For placements, IIIT Lucknow will be bast. But if you are interested in Mechanical then MNNIT Allahabad will be a better option. Although you should keep in mind that from the future perspective Mechanical will be a risky choice. Jobs are very less in the core sector and the package will be less. The competition is also quite high in both the public and private sectors.

Here are the recent placement statistics of the institutes.

But in the case of the CSE branch, you will surely get a job with a decent package. You can also change jobs between different companies as there are many opportunities available as IT is a booming sector at present.

I have got a few of my close friends studying in these institutes, here are some points according to their experience.

• Campus & Facilities- IIIT Lucknow being a new campus needs time to fully function and for good sports facilities. IIT Guwahati has a permanent campus and welly developed sports facilities.

• Infrastructure- Labs of IIIT Guwahati are well established and all the types of equipment you need for practicals and research are there.
• Location- The IIIT Lucknow area is being developed so you will only find rubble there while near the IIITG construction of IT Park will boost the internships and placements of IIITG.
• At IIIT Guwahati you will gain good industrial knowledge other than the academic part.
• Placements- CSE at IIIT Guwahati has good placements than IIIT Lucknow.

Recent Statistics:

CSE at IIIT Guwahati is a better option because of the placements and permanent campus.

I have got a few of my friends studying in new IIITs. Based on their experience, I am mentioning some factors which are worth noting.

IIIT Lucknow and Kota are more or less the same. However, IIIT Lucknow is not at the same level as IIIT Allahabad, and can not surpass other reputed IIITs in just few years.

Regarding worthy of money, yes they are good indeed. An institute should provide good education, good campus life, and good prospect. New IIITs like Kota and Lucknow, for now, can only provide good education and good prospect but not good campus life and facilities.

Placements:

IIITs are good institutes better than many NITs and private colleges. Some of them have very good placements too but regarding the worth of money in terms of placements maybe but in terms of facilities or campus life it is a clear no.

If you’re looking for good campus life too then, in a similar cut off you can consider Gwalior(IT) or Jabalpur (CSD) or you can look for mediocre NITs.

You should apply for IIIT Jabalpur without any second thoughts because IIIT Lucknow still needs some time to prove itself. It has no infrastructure and facilities that can be considered at par with IIIT Jabalpur or other such IIITs for that matter. Even the cutoffs of both the colleges clearly depict the scenario that they currently have in regards to student preference.

The Placement reports for both institutes are given in the table below:

You will find students bragging about last year’s placements at IIIT Lucknow but still, you simply cannot trust an institute that was founded 6 years back and has no proper infrastructure and alumni status. It can definitely become a good institute if it follows its current path but that will require some time.

On the other hand, IIIT Jabalpur has had great records of CSE placements and comparatively lot better infrastructure than IIIT Lucknow (260 acres). Also, the campus size of IIIT Jabalpur tells a lot about the vision that the institute has to grow and expand.

At last, the decision depends upon you and how you work upon your skills and passion to be among the best coders/programmers of the college you get enrolled in.

I have friends studying at both IIIT Lucknow and NIT Patna, and according to their first-hand experience, IIIT Lucknow is the better choice here. Here’s what you need to know.

• Curriculum: IIIT Lucknow has a great curriculumin terms of syllabus, classes, and coding culture. The competitive environment drives you to excel in every field.
• Facilities: You will get high-tech facilities in IIIT Lucknow designed for engineering and coding. Events like Hackathons and other tech fests are equivalent to IIIT Allahabad.
• Placements: My friend who completed his B.Tech from IIIT Lucknow experienced that your placement highly depends on how much you use online videos, courses to excel in your respective branch. Overall you need to be active and focus on improving your skills which might help you grab decent job packages. Moreover, the highest CTC recorded to 43 LPA while the average CTC is 18.4 LPA.

Check out some of the reasons why you shouldn’t choose NIT Patna.

• Poor infrastructure: Unfortunately, the institute is not making much effort to improve facilities, organizing tech events. This is because they are currently focusing on the construction of the new campus of NIT Patna at Bihta near IIT Patna which is bound to be completed by 2024.

• Poor accommodation: You will have to adjust to double or triple seater rooms because you won’t get a single-seater room in all of your 4 years. Also, the PG options are not good in the surrounding area.

• Poor mess food: Just like the infrastructure, the Hostel Mess Committee is too reluctant to improve food quality in spite of knowing everything. Also, you won’t get any good quality restaurants nearby or any online food ordered after 10 pm.

• Outdated curriculum: Institute is still following the old curriculum and has outdated labs. Even the Classrooms are too outdated with broken benches and no Projectors are used to teach.

• Lack of extracurricular: There is a lack of proper clubs, sports facilities, tech-fests, and coding culture.

Overall, ECE at NIT Patna is not a good option. Go for CSE IIIT Lucknow any day for a great curriculum, great facilities, great location, and great placements. Also, the CSE branch gets you more chances of better placements in most colleges in India.

Having friends in both the colleges, I can say that MNIT Jaipur and IIIT Lucknow are equally good in their own ways. If you get a chance in any of these colleges, go for it.

Apart from getting admission in any one of either the only thing which would give you trouble is which field to choose? But, I would like to say that whatever field you choose, if you work hard and be honest with your studies you will land in a better place.

• But answering your question with rank 11803 in the JEE Main; I would like to say that MNIT Jaipur is a much better college than IIIT Lucknow.
• If you ask me, nowadays the trend and placement of MNIT Jaipur are on par. But, if you are really interested in CSE then definitely look for CSE or IT in well-established IIITs.
• And with the rank of 11803, you might have a chance to get into old IIITs or TIER 2 NITs.

And talking about IIIT Lucknow, Their campus just started functioning in 2020. Earlier IIIT Lucknow runs from IIIT Allahabad campus.

Further, getting a job in core trade is very difficult to go to IIIT Lucknow but do check the infrastructure and previous year placement record of IIIT otherwise join MNIT Jaipur in mechanical without any second thought.

Few of my close friends attend IIIT Lucknow and according to them, the new and permanent campus is still not that well developed. If you are looking for good college life at IIIT Lucknow, you will be disappointed. There is no canteen and fests.

Yes, there is an academic building and hostels but you will not get the exposure you are looking for. The faculty is not that great either. The placements are also not that impressive and most faculty are IIIT Allahabad graduates.

It will be better if you join any other old NIT or other colleges which is much better than IIIT Lucknow.

The fee structure for the B.Tech program at IIIT Lucknow is the same for all candidates. Check the following to know the details:

Due to the ongoing COVID situation, IIIT Lucknow will not charge the hostel fee, mess charges, electricity and water charges for 1st semester. After that, you will be required to pay it.

You can pay this fee by making a draft in the name of "IIITS Lucknow" payable at Allahabad. Hope this description will be of use to you.