Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology is an autonomous college whereas Acharya Institute of Technology is VTU affiliated. Both of the colleges have excellent infrastructure, but NMIT is considerably far from the city centre as compared to Acharya.

Placement:

• Students of NMIT get placed into some good companies with some hefty packages. 
• Average packages are around 6 to 10 lacs in NMIT which is good for a tier 2 college. 

Faculty:

• The faculty for EC and CS is good in both the colleges.
• Most of them are PhD holders in their particular field and some are pursuing it. 

Department:

• Life in the EC department of NMIT is not much happening. 
• CS department in NMIT has the best scenario, a good package, and chilled out faculty.

The table shows a brief overview of the institutions:

NMIT is a good pick but placement wise AIT is better. Overall, the Acharya Institute of Technology is the potential choice.