REVA University is ranked 4th in the emerging Business Schools in India by Times B-School Annual Ranking 2019. It is listed among the top 50 business schools in India. It is ranked 201 by NIRF 2020 in the engineering category.

CMRIT is affiliated to VTU Belgaum and recognized by AICTE and NBA. It has recently placed 1,767 students in top and well-reputed companies with a salary package of INR 3.5 to 4.8 LPA. They have a student intake of 960 in UG and 102 in PG.

Acharya Institute of Technology (AIT) is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi with a faculty strength of 300 members. The student population is 4,432 across all the departments.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institutions:

Categories	REVA University	CMRIT	AIT
Course Fee	2,25,000 (1st year)	2,50,000 (1st year)	3,01,175 (1st year)
Entrance Exam	REVA CET	KCET	KCET
Placement Percentage	89%	70-80%	90%
Highest CTC	21 LPA	18 LPA	21 LPA
Average CTC	3.5-5.5 LPA	4-5 LPA	3.5 LPA

Placements 

REVA University 

• Their placement cell has a tie up with more than 300 recruiting partners.
• More than 1800 offers were made.
• The top recruiting companies include nVIDIA, Deloitte, Capgemini, IBM, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, etc.

CMRIT

• 428 offers were made by 72 participating companies.

• VMWare was the star recruiter.
• The top recruiting companies include Infosys, IBM, TCS, DST, Texas Instruments, Dell, Philips, Berger, Sunrise Systems, Eureka Forbes, HP, Chumbak, Forte, EY, Capgemini, Wipro, etc.

AIT 

• 35 companies visited wherein 194 students were placed.
• The star recruiter was Infosys.
• Other recruiters include Pingala, HSBC, Byju’s, OG Healthcare, TCS, Wipro, HP, etc.

Facilities 

REVA University 

• Their library can accommodate 800 students.
• More than 20 clubs are there for the students recreation and education.
• Students are awarded scholarships for their rank obtained in KCET.
• Students obtaining 85-90% in their board exams are also eligible for scholarships.

CMRIT

• The institute has 89 well furnished classrooms and an auditoriumA library containing 23,000 books.
• The computer lab has 1486 PC’s.
• There are hostel facilities for both boys and girls accommodating 340 students.

AIT 

• They have a student strength of 4423 students across all departments.
• With a campus area of 120 acres, the institute has 12 hostels, 5 for boys 7 for girls accommodating 1500 students all over.
• They also provide sports, medical and library facilities.

All the above 3 colleges are equally good. It ultimately depends on the students, their preferences and also their scores in entrance exams. Based on that the students can choose for their preferred college.

From the given list of institutions, NITTE Meenakshi is highly recommended over the rest of the institutes.

Following are some reasons why you should choose NITTE Meenakshi.

• It has a great campus with decent placement records, an excellent crowd, and above-average faculty.
• The fact that it is an autonomous institution is like a cherry on the cake as the students don't have to face problems faced by VTU students. Being an autonomous university, it offers a great curriculum, student diversity, and modern infrastructure. 
• The only con is the location which is away from the city, but there is good connectivity to the college.

Given below is a brief overview of the five institutes. 

Basis	CMRIT	DSATM	REVA	NITTE Meenakshi	SJBIT
Highest CTC	INR 11.76 LPA	INR 20 LPA	INR 21 LPA	INR 19.6 LPA	INR 10 LPA
Average CTC	INR 4.87 LPA	INR 4-6 LPA	INR 3.5-5.5 LPA	INR 4.5 LPA	INR 4.5 LPA
NIRF Ranking 2020	174	126	151-200	128	-

So, on the basis of the above-highlighted information, it is safe to say NITTE Meenakshi is a better alternative.