What should I choose? IIT Dharwad electrical engineering or BITS Hyderabad MSc Mathematics + CS dual degree?

BITS Hyderabad, which is affiliated under BITS Pilani, ranked 30th by NIRF amongst top engineering colleges in India, is very well renowned for computer science. While IIT Dharwad hasn't been ranked yet by NIRF.

Fee structure and student strength:

Curriculum:

BITS Hyderabad, MSc Mathematics and CS dual degree:

• The course is a five year degree course divided into 10 semesters.
• Students learn modules from both mathematics and computer science engineering.
• Few humanities electives are also included in the first year of the course for holistic development.
• Subjects that students will learn in case of mathematics include algebra and analysis, calculus and optimisation research, etc.
• In case of the engineering equivalent of the degree, topics like database systems, programming in various languages,operating systems,ML/AI/IOT, etc. are included.

IIT Dharwad, B. Tech Electrical Engineering:

• The degree is a four year course consisting of eight semesters in total.
• The department focuses on the core topics of building physical devices, networking and control systems.
• It also encourages multi-disciplinary research including topics of computer science, chemistry, applied physics and more.
• Students are also encouraged to take up internships, research projects offered by the institute in collaboration with several other universities across the globe.

Placements:

BITS Hyderabad, MSc Mathematics and CS dual degree:

• Most students earn a median salary of INR 12 lakhs per annum.
• The highest package offered is INR 65 lakhs per annum for an international offer.
• Top recruiters include Axis Bank, Bajaj Allianz, Accenture, Accolite, CBRE etc.

IIT Dharwad, B. Tech Electrical Engineering:

• The highest package offered to EEE students was INR 12 lakhs per annum
• Average package offered was INR 6 lakhs per annum.
• Of the total students who applied for placements, 70% were placed in 2020.
• Top recruiters include Adobe, CISCO, Wipro, TCS, Infosys

While both institutes are quite well established and both BITS and IITs have a grand brand value, one can make a choice between the two based on the above mentioned parameters and their interest in the subject.