What should I choose between an ECE in BITs Hyderabad and an ECE at NIT Durgapur? Are placements in BITs Hyderabad for an ECE Good (like 10-15 lpa)?Is the money worth it?

BITs Hyderabad is a good institute for electrical and communication engineering. Their placement records are definitely better than NIT Durgapur according to placement records of 2019. But few companies are offering starting salary of 10-15 LPA that may be the highest salary package through placement process.

Tabulated below are the course highlights as provided by both the institutes:

Faculty strength:

Approximately 35 high quality faculty members are there in BITs Hyderabad whereas at NIT Durgapur just 20-25 out of 10-12 lecturers hold PhD degrees in their respective specialised subjects.

Eligibility:

Placement:

Top Recruiters at BITs offer 10 lakhs per annum as starting salary package which is much better than NIT Durgapur as they provide average salary package of 3-5 Lakhs. From the previous placement records of BITs Hyderabad, almost 87.36% students got placed in top companies.

The following graph shows the placement details of both the institutes: