What should be the preference for CS, IIIT Lucknow or IIIT Jabalpur?

You should apply for IIIT Jabalpur without any second thoughts because IIIT Lucknow still needs some time to prove itself. It has no infrastructure and facilities that can be considered at par with IIIT Jabalpur or other such IIITs for that matter. Even the cutoffs of both the colleges clearly depict the scenario that they currently have in regards to student preference.

The Placement reports for both institutes are given in the table below:

You will find students bragging about last year’s placements at IIIT Lucknow but still, you simply cannot trust an institute that was founded 6 years back and has no proper infrastructure and alumni status. It can definitely become a good institute if it follows its current path but that will require some time.

On the other hand, IIIT Jabalpur has had great records of CSE placements and comparatively lot better infrastructure than IIIT Lucknow (260 acres). Also, the campus size of IIIT Jabalpur tells a lot about the vision that the institute has to grow and expand.

At last, the decision depends upon you and how you work upon your skills and passion to be among the best coders/programmers of the college you get enrolled in.