The majority of engineering aspirants are confused between prioritizing branches and institutes. They get confused about whether to go for an average branch in well-established institutes like old IITs and NITs or a top branch in average institutes like new IITs or lower NITs.
I will suggest you go through the syllabus of the average branches once before choosing them. If you think the syllabus is intriguing and you can tolerate it for 4 years, go for it. Else go for the top branches. The first priority should be to choose CSE, IT, M&C, and ECE in the top 10 IITs or NITs. Next, you can opt for lower branches in the top 5 IITs and top 3 NITs.
Here are a few points to consider before making the final decision
So, I would suggest you go for top IITs and NITs because even if you belong to an average branch, inculcating excellent coding skills will fetch you good packages. Ultimately for me, it is Institute over branch!