The list should be something like this, and this is not a fixed one; it may vary year by year.

NIT Trichy>NIT Surathkal>NIT Warangal>MNNIT Allahabad>MNIT Jaipur /NIT Calicut>SVNIT Surat / NIT Nagpur>MANIT Bhopal / NIT Kurukshetra / NIT Rourkela>NIT Durgapur / NIT Jamshedpur>NIT Jalandhar/ NIT Delhi>NIT Raipur/ NIT Hamirpur.

I would like to suggest MNIT Jaipur. 

• CSE at MNIT Jaipur is one of the finest when compared with all the NITs.
• The faculty is good and the facilities are amazing, in terms of labs, connectivity, etc.
• One can really expect steeper increases in placements and their packages in the coming years.

• It is great in terms of crowd diversity.

Now let us take a look at NIT Calicut:

• NIT Calicut is the better-ranked college when it comes to NITs.
• It is better reputed when it comes to classroom teaching and academic details.
• Extra-Curricular activities are also encouraged a lot.
• There’s ample free time to engage in clubs.
• Coming to CSE, the placements of Calicut are much better than NIT Jaipur as well.

CSE at MNIT Jaipur is a much better option than any core branch in the top 3 NITs - especially if your career plans are job-oriented and you want to work comfortably at least a few years right after you graduate.

The strength of any institute comes from its very own students. Students achieve and the institute flourishes. Students do their best and the institute counts.

So choice is yours. Take your time and make your decision on the basis of your instinct and where and how you see yourself in upcoming life.