Manipal University has an impressive placement of 85% for the recent year. The college prepares the student for placement activities and it is handled by Training Placement Cell. The college also offers internship opportunities in various industries like JCB, Siemens, Birla Soft, Mahindra, and a lot more. According to the NIRF ranking 2020, the university is in the rank band 151th-200th. The placement activities are held during the month of December every year.

Recruiters:

• A total of 500 companies visited the college which includes Amazon, Dell, Accenture, American Express, Wipro, Yamaha, Tata Power, and a lot more. All these companies fall under the category of Fortune recruiters.
• Companies like Oracle, Philips, Infosys, Axis Bank, TCS, Khaitan, and company, and a lot more, come under the category of prominent recruiters.
• The best part is the college has industrial collaborations with Microsoft IT Academy, IBM & Cisco research lab, Dell, Secure Meter, BOSCH, and INTEL Association. These collaborations help students to have hands-on practical learning through internships.
• Final year students have to go under 8 to 9 months of rigorous placement training and internships to work with real-life applications.

Training Placement Cell:

• A group consisting of well-experienced faculties train the final year students for the placement process.
• Students are asked to prepare their resume, have to practice on aptitude and reasoning, develop basic English language. The process slowly begins in the 6th semester.
• The cell also prepares students for higher studies like CAT, GATE, and GRE.
• Ericsson Campus Connect program for the technical enhancement of ECE students. The college has 4 placement officers and 1 executive officer.

Placement trends:

• 20% of the students were offered a package of more than INR 20 lakh, a total of 1069 students registered for the placement process, of which 803 students were placed.
• The highest package offered was INR 42.5 lakh, the average package offered was INR 6.20 lakh in the recent year.
• Placement % is increasing every year. That is 80% placement in 2018, and the highest package offered was 27 LPA.

The average package of MBA students is INR 6.8 LPA, which is quite good. Projects are an integral part of the academics at Manipal University, it not only helps in learning but students work with real-life applications. With an overall 85% placement, a student can easily get a job and secure his/her life.

One of my friends is a student of NLSIU and here is his advice on how to prepare for CLAT. 

• You can take a year break to prepare for it or blend your routine in a perfect balance to prepare for it along with your studies. Assign flexible time hours to your CLAT preparation. You should follow a very strict schedule when it comes to the preparation of CLAT. 
• Pursuing an online course while studying in any institute for cracking CLAT might be helpful. 
• Remember to invest equal hours in preparation for all the questions you will be attempting. Your hold on English should be strong. Do not forget to practice reasoning every day. 
• Updating your general knowledge and current affairs regularly is also necessary.

With strategic planning, you can do well in CLAT. 

After getting admission, there are a few things that can drag your CGPA down in the institute.

From Student’s end

• BITS Goa is a top-notch college and it is considered an achievement in itself. Most of the students come with an assured casual mindset of getting placed. This usually destroys their interest to learn.
• Zero Attendance System is followed in the institute. It is another reason for low CGPAs. Here, students are allowed to sit for exams even after not attending a single lecture. Students become casual, and this hinders their learning.
• The students give more preference to the club and department activities that distracts the students.
• Some students have a wrong attitude towards the professors, and sometimes seniors also conduct lectures.

From Faculty’s end

The grading system at BITS Goa is not up to the mark. More weightage is given to cramming which leads to poor performance of students well-equipped with practical skills.

Overall, the institute is excellent. But some of the above things can affect the grades and motivation of the students.

There are several notable alumni of the Institute of Technology, Nirma University. Be that as it may, the university is quite a bit young, so there are not many students who are hugely successful in their careers. Below are some of the notable alumni of the institute. 

• Karan Kurani (2006-2010) (M.S. from Cornell): Work at the startup called Funzi.
• Rishita Anubhai (2007-2011): She did her M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.
• Nirmit Parikh (2005-2009): He bagged himself a gold medal in under graduation with a prosperous business in the field of hydro-automation systems.
• Priyank Desai (2005-2009): Works at National Instruments.
• Takshak Desai (2006-2010): He pursued his MS from Carnegie Mellon University and had been engaged with Mathworks.
• Nisha Ganpathy (2005-2009): She had passed out from IIM-A and had been associated with Colgate-Palmolive.
• Jalaj Desai and Rushi Thakar (both 2006-2010): They passed out from IIM-A and began working at IBM Mgmt Consulting and Asian Paints respectively.
   

These are to name a few. There are various more who can be added to the list.

Instrumentation and Control engineering of NIT Trichy is a tremendously demanding branch. I have a few friends from NIT Trichy and according to them, the department is great. Except for a few of the faculties the faculty members are cooperative. 

In fact, in this branch, you will be exposed to a very healthy learning procedure. Most essentially, the department of Instrumentation and Control engineering has a broad and diversified curriculum. You can ask some of the alumni members to walk you through the subjects, electives, curriculum, and other relevant areas of concern.