Shiksha All Time Q&A

First of all, let me make it clear to my fellow students that VIT, Pune is indeed Vishwakarma Institute of Technology and not Vellore Institute of Technology. Now coming to the question, both of these colleges are pretty good in terms of the quality of education they provide. Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT) was specially founded for imparting education in computer science and IT. It provides only three courses in B.Tech which are computer engineering, electronics and telecommunication and information technology while VIT provides degrees in almost all conventional branches. Talking about academics, PICT has an edge when it comes to CSE and IT. I have some friends pursuing IT there who confirmed upon this. The quality of education is pretty good. VIT also is a well-reputed college and has a high demand for CSE and IT. Apart from that, VIT is known for its extra curricular activities and campus life as such. I would suggest going through the syllabus of both the colleges and taking into consideration factors like location, campus, and future goals before making a decision. Best of luck!

Hi,
Currently, a majority of students studying in top IIMs are from engineering (generally from top colleges.)
This is because of following reasons-
1. These students have a record of academic excellence coming from prestigious institutions from India.
2. Generally, engineering students have high analytical and reasoning skills because of the rigorous curriculum they study.
But as many students from engineering background apply for IIMs there is no such advantage to an individual.
Moreover, as the number of engineering students is more in IIMs, IIMs are giving diversity points to students from a non-engineering background making it a bit easier from them.
Anyhow what matters is:
1. Your academic record.
2. Your work experience or volunteer/internship experiences.
3. Your interest towards the field you want to pursue.
4. Your leadership skills and creativity.
Brand names like IITs, NITs, BITS surely add some weightage to your resume but you can't only rely on that. You should be an interesting person good in many things including academics.

CSE placements in CV Raman College of Engineering are quite good. Let me tell the reasons for. First and foremost reason is we are given training in c+ and core java, etc.This process starts from the first year and with that a specialised training in BEC or Business English Communication is given by British Council. Don't worry these all are certification courses so by this we hold an upper hand on IT companies. The package in CS varies from 16 Lacs per annum to 3.5 Lacs per annum in 2017 highest package is offered by sap lab that is 9 Lacs per annum and the placement is still going on. The most prominent recruiters are Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Cognizant, HCl, Zycus, Tech Mahindra, etc. and placement is 95% and adding to all above certification courses pre-placement training is given from the 3rd year itself.

If aerospace is what excites you I would recommend you take up neither. IIST is the right place for you as it paves a way for you to go to ISRO.
Regardless, if you still wish to go to one of the IITs, IIT Madaras is a lot better place for you to take up aerospace engineering, only because of the advanced laboratories and the spectacular reputation of the faculty members at IIT Chennai.
Again, take up aerospace engineering only if you are really interested in the field, as there are not many core companies to recruit undergraduates in aerospace, and if that happens, you'll probably end up in any IT company like TCS, which will be a complete waste of your degree.
Although it is the best place for you start at if you intend to study further for MS/PhD. It gives opportunity for the top 10% percent students of the batch to get admission in the ivy league of colleges in USA, which is the entry ticket to the major core franchise present all around the world.
I hope you make the right choice.
Cheers!

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology is a college which is directly affiliated to Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (VTU) and because of this, there are several restrictions as far as the syllabus and the attendance cut-offs are concerned. Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, on the other hand, is an autonomous college. Meaning that, it decides it's own syllabus, has lesser restrictions with respect to attendance and it gives you time to build your profile beyond what your syllabus teaches you. The college culture in DSCE is way better than in Sir MVIT. Having it's own course outline, you are taught subjects keeping today's industrial requirements in mind, which guarantees you better job offers. Sir MVIT may boast of lofty placement records, but it is one of the last colleges companies approach, after they are done recruiting students from better colleges on Bangalore. Also, the job offers here are mediocre and well known companies do not come to the college for campus placements anymore.
Do let us know if there's anything else we can help you with. All the best.

I would go for VIT any day just because the college has a better reputation ranking 6th on the list of the best private, while SRM ranks 11th on the same list.
Life at VIT is a little more hectic and restricting than life at SRM, this is because of the fact that you will have to solve daily assignments and your classes runs from 8:00 to 7:00 if you belong to CSE in the first year, this is the case at VIT.
While at SRM, you have classes till 5:00 in the first year, and there are no such assignments. Also, you get to go out as many times as you want to, unlike VIT.
So in clear sense, you get to have much more freedom at SRM.
Placements:
More core companies visit VIT in comparison to SRM and so the placements at VIT are certainly a lot better.
Fees:
You have to pay a lot more at SRM if you happen to secure a rank more than SRMJEEE than you get to pay at VIT. Also, the hostel facility is also more expensive at SRM than in comparison to VIT.
With this, I hope you make the right choice.
Cheers!

If you're asking about the placements for computer science at Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, you've made several right choices already. There are a lot of companies which come for computer science students since Bangalore itself has a lot of IT companies. There is a wide range of salary packages, here, on behalf of the companies that come. They range from 2.4 Lacs per annum (Accenture, IBM) to 21 Lacs per annum (Unitech Transfer). Last year, 85% students were placed. There is no end to the companies which come to the campus for recruitment, and they keep coming from the second week of August till the last week of November, and then from the first week of February till the last week of July. All of this can be attributed to the fact that our placement officer has been really helpful, and he keeps getting us a lot of companies each year.
As long as you maintain the equivalent of 60% and above, you'll definitely get a job without too much hassle, if you're a computer science student here. Do let us know if there's anything more you need. All the best!

Here are some colleges you can consider:
1.INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - [IIST], THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
2.NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - [NITC], CALICUTCALICUT, KERALA
3.GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - [GCE], KANNURKANNUR, KERALA
MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - [MACE], KOTHAMANGALAM
KOTHAMANGALAM, KERALA
4.NSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - [NSSCE], PALAKKADPALAKKAD, KERALA
5. GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE - [GECK], KOZHIKODEKOZHIKODE, KERALA
6. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA
7. RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - [RIT], KOTTAYAMKOTTAYAM, KERALA
8. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - [CEC] CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHAALAPPUZHA, KERALA
9. GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE - [GECI], IDUKKIIDUKKI, KERALA
10. GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE - [GEC] BARTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA
11. GOVT. MODEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE - [MEC] THRIKKAKARA, KOCHIKOCHI, KERALA
12. SREE CHITRA THIRUNAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - [SCTCE], THIRUVANANTHAPURAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA