well it really depends on how much u r willing to shell out as ur fee is on d higher side in manipal....the placements are btr than most  nit`s.....companies lyk sclumberger,laing-o-rourke,microsoft,google,yahoo n all come 4 recruitments...highest arnd 13.5 lpa and avg arnd 3.2....go to manipal if u dont get into good govt college or a good private college