Army Institute of Technology (AIT) Pune, was ranked 109th by NIRF for engineering and 54th by Outlook amongst the private engineering colleges in India. While NIT Hamirpur is ranked 60th in the Engineering category by NIRF.

The table below provides a brief overview of both institutes:

Admissions:

Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune

• For the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) one must qualify JEE Mains to be eligible with 75% in 10+2 from a recognized board.
• For Masters of Engineering (M.E) one must qualify GATE examination with a valid score to be eligible along with the required documents.

NIT Hamirpur

• For B. Tech the JEE Mains closing rank for branches like CSE and ETC are between 6000-12000 and for branches like Chemical Engineering are 40000-60000.
• For M. Tech one must have Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Technology / AMIE / MCA from any recognized university/college with a minimum of 60% aggregate or 6.5 CGPA only for B.E. or B.Tech. degrees.

Placements:

AIT Pune:

• The average overall placement percentage has been around 90 %, with CSE having highest percentage of 95%
• The highest package offered was 39 Lakh while an average package of 7 LPA was received by students
• CSE has the highest average CTC of 10 LPA followed by ETC with 7 LPA and Mechanical with 5.5 LPA
• The top recruiters are Mtatva, ZS Associates, HSBC, Mahindra amongst 30 other prominent companies

NIT Hamirpur

• The highest package reaching up to INR 1.2 crore per annum and average package ranging between INR 6.5-8 lacs per annum.
• Average placement rate has been around 90%
• Top recruiters were Bloomberg, Infosys, Oracle, SAP amongst 70 others
• For M. Tech average CTC offered was 8 LPA 

AIT Pune has students working on various academic and industrial projects under the guidance of experts from leading organizations like IBM, Oracle, ATS etc. While at NIT Hamirpur, students take up research projects under the highly qualified faculty, some of who are working under government funded projects. Both these institutes offer ample opportunities to excel in any field one chooses to work diligently.

If your interest lies in the IT field, IIITM Gwalior must be your priority. Ranked 100 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, IITM offers IT as its flagship course. IIITM Gwalior is one of the 3 institutions in India with 100% Ph.D. faculties. The campus is equipped with all the required facilities for the overall development of students.

If you are more inclined towards CSE then go for AIT Pune. It is ranked 109 for engineering by NIRF, 2020. AIT has a good faculty-student ratio of 1:14 with highly qualified and experienced faculties.

Admission:

IIITM Gwalior:

• Securing the rank within 9713-14442 in JEE Main will fetch admission in the IT department of IIITM Gwalior.

• OBC (Non-creamy layer) cutoff falls down to 3,800-6,300.

• The admission process is carried through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.

• IIITM Gwalior offers 262 IT seats with an annual fee of 1,79,317 INR.

AIT Pune:

• For admission in AIT Pune, aspirants must clear JEE Main.

• Under the ranking of 53,356 (AIT merit list 306) one can secure admission in CSE at AIT Pune in the first round.

• Aspirants must apply separately for AIT Pune counseling.

• AIT Pune offers 120 seats for CSE with an annual tuition fee of INR 1,79,317.

Placement statistics:

IIITM Gwalior:

• 400+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, HCL, DELL, Paytm, Myntra.

• 90% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 14.58 LPA.

• Highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 is 42 LPA .

• IT and CSE department holds the record of maximum students being placed every year in IIITM Gwalior.

AIT Pune:

• Around 100 large to medium-sized companies take part in campus recruitment every year.

• Industry giants including Amazon, Microsoft, Mtatva Are, FIGmd, HSBC (Premium), ION Trading, Jaro Education, Societe Generale, Upcurve Software are the top recruiters.

• CSE branch in AIT Pune has a current placement rate of 97% with 462 students being placed in 2020.

• Average CTC offered for CSE students is 7 LPA with the highest CTC of 39 LPA.

• 5 students have been placed in Amazon this year with a CTC of 28LPA.

Both Universities are best in respective branches. It is the students who have to decide which is best for them!