If you are an undergraduate student then you must stay at the hostel. Not only in IIIT Vadodara but at any institute students stay in a hostel. If you have a guardian living in a city, then you can stay with them after informing your institute. But it is up to the institute whether they give you persimmon to live outside campus.

You need not worry about the hostel as it is well equipped with all the facilities. It is advised to live there because even if you are not living in a hostel you have to pay the hostel fees.

All three universities can be looked upon through a common angle as they are located in the same geographical domain. IIIT Vadodara is a premier engineering college that offers courses in the core engineering domain while MSU & Parul University offers both engineering and managerial courses in one context. The detailed analysis regarding the colleges is as follows:

Admission

• IIIT Vadodara opens up admission for engineering courses like M.Tech, B.Tech, and Ph.D.
• MSU Vadodara offers admission to programs in different domains in arts, commerce, fine arts, journalism & communication, education & psychology, fine arts, law, pharmacy, science, social work, technology, and engineering.
• Parul University provides courses like MBA, PGDM, MCA, M. Pharma, M.Tech, MBBS, Ph.D.

Eligibility

• The eligibility criterion stands simple at 10+2 with a minimum percentage of 60% for graduate courses. JEE Mains score is also a mandatory option.
• The postgraduate criterion stands at minimum graduation percentage with CAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT/ GATE score.

Ranking

• Parul University is approved by PCI, AICTE, NBA, UGC, and MCI.
• It is among the top 100 engineering colleges in India and 2nd best engineering college in Gujarat.
• IIIT Vadodara holds a specialized ranking in engineering domains.
• MSU Vadodara is an A grade institute by NAAC.

Placements

The placement scenario can be easily understood by taking a look at the highest and lowest packages offered by institutes.

• The top recruiters are Accenture, Amazon, Microsoft, Tata Motors, SPCL, Cognizant, Byju’s, in the case of Parul University & MSU Vadodara.
• IIIT Vadodara although outperforms in the fields of software engineering, analyst positions, research engineering, and product management.
• The top recruiters here are Amazon, ICICI Bank, Zolo, TCS.

The clear cut choice will be IIIT Vadodara for engineering courses while Parul University is a sure shot choice if to go for post-graduation courses in any other domains like food technology, management, architecture, and many more. It offers industry-related curriculum.

While all three institutes are equally well established, VJTI is accredited by AICTE, Sardar Patel College of Engineering is NBA, UGC as well as AICTE approved. Lastly, IIIT Vadodra is approved by MHRD. When making a choice between the three, students can consider placements, fees, and eligibility as well as course curriculum at all three institutes. 

The following points highlight the same:

Fee structure and eligibility:

Course Curriculum:

IIIT Vadodra, CSE:

• Students will have core subjects as well as an option to choose between a variety of elective subjects including business, finance, data analytics, etc.
• Various programming languages and methods including arrays, file pointers, data structures, and paradigms are taught in the course.

VJTI Mumbai, Civil Engineering:

• The course includes topics of structural analysis, geotechnical engineering, building and drawing services, and water resource engineering.
• Choices in course electives range from geographic information system, advanced hydrology to soil dynamics, and machine foundation.

Sardar Patel College Mumbai, Civil Engineering:

• The course includes topics like communication skills, applied chemistry, engineering graphics, and applied physics.
• Students will also learn calculus, electronic devices, diode applications as well as various regulators.

Placements:

IIIT Vadodra, CSE:

• Top recruiters at the institute include Adobe, Siemens, Mathworks, Zolo, etc.
• 100% of students were placed for B. Tech CSE and an average salary of INR 6 lakhs per annum.

VJTI Mumbai, Civil Engineering:

• As of 2018, the civil engineering branch had a placement rate of 88%.
• The average salary offered is INR 7.7 lakhs per annum with top recruiters including Blue Star, Deloitte Consulting, Bajaj, etc.

Sardar Patel College Mumbai, Civil Engineering:

• 93% of students were placed as of 2019 from the civil engineering department.
• The average package offered at the institute was INR 4.2 lakhs per annum with top recruiters including Hindustan Unilever, L&T, Lodha, etc.

Placement wise, VJTI is quite well established. Students can also consider the fee parameter when it comes to making a choice between the three institutes and their interest in either course.

Universities like PDPU, IIIT-Vadodara, DAIICT, NIRMA, are the best universities in the state. All four have their advantages and few flaws. To compare we must look at every available aspect for better results.

Ranking:

• PDPU University is a member of AIU and is NAAC accredited with an 'A' grade & CGPA of 3.39 out of 4.0. It’s NIRF ranking is 55th and 1st in Gujarat.
• DAIICT is Ranked 111 according to NIRF
• Nirma University is ranked 136 according to NIRF

Admissions:

  PDPU:

• For admission in B.Tech, one must secure 45% marks in Intermediate Examination with a valid score in GUJCET and JEE Main.
• Last year cut off for GUJCET was Round 2 | rank 1489. For JEE Main it changes per year and according to university.
• A total of 180 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 9.50 lakhs.

Nirma University:

• For admission in B.Tech one must secure 45% marks in Intermediate Examination with a valid score in GUJCET and JEE Main.
• Last year cut off for GUJCET was Round 2 | rank 524. For JEE Main it changes per year and according to university.
• A total of 270 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 7.24 lakhs.

IIIT Vadodara:

• For admission in B.Tech, one must secure 75% marks in Intermediate Examination with a valid score in JEE Main.
• Last year cut off for JEE Main was Round 7 | rank 28,524.
• A total of 220 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 6.58 lakhs.

DAIICT:

• For admission in B.Tech, one must secure 50% marks in the Intermediate Examination.
• One must have cracked JEE Mains, for admission.
• A total of 18 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 7.28 lakhs.

Placement:

As these Universities are not very old, so the infrastructure is equivalent to a highly facilitated campus and mesmerizing space. Comparing the four according to these statistics, we can say IIIT-Vadodara may surpass all in a few years, but PDPU and DAIICT are not far behind. NIRMA University having larger diversity among all four is a little behind in technical courses.