For a CSE degree, IIIT Hyderabad is definitely better. It offers better academics, exposure, and placement opportunities. The institute has an excellent coding culture. Each year many students get selected for GSoC. It’s common to see students of IIIT Hyderabad engaged in competitive coding from the first year of the course. According to the recent highlights of IIIT Hyderabad placements, students of CSE, receive an average CTC of around INR 18 LPA.
IIT Guwahati ranks 7th for engineering by NIRF while IIIT Hyderabad is ranked 43rd by NIRF. But as per recommendations provided by the US National Science Foundation, IIIT-H is the premier research institute in India for computer science engineering studies.
Category |
IIIT Hyderabad |
IIT Guwahati |
Admission |
JEE Main |
JEE Advanced |
Course Fee |
11.2 lakhs |
8.6 lakhs |
Seat intake |
140 |
100-120 |
Teacher to student ratio |
1:40 |
1:30 |
Curriculum
Both these institutes follow a rigorous academic curriculum adopting modern technologies, making the students industry ready. Topics like AI/ML/Blockchain/Data Analytics are taught which are in-demand at present, keeping up to date with the industry standards.
Placement
IIT Guwahati
IIIT Hyderabad
It is very tough to distinguish between these colleges as these are premier institutes of the nation. Infrastructurally they are almost at par with all facilities available. Faculties are highly qualified, few being involved in many government funded research projects.
Hence, it is up to the student to choose a given course in a particular college.