Are the new IIITs like IIIT Lucknow and IIIT Kota, etc., worth the money they demand?

Yes, the IIITs in Lucknow and Kota are worth the money they demand. For the time being, new IIITs like IIIT Lucknow and IIIT Kota can provide quality education as well as a promising future, but they lack in terms of decent campus facilities.

• Academic excellence: IIIT Kota and IIIT Lucknow both institutions have been accredited by NAAC of UGC with an ‘A’ grade. This proves its academic excellence, infrastructural abilities, strong faculty as well and alumni base.

• Placement: 

• Alumni Network: Although newer IIITs may have smaller alumni networks compared to older institutions, active and supportive alumni can be valuable for mentorship and career guidance.

So, it can be concluded that with developing academic programs and expanding industrial linkages, new IIITs like IIIT Lucknow and IIIT Kota are valuable. Their value varies in different aspects as mentioned above.

I have got a few of my friends studying in new IIITs. Based on their experience, I am mentioning some factors which are worth noting.

IIIT Lucknow and Kota are more or less the same. However, IIIT Lucknow is not at the same level as IIIT Allahabad, and can not surpass other reputed IIITs in just few years.

Regarding worthy of money, yes they are good indeed. An institute should provide good education, good campus life, and good prospect. New IIITs like Kota and Lucknow, for now, can only provide good education and good prospect but not good campus life and facilities.

Placements:

IIITs are good institutes better than many NITs and private colleges. Some of them have very good placements too but regarding the worth of money in terms of placements maybe but in terms of facilities or campus life it is a clear no.

If you’re looking for good campus life too then, in a similar cut off you can consider Gwalior(IT) or Jabalpur (CSD) or you can look for mediocre NITs.