Which is better for an M.Tech, IIEST (Shivpur), Jadavpur University, NIT (Durgapur) or NIR (Rourkela)?
Posted On - Sep 24, 2020Choosing one institute between IIEST, NIT Durgapur and NIT Rourkela depends on your interests and preferences. If you want to spend your college life conducting cutting-edge research and making projects, IIEST is the one for you. But if you want an active campus life with a lot of fun activities going on and an average workload, then choose one between Durgapur and NIT Rourkela.
Personally, I will recommend you to join NIT Rourkela as it’s among the top 5 NITs. Its campus is second only to IIT KGP, one of the largest in the country. It has an active club culture so you can also pursue your passions alongside your academics.
Here is a statistical comparison between these 3 institutes
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Parameters |
NIT Durgapur |
NIT Rourkela |
IIEST Shibpur |
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Fees |
1.86 Lakhs (BTech 1st Year Fees) |
1.78 Lakhs (BTech 1st Year Fees) |
1.42 Lakhs (BTech1st Year Fees) |
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NIRF Ranking |
90 out of 200 in 2023 |
37 out of 200 colleges in 2023 |
66 out of 200 colleges in 2023 |
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Highest CTC |
INR 70 LPA |
INR 52.98 LPA |
INR 45 LPA |
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Average CTC |
INR 13.64 LPA |
INR 12.95 LPA |
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Top Recruiters |
TCS Ninja, PwC, ICICI Bank, Microsoft |
Apple, Google, VISA (2022) |
Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Texas Instruments, PWC, Cognizant, Atlassian |
Overall, go for the one that suits your needs and choices.
All these institutions are well known for their engineering stream. NIRF 2020 has ranked IIEST, Jadavpur University, NIT Durgapur, and NIT Rourkela in 21, 17, 47, and 16 for Engineering. Let's compare these on the basis of placements and ranking which may help you to make the right option.
Admissions: Admission to MTech programs at these institutes are based on a valid GATE score and the prerequisite for admission is BE/BTech with more than 55% marks from a recognized university.
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Institute |
MTech Fees |
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Jadavpur University |
INR 4,900 Per Year |
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NIT Durgapur |
INR 46,000 Per Semester |
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IIEST Shibpur |
INR 42,500 Per Semester |
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NIT Rourkela |
INR 1.12Lakhs (First Year) |
Placements: Infosys, TCS, Wipro, and Amazon, Microsoft, Maruti, HSBC Technologies, IBM, L&T, Capgemini, Future First,etc. are among the top recruiters at the institutes.
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Institutes |
Highest Package |
Average Package |
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Jadavpur University |
INR 58 LPA |
INR 19.96 LPA |
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NIT Durgapur |
INR 32.54 LPA |
INR 9.09 LPA |
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IIEST Shibpur |
INR 39.12 LPA |
INR 9 LPA |
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NIT Rourkela |
INR 42 LPA |
INR 8.75 LPA |
Based on the above stats you can decide which institute to choose accordingly. If we see the rankings issued by NIRF (National Institute Of Rankings Framework) then it is clearly visible that all of these institutes are among the top 50 engineering institutes of India. The admission criteria to M.Tech Courses at these is via GATE examination rank. On the basis of all these listed comparisons, hope that you will be able to choose the best option.
