No, you should definitely go for another NITs or IIITs instead of IIIT Bhopal because of the following major reasons:

• NITs like NIT Bhopal, previously known as MACT, was later converted to NIT. As it is an old and pioneer institute, it has well-established classrooms, labs, faculties, accommodation etc. Teaching quality and research is also very good as you are comparing with IIIT Bhopal. It currently ranks 55 in universities all over India.

• IIIT Bhopal was newly established and has completed only approx 3 years, and still hasn’t got its own permanent campus and hostels ready. It is currently running in the RGPV campus which clearly means no personal campus, infrastructure or visiting faculties will be there. Also, it lacks proper labs which means little to no research work. Its mentor institute is also MANIT Bhopal which itself is 15 km far away!

We can say that IIIT Bhopal significantly lags behind when compared to the NITs and still needs time to withstand in the list of ‘Recognized Institutions’ in India.

You can follow this order whenever this kind of confusion arises: IISc Bangalore >IITs > NITs >IIITs >Central universities > State government colleges. So, if you have to choose between any IIIT and NIT, definitely go for the NITs.

Firstly IIITs are newly established colleges and hence they are far behind from good NITs. I have a friend in NIT Silchar. I heard good things about the institute from him. 

Here are some of the things that make NIT Silchar a good choice.

• It is 9th on the list of top 10 NITs.
• It is the second most premium institute in the northeast after IIT Guwahati.
• Placements here are top class with great infrastructure and world-class faculty.
• NIT Silchar is known for its Digital Library which is the biggest, not only in India but in entire South Asia.

You should go for NITs and you won't regret it. Rest depends on your research and feasibility.

As all of them are IIITs they are known to have a similar level of curriculum. However, my cousins are currently studying at IIIT Lucknow and IIIT Bhopal. Their honest opinions state that IIIT Lucknow is the best choice among all of them because of the following reasons:

• The first batch of IIIT Lucknow is placed and none of the other IIITs mentioned has witnessed a single placement season yet. Placements of IIIT Lucknow were so great which is rare for an institute participating in placements for the first time.
• The permanent campus for IIIT Lucknow is almost ready while for IIIT Bhopal and Surat, the work for construction is yet to start. My cousin is a 1st-year student of IIIT Lucknow and also the very first batch of the newly built permanent campus of IIIT Lucknow.

• The coding culture at IIIT Lucknow is the best among all the newly built IIITS.

• Seniors are extremely supportive and Workshops are being conducted by them already.

• You may face some problems due to not having enough resources as it is a new campus, but so will be the same for other new IIITS.

• And lastly, Lucknow being a metropolitan city will give you a lot of advantages, with metro being started and Campus being in the city itself.

Although quality education is common in all of these IIITs, IIIT Lucknow holds an edge over the others. The points mentioned above may prove to be minor for some of you but for many people out there, these points matter a lot and might have cleared a lot of confusion in your mind.

I know some of the people from both institutes. Based on what I heard from them, IIIT Bhopal is better than IIIT Ranchi. 

A few of the reasons to choose IIIT Bhopal are as follows. 

• Mentor Institute: IIIT Bhopal is mentored by NIT Bhopal and classes are held inside the campus of NIT Bhopal itself. So you will have access to all the experienced faculty and facilities you would have got if you were in NIT. Being in NIT, you can participate in all the national-level competitions.
• Location: The location of IIIT Bhopal is great. It is located in the peaceful city of Bhopal. It has less traffic and the college is close to both the airport and railway station.
• Hostel: Hostels for the first are at RGPV University, which is the head university of all the engineering colleges in the state. It has a huge campus with modern facilities. Buses are provided from hostel to college and that too free of cost.
• Food: The quality of food at the canteen is not so good.
• Academics: Academics facilities are great and you have to work hard to stay in sync with the syllabus. The course-work will be quite hectic in the first year and you would be given 30,50 or sometimes even 100 questions as an assignment. You will learn C-Programming, HTML, CSS, latex, etc. 

You can also check the latest ranking of the institute to compare. The final decision is yours. 

SGSIT Indore is one of the oldest colleges in MP and reputed for its courses, yet enrolling in IIIT Bhopal gives you the environment of the latest curriculum, good programming and the guidance of MANIT Bhopal. Also, as of now, IIIT is running through the campus of MANIT.

Concerning the placement scenario, the college has 12.5 lakhs per annum as its highest placement. It is important to keep in mind the fact that IIIT Bhopal has MANIT as a mentor institute which provides it with an additional edge over other colleges of Bhopal. Further, it all depends upon the efforts of a student.

When we compare it with other IIITs, we need to understand that the IIITs which were established earlier, including 4 old IIITs, are a far better choice, but if we talk about those which are new like Surat, Bhagalpur, Ranchi, Nagpur, etc., one can expect IIIT Bhopal to be comparable and better in many fields. 

Even if we have to match it with some old ones, we can expect it to point out better results in future while keeping in mind it's a fast-growth, proper guidance, and therefore, the passion for college kids towards their field of interest. The scholars are working together to make various clubs, like robotics, programming, metaphysics etc.

A side by side comparison of both the colleges might help you get a clear view on what to expect once you get there:

• Curriculum: The curriculum mentor of IIIT Kottayam is IIIT Hyderabad which is one of the top-notch institutes for CSE in India. On the other hand, the curriculum mentor of IIIT Bhopal is MANIT Bhopal which doesn’t match the level of IIIT Hyderabad.
• Closing rank: In 2019, the closing rank for IIIT Bhopal IT was around 41K in the special round. While for IIIT Kottayam CSE, the closing rank was almost 40K at the end of special round-II. You can check the opening and closing ranks for both the colleges in the year 2019 below:

• Placements: In 2019, the first placement was held where good companies came forward for recruitment. Some of them wereNISSAN, L&T, Reliance (JIO), etc. NISSAN offered packages starting from 6 Lakh to 10 Lakh.
• Coding culture: Coding culture at IIIT Kottayam is at par with old IIIT’s like IIIT Allahabad, Gwalior, and good NITs. More than 70% of students clearing the starting round of CODE JAM conducted by Google
• Campus: While IIIT Bhopal campus construction is yet to be started IIIT Kottayam campus is almost ready.

From the above comparison, it’s pretty clear that IIIT Kotayyam has an edge over IIIT Bhopal. However, do consider your pool of interest because at the end your skills and hard work matters the most for shaping your future!

As many of my friends have graduated from IIIT Bhopal. So I can assure you IIIT Sonepat is more secure and better than IIIT Bhopal in terms of campus lifestyle, placement opportunities, academic performances, and sports activities, and a lot more.

Campus:

• Recently IIIT Sonepat has been shifted to IIT Delhi Technopark, Sonepat which is nothing but an extension campus of IIT Delhi in Sonepat. 
• On the other hand, you will find IIIT Bhopal is still running in MANIT, Bhopal. Even its permanent campus is way farther than the developed part of the city. 
• The hostels for the 1st-year students of the IIIT Bhopal are provided in RGPV Bhopal which is 13 km away from MANIT. Consequently, students are driven by bus to the campus, which is quite a waste of time. This is why my friends say hostel life is not that good in IIIT Bhopal.

Placements:

This year IIIT Sonepat holds a good record in placements by bringing a decent amount of companies. Recording the highest package of 23.84 LPA and an average package of 6.44 LPA. 

Whereas in IIIT Bhopal the first batch would pass out in 2021 till then nothing could be said about the placements. Meanwhile when there would be a permanent campus of IIIT Bhopal and the placement records would be available the things might be the other way around.