Which one is better: NIT Srinagar or JMI?

NIT Srinagar is known to have the best minds in the country, with a NIRF rating of 67. JMI is featured at 10th position among the top ten universities category under the NIRF rating. It had also jumped up 2 places from 12th position last year.

Academics:

• NIT Srinagar offers BTech, MSc, and MTech in different specializations. The college also offers Ph.Ds in 10 disciplines.

• BTech, BBA, BCom, BArch, MBA, MTech, MPhil, Ph.D. are some of the popular courses offered by JMI.

Infrastructure:

• NIT Srinagar offers a good infrastructure with Lab, Library, Hostel, and sports complexes. WiFi connectivity in the college is another plus point to its environment.

• JMI also has a good infrastructure with hotels, an auditorium hall, a cricket stadium, and a library.

Collaborations:

• NIT Srinagar is one of the pioneer education institutions providing engineering courses in India. It has signed an MoU with the National School of Engineering, Sfax Tunisia, to exchange academic activities.

• JMI office of International Relations facilitates collaborations and transfer of knowledge through MoUs with other universities. Academic delegations visit Jamia for funding scholarships to students of this university.

Placements:

The placement highlights for 2019-20 at the institute are as follows.

• NIT Srinagar has a placement rate of 60-70%, with the highest package of ?8.7 LPA offered to students. Placements for CS/IT students are 90%. Microsoft, ONGC, NTPC, Wipro, Zomato, ABB, Indian oil, Samsung, JCC NTPC, IOCL, TCS, L&T, Lloyd, etc are some of the top recruiters at the institute.

• On the other side, the recruitment percentage at JMI is 60-70%. Courses like mass communication hold high employment among the roles offered by recruiters. Top recruiters at the institute include Rasich Group, Nestle, PepsiCo, Amazon, HCL, L&T, Siemens, etc.

Faculty:

NIT Srinagar and JMI both the institute have well-qualified faculties with years of experience in teaching and industry.

Internship:

• Students at NIT Srinagar are offered internships from BSNL and several other local companies in Delhi.

• About more than 80% of students in JMI get internship opportunities. PepsiCo, Surya hotel, BHEL, Microsoft, etc are the companies offering internships to students at JMI.

While JMI is a central university that provides the best content to the students, on the other side, it is easy to get an off-campus interview call if one is from NIT. Hence students should see both pros and cons while making a choice.