One of my friends recently completed his graduation from NIT Hamirpur and another one is still studying at IIITM Gwalior. From the reviews I obtained from both of them, NIT Hamirpur seems to be the better option. Here is why
Overall, the campus life, academics, and placement scenario are much better at NIT Hamirpur than IIITM Gwalior.
Both colleges offer quality education and are well-reputed. NIT Hamirpur is ranked in the 98 positions in the list of engineering colleges by the NIRF. Whereas, IIITM Gwalior is ranked in the 100 positions by NIRF. Both NIT Hamirpur and IIITM Gwalior offer BTech programs for CSE.
NIT Hamirpur
Admissions:
The college intakes students purely based on academic excellence and merit.
Eligibility criteria for CSE are JEE Mains with a minimum of 75% in 10+2.
The total seat in CS is 49 and 50 for local and non-local students of Himachal Pradesh.
The course costs around 5.34 lakhs.
Placements:
The college has a placement rate of 98.76%.
In CSE, 81 students are eligible for the placements, and out of which, 80 students are placed in top companies with the highest salaries in the 2020 placement drive.
The highest and average salaries of the students are 12 LPA and 6.78 LPA in CSE.
Companies visiting the campus are Accenture, Godrej, Bloomberg, AFCONS, Oracle, IBM, Wipro, Samsung, Reliance, Oceaneering, etc.
IIITM Gwalior
Admissions:
The college accepts students based on their JEE Mains score with at least 75% in 10+2.
The first year fee for this course is 1.49 lakhs.
The college has total seats of 66. Out of which, 8 seats are reserved for females students only.
The cut-offs for CS lie in between 7536 to 9403.
Placements:
The campus has the highest placement rate of 90%.
Over 65 top companies visit the campus for placements.
The highest and average salaries of the students are 42 LPA and 14.58 LPA respectively.
The companies visiting the campus Aditya Birla Group, Amazon, Dell, Meesho, MindTickle, Microsoft, Verizon, Swiggy, Quikr, etc.
This is all about the courses at both colleges. It’s pretty difficult to decide the best college among these two colleges. As both offer excellent education. So, choose the best college that suits you based on various aspects such as fee, admission eligibility, placement rate, faculty, etc.