NIRF has chosen the top engineering colleges category for the 2022 NIT rankings. 

NIT Calicut has a 31 NIRF Ranking in 2022 and a 56.66 NIRF Score, while NIT Kurukshetra has a 50 NIRF 2022 Ranking and a 50.11 NIRF Score.

The highest CTC at NIT Calicut was INR 67.6 LPA, while the average CTC was INR 12.1 LPA. So far, 1138 students have been placed. The placement drive attracted over 200 recruiters. During the placement drive, top recruiters such as Accenture, Amazon, Bajaj Auto, CGI India, Capgemini, Big Basket, DE Shaw, and others visited the campus.

The highest package offered during NIT Kurukshetra placements 2022, according to media reports, was INR 51 LPA. Every year, the institution strives to achieve a higher percentage of placements, providing all necessary facilities and internships to students for a better future and career selection.

Thus, NIT Kurukshetra CSE is better than NIT Calicut CSE.

It's tough to choose between MNIT Jaipur Civil, NIT Hammirpur ECE, EE, or NIT Kurukshetra EE. The answer depends on your interests alone. However here are a few things you would like to consider

• Interest : This may not be the best criteria to determine the right branch because engineering students are mere class 12 pass-outs having no knowledge outside their PCM syllabus.
• Placements : If you are after hefty packages, then you will have to prioritize branch over college. Here is the preference order you can follow CSE>IT>Mech=ECE>EE>Civil
• Government jobs : If you are willing to work in the government sector or PSU, then NIT Kurukshetra is the right place for you. A lot of PSUs visit the institute every year. But here choice of branch and college both matters. The choice of the branch for this should be Mech>Civil>EE>ECE.
• Civil Services Preparation: If you are planning to prepare for Civil services, then choose NIT Kurukshetra over NIT Hamirpur because the workload is less and you will get a lot of free time to study. You can go for branches like civil, electrical, and mechanical.
• MBA : If you are planning to pursue an MBA then your branch doesn't matter. What matters is the brand of the college you hail from. NIT not only provides the NIT tag but also gives you enough time to prepare for the CAT.
• MS/Mtech/Research : If you want to pursue a career in research, or pursue an MS from a foreign university, then choose ECE. This field has a lot of scope in terms of research. 

Ultimately, the final decision depends on your inclinations and future prospects so choose wisely. 

Let’s consider both scenarios individually to get a better understanding. YMCA CS is a decent option only if you are interested in the field because the opportunities are mostly limited to IT companies. There aren’t many options for further studies. 

However, if you go for Electrical/Civil Engineering at NIT Kurukshetra, then you can change your branch at the end of the first year depending upon your CGPA in the first year. In NIT Kurukshetra even the IT companies offer better packages than YMCA. If you are not able to change your branch you can get placed in PSUs. Electrical engineering students also get to choose their profile in their final year amongst Software, power, and control. So you have the flexibility to choose the field in which you want to get placed. You don't have to stick to the branch you took initially. This won’t be possible if you take YMCA CS. 

Here is a brief comparison of these institutes

An advantage of choosing NIT Kurukshetra over YMCA is the crowd quality and the NIT tag while YMCA offers a better location and higher growth prospects in the IT field as compared to electrical/Civil where the opportunities are limited.

So make your choice wisely!

NIT Kurukshetra is certainly a better choice than Thapar University. A private University like Thapar may look appealing from the outside with its excellent infrastructure but NIT being a government college and an institute of National Importance certainly has an edge in terms of fees, academics, facilities, and the crowd it attracts. Here are a few strong points that might convince you to choose NIT Kurukshetra 

1. Infrastructure : Most government colleges are old and have falling infrastructure that reminds you of an old building. However, the departments of each stream are well-established. 
2. Internet : NIT Kurukshetra campus has 24*7 wifi/ LAN access almost everywhere.
3. Fees : Government colleges don’t charge exorbitantly high fees like private colleges. NIT Kurukshetra fees for the first year are 1.6 Lakhs while the same for Thapar University is 4.61 Lakhs.
4. Fest : The fests organized by government colleges are at another level given the fact that they receive funds from the government for the same. Students have to pay very less for registration whereas in private colleges students have to pay a hefty sum.
5. Crowd: The government colleges have a much better and refined crowd for the simple reason that these students have worked hard to qualify for admission whereas the private colleges rarely conduct any test and just accept students for money.
6. Placements: Government colleges are visited by the best companies that offer excellent packages. Here is a difference in the placement scenario of the two colleges

Even the placement scenario is better at NIT Kurukshetra so just go for it!

You need to consider several factors before deciding the best college for yourself. Here are a few factors and the preferred choice if you give preference to that factor alone

1. Alumni : The age of the institute determines how strong the alumni network is which is very crucial for the development of the institute. In terms of the alumni network the preference order should be NIT Jaipur=NIT Kurukshetra> NIT Delhi
2. Placements: The placement scenario is somewhat similar in all the aforementioned institutes. However, NIT Delhi has a slight advantage being in Delhi. The order should be NIT Delhi > NIT Jaipur = NIT Kurukshetra
3. Faculty: In my opinion, NIT Delhi has the best professors.
4. Campus : NIT Kurukshetra and NIT Jaipur have equally beautiful campuses whereas the permanent campus of NIT Delhi is under construction.

Ultimately, the final decision depends on your personal preferences.