What would be a better option ECE/EE from NIT Durgapur or IIEST Shibpur?

IIEST Shibpur holds rank #21 according to the NIRF ranking 2020. The admission is based on JEE Main/WB JEE scores and followed by counseling and interview. For graduate courses, GATE scores are the basis for admission.

NIT Durgapur holds #47 rank according to NIRF 2020 ranking. The admission for undergraduate students is based on JEE results, followed by counseling. NIT Durgapur offers 90 seats for B-tech from electrical engineering.

Admission process:

IIEST Shibpur

• The application process is fully online and the application fee for general is 1,500 and for reserved students, it is 1,000 INR.
• Admission for undergraduate programs is based on JEE Mainand students are required to have at least 45% marks in the 12th board and 40% for SC and ST.
• One must have Physics, Maths, and chemistryin the 12th board.
• Admission for the graduate programs is based on GATE scores and followed by an interview.
• A total of 60 seats are available in the institute.

NIT Durgapur

• The application process is both online and offline. The application fee for ECE/EE is 1000 INR.
• Admission for undergraduate program is based on the results of JEE Mains and also with this, students are required to complete their 10+2 with at least 75% and 65% for ST, SC, and physically challenged
• One must have Physics and Maths in the 12th board.
• A total of 90 seats are available in the institute.

Placements:

IIEST Shibpur

• The major recruiters are Tata Steel, EXL, ZS, Vedanta, L&T, IBM, Infosys, Wipro, etc.
• The average salary of a student graduate from this Institute is 5.5 lakhs.

NIT Durgapur

• Companies like Amazon, axis bank, L&T Ecc, TATA, IBM, and so on visits campus every year for placements.
• The average salary package is of about 10 lakhs in the field of electrical engineering.The highest package was offered by Qualcomm is 24 lakhs.

Both the Institute are good choices for doing ECE/EE with excellent facilities likehuge libraries, good laboratories, classrooms, Wi-Fi hotspots.In NIT Durgapur, the E-study facility is also there. The faculty of both the Institute is equally good with highly qualified teachers. Top recruiters visit the campus every year for placements.