Questions Asked On NMAMIT, Udupi

The campus environment and placement facilities for CSE as it is the most important factor in any education field. The meritorious students can have a chance to get scholarships that is the performance of 1st year of engineering (CSE) at SMI as well as NMAMIT.

Faculty 

• Faculty of SMU have expertise in both research and development of new computational approaches although provide e-learning facilities for students under CSE. 
• There are 26 numbers of faculty in NMAMIT NITTE for CSE branches who have Ph.D. degree but their interactions with the students are good as far as SMU.

Admission 

The admission criteria at these universities are purely based on academic records (50% marks in 10+2 science), KCET, and other national entrance scores matters for admission. Based on these criteria selection procedure is done through online/offline counseling.

• MET exam and JEE Main scores are evaluated for each of the candidates applied for the respective courses. 

• The fee structure of SMU and NMAMIT, NITTE is about 3.05 lakhs for the general category and the payable amount for reserved category 1.82 lakhs per year.

• The total intakes at SMU are 180 students and at NMAMIT, NITTE is 120 students.

• In 2019, the closing rank at SMU was 41708 whereas, at NMAMIT, NITTE was 4134 for CSE.

Placement

SMU

• Sikkim Manipal institute of technology provides the average salary package of about 7-15 lakhs per annum
• Microsoft, Dell, Shell, Ericsson, ICICI bank, Capgemini, TCS, IBM labs, Boston scientific, Computronics, Edureka, etc are some of the top recruiters.

NMAMIT, NITTE:

• Some of the top recruiters of the institute include Sony, Informatica, Nokia L&T, Bharat electronics, TATA Hitachi, HP R & D, TATA motors, Tally, Tejas network, IBM, INSZoom, TATA insurance, etc.
• 7-10 LPA is offered to the students at NMAMIT 

Sikkim Manipal institute of technology of Manipal university is slightly better than NMAMIT NITTE because 80% of the students get placed every year through the placement process.

KLE Technological University ranks 136 out of 300 Engineering colleges in India according to NIRF (2020). On the other hand, NITTE University ranks at the 133rd position for the same. Both colleges are among the top institutes in Karnataka and offer BE programs for CSE.

Facilities:

KLE:

• There are 64 faculty members in the CSE department of KLE.

• The curriculum of the course is flexible according to the current technological trends seen.

• The library has over 1,04, 000 books, references, reports, encyclopedias, journals, audio-visual resources, etc.

NMAM

• The faculty of the department comprises 32 Assistant professors, 8 Associate Professors, and 3 professors. Moreover, there is 15 technical staff as well.

• There are 7 clubs in the department namely Finite Loop, Association for Computing Machinery amongst others.

• There are 10 prominent laboratories in the department such as RDBMS Laboratory, Systems Programming Laboratory, Logic Design Laboratory, etc.

• Additionally, the department has over 400 computers with 56+ application software.

Placements:

KLE:

• Infosys, Robert Bosch, SAP Lab, Toshiba, Accenture, TCS, TechMahindra, Microsoft, SONY, Walmart Labs, etc are some profound recruiters of the CSE department in KLE.

• In the 2019 batch, 204 students of the department were successfully placed.

• The highest package received was INR 30 lakhs by Amazon Software Development Centre.

NMAM:

• Sony India, Hashedin Technologies, TEKsystems Global Services Private Limited, CGI, Faurecia, SLK Software, Attra Infotech, Netskope, Yokogawa Electric are some major recruiters of the CSE department in NMAM.

• In 2019, out of 208 eligible graduates, 174 students received job offers. Additionally, more than 7 students received internships.

• The highest salary package is 18.5 lakhs while the average package is around INR 4 LPA.

CSE as an academic course opens many options pertaining to Networking, Operating Systems, and Database Management among others. These colleges are well-known and have good faculty, education, and placement opportunities. Students can choose their preferred college according to the course they wish to pursue, depending on the availability of seats.

The CSE department at the Acharya Institute of Technology, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology and NMAMIT have placement rates of 49%-100% with 60-70% entrance of core companies. Admission to these institutes can be made with KCET or COMED-K scores.

The table below will highlight a comparison between the three institutes on the basis of CSE:

Other factors contributing to preference of these colleges are as follows:

Admission requirements:

Students aiming to apply to AIT, NMAMIT, or Dr Ambedkar's CSE must have 10+2 with 45-50% marks along with KCET score for all three colleges.

Placements:

• Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology has seen about 46% of recruitment by Amazon being the highest percentage of 2019. The highest package offered is 11 LPA. Another major recruiter with Ambedkar Institute is TCS.
• Acharya Institute of Technology's CSE department saw 80%-85% placement for the 2020 batch from the final year of 145 students. In 2019, the highest package offered by MuSigma Business Solutions ltd was INR 21 LPA.
• NMAMIT's CSE department saw 100% placement with international recruitments by Nutanix, Nissan Kiko, Yupiteru etc.

Special facts about the curriculum:

• The curriculum of NMAMIT and Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology is lesser due to its autonomous status and revision of syllabus every four years.
• Students willing to get placed at NMAMIT CSE should have a CGPA of 8.25 without any backlogs with 70% and above in 10th and 12th levels to be recruited by Infosys, Accenture, TCS, Cognizant, Robosoft or Tech Mahindra at an average Package of INR 3.6 LPA.

Faculty and Infrastructure:

• AIT infrastructure includes a 10,000 seater stadium; a 36,000 sq ft Acharya Learning Resource Centre, and smart classrooms; NMAMIT has the 5000 seater Sadanand Hall.
• The average experience of the faculty at Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology is 16 years- 24 years and have presented more than 30 papers as a department.

KLE Technological University is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University and is also recognized by the All Indian Council for Technical Education and University Grants Commission. Applications for admission to the college are done online. The college was ranked 151st by NIRF Rankings in the Overall Category. 

Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology (NMAMIT) has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. The institute has been ranked 73rd in the category of Engineering by The Week 2019. The course has also been ranked 127th and 128th by India Today and NIRF rankings respectively.

Admission Procedure

KLE

• The basic eligibility criteria for Computer Science Engineering at the institute is having passed 10+2 examinations with PCM. 
• Selection of candidates is based on scores obtained in any of the following entrance exams: JEE, Karnataka CET, or COMEDK UGET which is followed by counseling. 
• There are 300 seats available for this course.

NMAMIT

• The basic eligibility criteria for Computer Science Engineering at the institute is having scored 50% in 10+2 examinations and having scored a minimum of 45% in Maths and Physics. 
• Selection of candidates is based on the score obtained in Karnataka CET or COMEDK UGET which is followed by counseling. 
• There are 180 seats available for this course.

Infrastructure & Facilities

KLE:

• The college is built over a massive 64-acre campus and is home to a huge library that has well-maintained resources such as educational books, study material, and various other e-resources. 
• The college has separate boys and girls hostel located on-campus. Sports facilities such as cricket ground, basketball court, and volleyball court are available. 
• The college is also home to a number of laboratories for engineering students. 

NMAMIT:

• The college is built over a massive 100-acre campus with a well-equipped library on-campus which houses both books and e-learning facilities. 
• The institute provides separate hostels for boys and girls. 
• The college boasts of having a large number of laboratories dedicated to the course. 
• Other facilities such as a gym, sports complex, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, convenience store, and auditoriums are provided. 

Placements

KLE: 

• The course has a placement rate of 80%.
• Top recruiters at the college are Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Infosys and SAP Labs. 
• The median salary offered is 4LPA, while the average salary package offered is approximately 4.5LPA. 
• The highest package offered went up to a whopping 29 LPA.

NMAMIT:

• The course at the college has a placement rate of 90%.
• Top recruiters at the college are Sony, Accenture, Oracle, Bosch and Infosys. 
• The minimum salary offered is 3.5 LPA, while the average salary package offered is approximately 4 LPA. 
• The highest package offered went up to 18 LPA.

Both colleges stand toe-to-toe with one another in terms of all major parameters. Better infrastructure and facilities further boost NMAMIT against KLE. The placements at the institutions are similar, while KLE takes a slight edge with their highest package being much greater than NMAMIT. A decision between the two colleges would likely be dependent on the weight given to each parameter by the student.

KLE Technical University provides quality education focusing on recent trends in computer science. Also in terms of faculty and placement facilities of KLE technical university is much better than the NMAM institute of technology which is an autonomous engineering college in NITEE. Many companies are offering jobs with good salary packages at KLE technical university.

Faculty

• NMAM: The institute has 318 teaching staff with 120 research scholars working in various research institutes.

• KLE technical university: The department of computer science engineering at KLE technical university has the highest number of faculty members which are around 55 faculty members with more than 10 years of teaching experience 

Placement records

Here the placement record is also good for CSE students at KLE technical university than NMAM institute of technology, NITTE. Every year around 100 companies are coming to hire talented students and are offering good salary packages.

KLE Technical University:

Microsoft, Amazon, SAO lab, BEL, Nokia, Walmart lab, TATA Hitachi, Samsung, Amagi, IBM, Analog devices, etc. Number of selected candidates and salary package details;

• Amazon AWS offered the highest salary package of 30 lakhs per annum.

• Microsoft, Amazon, and Analog devices offered above 15 lakhs p.a.
• A total of 192 students have been placed in CSE and the process is still ongoing. 
• In 2019, the department placed 204 students with reputed companies.

NMAM Institute of Technology:

Sony, Informatica, Nokia L&T, Bharat electronics, TATA Hitachi, HP R&D, TATA motors, Tally, Tejas network, IBM, INSZoom, TATA insurance, etc. Salary package description provided below;

• Total 217 students were selected through placement while 7 students also got internship offers
• Robert Bosch has selected 50 students and a salary package of 14 lakhs per annum.
• Walmart offered 14 CTC.
• Microsoft, Amazon AWS, SAP labs, Akamai provided 9 LPA.

The placement statistics of KLE technical university reveals that undoubtedly KLE technical university is the best option among these two institutes.

PES University ranked at 26 in India 2020 by The Times Of India and 93 for its B.Tech course by NIRF in India 2020. NMAMIT on the other hand was ranked at 151 by NIRF in the Top Colleges in India 2020 and 170 by India Today in their India 2020 rankings for B.Tech course.

Presented below is a comparison of the necessary factors to help decide between these universities.

Admission Criteria:

PES University (Mechanical Engineering) -

• Students require a minimum of 45% with the science stream in their 10+2 examinations.

• Also, one of the following entrance exams needs to be undertaken – KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test) or PESSAT (conducted by PES University).

NMAMIT (Computer Science And Engineering) -

Along with a 45% score in the results of 10+2 examinations students need to undergo the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka Undergraduate Entrance Test (COMEDK UGET) or KCET examination for admission in NMAMIT. The said criteria are 40% for the SC/ST category candidates.

Campus Placement:

PES University -

• A total of 56 companies visited PES University for recruitment in 2019, offering the highest package of INR 48 Lacs Per Annum and an average package of INR 39.2 Lacs Per Annum.

• Some of the top recruiters were Deloitte, Amazon, JP Morgan, LinkedIn, Flipkart, Tech Mahindra, Mercedes Benz, Cleartrip, Intel, IDS, Ikea, Infosys, etc.

NMAMIT -

• Over 80 reputed companies frequently visit the campus for recruitments, including Amazon, TVS, Toyota, Sony India, Indian Navy, Microsoft, etc.

• In the recent placements, the highest package offered was INR 18.5 Lacs Per Annum and an average package of INR 4 Lacs Per Annum.

Eventually, all the factors relevant in an individual case need to be analyzed before selecting in between these universities.

The CSE or Computer Science Engineering course is a 4 year undergraduate programme.

All the three colleges are affiliated to VTU- Visvesvaraya Technological University and are located in Karnataka.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of all the institutes:

Acharya Institute of Technology:

Eligibility criteria: Candidates must have passed in 10+2 with 45% marks in aggregate in Physics, Mathematics and any one of the following: Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Electronics, AIT. One has to also clear the KMAT exam.

Placements: The top recruiting companies are Pingala Software, Cognizant, HCL, Hiver, HSBC, Excelacom, Edureka, Chainanalytics, Accord Software, Byju's, Sunrise Systems, Indiamart Company, TATA AIG, Subex, Mindtree, Capgemini, L&T Infotech, Tavant Technologies, TCS, Hewlett Packard, Wipro and Infosys.

Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology:

Eligibility criteria: Candidates must have cleared their 12th standard examination from any recognised board and CET entrance test.

Internships: The internship opportunities are quite well where students are paid around Rs. 30000 per month in companies like Juniper Networks, Betsol and Infosys.

Placements: Top recruiting companies for placements are TCS, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, CGI, Betsol, Juniper Networks, IBM, Cognizant, Subex etc. and the top roles offered are System Engineer trainee and Software Engineer trainee.

NMAM Institute of Technology:

Eligibility criteria: 10+2 standard examination along with CET entrance test.

Placements: The top recruiters were Oracle Cloud Services, Analytics Quotient, Wipro, Infosys, Bosch, Dell, Accenture, Juniper, Nutanix, TCS, HP Enterprise India, Amazon, MindTree, Robosoft Technologies, CapGemini, Mercedes Benz, Infotech, Siemen and the top role offered was of associate software developer.

NMAMIT Mangalore and Acharya Institute of Technology have a placement rate of 80%-95% and admit students on the basis of merit of COMED-K and KCET scores. At NMAMIT, 592 selections and 52 internships took place by 74 companies in 2019-20. On the other hand, Acharya Institute of Technology Bangalore placed 611 students from the undergraduate programs and 186 students from the postgraduate programs in 2019.

The table below will highlight a comparison between the two institutes based on the essentials of an institute:

Other factors affecting the preference include the following:

Admission Process:

• NMAMIT offers B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, MCA, Ph.D. on the basis of marks scored in - JEE/ KCET/ GATE/KPGCET/KMAT.In addition to it, students also need a minimum of 45% marks at 10+2 level examination or 50% and above in graduation for postgraduate courses.
• Similarly, Acharya Institute of Technology offers BE, M.Tech, MBA programs, accessible after qualification of the general aforementioned criteria.

Infrastructure:

• NMAMIT has a 110-acre campus with 11 hostels, 2 eateries, a bank, and a post office. It also has 3 auditoriums and 3 seminar halls. The Sadanand Auditorium Hall has a seating capacity of 5000.
• Acharya Institute of Technology has a 10,000 seater stadium; a 36,000 sq ft Acharya Learning Resource Centre, smart classrooms, furnished residential rooms with cafeteria, Axis bank ATM and a Post Office.

Placements:

• At NMAMIT, 39% of students got placed in the Engineering sector and 30% of the recruitment is conducted by Akamai technologies.In addition to this, 5-10% of students get to study and work abroad as well.Some of the major recruiters for NMAMIT Mangalore are Al Ghurair and Alstom Group with a recruitment rate of 18% and 9% respectively. The highest CTC offered in 2019, at NMAMIT Mangalore was INR 18.5 LPA.
• As for AIT Bangalore the main placement of 2019, was done by Amara Raja Batteries Limited and Ancient Group company at a rate of 15%. In the year 2020, the highest domestic CTC offered at Acharya Institute of Technology was INR 21 LPA by MuSigma Business Solutions Limited.