One of my friends was a student from Amrita and she pursued ECE on the Bangalore campus. According to her experience, in general, the Coimbatore campus is better among the two. The reason behind choosing Amrita University, Coimbatore is because of its well-structured infrastructure and great academic culture. The Coimbatore campus has also remained consistent in being ranked high amongst most Indian colleges. However, for the CS branch specifically, my friend suggests the Bangalore campus. The academic culture in the institute is significantly good. Moreover, the rules and regulations in the institute are not as strict as on the Coimbatore campus, letting students have a better amount of balance. Since you are in close vicinity with various IT companies and are surrounded by classmates belonging from households where either parent might be working in similar companies can provide you a commendable orientation as well. As per the recent trends the average and highest CTC offered at the Bangalore campus is 40 LPA and 80 LPA respectively. According to my friend, you will also have a better peer group with good communication skills at the Bangalore campus as opposed to the other two. So, choosing the Bangalore campus may give you an edge.

I have a friend who is an alumnus from the 2007-11 batch of the EEE branch and based on her input, I would highly recommend you to join this campus! In case you miss out on getting into NIT/IIT, trust me, you should go for Amrita as your third-best choice. My friend had completed her B.Tech from Amrita and went to a top-notch government college for her M.Tech. It would provide you exposure like no other renowned college in the whole of Kerala. My friend and her batchmates were experts in the microcontroller program. Their expertise led them to participate in programming for FPGA. The department and its faculties are highly qualified as expected. Most of the faculty members are doing their PhDs. Plus, some faculties are doing their PhDs from IITs as well. Reputed conferences and journals consist of work by the institute's faculty members and students. Good funding is carried out to food projects wherein my friend's batch was one amongst them too. The curriculum pattern is super flexible. A lot of spare time can be put into important projects and fast-track courses can be completed too. My friend got herself the extremely prestigious student exchange program- Erasmus Mundus. She is currently doing their research for reputed companies in the country and abroad. Since most of my friends and her batch-mates were offered jobs by that time, traveling to Coimbatore for that placement was not a big deal. This job opportunity came from companies like Renault, Schneider, Ericsson, etc. Therefore, one should always consider joining Amrita for the EEE branch.

One of my friends was in Amritapuri so I know better about Amrita University than Manipal University, Chennai. The brand Amrita isn’t known among the IITs and NITs but the college is quite prominent among the companies and universities. The placement stats are rarely released, but the alumni prove that the placement of this college is quite amazing. You will be eligible for placements if you have scored above 6 CGPA. The hostel life of this campus is not as good as compared to other colleges yet it’s bearable. Boys aren’t much restricted from the hostel rules and regulations but girls have to follow the set rules. There are sub-disciplines that you can join by joining The FOSS Club, the ICPC team, and CTF team. For exploring FOSS you would have to join The FOSS club, for sports programming the ICPC team and for security CTF team will be a good opportunity. Categories CSE at Manipal (Chennai) CSE at Amrita (Amritapuri) Course Fee 17.06 lakh 1 lakh (1st year) Highest CTC 12 LPA 15-20 LPA Average CTC 7.5 LPA 6 LPA Recruiting Companies Dell, Byju’s, IBM, Infosys, etc. TCS, Mindtree, Capgemini, HCL, etc. Moreover, the college offers more amazing opportunities such as exchange programs and internships in research labs. This is an absolutely good set of opportunities for CS students.

If you are interested in CSE, then going to Amrita University’s Amritapuri campus will be better. Here is why. Amrita consists of active student clubs like FOSS. It consists of a lot of members and participates in Open Source projects, talking at conferences worldwide, getting into and completing programs like Google Summer of Code. India’s top 1 CTF team - b10s, belong to Amrita. The alumni of the club are now working in top companies such as Google, VMware, Synack, CISCO, Flipkart, etc with the highest CTC package of 75 lakhs per annum. If you are into competitive programming, Amrita has an ICPC and programming club, which has produced students to the world finals too. It has produced some of the best coders from India namely, Sai Vigneshwar, Aswin Krish, Sandeep Kumar Roy, and many more.

Among these Amrita Coimbatore is the best option for a CSE degree. It has an excellent Computer Science faculty base. Amrita brand name is widely recognized in the industry. CSE department has a placement rate of around 93.16%. Amrita Coimbatore CSE average package is around INR 6.53 LPA. Atlassian, Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, etc. are among the major recruiters that take part in the placement drive.

You should prefer CSE at Amrita University (Amritapuri). In terms of academics, placements and exposure, Amrita University is comparably better than VIT. Reputed companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Cognizant, etc. visit Amrita University placements to recruit students. CSE has a placement rate of around 85%. The salary packages for the branch range from INR 4-28 LPA. 

Amrita University's main campus is in Coimbatore. The college states that rank and cut off for the different branches vary each year. At the time of seat allotment, students will be asked to select the preferred program. It should be noted that Amrita University is only considering JEE Main session 1 scores. The decision will depend on rank obtained in JEE Main or AEEE and seats available on different campuses. Cutoff: The table below highlights the ranks for the CSE program at the three branches of Amrita University in 2017. Branches Amrita Puri CSE Coimbatore CSE Open Quota 6940 1813 State Quota 16547 13801 The table shows that students with 2582 rank in AEEE have a chance of getting the Amrita Puri campus with both the State and Open Quota. But the Coimbatore campus' CSE program requires a higher rank of 1831 in the Open Quota. Students should keep the following in mind as well. Counseling Process: The counseling process was initiated by Amrita University on September 3, 2020. Students get to clarify doubts during the first allotment and those who choose a program in any of the campuses have to pay INR 10,0000. The Second Allotment is for those who opted for sliding and those who are below the last rank in the first allotment. Important Points: The counseling will be done through online mode. Students must keep in mind that the selection will be based on eligibility, seat availability, category, merit, and rank. In 2018, the opening rank for the general category was between 1-750 and the closing rank was between 9501 to 10000, and that for the reserved category was between 1-15000 and 15001 - 25,000. Students must also note that the Amravati campus is not offering engineering programs for the year 2020. The Coimbatore campus is the main campus of Amrita University and has live-in labs, holds student exchange programs, and has more than 150 faculty members.

Amrita has the best and largest campus amongst these colleges. The table shows a brief overview of the institutions. College  Fees  Average CTC Highest CTC Rajagiri 3.48 lakhs 3.5 lakhs 6 lakhs SCMS 4.96 lakhs 3 lakhs 12 lakhs MES 5.36 lakh 2.5 lakhs 5 lakhs FISAT 5.68 lakh 3 lakhs 14 lakhs Mar Baselios 3.59 lakh 3.2 lakhs 7 lakhs Amrita 5 lakh 5.4 lakhs 43.33 lakhs Amal Jyothi 3.97 lakhs 2.9 lakhs 7.5 lakhs Academics: (Winning Institution - Amrita University) The syllabus and especially the question paper is not the traditional type but rather stimulates you to think.  They have a much advanced, updated curriculum and it is possible because they don’t come under any university and hence have the liberty to mold according to the latest industry standards. Placement: (Winning Institution - Amrita University) It is not easier to get placed from Amrita because you study in Amrita does not mean you will get high placements because the crowd in Amrita is more competitive.  All those who missed out on JEE come to Amrita. Top companies like Microsoft, Facebook, CISCO recruit only from Amrita out of those mentioned. Campus Life: (Winning Institution - Amrita University) The clubs in Amrita are almost international, as it conducts the prestigious ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest). Which itself is a benchmark to look for, acknowledging non-premier institutes like IITs, NITs, and BITs.  The clubs in Amrita are more diverse and active. It's tech-fest ANOKHA is also much better.  If you don’t have a blend with a very diverse crowd go for Amrita. Going by all the factors mentioned above, it is safe to say that Amrita University is a better alternative.

The All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE) cut off by rank was- 9199 for the general category and economically weaker sections and at 9983 for the OBCs, in 2018. In 2019, it was 8893 for general category students and economically weaker students and 10421 for OBCs. The merit list will be prepared based on 60% marks secured in AEEE 2020 and 40% marks in the qualifying examination. Cut-off for Coimbatore and Bangalore: The table below shows the cut-off of the two of its branches of Amrita University in 2017, i.e. Coimbatore and Bangalore. Branch Coimbatore Open Quota Rank State Quota Rank Aerospace Engineering 5374 19892 Chemical Engineering 7890 19678 Computer Science Engineering 1813 13801 Civil Engineering 6981 19971 ECE 2747 16407 EEE 4051 19433 EIE 6781 19822 Mechanical Engineering 3217 17313 Branch Bangalore Open Quota Rank State Quota Rank CSE 6767 10354 ECE 6998 15582 EEE 6586 19271 EIE 6969 19650 Mechanical Engineering 5814 18185 Cut-off for Amaravati: It must be noted that Amrita will not be offering Engineering programs in the Amaravati campus this year, 2020. Besides this, in 2017 the Open Quota Rank at Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri was between 5696-6991 and the State Quota Rank was between 16547-19969. The possibility of getting any of the branches is open to students with a rank of 4396. Following the trend shown in the table and comparing it to the 2018 rank scale which had the opening rank between 1-750 for the general category and 1-15000 for the reserved categories. State Quota for the AEE saw the opening rank between 10001–12500 and the closing rank between 20001–22500. Students must note the counseling procedure will be decisive in the process of selection. A rank of 4936 can lead one to any branch they'd like to choose.