NIT Goa, VJTI Mumbai, and COEP Mumbai are well-known engineering colleges. The choice depends upon you. The following are the points to be considered. If you are Mumbai-based, VJTI is the best choice. The college has played a crucial role in setting up IITs and RECs in India. It has a decent infrastructure. If you are Pune-based, COEP is the best choice. It has the best infrastructure with a big campus and excellent placements. If you want to have an NIT tag under your belt NIT Goa is the best choice. All these colleges are at a similar level. So, you should choose according to your convenience. If you don’t live at any of these locations then your preference order should be COEP/ VJTI > NIT Goa. VJIT has a great placement record. The average CTC offered by the institute is 7 LPA. 

Yes, NIT Calicut is better than VNIT and COEP. If you are getting your desired branch at NIT C go for it. It has better brand recognition and offers better placements and opportunities. NIT Calicut placements 2022 ended with an average CTC of INR 13 LPA. While the highest CTC offered was INR 67.6 LPA. 

According to my knowledge, College of Engineering, Pune is not that popular. When you do a basic google search, most suggestions say it is a good college. Many people have also compared it with VNIT Nagpur while a few also say that it is probably better than VNIT. When these two colleges are compared to NIT Surathkal, it makes NIT Surathkal the best. This institute ranks as one of the top 3 NITs in our country – NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal and NIT Surathkal.  If placements are your concern, they are pretty good. Additionally, the average packages are also increasing every year. Even if your grades are low, you will still land a job in some company. However, It is advised to study hard if you want a plethora of opportunities to be open for you.  There are quite a few top notch companies that pay higher salaries every year.  Most packages are 10+ and increasing even now. Here are some basic facts about both the colleges -  Categories College of Engineering Pune NIT Surathkal Course Fee 1.62-2.58 lakh 5.45 lakh Placement Percentage 79.3% 93-95% Highest CTC 13 LPA 15-20 LPA Average CTC 4 LPA 6-7 LPA Recruiting Companies Oracle, Microsoft, Infosys, ZS Associates, etc. DRDO, Wipro, HP, GE, Moog India, Goldman Sachs, Google, etc. As of 2021, the highest international package offered was INR 83 LPA with one student receiving a domestic package of INR 49 LPA, with more than 286 different companies visiting the institute. The top recruiters here include Oracle, Uber, Amazon, Goldman Sachs and Google. A major plus point is also the beach is quite close to the college. If you are looking for a drawback, it is probably the food. You will find a north Indian and south Indian mess but the food is nothing to boast about. Overall, you will definitely have a good time at NIT Surathkal. You will have to research a little more about Pune.

You should prefer COEP IT. It is among the top engineering colleges in Pune. The institute offers better academics, faculties, and placements. Each year around 95% of students get placed from the IT branch. The recent highlights of COEP Pune placements show the average CTC for IT to be around INR 10-11 LPA. Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, etc. are some of the major recruiters for the IT branch.

Both NIT Rourkela and College of Engineering, Pune come under the tier-3 Indian engineering colleges. Opting for a college near to your residence would be a wise decision. The CS branch in both these institutes is similar in various aspects. They have an experienced and cooperative faculty. The infrastructure in NIT Rourkela and COEP is pretty decent. When it comes to placements, CS and IT branches at COEP receive better opportunities than NIT Rourkela. Since Pune is known to be an IT focal point, students are able to seize internship programs held by various companies, in their 2nd and 3rd year of engineering itself. The students are allowed to be a part of several co-curricular and extra-curricular activities held at the College of Engineering, Pune throughout their academic career that helps in developing their personality as a whole. Categories CSE at NIT Rourkela CSE at COEP Course Fee 6.40 lakh 3.62 lakh Highest CTC 35 LPA 30 LPA Average CTC 10-12 LPA 12 LPA Recruiting Companies Accenture, Adobe, Wipro, IBM, etc. JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Infosys, HCL, etc. The choice is ultimately yours to make. Make a wise decision so that you do not regret it later.

On an overall basis, MNNIT Allahabad is generally considered one step ahead of COEP, Pune. The reason behind it is that MNNIT is a well-reputed, prestigious institute that recently got placed at rank 3rd in the list of top NITs in India. On the flip side, COEP Pune is a common government college of India. MNNIT is better in terms of placements, infrastructure, research and development cell, alumni network, sports activities, funds disbursement, faculty, and others, as opposed to COEP Pune. The table below gives a brief comparison of the two institutes. Institute MNNIT Allahabad COEP, Pune Highest CTC 49 LPA 39 LPA No of students selected 757 607 Major recruiters IBM, JP Morgan, Byju’s ABB, BOSCH, Akash Institute If you have to choose between both of them, going for MNNIT Allahabad will be a better choice because there can hardly be any comparisons between an NIT and a government-run college of India.

If we compare these colleges based only on brand value and reputation, then COEP is way ahead of SPCE.  But you should prioritize your branch of choice while choosing an institute. Civil and Mechanical engineering, both these are core branches of engineering and have their advantages and disadvantages. Mechanical Engineering will give you exposure to a variety of branches like Automobile, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Thermal, etc. If you are genuinely interested in Mechanical Engineering, you can go to Sardar Patel College of Engineering. They have a good faculty base for the branch.  If you are flexible regarding your branch choice, you can choose COEP Civil. The institute offers a branch change option after completion of the first year too. 

VJTI Mumbai's E&TC program saw a 97% placement rate in 2019 and COEP's Department of Instrumentation and Control has a placement rate of 85% - 90% in general. Students at COEP get opportunities of working with PSUs like HPCL or BPCL. The highest package has gone up to INR 37 LPA. The table below highlights the two programs as well: Parameters VJTI (E&TC) COEP (Instrumentation) Placement Percentage 97 85-90 Campus size 16 acres 36 acres Total seats 60 30 Fee INR 3.10 LPA INR 3.19 LPA Average Package INR 4.5 LPA INR 6 LPA Admission: Students will be considered for VJTI Admissions and COEP Admissions if they have 50-55% marks in 10+2 and graduation; and MAH-CET/GATE score, as per requirement. Faculty VJTI: There are 20 faculty members for the E & TC program including 5 members for the Diploma level and 7 for the Degree level. COEP: There are 11 faculty members in the Instrumentation and Control Department; most of them have a Ph.D. from well-known national and international universities like the University of St Louis; University of Washington Seattle, IITR, etc. Infrastructure VJTI Mumbai: Under the TEQIP program, it has procured equipment for Communication, Virtual Instrumentation The High Voltage lab is funded by Siemens Germany and AICTE. The latest addition to its labs is the VJTI- L&T Low Voltage Switchgear Laboratory. COEP Pune: There are department labs in the COEP Instrumentation department like the Johnson Control Lab, Advanced lab, etc. Placements VJTI: Most students from the E&TC department get jobs in consultancy firms, the finance sector,s and in IT companies. There are only a few core placements with Reliance, Airtel, etc. The major recruiters over the years have been Airtel, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, etc. The highest package offered in 2018 was INR 24 LPA and the average salary was 6.5 LPA. COEP Pune: In 2018, the maximum package offered at COEP for instrumentation and control was INR 18 LPA and the major recruiters were Barclays and HP. Also, 85% of seats are reserved for Maharashtra candidates at VJTI. Students must keep the above-mentioned features in mind when choosing.

You should choose COEP CS. The placement record for the branch is excellent. If you maintain good grades for four years and have the required skills, getting good placement opportunities won’t be difficult.  TCS, Accenture, Infosys, etc. are some of the major recruiters that recruit CS students through campus placements. The highlights of COEP placements show the average CTC for CSE to be around INR 6.5 LPA. While the highest CTC goes up to INR 30 LPA. 

COEP Pune is better for Computer Science and Engineering. It has good brand recognition and offers excellent placements. Each year around 90% of students get placed from the CSE branch. According to COEP placements of recent years, the average CTC for the CSE branch is around INR 6-7 LPA.  If you want to pursue higher studies after B.Tech, then COEP is a good option as well. Students of this institute are studying at CMU, Berkeley, etc.