IIIT Kota is very new and is yet to make a mark with respect to IIIT Jabalpur. Whereas, with IIIT-Jabalpur the placements do keep varying. More or less, the placements are improving.

Academics:

• IIIT Jabalpur has a very sound academic curriculum owing to the fact that IIT Kanpur was its mentor.
• In IIIT Kota the curriculum is good but it hardly matters when you have teachers with hardly any knowledge.
• The interdisciplinary curriculum in IIIT Jabalpur makes the academic bit steadfast with the add-on of designing structure.
• Moreover, academic projects are floated in almost every important course.
• Hence, adding a skill set to the students.

So, to put it together, the academics are nice, but placements can be improved. Being from IIIT gives you a special charm. Also, being new IIITs, they will take some time to establish themselves and the education factor is quite decent when compared to tier-2 private engineering colleges. But, they still have a long way to go reach the bar set by NITs or IITs.

The top bracket companies pay really well, but these new IIITs won't be the first choice for these companies. The mid-range paying companies will flock to these new IIITs; so, you will get a decent package.

So overall, it is better to have something than nothing.

IIIT Kota is a recent campus. The institute offers B.Tech only in two specializations: Computer Science Engineering (CSE) and Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE). 

The below-mentioned points give a wholesome picture of life in IIIT Kota.

Education:

• The institute is similar to any other average institute. A few core teachers are decent who have been teaching for years. But most of them are young and inexperienced.
• Only 10% of the taught topics are applicable in real jobs and the rest 90% are outdated.
• The positive side of the curriculum is that the students are liberal to change their elective subjects by intimating the course coordinator.

Facilities:

• The fee for B.Tech is 9.24 Lakhs. The fee is in competition with any other private institute. It is beyond any government institute.

• Even the facilities are not parallel to the fee charged by the institute.
• The classrooms and labs are considerate.
• There is a lack of sports opportunities.
• The hostel facility especially for boys is pathetic. The internet is slow, mobile networks are poor, mess food is tasteless, and bathrooms are untidy. Some students prefer shifting to flats because of the same.
• There is no ragging and the seniors are helpful and approachable.

Placement & Internship:

• If you are aiming for the top companies in the market then the institute is not a perfect fit for you. The institute struggles to call companies to campus. So, there is no stability in terms of placement here.
• Even for the internships, only a few decent companies visit the campus. The highest stipend was offered at INR 1 Lakh.
• The placement figures are:

Considering the above information, one has to decide for oneself if the college is perfect for him or not.

The first batch of IIT Kota graduated in 2017 and there were very few students, but still, placements were decent. It actually surprised everyone. One of my friends was a part of the first batch. 

Placement Statistics 2017: 

The institute only had CSE at first. Almost 60% of students got placed and the highest CTC was 26.5 lakhs/year. In the same year, Amazon selected 6 students from MNIT for internships. Out of those 6 students, 3 were IIITians. 

Placements Statistics of 2020-21:

Hope the statistics given above gave you an idea about the placement scenario at IIIT Kota.

You must follow your passion and go for the stream over college. After all, your choice will either make or break your future depending on how you tackle the circumstances.

Choose IIIT Guwahati if you want CSE. If you choose metallurgy go for NIT Warangal. If you don’t know, like IIIT Kota has MNIT Jaipur, IIIT Guwahati has IIT Guwahati as its mentor institute.

The infrastructure, faculty, and placement opportunities are far better there due to the presence of already established IIIT G. This makes a lot of difference and gives an extra helping hand to IIIT-Guwahati. Being a new institute, IIIT G will not limit your options and you will also have an ample amount of opportunities coming in your way. IIITG already has great affiliations with top industry groups and even has an IT park coming up next to it.

Let’s have a brief perspective and a quick overview of all:

• Take a quick check on the subjects you would be studying for the next 4 years and ask yourself does it really excites you to go further with the field.
• If you are stuck in between metallurgy or computer science; ask yourself what you really want and how it will help you in further life.
• Does it actually inspire you to work on projects related to your field of study?
• Trust me, at the end of the day you would not like to end up taking the wrong stream.

Also, I believe that all the top colleges in the country have almost the same level of standards of teaching, placements, opportunities for further education. In short, it opens lots of doors for you in the future.

The reason which sets these colleges apart from others is how much they allow their students to get enough exposure to culture for the next 4 years and also to work under and with the guidance of the brightest minds in the country. You learn a lot more from your friends in college than your professors, irrespective of IITs or NITs.

IIIT Kota is one of the recent IIITs established in the past few years. In this limited period, it has made good improvement. In the first placement season itself, it has witnessed the highest package of 28 lakhs and almost more than 50 percent of students were placed.

A brief placement highlight for the institute is given below.

MNIT is the mentor institute for IIIT Kota. It also has a joint placement program with MNIT Jaipur. You can search for the achievements of IIIT Kota on its official website.