Having friends in both institutions, I can say that both NIT Raipur and NIT Durgapur are one of the most popular and reputed engineering institutes in our country.

• They have immense recognition in the corporate world.
• CSE and IT branches of both these colleges are similar to each other and have their own advantages.
• Between CSE and IT branches, there are no such major differences. Placements also range from moderate to excellent.

Hence, both CSE and IT branches of NIT Durgapur and NIT Raipur respectively, have very good and supportive faculty. The placement opportunities provided by these colleges are very similar to one another. But choosing NIT Durgapur will be a better option as there are much better companies visiting the campus for placements

Before deciding on any institute you should analyze it based on different parameters. Check if the college provides good facilities like hostels equipped with a good and stable internet connection, good food, satisfactory infrastructure, and the most important, a good campus placement drive. Both IIIT Allahabad and NIT Durgapur offer above-average facilities. Here is a brief outline of the institute.

If we look at the placement scenario closely, we can see that IIIT Allahabad has a better placement record and gets more companies. They also provide a higher package to their students. This does not make NIT Durgapur bad. Even NIT Durgapur provides good placements as well as opportunities for higher studies as well.

Both the colleges have a similar kind of course curriculum and nobody can force you to study.

It is not fair to compare the two universities because both of them are unique in themselves and have their charm. So, choose according to your convenience.

Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering are two entirely different streams. You should go through a lot of thought and analyzes facts before choosing among streams of engineering. Considering CSE at NIT Durgapur and EE at IIEST Shibpur, the points below state the major areas of importance that students should look into before selecting one among the others.

• The first factor that everyone should consider is your own interest in the two fields, i.e. - programming and circuits.
• Electrical Engineering is the most demanded stream at prime engineering colleges in India and has some of the most brilliant minds in engineering every year. On the other hand, CSE holds a much better edge in placements because of the high demand for software developers at present. Software engineers are even paid much better than electrical engineers.
• Students should understand their strengths, qualities, and skills before choosing among branches. If you have better computational strength, you should choose CSE but, if you have more interest in circuit-oriented works, you should go for electrical engineering.

Therefore, it is clear that choosing among the two available options is entirely dependent on your field of interest and passion. But, in general, CSE at NIT Durgapur should have a better placement and so, is preferred over the other to some extent.

I have a friend at IIEST Shibpur and here is his insight on the IT placements at the institute.

The placement statistics at IT in IIEST are excellent. The esteemed companies that are recruiters for IT include PwC, Veritas, HSBC, Microsoft, Adobe, TCS, CTS, Wipro, Infosys, etc. You will be offered internships in your 3rd year. The major recruiters in IIEST are IT companies. Therefore, from the IT department, the majority of students are able to receive placements except for a few.

Here is the highlight of recent placement statistics at the institutes.

Hope this gives you some idea about placements for IT at IIEST and Electrical at NIT Durgapur.

A college is decided after taking a lot of things into consideration. You should check the college in terms of education and practical quality, faculty, opportunities, placements, etc.

• Having known some people studying in these institutes, I can say that NIT Durgapur is better than NIT Raipur.
• BIT Mesra is very good for branches like CSE.
• NIT Durgapur offers both B.Tech and dual degree (B.Tech+M.Tech) courses.
• The rest of the things are similar to NIT Raipur.
• The chemical branch at NIT Raipur has a good track record in terms of placements.
• 6 students were directly offered Ph.D. at IIT Kanpur based on their interviews and marks.
• This proves that the quality of education is really good at NIT Raipur.

You can also try ICT MUMBAI which is famous for chemical engineering. Ultimately it depends on you and what you prefer and will be suitable for you.