Colleges in Vellore

Civil engineering in VIT is a good option. Faculties are decent and the opportunities of projects are also as per standards of good engineering colleges. However, the problem with civil engineering is that it is literally a dying field. Don't ever anticipate that after 3-4 years, there will be any progress in this field because no matter how many infrastructural projects come up, the intake of civil engineers in core jobs will be same. I don't know why it's that way. Talking about placements in the civil dept. of VIT, it's downright poor. About 30-40%. The best company that recruits from VIT is L&T construction. However, you'll have to be in the top 40s for it. Godrej Properties gives good package, however, their intake is less than 5. Tata housing, Saint Gobain are other 2 core firms that recruited last year but they too have a meagre intake and pay package. If you want to go for higher studies then you might take up civil in VIT. It is mainly about field work and you have to be very focused in your work site also.

VIT, Vellore accepts admission only through VITEEE.
For more details about its eligibility, you may refer to the link mentioned below:
https://www.shiksha.com/university/vit-university-vellore-29714/admission#admission
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University conducts Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE) to offer admissions to aspirants in B.Tech programmes available at its Vellore and Chennai campuses.
VITEEE is a computer based test (CBT) and its language of instruction is English only. The duration of this entrance exam is two and a half hours.
Apart from exam centres in India, VITEEE is also held at two international test centres which are Dubai and Kuwait.

I will give you a little idea about companies visited for mechanical
1.Fiat chrysler
2.Hyundai
3.Ford
4.Hexagon
5.Ashyi glass
6.Sea GATE
7.Caterpillar
8.National instruments
9.Maruti
10 Johnson contols
11 L&T
12.Whirlpool
13.Danfoss
14.Renault Nissan
15.Quest global
16.Yyco
17.DEP
18.ABB India Ltd
19.Mahindra
20.Honeywell
21.Texas instruments
22.Cummins
23.IFB
24General Motors
25.SKF
26.Applied materials
27. Escorts
28.Honey well
29. BRAKES INDIA
30. SAINT GOBAIN
31TRANSVEN
32 WEST LINE SHIP Management
33 Urjanet energy solution
34 M/S Pokarna engineered stone Ltd.
35 Hero Motocop
36 MRF
37 Thirumalai chemicals
38 AFCONS
39 Britania industries
40 ARCADIS
41 Sterlite copper
42 ITC packaging and printing'
43 Vedanta
44 Boston consulting
45 Amara raja
46 IDMC
47Varroc
48 Continental
49 Aavishk
50 TiTan
51 Weld craft
52 Sundaram Clayton
53 International offers BILT(Dubai)
54 PWC
I might have missed a few companies.
The highest package of this year was from West Line Ship Management (21.6 LPA). I don't know how the placements are there in IIT'sand NIT's for mechanical but here in VIT, these are the companies visited this year till now. I hope few more companies may join in this list at the end of this 2016 academic year because still one more semester is there to complete this academic year.
NOTE: All these above-mentioned companies had taken in single digit numbers (min 1- max 10) and package ranging (3LPA-12LPA)
In simple words, companies do come, it's up to you to get placed.

B.Tech in ME from BITS PILANI is better option then doing it from VIT due to following concerns
BITS Pilani is a preferred destination to recruit from, for a large number of companies. We feel validated in the quality of education and experience we provide to our students when a majority of our students are successfully placed on campus. Each of our programmes are designed to give our students a balanced education with theory as well as practical knowledge. In addition, they are encouraged to participate in extra curricular activities as it helps them develop soft skills and develop well rounded personalities. It is this that differentiates our students and makes them a valuable part of any company they join
Infrastructure: The College is under renovation and till 2020 it will be among the best colleges of India in terms of education as well as infrastructure. Renovated hostels have Wi-Fi facility. Library is world class. It has A.C. halls as well as non-A.C. rooms. Hostel rooms are good in condition. Labs and classrooms are not in a very good condition but after the renovation, they will be.
Sports facilities are very good. A separate area is being alloted for each and every sport.
Faculty: Faculty of the college is unlike those of other private colleges. They are very knowledgeable, helping and motivating.
The college has modern technology like projectors, videos are used to give examples or to explain the applications. Student to faculty ratio is 30:1 which is good enough. The course curriculum is good. Regular surveys are conducted to check if the students are facing any problems related to academics.
Moreover, you can use shiksha college compare: https://www.shiksha.com/resources/college-comparison

Well B.Tech in ME from Bits Pilani is better option as
Placements : Placements of the college are very good. More than 90% students get placed every year.
The minimum salary offered is 4 lakhs per annum and the maximum is 10.5 lakhs per annum. Many companies in different streams visit the college for placements. Some companies come for internships only and they provide pre-placement offers to the selected students. Almost 98% of students get an internship from the college. Companies visiting the college are from core fields as well as from non-core fields.
Why Recruit from BITS
Stringent student selection - all our students enter the institute after proving themselves first the school level and then again at BITSAT. We believe in only rewarding merit and thus offer no quota of any kind.
World class curriculum and faculty over 85% of our faculty members are PhDs and are actively involved in research and journal publications. Our curriculum is constantly updated to reflect the latest in technology and research.
Students with experience in industry the Practice School Program ensures that every student has spent over 7 months working in industry even before graduation. The program exposes them to real life applications of their course work and teaches them to work in a collaborative environment. The Practice School gives students the vital experience needed to adapt quickly to careers in industry.
Balanced personalities - We believe wholeheartedly in helping students develop to their potential in every field of their interest. Soft skill development is made part of class-room experience through presentation and open ended learning components.
Extracurricular activities, student managed clubs and events give them further avenues to express themselves and develop skills beyond academics.
Moreover you can use shiksha college compare https://www.shiksha.com/resources/college-comparison

VIT is one of the top ranked Private universities in India and it provide the placements around 90-100% and the maximum of the students get the average package from 4.5-60 LPA.
If we talk about the placement in last year i.e in 2016Packages given for mechanical engineers from VIT was moderate. I wouldn't say it is too high either. The placement percentage was around 94, which is a good number.
The highest package in the year 2016 was 22.6 L which was by West line ship management. The average package offered was 6.3 L, which is a reasonable amount.
These are the list of companies which recruited mechanical engineers in the year 2016
Fiat, Chrystler, Hyundai, Ford, Hexagon, Ashyi Glass, Seagate, Caterpillar, Maruti, L&T, Whirlpool, Renault, Nissan, Mahindra, Honeywell, Cummins, IFB, GMC, Hero Motocop , MRF, Cognizant.
The highest package is given only to one or two students who are extraordinary and have the full knowledge and passion about their BRANCH rest all are average student. So, please do not get attracted by the highest package just because usually MECHANICAL engineers do get this package because it is the core branch but only to those who is best in that field.