NIT Durgapur is one of the top engineering colleges in India and ranked 46th by NIRF 2019. On the other hand, HBTU or HBTI Kanpur has been ranked 166th by NIRF 2020. HBTI Kanpur is AICTE approved and affiliated to AKTU.
Given below is a comparison of the CSE program offered by NIT Durgapur and HBTI Kanpur.
Categories |
NIT Durgapur |
HBTI Kanpur |
Ranking (NIRF) |
46 |
166 |
Intake |
Around 900 |
Around 617 |
Course duration |
4 years |
4 years |
Fees (1st year) |
INR 1.49 lakh |
INR 1.35 lakh |
Criteria |
10+2 in science with 75% marks |
10+2 in science with 75% marks |
Entrance Exam |
JEE-Main |
JEE Main/UPSEE |
JEE Main cutoff for CSE in 2019 |
17031 |
14573-24173 |
Placement Record |
85% |
75% |
No. of students placed. |
78 |
53 |
No. of recruiters |
90+ |
45 |
Highest package |
INR 32.54 LPA |
INR 37 LPA |
Average package |
INR 9.09 LPA |
INR 6.8 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Amazon, CTS, PwC, etc |
Microsoft, Tata Motors, TCS, IBM, Oyo Rooms, etc |
The fees of HBTI Kanpur are lower than NIT Durgapur for the CSE course. However, from the placement perspective, NIT Durgapur is better. Most of the companies hire students from NIT’s and IIT’s; hence there is an advantage of pursuing CSE from NIT Durgapur. NIT Durgapur has alumni working in top MNCs like Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc. Also, the NIT brand name has more value and offers many opportunities.