What should be my preference between NIT Kurukshetra IT branch and NIT Jalandhar CSE branch?

Pursuing CSE from any Tier-1 college will be very beneficial for your career as it’s one of the most coveted branches today. 

NIT Jalandhar all three branches CSE, IT, and ECE are the top ones with excellent placements. These branches offer excellent job opportunities irrespective of the fact that you know how to code or not. Students of these branches are placed in companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung, Flipkart, Paytm, and even Google. Additionally, a 6-month internship program in the 8th semester is offered wherein you can intern in any company (off-campus or on-campus) and earn while being a student.

So, you can put your worries to rest if you are only concerned about placements.

My friend is an NIT Kurukshetra from the IT branch pass out. Now in her final year, she is relieved that she chose this over NIT Jalandhar. 

The curriculum is almost the same at both places and equally good too. So it’s the other aspects that set NIT Kurukshetra apart from NIT Jalandhar. Let’s discuss these aspects below:

• The curriculum at NIT Kurukshetra has been updated and more industry-related courses have been added.

• Both the NITs offer amazing placement opportunities but NIT Kurukshetra does have an upper hand. Big firms like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Flipkart visit the campus for recruitment.

• NIT Kurukshetra offers full-semester internships (4-6 months) whereas NIT Jalandhar offers summer internships (2 months).

• NIT Kurukshetra renders a better environment for the comprehensive development of its students.

• Based on NIRF, NIT Kurukshetra is ranked better than NIT Jalandhar.

So choose NIT Jalandhar only if it is your hometown or matches your location. Else, NIT Kurukshetra is the better option.