When talking of Bangalore, it definitely is the IT hub, and starting your career here will definitely give you great exposure when you come from a computer science background. PES, BES, and Acharya Institute are among the top-notch colleges in Bangalore and will definitely add to your career.

Admission:

• KIIT Bhubaneswar does all its admissions via its entrance test named KIITEE.

• MIT Pune admits new students via JEE main / MHT CET/ BITSAT/ VITEEE/ MU OET/PERA CET exams.

• PES Banglore asks for 60% in 10+2 as minimum qualification and rank in PESSAT will be considered to get shortlisted for admission.

• And finally, BMS and Acharya Institue conduct theirs via KCET.

Affiliation:

• People Education Society University (PES) and Bharat Education Society University (BES) are both autonomous colleges that set up high standards for the universities and the students applying for it have to go through internal exams to get in.

• Acharya Institute of Technology is affiliated to VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University) and approved by the AICTE. Acharya is also accredited by the NBA (National Board of Accreditation).

Campus:

All three institutes reside in the city of Bangalore; it will be a great opportunity for the locals as they have good options in picking up the college which provides exposure with people from across the country.

If we speak of universities outside Bangalore, then there are few colleges one can consider to move forward with where MIT Pune and KIIT Bhubaneswar are in the limelight. There isn't much to distinguish among the college infrastructure and fees. The crowd in both the universities comes from diligent areas as well as the faculty is well proficient in their respective fields.

Placements:

• The placement offers of both these universities (PES and BES) are up to the mark, making no significant difference. The average CTC offered for a PES student is around 6.8 LPA.

• Amazon, LT&T, Deloitte, Cisco, and Capgemini are the top recruits for PES Banglore. Microsoft, HP, and LG are the frequent recruiters of BMS Banglore. The other colleges on the list have mass recruiters like Infosys, Wipro, and TCS.

• If looking for a calm environment, one can pick up KIIT over MIT; but as Pune does provide better opportunities than Bhubaneswar, MIT wins over.

With a lot of options in hand, it’s natural if a student gets confused picking up the perfect college. Well, it’s always the person who has to strive in the environment and thus have to make decisions accordingly.

UIT RGPV Bhopal has highly experienced faculty members most of them being PhD holders from institutes like IITs and NITs. The institute is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidiyalaya (RGPV).

KIIT Bhubaneswar Deemed to be University is ranked 44 overall and ranked 42 for BTech by NIRF 2020. It has collaborations with 162 national and international institutions. It is approved by AICTE and accredited by NAAC with Grade ‘A’.

The table given below shows a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Details

UIT RGPV Bhopal

• Applicants of UIT RGPV Bhopal should have 50% in their 10+2 qualifying exams with PCM.
• JEE rank is mandatory for BTech admission.
• Students applying for postgraduate courses should have 60% in their graduation in BTech or BE.
• MTech students will be selected on the basis of GATE rank.

KIIT Bhubaneswar

• Applicants of KIIT Bhubaneswar should have 60% in their 10+2 with PCM.
• Applicants have to give an entrance exam KIITEE.
• This will be followed by a counselling session.
• The final selection will be based on the entrance exam.

Placement Highlights

UIT RGPV 

• UIT RGPV organizes both on campus and off campus placements.
• 220 students were placed in the year 2017.
• TCS was the top recruiter.
• The top recruiting companies include TCS, Capgemini, Infosys, Outlook, Jaro Education, Persistence, etc. 

KIIT Bhubaneswar

• More than 195 companies participated in the placement program.
• 4397 job offers were made.
• A total of 3156 students were placed.
• The top companies that visit these institutes during placement are Adobe, Accenture, Wipro, Capgemini, Infosys, Aditya Birla, Autodesk, HCL, Hindustan Unilever, etc.

Facilities 

UIT RGPV 

• They have hostels, libraries, laboratories, auditoriums and canteens.
• The other facilities include all time internet connectivity, central computer centre, guest house and transport.

KIIT Bhubaneswar

• They offer 3 scholarships - 
  • Pradyumna Bal Memorial Scholarship.
  • Poverty-cum-Merit Scholarship.
  • Merit Scholarship.
• It provides a scholarship of completely free learning to the toppers of KIIT University.

According to the placement record KIIT Bhubaneswar is better than UIT RGPV Bhopal, recruiting companies participating at KIIT during their placement program also offered the student a better salary package than UIT RGPV. But finally it depends on the student’s preference of college, it’s location, affordability, faculty, subject relevance and much more.

Both colleges have their pros and cons. KIIT is a private college with a beautiful infrastructure whereas, IIEST is the oldest government college for engineering in India with average infrastructure. KIIT has a NIRF ranking of 24 while IIEST stands at the position of 21 among Engineering colleges.

Admissions:

KIIT:

Students are admitted on the basis ofKIITEE and thosewith 300-350 marks under 4000 rank secure a seat. To be eligible, a student must have 60% in the board exams.However, if a student does not get CSE for their admission, they can choose another branch and score more than 8.5 CGPA to transfer into CSE after the first year.

IIEST Shibpur:

• A student gets admission based on the rank secured in JEE Main and then goes through JoSAA Counselling & CSAB Special Board.
• Campus wise, the rank cutoff for ECE in the Shibpur campus is till 9219. To be eligible, a student must have 10+2 with at least 45% (for general candidates) and with 30% marks in English.

Fees:

• The feefor CSE in KIIT is 4 times to the ECE of IIEST Shibpur.
• The one-year fees for a BTech student are 4 lacs/annum in KIIT and 1.5 lacs/annum in IIEST Shibpur.
• Students in KIIT get a scholarship of 10k in each semester if they are amongst the top three students of their branch.

Placements:

KIIT:

• KIIT offers placements depending upon your GPA, fluent English, and logical skills. If a student has more than 9 GPA and the above-mentioned skills, he/she secures a job with a minimum package of 5-8 LPA.
• In KIIT, over 195 recruiters offered jobs. The total number of offers was 4379, and 3156 got placed.
• Some of the top recruiters were Cognizant, Accenture, Colfax, and the highest package offered was 30 LPA.

IIEST SHIBPUR:

• The placement rates in IIEST Shibpur have shown a significant increase every year. 85.7% in 2017, 81.82% in 2018, and 72% in 2019.
• The total number of companies visited the campus was90. Some of them are Amazon, CoalIndia, Sankalp Semiconductors, etc.
• These companies made 462 offers, out of which 311 students got placed. The highest package to date is 39.12 LPA.

The comparison lies that IIEST Shibpur has a good value for money than KIIT. Although not many companies approach IIEST Shibpur in comparison to KIIT there stands a higher chance to get away with the highest package on skills and knowledge. Also, getting in is not as easy as JEE mains scoreshould be very high. But overall, IIEST Shibpur stands in a good place.

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology(KIIT) is one of the best colleges in the northeastern part of the country. It claims to have a record of more than 90% placement. A total of 4379 offers were made, out of which 3156 students were placed in reputed companies. The top recruiter of the college is Accenture.

SRM Ghaziabad is known for its record-breaking placement of offering 8409+ jobs to its students. The training and placement cell is the focal point of the institute, as it helped national and international recruiters. More than 625+ companies visited the college and more than 95% of the students got job offers.

Amity University has made an impressive record of placing 1706 students. More than 525 companies visited the college, out of which 25 dream offers were made. The highest recruiting company was Accenture and selected 394 students. The first phase of placement begins in the month of August and results are announced.

The placement for each branch varies from one another. A number of small and big companies visited the college. Companies like Flipkart, TCS, Dell, IBM visit the college. The college maintains 70-80% placement every year.

Faculties of Manipal University believe in hands-on practical learning. As a result, 803 students were placed in the recent placement activity. A total of 100 companies visited the college that includes Accenture, Dell, Amazon, Microsoft, American Express, and a lot more. Training and placement cell helps students to brush up their skills.

Placement statistics:

The table given below gives the placement statistics of the institutes

According to NIRF engineering ranking 2020, KIITS managed to secure 44th rank, Srm stands at 32nd position, Amity Noida secured 32nd position, all of them secure good rank nationally.

The placement depends on the type, ranking, students, and a lot more. All the colleges listed above have a good record of placement. Some have the highest number of students placed in CSE, the some in ECE. It purely depends on the choice of the student of what he/she chooses.

The placement scenario at KIIT exceeds expectations. It is considered to be one of the eminent universities in India. It is ranked 44 overall by NIRF 2020.

The table below gives a brief insight on placements:

More than 90 companies participated in the placement program offering 3500 jobs. Approximately 2000 students got placed in reputed companies.

Day 0, Day 1, Day 2 are when the companies arrive. It is expected that better companies come at the beginning of the drive. 

The rounds can be classified into two types – Technical and HR.

• HR round contains behavioural questions like “Why do you want to join this company”. 
• While the Technical round depends upon your branch subjects and computer science. 

Some Important Facts about Placements - 

• Students not from CS should be well prepared.
• Students must study OS, CN, DBMS. 
• You should take up many Projects to talk about in the interview.
• You should be well acquainted with any one programming language.
• You should have the knowledge of the basics of CS programming using C, C++ or Java. 
• Students good at competitive coding, are able to grab higher packages as well. Companies like HighRadius, ZS Associates come for all branches.

During Day 1 the placement exams are usually tougher to crack. The written test has a sectional cut-off as well as an overall cut-off. Once you get through the written test, the interview is not that difficult as it is mainly based on HR questions only.

Other companies including Dell, Deloitte, Barclays, Microsoft, SAP, etc., visited KIIT. The highest package was offered by NowFloats – 25 LPA. For companies like these, you need to have good projects.

The students should attend the pre-placement talk. It helps to grow a connection between the student and the company. You will get an idea about the job and also represent your University.

The most important thing is your CV. You must be sure about the things you put in your CV. So, you could answer any type of questions regarding it, whether it is a project, achievement, or a technical subject.

While preparing use websites like geeks for geeks, glassdoor, m4maths to see what type of questions are asked. Overall, the placements at KIIT surpass expectations.