Which option is better DAIICT or IIITm Gwalior?

IIITM, Gwalior, and DAIICT, Gandhinagar are two institutes of technology in our country. Both the institutions have been accredited by NAAC and DAIICT is graded ‘A’ by the same. IIITM is even approved by AICTE, while DAIICT is approved by UGC. IIITM is ranked 100th out of 300 in India by NIRF for BTech. Whereas, DAIICT is ranked 111th out of 300 in India for the same.

Admission:

Both IIITM and DAIICT accept admission based on past academic performance and scores in relevant entrance exams.

• B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, Ph.D., B.Tech. + MBA, etc. are among the popular courses at IIITM.

• Whereas, DAIICT offers B.Tech., M.Tech., B.Des., M.Sc., Ph.D., etc.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

IIITM: The institute offers hostels with modern facilities, labs, lecture theatres, libraries, computational facilities, auditorium, sports, yoga, canteen, common room, etc. It hosts a number of cultural events throughout the academic year.

DAIICT: The institute offers a number of facilities to its students that include a 16000 sq. ft. library, IT labs, 7 food courts serving a variety of cuisines, etc.

Scholarships:

IIITM: IIITM scholarships are provided to meritorious students who fulfill some criteria, such as scoring a certain GPA, and maintain the terms and conditions for availing it.

DAIICT: The Reliance merit scholarships, DAIICT merit scholarships, and DAIICT merit-cum-means scholarships are offered to the students.

Placement Statistics:

IIITM:

• 90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, etc.

• The highest and average packages offered were 42 LPA and 14.58 LPA, respectively.

DAIICT:

• 90% of students were placed in top recruiting companies such as Flipkart, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.

• The highest and average packages offered were 39.3 LPA and 10.16 LPA, respectively.

Alumni:

IIITM: Notable alumni of the institute include Abhishek Kishore Gupta (Partner: KPMG India), Anil Choudhary (Data Scientist), Aditi Bansal (Program Management Associate: Adobe), and Naveen Sharma (Scientist).

DAIICT: DAIICT graduates pursue higher education in institutes like IIT and also in universities abroad such as the University of Florida, the University of California, etc. DAIICT graduates are in top positions at organizations such as Hewlett Packard and Ericsson India.

Both IIITM and DAIICT are well-known institutions, and interested individuals must do research for both before choosing one, and take into account other deciding factors as well.