IIT Mandi has been ranked 31st by NIRF for B.Tech Mechanical engineering amongst the top engineering colleges in the country. While IIT Tirupati and IIT Dharwad were recently established and haven't been ranked yet by NIRF. On the other hand IIT Dhanbad, previously known as ISM is ranked 12th according to NIRF for engineering physics.

The following table provides information on the fee structure and seat intake at all four institutes for different courses:

Placements:

IIT Tirupati (B.Tech Mechanical):

• Average package of INR 7.7 lakhs per annum.
• Average placement rate of 85%
• Top recruiters at the institute include L&T, Barclays, Intel, Ashok Leyland, etc.

IIT Dharwad (B. Tech CSE):

• The highest package offered to CSE students was INR 15 lakhs per annum
• Average package offered was INR 8 lakhs per annum.
• Of the total students who applied for placements, 90% were placed in 2020.
• Top recruiters include Adobe, Amazon and Microsoft amongst 30 others

IIT Mandi (B. Tech Mechanical):

• Average placement rate of 85%
• The highest package offered is INR 16 lakhs per annum
• Average salary ranges between 6 to 7 lakhs per annum.
• L&T, ISRO, HPCL,JSW Steel are some of the top recruiters of the department.

ISM Dhanbad (Engineering Physics):

• Average placement rate has been around 75%
• The highest package offered was INR 14.3 lakhs per annum.
• Average CTC offered was 5-6 LPA
• Reliance, KCCL, ONGC,PwC Synopsys are some of the popular recruiters at the institute.

ISM Dhanbad is one of the largest and oldest institutions of the country and renowned for its excellence in curating innovative minds. All IITs also possess a grand brand value. It's difficult to distinguish between courses and colleges as there are many factors like curriculum, faculty, and other minute facilities which govern the decision. It is on the individual’s interest and diligence that matters the most.

IIT Tirupati, an autonomous engineering and technology education institute that gives a 4-year Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) Civil Engineering program. Admission to the B. Tech program is through the Joint entrance examination (IIT-JEE-Advanced). It was ranked 25 for Engineering by JEE cutoff 2019.

NIT Calicut is a public technical university ranked 23rd for B. Tech and is one among the National Institutes of Technology campuses. The Institute offers a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Master of Technology (M. Tech), and Ph.D. Courses in various specializations for Mechanical Engineering.

Eligibility:

IIT Tirupati:

• 10+2 or Diploma (10+3) qualified students from a recognized board, with a minimum of 75% with Physics, Chemistry, and Math.

• Students applying must qualify for JEE Advanced.

NIT Calicut:

• 10+2 passed from a recognized board, with Physics and Maths as main subjects.

• Students applying must qualify for JEE Main and Advance.

The course fees for the BTech Civil and BTech Mechanical at IIT Tirupati and NIT Calicut respectively are as follows.

Placements:

IIT Tirupati:

• As of the 2019 stats, 70 out of 90 registered students were placed in reputed companies with an average package of 9.18 LPA and the highest packages offered was 22 LPA

• For the Civil department, the average package was 5.5 LPA.

NIT Calicut:

• 647 students from the UG, PG, got successfully placed for various job profiles with the highest package of INR. 49.75 LPA and the average CTC offered was INR. 11.58 LPA.

• Around 133 companies visited the campus and the placement percentage was 73.55 according to 2020 stats.

The details stated above about IIT, Tirupati, and NIT, Calicut for the Civil and Mechanical group might help the scholars to figure out the better institute by considering the eligibility, fee structure, and placements, etc.

Both IIT Tirupati and IIT Dharwad are a couple of the newer generation of IITs and haven’t been ranked by NIRF yet. Civil is a core branch and needs a lot of diligence to excel in the field because as compared to EE, opportunities are comparatively less in the present market.

Curriculum 

IIT Dharwad

• Since it is a new college, it is mentored by old colleges like IIT-K, IIT-M and students are even taught by SWAYAM courses offered by professors from the old IITs. 
• Control systems, Electrical Power Quality, Network theory, fundamentals of microprocessors, IOT are some important subjects included in the curriculum.

IIT Tirupati

• The following labs are included in the course, Materials Lab, Geotechnical Lab, Transportation Lab, Surveying Lab, Water Resource Lab. 
• Apart from this the subjects are as per the UGC guidelines and the same in most of the IITs.

Placement 

IIT Dharwad

• Average placement rate for EE was around 60%
• Highest offer bagged was 12 LPA
• Average salary package received was in the range 5-7 LPA
• In 2019, average stipend received was 20,000
• Top recruiters were Nasdaq, Adobe, TCS, Infosys, etc. amongst 20+ other companies

IIT Tirupati

• The recruiters were Genpact, OYO, TCS, Levadata, L&T amongst 30 others.
• The key recruiting sectors are IT, analytics, consulting, and R&D.
• The highest package of IIT Tirupati in the year 2019 was ?22 LPA and the average package ?9.18 LPA.
• In civil engineering, the average placement rate was 75%

There is not much to distinguish between the two institutes as faculty are highly qualified and many are involved in research projects funded by the government. Both these colleges are relatively new and hence are yet to make a mark and name under the brand of IITs. EE branch presents more opportunities and lucrative offers at present. Hence, it is up to the individual to make an informed choice and select a given course at a particular college.

IIT Tirupati is an autonomous technological institution in Andhra Pradesh. The college offers BTech and MTech for EEE. Admissions are provided through National level examinations namely JEE Advanced, and GATE.

NIT Warangal is ranked 26th within the Engineering category by the 2019 NIRF Ranking. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses for EEE. The Admissions are done through national levels entrance exams like JEE, GATE, and JAM.

Faculty:

IIT Tirupati:

• It approximately has 65 permanent faculty members who have excellent research and training backgrounds.

• All the faculty members have completed their research and Ph.D. from reputed University and the course curriculum is also good as students have opportunities to choose the subjects based on their interests.

NIT Warangal:

• It features a strong and enormous faculty of 302 members across all branches, out of which 208 are Ph.D. holders in their respective departments.

• All faculty members are excellently accomplished and experienced in their fields.

Infrastructure:

IIT Tirupati:

• It has a fully Wi-Fi enabled campus and degree College provides coaching for sports like live volleyball, cricket, etc. Students are always encouraged for participating in sports in which all items will also participate.

• Hostel rooms are hygienic and the food is good. A permanent doctor has been appointed by the college for medical facilities.

NIT Warangal:

• NIT Warangal features a central library with 179797 books, a fully Wi-Fi enabled campus, a sports complex, and a well-featured and equipped technology labs for the students.

• Hostel rooms well equipped for both, single and shared rooms. The food facilities are quite decent with good medical facilities for its students.

Placement:

IIT Tirupati:

• 70 students were placed in reputed companies with an average package of 9.18 LPA at IIT Tirupati.

• Companies like Afcons, Alation, Ashok Leyland, Cushman and Wakefield, Danieli, Genpact, TCS innovation labs are some of the top recruiters of the college.

NIT Warangal:

• In NIT Warangal, around 150 reputed companies visit the campus every year for recruitment.

• The highest package was 43.44 LPA and 12.15 LPA as an average package as per the 2020 stats.

These are some of the factors you need to consider for seeking admission in EEE at these institutes. As for which institute will be better for you, you should decide that.

NIT Surathkal is one of the leading oldest and Pioneer technical institutions in India offering undergraduate or postgraduate and doctoral programs in various specializations with a student strength of 4688. IIT Tirupati is an autonomous engineering technological Institute and the first one of the 3rd phase IITs in India offering several specializations under undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs.

Course:

NIT Surathkal-

• It offers BTech in 5 specializations- Information Technology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication engineering.

• It also offers M.tech, MBA, MCA, MSc, and Ph.D.

• The cutoff trend for BTech in Computer engineering is 1000-1600.

IIT Tirupati-

• It offers BTech in 4 specializations- Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.

• It also offers Mtech, MS, and Ph.D.

Admission:

NIT Surathkal-

• Admissions to BTech are done on the basis of marks acquired by a candidate in the JEE entrance exam and marks in the 12th board exams. Seats are allocated through JoSAA counseling.

• Admissions in MTech and MSc are made on the basis of the GATE entrance exam.

• Admissions in MBA and MCA are done on the basis of CAT/GMAT/NIMCET.

• The selection of Ph.D. programs is done on the basis of academic performance and aptitude tests.

IIT Tirupati-

• Admissions in BTech is done by JEE main and JEE advanced scores.

• Admissions to Mtech and MS is done through GATE score followed by written test and interview.

• Admissions in Ph.D. is through UGC NET/ GATE/ CSIR NET/ICAR OR ICMR.

The grand total fees and placement records are mentioned below for BTech.

Both the institutes have an active placement cell which organizes placement events for final year students. The institute also arranges internships for students.

The grand total fees for completing BTech are slightly higher in NIT Surathkal than IIT Tirupati however in the aspect of placement stats, NIT Surathkal is way ahead of IIT Tirupati.

IIIT Bangalore is ranked 65th by NIRF amongst the top engineering institutes in the country. While IIT Tirupati was recently established and hasn’t been ranked yet by NIRF.

The table given below briefly compares the colleges

Placement

IIIT Bangalore

It has an average placement rate of around 92% and recorded 100% placement for CS branches. Top recruiters are Accenture, Paypal, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Dell amongst 230 other companies. Other notable highlights are:

• Highest CTC offered was 43 LPA
• Average CTC was 16 LPA
• 20% students received PPOs in the pre-final year with highest stipend of 52,000

IIT Tirupati

It is relatively new, hence much detailed placement data is not yet available. Major recruiters are Envestnet Yodlee, Bosch, TCS, Honeywell, etc.

• The average package was 9.6 LPA
• Highest CTC offered was 25 LPA

Campus

• IIT Tirupati- The permanent campus, proposed to be spread across 530 acres, is under construction as of now and students have to stay in a transit campus.
• IIIT Bangalore- It has tie-ups with organizations like EMC, Intel,Siemens which organise various training sessions and bootcamps round the year, also providing software and hardware facilities for the institute. Student exchange programme for 2-4 weeks in collaboration with universities in Sweden, Germany and France. 

Both IIITs and IITs have a brand value but Tirupati being a new institute, is yet to make its mark. Faculties at both the colleges are highly qualified. IIIT Bangalore being a relatively older institution has more reputation and better results at present. Although, if one works hard, he/she can excel in any field.

NIT Calicut stands apart amongst all NITs and is ranked 23rd by NIRF while IIT Tirupati is a new college and hasn’t been ranked yet by NIRF.

The table given below gives a brief comparison between the two institutes.

Campus

• IIT Tirupati- The permanent campus, proposed to be spread across 530 acres, is under construction as of now and students have to stay in a transit campus.
• NIT Calicut- Spread across 300 acres space, has state-of-the-art infrastructure. Well equipped labs with over 1.5 lac books and journals.

Placement

NIT Calicut

It has an average placement rate of 73.55%. Top recruiters are Goldman Sachs, Bosch, Nokia, HDFC, Honeywell, HSBC etc. Around 130 students got PPOs in their pre final year last year. Other notable features about the placement statistics are:

• Highest CTC offered was 50 LPA
• Average CTC offered was 12 LPA

IIT Tirupati

It is relatively new, hence much detailed placement data is not yet available. Major recruiters are Envestnet Yodlee, Bosch, TCS, Honeywell, etc.

• The average package was 9.6 LPA
• Highest CTC offered was 25 LPA

IITs and NITs have a specific brand value when it comes to engineering and boast off their highly dignified and distinguished faculty contingency. More or less they follow the same curriculum as set by UGC. It is up to an individual how he/she analyzes the factors and chooses a given course in a particular college.

IIT Indore, established in 2009, is ranked 10th by NIRF in the engineering category. While IIT Tirupati and IIT Palakkad were recently established and haven't been ranked yet by NIRF.

The table given below briefly compares the colleges. 

Placement

The first batch of both IIT Palakkad and Tirupati graduated in 2019, hence detailed placement data is not available. While at IIT Indore average placement rate has been over 90%. 

The table given below gives a brief comparison on placement statistics.

Campus

• IIT Tirupati and Palakkad- Both these campuses are under construction as of now and students have to stay in a transit campus. Hence, all facilities cannot be availed yet.
• IIT Indore- Spread across 501 acres, has state-of-the-art infrastructure and well equipped labs. It is in collaborations with over 10 International universities and students get a chance to work on significant research projects.

It is difficult to declare a college better than the other as all follow almost similar curriculum and the IITs are reputed for the highly distinguished faculty contingency. It is up to the individual to select a given course in a particular college and excel in that field of study.

Both IIT Tirupati and IITPalakkad are government colleges and fall into the new generation of IITs and are yet to be ranked under NIRF.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both the colleges.

Facilities

IIT Tirupati and Palakkad- Both these campuses are under construction as of now and students have to stay in a transit campus. Hence, all facilities cannot be availed yet. Both these institutes are mentored under IIT Madras and the professors too guide the students on similar curriculum followed by IIT-M.

Faculty and Academics

IIT Tirupati

• Teachers are highly qualified and supportive. Many of them are involved with various government funded research projects going on.
• Various seminars and workshops are conducted for students. Students are also taken on industrial visits for practical exposure.
• Coding culture is encouraged by organizing monthly hackathons.

IIT Palakkad

• Rigorous curriculum with regular conferences, workshops and bootcamps to enhance exposure
• Modern in-demand technologies such as Blockchain, Data Analytics, AI are taught in later semesters

Placements

IIT Tirupati

• Average placement rate for CSE students was 89%
• Top recruiters include Envestnet Yodlee, Bosch, TCS, Honeywell, amongst 20 others
• 30+ PPOs were bagged with average stipend of 20,000 p.m
• The average salary offered is around 9.5 LPA.
• The highest salary package offered is around 16.5 LPA.

IIT Palakkad

• Average placement rate for CSE students was 75%
• Major recruiters are Arista Networks, TCS, TRAI, Trimble, L&T, HSBC
• The average salary package offered is 9 LPA.
• The highest salary offered is 16 LPA

Both the colleges are good and offer a wide range of benefits. They are new and the first batch graduated just last year, hence placements and facilities will increase with time. The choice of college depends on every individual’s discretion, resources and vision.