IIIT Delhi admits students into its B.Tech courses based on these ranks. IIIT Delhi ranks are released after taking into account both the JEE Main ranks and the bonus marks (awarded to eligible students). 

Bonus marks are awarded for remarkable achievement in National Olympiads (NSEC, INMO, etc), KVPY, NTSE, FIDE ratings (chess), and much more.

The final rank list contains both kinds of students- those who got bonus marks, and those who did not. Admissions are finally done on the basis of this ranking list.

First of all, you need to realize that not being able to make it into IITs and IIITs does not mean you have failed in life. You still have many chances to explore. As a freshman, the first and most important point is to adopt a positive mindset. Here are some Additional things first-year students of NIT Hamirpur need to know 

• Build a strong bond with the seniors if you want to have a good alumni network. Also, they guide and advise you, helping you to take big steps.
• Don’t shy away from asking doubts from your professors during lectures. 
• Don’t fear undertaking any wild and innovative idea.
• Explore the beauty of Himachal. This is the biggest perk of being a student of NIT Hamirpur. 
• Start reading research papers, right from the first year. 
• Join a club of your choice and pursue whatever passion you have from singing, and dancing to painting. 
• Don’t miss the beautiful sunrise if you want your day to be productive. 
• Start looking for internships after the first and second years.
• Pick up a MOOC and start doing it. 
• Submit your piece of writing for Srijan , the annual college magazine.

Hope you have a good freshman year ahead!

The teaching methodology for Math is a bit disappointing at NIT Hamirpur. 

Mostly the faculty refers to Dr. Sunil’s notes for teaching, even though they can refer to any source. The problem arises when question papers contain the same example questions that are present in these notes. This promotes cramming. Students simply cram all the steps of example questions and rewrite them in their answer sheets. 

This is an injustice to those who are genuinely interested in Mathematics. If you are one of them, you will learn only the concepts. With some effort, you will eventually solve the exam questions. However, you will also require a while to first understand each question. Eventually, you’ll solve a lesser number of questions than the person who crammed all the steps. 

This system has a detrimental effect on a student’s interest in Mathematics. Cramming becomes the most effective route towards scoring top grades. This will leave you in a dilemma- either you can run behind marks, or the pure joy of mathematical problem-solving. The best way of reviving your interest is through free online courses.

Thus, Math teaching is not good at NIT Hamirpur. This practice needs to change.

MANIT Bhopal is a good college for Architecture. But a college completely devoted to Architecture and Planning is a better choice.

At such colleges, one has access to a strong alumni base. Apart from that, we get the right outlook for the field and a central library full of new architecture books. These colleges have digital labs with new architecture software. The crowd over there is completely devoted to the field of Architecture. These colleges organize dedicated seminars and guest lectures on Architecture and Planning. It is a huge boost to one’s self-esteem as an Architect in making.

At NITs/state engineering colleges, our engineering friends receive placement one year ahead. But, one has an almost negligible chance of campus placement. SPA/CEPT won’t offer placements either, but this won’t be as demoralizing. Their strong alumni network allows us the chance to work in a firm through a senior’s recommendation.

Thus, I would recommend you opt for SPA, CEPT, or other Architecture colleges for your B.Arch.

To determine if NSUT Delhi is over-hyped or not we need to compare someone’s before joining and after joining. One of my friends shared what he heard about NSUT that tempted him to join it 

• NSUT Delhi students get placed at tech giants like Google with 2 Crore packages
• NSUT students have a record of cracking Civil Services Exams each year.
• The students are so talented that many get selected for MIT or similar top universities. 
• The institute offers many nontech opportunities too through companies like JP Morgan, Bane, Goldman Sachs, etc 
• NSIT has an amazing peer group
• The cultural fest Moksha witnesses performances of top artists like Edward Maya and Akcent. 

Here is what he observed after joining NSUT Delhi:

• Students get placed in tech giants like Google and Microsoft but only a handful around 4-5 students.
• Students securing good marks in UPSC are very around 10 students each year and they are extremely hardworking
• Only 2-3 extremely hardworking NSITians get selected for institutes like MIT
• The '200% placement' is not true but an exaggeration. 
• The crowd quality is great for top branches like COE, IT, and ECE but not for average branches like ICE, MPAE, and BT.
• The cultural fest Moksha was quite unknown until foreign artists like Akcent, and Edward Maya performed here, 

So the hype it gets is true but only to a certain extent. People do exaggerate things and some might even feel that it’s over-hyped.

VIT's Chemical Engineering degree is highly regarded as it offers the best chemical engineering degree in the entire state. 

• Faculty: VIT Pune's chemical engineering department has many well-versed professors, most of them being PhD holders.
• Placements/ Like any other Institute, code chemical engineering placements are average as most students prefer going to IT companies.
• Exposure: Students are offered excellent exposure through an association called CHESA which conducts events like seminars, guest lectures, workshops, etc.

Overall, Chemical Engineering at VIT Pune is a self-driven department so the students will be learning much more than just core concepts.