A relative of mine used to be a student of IIIT Vadodara and he is all praise for the institute. The college has improved a lot over the years and is still improving.

The coding culture of the institute is evolving by the day. The seniors as well as the faculty will enthusiastically support you. The institute is still undergoing development and may not be able to stand toe to toe with other elite institutes but the students are hopeful that someday it will.

Major companies that have participated in the placement drive are Adobe, CodeNation, DirectL, etc. Some students also ended up bagging internships during the summer break. The internships were offered by Mathworks, Amazon, Quikr, etc.

Another big names that have offered placements are PayTm. KPGM has offered placements off-campus. A few students have also interned for companies in Germany, France, and Japan.

The institute has been gaining repute and things are looking good and they will no doubt get better. My relative has no regrets whatsoever when he graduated from this IIIT Vadodara.

I have some friends at IIIT Vadodara and PDPU, so I think I can give you some information about them.

• CSE at IIIT Vadodara started 3 years before PDPU.
• PDPU has a higher expense and houses a vast campus. Since CSE was recently established, the facilities would be less compared to other colleges. College life at PDPU is more of a luxury with a high fee.
• If you are genuinely interested in learning CSE and can ignore your own campus life issue then you should choose IIIT Vadodara.
• Moreover, PDPU is not well-known outside Gujarat. Whereas IIITs are institutes of national importance and the brand value does offer certain perks.

Here’s a brief comparison of the two institutes.

Now the final decision is up to you.

All three IIITs are established by MHRD and offer an excellent education to students.

• IIIT Kurnool is one of the five fully funded IIIT by MHRD. So, IIIT Kurnool charges a little less for courses as compared to IIIT Vadodara and IIIT Una. The faculty base at IIIT Kurnool is not that great.
• IIIT Kurnool and IIIT Una do not have a permanent campus. Their temporary campus is IIIT Kancheepuram and NIT Hamirpur, respectively. On the other hand, IIIT Vadodara has a permanent campus.

Fee and Placement details of the institutes are as follows.

Out of all the above, IIT Vadodara offers the best returns on investment (ROI). Also, the placement percentage of the institute is 100%. The companies that visit the campus are Coviam, ICICI Bank, Innovaccer, Amazon, Matlab, Paytm, Coding Ninjas, TCS, Capillary Technologies, and more.

In conclusion, IIIT Vadodara offers a lot of opportunities to learn and grow with your field choice. Among the three options, IIIT Vadodara will be the best choice.

I have friends from both IIIT Vadodara and SGSITS Indore, and here is what they have to say about their CSE courses.

• IIIT Vadodara is an Institute of National Importance and has been recognized under national institutes, while on the other hand, SGSITS Indore is apparently a State Level College. That clearly means CSE in IIIT Vadodara will unarguably be better than the CS department in SGSITS, Indore. Having said that, IIIT Vadodara also has a very healthy competitive coding culture.
• At IIIT Vadodara the courses you get to learn are completely subject-related from the beginning of the first year itself. This means you will not have to learn the various other course materials of engineering like drawing, mechanical or civil engineering initially during the first few months in the institute.
• At SGSITS, initially, you have to learn the various subjects related to mechanical, civil, and others, unlike IIIT Vadodara. It is because, during the first year, the course is common for every branch. Every student is given the same study materials.
• It is important to note that studying the various course materials which are completely irrelevant to the department can rather be replaced by studying and investing more time into improving the coding skills you have, which is what is encouraged at IIIT Vadodara.
• Apart from the above factors, IIIT Vadodara has been recognized as a national institute, while in contrast, SGSITS Indore is not that recognized outside Indore and Madhya Pradesh itself.

Here are some recent statistics about the two institutes.

Thus to say, IIIT Vadodara can be a better option to choose if compared with SGSITS or any other state-level college.

Among the choices, IIIT Vadodara is a better alternative. IIIT Vadodara is established on Public-Private Partnerships based on the Government of India. It is an institute of national importance under the IIIT PPP bill.

It is running under DA-IICT which provides the best facilities at least in terms of academics. It is operated from the Govt Engg College, Gandhinagar on a temporary basis and soon will be operated from its very own campus. The permanent campus will helpful in the extracurricular domains and apart from that, all the facilities are provided at the Gandhinagar campus only.

Here is a brief overview of the two institutes.

Hope this helps you in making the decision.

Before selecting among institutes, you should decide which branch to opt for. As per the question asked, you must have an interest in both EE and CSE at the two specified institutes.

The points followed will give certain guidelines, based on which you can come to a conclusion.

• CSE has a much better placement opportunity in the private sector all over India. But for electrical engineers, there is a good scope in the government sector.
• Considering the reputation of institutes, NIT Hamirpur is a much better institute than IIIT Vadodara.
• In NIT Hamirpur, the alumni base is obviously much stronger than that of IIIT Vadodara.
• The campus life too is much better in NIT H. The only disadvantage is its location with no direct access to the city. On the other hand, Vadodara is a well-established city with proper communication to other cities. But, Hamirpur is not as bad a location as Mandi, and so is somewhat accessible.
• NIT Hamirpur has one of the most beautiful campuses in India. So, the four years of engineering are very spent inside the campus of NIT H. No one regrets being on the campus by any means.

Considering the above points, it can be deduced that EE at NIT Hamirpur is a better option, having a better college reputation and good campus life.

You should go with IIITs in any case as they are the better choice. You will be studying with some of the top students in the country who have managed to secure a rank under 35000. You will be exposed to a great study atmosphere and competition.

You cannot get this sort of exposure in local private colleges (with some exceptions) where several students get admission through management quota. Most of them are also from rich and well-to-do families who are just looking to secure a degree.

To be honest, you cannot compare an institute of national importance with a state-level private college. You should not underestimate the academics of colleges due to the absence of a permanent campus or infrastructure.

A lot of the students from these colleges have a really good caliber and the potential to gain international recognition without the support of the college administration.