Searching out for the best college is absolutely depends on the requirement of a candidate considering several factors such as quality of education, good placements with maximum salary, the well-built infrastructure around, and many more. Not every college can have all the facilities neither they can be categorized in the same measures as they have their own inherent values so it is totally based on the requirements of a candidate.
Like in the case of SRM vs. VIT vs. MIT vs. BITS, both have decent performance at offering good placements. But there are other various factors where one is better than the others.
So keeping these factors in mind, here in this article, we are providing you with details of both the colleges like overview, courses offered, rankings & awards, placements, and scholarships offered to help you consider the one.
SRM
SRM stands for Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Institute is a deemed university as per UGC that is considered to be among the top-ranking universities in India with over 2600 faculties and more than 20000 students across all the campus. It has six campuses across the country at Vadapalani, Amravati, Ramapuram, NCR, Gangtok, Sonepat.
It provides a diversified range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in the field of management, engineering, health sciences, medicine, and science & humanities. SRM conducts SRMJEEE 2021 entrance exam and the last date to submit the application form is 31st May.
Highlights of SRM:
| Parameters | SRM |
|---|---|
| Full-form | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| Establishment | 1985 |
| College Type | Private |
| Accreditations | AICTE, UGC |
| Courses Offered | UG, PG, and Doctorate |
| Admission Criteria | Entrance Test |
| Admission Mode | Online and Offline |
| Entrance Exam | SRMJEEE |
| Avg. Placement Package | INR 10 Lakhs per annum |
Rankings and Awards
Mentioned below are the rankings of SRM:
- SRM has bagged the 3rd rank in the ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement), 2020.
- It also ranked 58th for the overall category by NIRF in the year 2020.
- SRM has got a 4-star ranking globally by QS.
Courses Offered
SRM offers several courses in the field of engineering, medical sciences, and management programs as well. Following are the courses that are offered by SRM:
- B. Tech
- B.Sc.
- B.Com
- BA
- BBA
- BCA
- BPH
- B.P. Ed
- Diploma
- M. Tech
- MA
- MCA
- MBA
- M.Sc.
- MBBS
Placements
In the placement season of 2020, a total of 4,749 offers has been made by big 4 IT companies to the graduating class of 2020 students of SRM. Almost 1900 students have been made the format of Super Dream (INR 10 LPA) and Dream offer (INR 5 LPA).
More than 120 companies have visited the campus and students also recruited by companies from the core engineering sector this year. TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, Amazon were the top recruiters. And the highest annual package was INR 41.6 lakhs per annum that was offered by Microsoft.
Scholarships
SRM offers scholarships to students under several categories on merit as well as those who need it. A few of them are mentioned among all the scholarships:
- There is a fee concession of 50% for meritorious students with above 95% in State Board or CBSE examinations.
- There are free books, tuition, hostels & mess, and a stipend of INR 1000 per month to the topper of any state or national entrance exam under the scheme of Founder’s Scholarship.
- Students who are economically challenged will get 25% to 100% tuition fee relaxation based on their performance in the qualifying examination.
VIT
In the year 2020, VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology), is ranked 15th by the NIRF ranking of Engineering Institutions. It has good placement stats for 7 years that have been recorded in the ‘Limca book of records’ for the highest number of recruitments through placements done from a single institution by IT companies. It has four campuses across the country at Vellore, Chennai, Amravati, and Bhopal.
This university provides several undergraduate, postgraduate, and research study programs in the field of engineering, management, sciences, architecture, agriculture, law, and social sciences. Admission to the courses like MBA, MCA, M. Tech, M.Sc., & M. Des courses is done on the basis of merit and VITMEE entrance exam.
Highlights of VIT:
| Parameters | VIT |
|---|---|
| Full-form | Vellore Institute of Technology |
| Establishment | 1984 |
| College Type | Private |
| Accreditations | AICTE, UGC, NAAC A |
| Courses Offered | UG, PG, and Ph.D. |
| Admission Criteria | Merit and Entrance Test |
| Admission Mode | Online and Offline |
| Entrance Exam | VITEEE |
| Avg. Placement Package | INR 6.39 Lakhs per annum |
Rankings and Awards
Mentioned below are the rankings of VIT:
- It received a 5-star rating for employability, teaching, facilities, and innovation by QS.
- It ranked 801-1000 in the World Ranking and 228th in Asia Ranking for QS World in the year 2020.
- It also ranked 16th in the university category and 28th in the overall category by NIRF 2020.
- It bagged 2nd place among self-financing institutions of the country in the ARIIA) 2020 of the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
Courses Offered
VIT offers several courses in the field of engineering, management, sciences, architecture, agriculture, law, and social sciences. Below are the courses that are offered by VIT Vellore:
- B. Tech
- B. Arch
- B.Sc.
- BA
- B.Com
- BBA
- BCA
- B. Des.
- M. Des.
- M. Tech
- MCA
- MBA
- M.Sc.
- Ph.D.
Placements
VIT has a placement cell that gives job and internship opportunities to students. The highest salary package of INR 44 LPA was offered by Microsoft in the year 2021. The average salary package of INR 6.39 LPA was offered to PG whereas the students of B. Tech got INR 6.07 LPA.
Scholarships
VIT academy fees totally based on student's ranking. The selected top 100 students who have their scores well in VITEEE are offered scholarships. If students get a good score then they will have less fee, with nominal hostel & mess fees. Apart from that, the Central and State board toppers are offered a 100% tuition fee waiver for all four years.
MIT
MIT stands for Manipal Institute of Technology that is among the first self-financing colleges in the field of engineering in India. It provides several undergraduate and postgraduate programs in engineering streams. This college holds sponsored research programs backed by different funding agencies like CSIR, AICTE, DST, and the Ministry of Environmental Sciences. It also has collaborative research programs in association with premier research laboratories and institutes in India and abroad.
Highlights of MIT:
| Parameters | MIT |
|---|---|
| Full-form | Manipal Institute of Technology |
| Establishment | 1957 |
| College Type | Private |
| Accreditations | AICTE, NBA |
| Courses Offered | UG, PG |
| Admission Criteria | Merit and Entrance Test |
| Admission Mode | Online |
| Entrance Exam | MET |
| Avg. Placement Package | INR 7.5 Lakhs per annum |
Rankings and Awards
Mentioned below are the rankings of MIT:
- MIT is ranked 45th for B. Tech by NIRF in the year 2020.
- In the year 2020, it is also ranked 21st and 25th for B. Tech by India Today and The Week respectively.
Courses Offered
MIT offers several courses in the field of engineering, social sciences, and management programs as well. Following are the courses that are offered by MIT:
- B. Tech
- M. Tech
- MCA
- MA
Placements
MIT has always been very active in placing the students into several job profiles of their preference as the college has a well-organized placement team. Every year, over 250 recruiting companies visit MIT for undergraduate and postgraduate campus placements & internship recruitment. And more than 300 students get internship offers that resulted in full-time employment.
Scholarships
MIT offers scholarships to its undergraduate and postgraduate students under several categories. A few of them are mentioned among all the scholarships:
- Freeship and Kalam-Pai scholarship for BDS and MBBS study programs
- Merit scholarship for MDS and MD study programs
- Achiever and Freeship scholarships for B. Tech & B. Pharm study programs
- Board Toppers scholarship for all undergraduate study programs
- Merit-cum-Means scholarship for B.Sc. Nursing students
- Merit scholarships for NRI Category/ Foreign students
- ITC scholarship
- Kadambi scholarship
BITS
BITS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science) is one of the best private technological universities in India. In the year 2020, it is ranked 27th by the NIRF in the category of overall performance. This college provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs such as B. Tech, M. Tech, MBA, M.Sc., Ph.D., etc.
BITS conducts the BITSAT entrance exam for UG admissions. And the application form of BITSAT 2021 has been released on 23rd Feb.
Highlights of BITS:
| Parameters | BITS |
|---|---|
| Full-form | Birla Institute of Technology and Science |
| Establishment | 1964 |
| College Type | Private |
| Accreditations | NAAC Grade ‘A’ |
| Courses Offered | UG, PG, Doctorate |
| Admission Criteria | Entrance Test |
| Admission Mode | Online |
| Entrance Exam | BITSAT |
| Avg. Placement Package | INR 18 Lakhs per annum |
Rankings and Awards
Mentioned below are the rankings of BITS:
- In the year 2020, BITS is ranked 27th for the overall category and 30th for B. tech by NIRF.
- And for the pharmacy category, it is ranked 6th by NIRF 2020 ranking.
- It is also ranked 7th for B. Tech and 2nd for B. Tech by India Today and TOI respectively in the year 2020.
Courses Offered
BITS offers several courses in the field of engineering, pharmacy, and management programs as well. Following are the courses that are offered by BITS:
- B. Tech
- B. Pharm
- M. Tech
- M. Pharm
- MBA
- M.Sc.
- Ph.D.
Placements
BITS has a central placement cell that trains and counsels the candidates before appearing for an interview. Big companies like KPMG, Amazon, PWC, Morgan Stanly, Hitachi, Infosys, TESCO, and Honda are among the top recruiters of this college. It has two campuses across the country at Pilani, Hyderabad, and one in Dubai abroad.
BITS categorized its placement cycle in two phases where a total of 173 students bagged pre-placement offers among 1498 students that were registered from various undergraduates. And the Highest annual package was INR 45 LPA that is offered by DE Shaw.
Scholarships
BITS offers scholarships to students under several categories. A few of them are mentioned among all the scholarships:
- Students who are admitted to Integrated First Degree Programs can receive Institute Merit and Merit-cum-Need Scholarships that cover reimbursement of full semester fees and admission fees for the top ten students of each batch.
- There is financial assistance that can be obtained from Student Aid Fund and EWYLP (Earn While You Learn Program).
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