It depends on what you want to do in the future. If you are interested in pursuing post-doctoral studies, then pursuing 5 years of integrated course from IIITM Gwalior has more pros than cons, thus it's totally worth it. If your aim is to pursue higher studies abroad by clearing GRE then it's better to go for a 4-year course.

IIITM Gwalior is one of the 3 institutions in India with 100% Ph.D. faculties. Ranked 100 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, IITM has overall 262 Integrated seats which are comparatively higher than other reputed institutes.

Admission:

• IIITM Gwalior accepts only JEE Main ranking for the admission process.

• Securing the rank within 7213-14442 in JEE Main will fetch admission in IIITM Gwalior.

• For general (PWD) category 347-462 bust the ranking in order to secure a seat in B.Tech + M.Tech integrated course.

• Aspirants of OBC (Non-creamy layer) must secure a rank between 3,800-6300 for the integrated B.Tech + M.Tech courses and rank of 4737-7903 for B.Tech + MBA Integrated course.

• The admission process is carried through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.

• IIITM Gwalior offers 262 seats for the integrated courses with the yearly Tuition fee of 84,325.

Campus:

• Amidst the picturesque landscape in the foothills of Gwalior fort, the IIITM campus is spread across 160 acres.

• The campus is equipped with all required facilities for the overall development of students; a huge central library, department libraries, study rooms, well-equipped labs, indoor badminton courts are few to name.

• There are 30+ labs, amazing infrastructure with air-conditioned classrooms, libraries with thousands of standard books per branch, hostel facilities, food court.

Placement statistics:

• 400+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, HCL, DELL, Paytm, Myntra.

• 90% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 14.58 LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 is 42 LPA.

• 150+ students were recruited on campus in 2020, with Infosys and Cognizant offering the maximum offers.

lITM Gwalior is best for integrated courses. But in the end, it's the student's priority which matters. The deciding factor will be the course that you are opting for and future goals.

NIT Meghalaya’s first batch had great placements not just in CSE but also in other branches. It has an awesome faculty and a great campus. Also, the tag of a NITian has a colossal worth.

If you are looking for great job opportunities, NIT Meghalaya and Nagaland will a good choice. But you should not expect dream placements. Tezpur University may offer a few IT offers but it is nowhere near NITs. You will get greater and better exposure in NITs rather than TU. For CSE, NITs have consistently had an edge over other colleges. 

Presently, going to the NITs recorded here. The best among them for CS is NIT Meghalaya. The MHRD rankings have as of now shown this reality. NIT Meghalaya is 15th among all NITs, and tops in every one of the 11 new NITs. It has even outflanked NIT Silchar.

When it comes to IITs it’s not really easy to compare them especially when these both are of the same generation.

However, if you still need to compare it is important for you to understand that an undergraduate degree is more of an exploration to discover your passion and interest. This hypothesis has been vetted by a large number of IIT graduates, IIM graduates, and many professors and IIT alums.

Let’s take a few examples for a case in point.

• Dr. Raghuram Rajan, a top IIT alum studied electrical at IIT, followed up with an MBA at IIM and then a Ph.D. from MIT to become an economist.
• Also, the TVF guy (Jeetu bhaiya from the Kota Factory) did undergrad from IIT Kharagpur only to become a comedian and actor later. Interesting isn’t it?

Flexibility:

So now that you understand the importance of flexibility and passion, IIT Gandhinagar stands out here undoubtedly. The curriculum at IIT Gandhinagar is very flexible and it allows you to study anything under the sun. This flexibility is the reason behind the success of Many IIT Gandhinagar graduates.

Apart from that, IIT Gandhinagar has the most funds among the second generation IITs. It offers around 30–40% of the batch with options to pursue foreign internships and great research opportunities.

Location:

If you compare IIT Ropar with IIT Gandhinagar, the latter takes the trophy again because it is situated in Gandhinagar which is the capital of Gujarat. The campus sits in the vicinity of CM residence, Vidhan Sabha, ambitious GIFT City project, prominent institutes such as DAIICT, NIFT, and many others.

Placement:

Placements at IIT Gandhinagar is excellent. The first CSE batch graduated in 2020. Without CSE only, firms such as Nutanix, Goldman Sachs, ITC, Barclays, etc. have been recruiting at the campus. 

Alumni:

IIT Gandhinagar has to date graduated about 600+ students from BTech and at least 80–90% of them are quite successful. You can see alums are working in firms such as Mckinsey, Microsoft in the US, Amazon, Apple, BCG, ATK, Google, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, ITC, PnG, to name a few. You can also visit the alumni portal to get an idea about it or just visit LinkedIn.

For these factors, CSE at IIT Gandhinagar is a better alternative. 

Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) offers the seat matrix for all the IIITs in India. For IIIT Allahabad, the following is the seat matrix for the academic year 2020-21:

Therefore, there are a total of 250 seats in Information Technology.

You should prepare yourself for the overall year that you are going to have. You will come to know about the academic nitty-gritty on your way. The syllabus is definitely vast as the IITs will help you develop yourself more as a person than a student.

You can find the syllabus for the first year on the official website. You will find the syllabus of different branches on their departmental pages. If you have any specific doubts you can reach out to the current students or alumni of the institute. There is an IIT Madras Freshman Forum.