Which is better, NIT Kurukshetra or NIT Hamirpur?
I have a few friends in both institutes and from what I heard from them, NIT Kurukshetra is much better than NIT Hamirpur. Here are some obvious reasons for the same
- Placements: NIT Kurukshetra's placement scenario is better than NIT Hamirpur's. Last year, its average package and highest package stood at INR 13.89 LPA and INR 1.25 CPA respectively while NIT Hamirpur's average package and highest package in 2023 stood at INR 12.83 LPA and INR 52 LPA respectively.
- Alumni : NIT Kurukshetra has a better and stronger alumni network than NIT Hamirpur. Some of the noticeable alumni that hold high positions are R. K. Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director, WAPCOS, Rajeev Kapoor, CEO, of Fiat India Automobile Private, and P. K. Munjal, MD, Hero Honda.
- Location: NIT Kurukshetra has more location advantages as it’s near both Chandigarh as well as Delhi. Students thereby have access to coaching institutes where they can prepare for competitive exams.
- Faculty: The faculty pool is more or less the same in both institutes.
- Rankings: NIT Hamirpur is ranked 23 for B.Arch and 99 for Engineering by the NIRF 2021 rankings while NIT Kurukshetra B.Tech ranking by NIRF is 58 out of 200 colleges in 2023 and it was 50 out of 300 colleges in 2022
- City: NIT Hamirpur is a far more beautiful city than Kurukshe and also has more places to explore than Kurukshetra.
- Infrastructure : Both buildings have been designed beautifully and have beautiful campuses. NIT Hamirpur has slightly better infrastructure than NIT Kurukshetra.
- Food: NIT Hamirpur has more options for non-veg than NIT Kurukshetra where mainly veg cuisine is served.
Based on the above points, you can decide which ones are the best for you!
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NIT Hamirpur is ranked 98 among the best engineering colleges of India by NIRF, 2020. NIT Kurukshetra Ranked 27 for Engineering among best universities by The Week 2020. Popular courses at both the institutes are BTech, MTech, MBA, etc. As no specific course is mentioned, it is difficult to choose an institute over the other.
Tabulated differences between NIT Kurukshetra or NIT Hamirpur are as follows.
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Category |
NIT Kurukshetra |
NIT Hamirpur |
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Total courses available |
7 courses |
9 courses |
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Application fee |
1, 500 INR |
1, 200 INR |
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Average salary |
6.5 lakhs |
6.8 lakhs |
Admission process:
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Admission process for both institutes is the same based on JEE Main followed by counselling for BTech. With this students are also required to complete 12th board with at least 75% and there is a relaxation of 10% for SC and ST students.
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For MTech, students need a valid GATE score and a BTech or BE in the related field.
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MBA admission is based on the performance of the students in CAT.
Placements:
NIT Hamirpur:
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Companies like ACCENTURE, Bloomberg, Bosch Ltd, CA Technologies, Capgemini, GODREJ, HSBC, IBM, Infosys, etc visit campus in search of good placements.
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The average salary package offered to students who graduate in CSE from this Institute is up to 15 lakhs and the highest salary package is 35 lakhs.
NIT Kurukshetra:
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Companies like Adobe, Airtel, Amazon, Ashok Leyland, Bosch Ltd, Cap Gemini, Coca-Cola, Flipkart, Ford Motors, etc visit the campus every year.
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The average salary offered up to 12 lakhs and the highest package is up to 42 lakhs.
Facilities:
NIT Hamirpur:
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The infrastructure of the college is really good. Classrooms set up with modern instruments, the library is open to all, medical facilities and equipped labs are also available in college.
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Along with this the Institute also has a huge ground for sports activities. Teachers are well qualified in their particular fields and very helpful.
NIT Kurukshetra:
All necessary facilities are available on campus. Faculty are well-qualified, experienced and cooperative.
Overall NIT, Hamirpur and NIT Kurukshetra are equally good Institutes and offer decent academics. Placement rate of the universities is almost 92%. As for which institute will be better, you should decide that based on the course of your choice.
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