLSI, and Digital Communication.

• Eligibility: BE/B.Tech + GATE. Also, the students should maintain a CGPA of 6.5/10.

MBA Admissions:

• Duration of the course: 2 years.

• Specializations in MBA are General MBA(Human Resources and Marketing Finance), MBA in ITES, MBA in Public Management & E-Governance.

• Eligibility: BBA or any other equivalent degree with at least 50% aggregate. You get admission based on the performance in the entrance test CAT and personal interview.

Dual Degree Admissions:

• This course is for 5 years. It usually comprises both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

• The college offers integrated courses related to engineering fields.

• The specializations include B.Tech + M.Tech in IT and B.Tech in IT + MBA.

• Eligibility: 10+2 with 75% marks and JEE Mains.

Ph.D. Admissions:

• The college offers a Ph.D. in the field of IT, Management, and Applied science.

• The college accepts students based on a Master’s degree in the relevant discipline and through interviews.

This is all about the admission details of the college. Choose the course you wish to learn and make sure you are eligible for the course.