Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech] (Computer Science and Engineering) From KIIT, Bhubaneswar

IEM and KIIT both are good options for CSE. Given below are a few of the aspects of the institute which can help you in making the right choice. 

Comparison: 

• IEM has established quite a reputation for CSE and rightly so. 
• The faculties for CSE are quite great.
• The CSE department also has an extensive alumni base. 
• However, there is not much to the campus life at IEM. If you want to bunk the class, the only place you can go in the library. On the other hand, KIIT offers a better campus life. 
• The placement record for IEM and KIIT is quite similar. Mass recruiters like TCS, Wipro, Infosys visit both campuses. If after the completion of 4 years, you get placed in TCS, investing a lump sum at KIIT is not worth it. 

If you go for IEM, you can stay in Kolkata and prepare for various examinations like GATE, CAT, etc. Also, IEM is more affordable. So, choose accordingly.

With your decent score, you might be able to make it to a tier 3 government college. Well, whether you would get into the CSE branch or not would be based on your performance in the GD & PI round.

• KIIT is a tremendous college with its exceptional faculty and academics among others in this league. 
• Although, the tuition fee at KIIT is quite high. 
• Since you have already got into CSE at KIIT, and the fee structure is not beyond your expectations, then it would be a great opportunity to continue at KIIT. 
• Acquiring a seat in CSE in any other college would be difficult and more of a hassle, therefore KIIT seems to be a great option for now.
• The KIIT University is among the Best Private Universities in India with CSE as the best and an exceptional branch. 
• The students are provided with great placement opportunities and the placement records have shown 100 percent placements in recent years.

The 100 percent placement is guaranteed when the students in the branch are equally hardworking and skillful in their subjects of interest. 

Having known some people studying in both these institutions, I can say that KIIT is promising and is getting better every year. Thapar is a well-known and much older institute. You can choose either by preferring the college or the branch.

• If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering then go to Thapar. It has good placements for Mechanical. The faculty department is also decent.
• If you are more inclined towards coding go for CSE from KIIT. It is a more practical-oriented subject.
• If the interests do not lie in either and you just want a B.Tech degree and want to pursue higher studies or MBA, then go for CSE as that is the easiest among all the others. 
• It will be more practical-based learning, more industry-oriented and it has the best scope after graduation.

So you should decide your field of interest and what type of job or higher studies you would like to do and then opt for the branch that fits best for you.