Which is better, IIT Palakkad or IIT Tirupati for the CS branch?

Both IIT Tirupati and IITPalakkad are government colleges and fall into the new generation of IITs and are yet to be ranked under NIRF.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both the colleges.

Facilities

IIT Tirupati and Palakkad- Both these campuses are under construction as of now and students have to stay in a transit campus. Hence, all facilities cannot be availed yet. Both these institutes are mentored under IIT Madras and the professors too guide the students on similar curriculum followed by IIT-M.

Faculty and Academics

IIT Tirupati

• Teachers are highly qualified and supportive. Many of them are involved with various government funded research projects going on.
• Various seminars and workshops are conducted for students. Students are also taken on industrial visits for practical exposure.
• Coding culture is encouraged by organizing monthly hackathons.

IIT Palakkad

• Rigorous curriculum with regular conferences, workshops and bootcamps to enhance exposure
• Modern in-demand technologies such as Blockchain, Data Analytics, AI are taught in later semesters

Placements

IIT Tirupati

• Average placement rate for CSE students was 89%
• Top recruiters include Envestnet Yodlee, Bosch, TCS, Honeywell, amongst 20 others
• 30+ PPOs were bagged with average stipend of 20,000 p.m
• The average salary offered is around 9.5 LPA.
• The highest salary package offered is around 16.5 LPA.

IIT Palakkad

• Average placement rate for CSE students was 75%
• Major recruiters are Arista Networks, TCS, TRAI, Trimble, L&T, HSBC
• The average salary package offered is 9 LPA.
• The highest salary offered is 16 LPA

Both the colleges are good and offer a wide range of benefits. They are new and the first batch graduated just last year, hence placements and facilities will increase with time. The choice of college depends on every individual’s discretion, resources and vision.