Guys, based on my 6 year old experience in the industry, in India as well as abroad; I have come to the conclusion that its the students who make a college good or bad. Today, MIT-Manipal can boast of a better infrastructure than IIT-KGP but does that make MIT-Manipal a college to be considered in the top 20+? The answer is NO.

I have worked with students from some of the best engg colleges in India as well as abroad. What I have found out so far is that students from IITs,IT-BHU, BITS-Pilani, VJTI, NIT-Trichy, Warangal, Surathkal, Calicut, DCE, IIIT-H, NSIT  are amongst the best in our country. The variation in the quality of students at these insitutes may range from 85-100 on a max score of 100.There is absolutely no doubt about it. Other colleges may boast of some stupid college rankings etc, but the truth remains that the colleges I mentioned are amongst the most sought after colleges in the country and students from these colleges can get recognition almost everywhere.

And most importantly, never judge a college by the highest job offer. Some of the best students in some of the best engg colleges dont appear for campus interviews as they are already confident of getting admitted to a top school in the US for their masters. Besides, companies like Schlumberger which offer packages close to 30 lacs per annum arent the most sought after by the best students. Its a dream job only for students of Mech or Chem engg. Dont get surprised if an IIT- Elec engg student joins a 7 lac job offer with a technology company rather than a 10 lac job offer with a consulting company.

What is more important is the brand name of the college and degree combined, that you slogged to get for 4 years. The best part about studying with some of the best minds of the country is the holistic personality development that one achieves while studying at these colleges. Almost everyone changes jobs withink first 6 months of the career and its here that the difference lies between those who studied at IITs or those who studied at VIT,MIT etc. A civil engg graduate from IIT-Kanpur may not get a job offer from Microsoft of 9 lacs per annum in campus placements, but within a span of 2 years, he may have started a company of his own or might be earning 15 lacs per annum as a chief design architect of a premier MNC.

So, as long as one is able to make it to the list of following colleges, one can be 90% confident of  a secure career and a life - changing experience.

IITs,IT-BHU, BITS-Pilani, VJTI, NIT-(Trichy, Warangal, Surathkal, Calicut,Allahabad) DCE, IIIT-H, NSIT