NIT Andhra Pradesh offers a 4 year BTech course in Biotechnology. The program focuses on biological sciences like microbiology, molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, etc as well as the engineering aspects of it like bioprocess engineering, biochemical engineering, thermodynamics, mass transfer, etc. It is approved by AICTE and recognized by UGC. 

The table given below shows a brief overview of the institute:

Admission Requirements 

• Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory.
• JEE Main rank will be considered.
• The final selection will be based on the entrance exam.

Placements 

• More than 22 companies participated in the placement program.
• 154 students received job offers overall.
• The top recruiting companies include Biocon, GlaxoSmithKline, Cadila Healthcare, Reliance Life Sciences, NEERI, NCL, etc.
• Students can also opt for further studying for research purposes in IITs, JNU, DU, etc.

Facilities 

• Students have 100% accommodation facilities as hostels including daily necessary items.
• The library has both books and digital reading materials.
• They have sports grounds and equipment.
• Transportation facilities are also provided to local students.
• They have a faculty strength of 99 members.

Unlike the IT and management sectors Biotechnology in India is still developing. They might not have the same job opportunities or salary packages as the IT or Management department. Students can receive job offers from Pharmaceutical companies, research labs and academic institutions.

Biotechnology unlike other engineering courses is a highly research oriented, vast and diverse field. Students after graduating can opt for higher studies for further research into the subject which will eventually lead them to better job offers.

NIT Tadepalligudem is recognized as an institute of national importance. NIT Tadepalligudem currently has 28 permanent faculties to strengthen the teaching process apart from 65 Ad Hoc faculties.

JNTU Anantapur ranks 4th among the top engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh by QS ranking. The placement rate is 80%, where a total of 430 students were placed in top MNCs. The faculty strength of the institute is 15 highly qualified members.

Admission process:

NIT Tadepalligudem

• The candidates must secure 45% marks for admission in BTech. 
• The selection of the candidates is based on the marks secured in JEE Main. 
• The final admission of the candidates is done through CSAB counselling.
• The total intake is 480.
• The cutoff required is in the range of 5885 - 11946.
• The fees required is INR 5.8 LPA. 

JNTU Anantapur

• The candidates must secure a minimum of 50% marks in 10+2.
• The selection in the BTech courses is based on the rank in EAMCET. 
• The total fees required is INR 4 LPA. 
• The cutoff required is 38251.
• The seats allocated are 120.

Placements:

NIT Tadepalligudem offered placement opportunities to 154 students in 2019. More than 30 recruiters have participated in the placement drive of 2019.

The top companies visit the campus of JNTU Anantapur every year. Around 5-6 companies get jobs in more than a single company with an average salary of INR 4 LPA. 

The top recruiting companies are Amazon, IBM, Cognizant, Microsoft, Voltas, Wipro, HCL, Infosys, Verizon, HP, TCS, etc. 

Faculty

Both the institutes have 30 in-house faculties and 65 ad hoc support staffs for serving the institute. 

Facilities:

• NIT Tadepalligudem has 100% residential accommodation facilities available for both male and female students. 
• The library has a well-stocked collection of books and other journals. 
• The campus of JNTU Anantapur is slowly and steadily increasing its area with the latest technologies. 

So, by comparison, NIT Tadepalligudem is far better than JNTU Anantapur.

NIT Tadepalligudem is located in Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh is the news NIT in India. The institute is recognized by AICTE and UGC. It offers a 4 year BTech course and 3 postgraduate courses along with BTech in Metallurgical and Material Engineering. 

The course curriculum for Metallurgical and Material Engineering involves the physical and chemical properties and behavior of metallic elements, compounds, and alloys.

Admission Requirements 

• Students who want to seek admission for BTech Metallurgical and Material Engineering at NIT Tadepalligudem should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
• JEE Main rank will be considered for selection. The final selection will be based on the entrance exam scores.

The table given below gives a brief overview of the institute:

Placement Highlights - 

Though Metallurgical and Material Engineering might not be as recognized as the other or core engineering fields, it still is one of the diverse interdisciplinary fields. Metallurgical Engineers can work in both PSU and MNCs.

• Students opting for Metallurgical Engineering can work as Process Metallurgist, Metallurgical Engineer, Chemical and Physical Metallurgist.

• More than 22 companies participated in the placement program.
• 154 students received job offers.
• The top recruiting companies include Tata, Usha Martin, Vedanta, JCAP, DRDO, Essar Steel, L&T Hydrocarbons, BHEL, Jindal Steel, Hindustan Copper Limited, NTPC, etc.

Faculty:

NIT Andhra Pradesh Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering has 5 faculty members and 4 of them have PhDs.

Facilities: 

• The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at NIT Andhra Pradesh has two well-equipped laboratories, i.e. Physical Metallurgy and Metallography Lab and Unit Processes In Extractive Metallurgy Lab.

• The institute also provides students with hostel facilities, library facilities, sports facilities, and transportation facilities.

The NIRF ranking for both NIT Arunachal Pradesh and Burdwan University is 200 and 92 respectively. Both the colleges are best in their unique aspects. Listed below are a few aspects to analyze both institutes.

NIT Arunachal Pradesh(Electrical):

Admission-

• The college accepts students based on JEE Main performance and students should get at least 75% in their 10+2 to be eligible.

• The closing cut-off rankings for Electrical in 2019 were 34836 and 306853 for other states and home state students.

• The first year fee for this course is 2.2 lakhs. However, the college ensures several scholarships and fee waiver programs.

Faculty- The Electrical Engineering department has a dedicated group of well-qualified faculty.

Placements-

• The highest and average salary of the students is 11.68 LPA and 4.2 LPA respectively.

• Companies visiting the campus are Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto, Havelles, Infosys, Intel, Wipro, Polaris, NOKIA, Asahi India Glass, Bharat Electronics Limited, and many more.

Burdwan University(Electronics): It offers BE courses for Electronics and Communication Engineering, i.e. 4 years long BE and 3 years long BE (lateral entry).

Admission-

• The college accepts students based on the 10+2 score and WBJEE rankings.

• The overall fee of this course for 4 years is 2.72 lakhs and for 3 years is 1.69 lakhs. Like NIT Arunachal Pradesh, the students in this college also receive scholarships and fee waivers.

Faculty- Almost all faculty members hold MTech or Ph.D. in their respective fields.

Placement-

• The average salary package received by the students is 3,5 LPA and the highest is 7.6 LPA.

• Several companies visit the campus each year. The companies visiting the campus are IBM, L&T, Infotech, Intel, Mindtree, Cognizant, PG Group, Open Text, Cloud Kaptan, Tata Consultancies, Jaro Education, and many more.

Both NIT Arunachal Pradesh and Burdwan University are reputed institutes and offer decent placement. Although the NIT tag offers certain advantages. As for which institute to choose you should decide that based on the various aspects mentioned above.

NIT Tadepalligudem is the 31st institution among the chain of NITs started by the Government of India. The institute offers BTech in eight branches of engineering with a total intake of 480 seats. 

Placements:-

The training and placement department of the institute hosts many companies and holds an impressive record for placements. 

The top companies are TCS, Wipro, Vedanta, Amazon, Deloitte, JustDial, Tata Products, Accenture, BSCPL, Microsoft, etc.

General Admission Requirements:-

• The candidates must secure 45% marks for admission in BTech. 
• The selection of the candidates is based on the marks secured in JEE Main. 
• The final admission of the candidates shall be through CSAB counselling.

Infrastructure:-

• The institute has 100% residential accommodation facilities available for male and female students with well-furnished rooms and necessary provisions.
• A well-stocked library with a good collection of books, journals, and digital reading material. 

Faculty:-

• NIT Tadepalligudem currently has 28 permanent faculties to strengthen the teaching process apart from 65 Ad Hoc faculties. 
• Most of the faculties are doctorates, and the institute provides good academic ambience for teaching.

NIT Tadepalligudem offers several courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. The college has highly qualified and accomplished faculty who are very experienced and experts in their domain. The institute also has a well-stocked library. Hostels are well-furnished and have the necessary facilities required for residence.

Both Mechanical engineering and computer science engineering are two different fields of study so it’s difficult to select an institute over the other.

On the basis of NIRF (National institution ranking framework score) Rankings, IIT Bhubaneswar comes under the top 20 IITs in India. There are more than 15 faculty members for mechanical engineering and their syllabus emphasizes both the technical and communication teamwork. The school of mechanical sciences offers B.Tech in mechanical engineering, a dual degree (M.Tech- M.Tech) and M.Tech in mechanical system design and thermal sciences. Every year it also provides short-term courses, national and international conferences, workshops, project work, and many more extracurriculars. The laboratories are well equipped with 30 computational workstations and other facilities such as Material testing lab instrumentation lab etc. Moving on to placement, various reputed companies visit the campus to recruit students with an average salary package of 11.15 lakh per annum.

Whereas in NIT Andhra, there are less than 15 faculty members but the infrastructure is quite good. The laboratories for CSE are also pretty good which consist of Artificial intelligence lab, data analytics lab, and Enterprise app development lab. Top companies like Amazon, Wipro, Deloitte, etc. visit during campus placement and offers an average salary package up to 5.87 lakh per annum.

IIIT Sri City is way too better when compared to NIT Andhra Pradesh considering the fact that both of these are fairly new institutions. IIIT Sri City is older when compared to NIT-AP. Academic facilities are amazing IIIT Sri City and there is an on-campus hostel facility too. I have a few friends at IIIT Sri City, and I have heard good things about the institute from them. 

Here is a brief overview of the institutes.

If you are from AP, you can visit both the campuses and assess which is better for you