Which one should I choose, IIIT Kota or IIIT Guwahati?

Both the IIITs are among the newly established IIITs which still have a long way to achieve the same level of big IIITs like Hyderabad. I have friends from both of these institutes who are currently pursuing their B.Tech.

According to them, both the colleges offer good quality education and compares neck to neck. Here’s how:

• Academics: As both of them are IIITs, the quality of academics and curriculum is great.
• Campus placements: Both IIIT Kota and IIIT Guwahati share similar placement patterns with last year’s highest package of 10 LPA for the CSE batch. You can say that both of them have mediocre placement records and a non-existent coding culture.
• Infrastructure: Guwahati takes the trophy because of its newly completed permanent campus. On the other hand, IIIT Kota still doesn’t have its own permanent campus and is estimated to be ready by 2024. It is currently running at NIT Jaipur’s campus.
• Location: This factor totally depends on where you are from. For someone who is from the Eastern half of the country, IIIT Guwahati is the best choice. Similarly, people belonging to the Western and half, IIIT Kota is good enough. There is no need to travel from across the country for these equally ranking institutes.

Overall, both of the IIITs are new and struggling with a lot of factors like placements, lacking coding culture and facilities. Nevertheless, IIIT Guwahati has a slight edge over Kota because of its permanent campus if the location is not a problem for you. However, better not to opt for either of these colleges unless you have a JEE rank between 15–25k, and don’t have greater options nearby.