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Indian Express
6 days ago
- Indian Express
NIT Calicut Vs IIIT Kottayam for CSE: Which one will you choose?
Selecting the right institute to pursue your dream engineering course is a key reason why over a million students appear for JEE Main each year. With India home to numerous top-tier engineering colleges, making an informed decision is both essential and often overwhelming. For those who couldn't clear JEE Advanced, NITs and IIITs offer excellent alternatives. In this article, we compare NIT Calicut and IIIT Kottayam across various parameters to help you make a smart and well-informed choice for your BTech CSE journey. NIT Calicut The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut or NIT-C) is a public engineering institution recognised as an Institute of National Importance under the NIT Act enacted by the Indian Parliament. Founded in 1961, it originally operated under the name Calicut Regional Engineering College (CREC) until its rechristening in 2002. NIT Warangal Vs IIIT Tiruchirappalli for ECE IIIT Kottayam The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam ( IIIT Kottayam or IIITK) is an autonomous technical institution situated in Valavoor in Kerala's Kottayam district. Established in 2015 under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, it was initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), with collaborative support from the Government of India, the Government of Kerala, and industry partners. In 2017, IIIT Kottayam attained the status of an Institute of National Importance through the enactment of the IIIT PPP Act. NIT Trichy Vs IIIT Hyderabad in CSE NIT Calicut For the BTech programme at NIT Calicut in 2025-26, students' fees are categorised based on family income and admission quota. Students from the Open, EWS, and OBC (NCL) categories with a family income above Rs 5 lakh per annum need to pay Rs 1,42,600 in the Monsoon semester, which includes Rs 62,500 as tuition fee, Rs 19,100 as other fees, and a one-time fee of Rs 61,000 at the time of admission. NITK Surathkal Vs IIIT Pune for CSE Those with a family income between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh are charged Rs 1,00,934 in the first Monsoon semester, with a reduced tuition fee of Rs 20,834 per semester. For students with a family income less than Rs 1 lakh, and all SC/ST/PwD students, there is no tuition fee, and the total payable in the Monsoon semester stands at Rs 80,100, which mainly covers other institutional and one-time charges. NIT Rourkela Vs IIIT Kalyani for ECE IIIT Kottayam Here is a breakdown of the IIIT Kottayam BTech CSE Fee Structure (2025) as mentioned on the official website. For the BTech in Computer Science and Engineering programme at IIIT Kottayam, the total fee over four years is approximately Rs 11.96 lakh. This includes: –Tuition Fee: Rs 1,45,200 per semester –Hostel and Facility Maintenance: Starts at Rs 34,000 and increases gradually each year –Mess Advance: Begins at Rs 30,750 per semester Additional charges include medical insurance, equipment maintenance, club activities, and one-time fees like caution deposit and convocation fee. The fee may vary slightly based on admission category (e.g., DASA/CIWG) and semester. A student can find the full breakdown of the fee structure on IIIT Kottayam's official admission page. NIT Calicut The Calicut-based institute ranked 25th under the engineering category of the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024. The Institute scored 61.19 points in the rankings. On the other hand, in the management category of the NIRF, it ranked 76 with a score of 47.55. IIIT Kottayam The Kottayam-based engineering institute did not rank under the engineering category of the NIRF. The same goes for the NIRF 2023 rankings. NIT Calicut In 2024, the highest package offered to a CSE undergraduate touched an impressive Rs 50.64 LPA, while the average package stood at Rs 19.37 LPA. Across all undergraduate programmes, the overall average salary was Rs 12.41 LPA, and the CSE placement rate soared to 96.77 per cent. Over 208 companies participated in the recruitment drive, resulting in more than 1,080 offers. Firms such as Amazon, Oracle, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Atlassian, and Cisco were among the top recruiters. IIIT Kottayam Over the past five academic years, IIIT Kottayam has shown a consistent rise in both placement offers and salary packages. In the 2020-21 session, the institute recorded a highest CTC of Rs 36 LPA with an average package of Rs 9.07 LPA, offering placements to 44 students and generating 97 job offers. The 2021-22 placements saw an improvement, with the highest package touching Rs 42 LPA, an average of Rs 10.45 LPA, and 67 individual placements out of 212 total offers. The 2022-23 batch achieved a remarkable jump, securing the highest package of Rs 58.93 LPA, an average of Rs 14.32 LPA, 84 individual placements, and 144 job offers. In 2023-24, the highest CTC stood at Rs 45 LPA, with the average package at Rs 12.70 LPA; this session witnessed 128 individual placements and 171 offers. The latest 2024-25 placement cycle recorded a highest CTC of Rs 50 LPA, an average salary of Rs 11.91 LPA, with 178 students placed and 219 total offers made. NIT Calicut Other than BTech and engineering programmes, the Institute has a Department for Humanities, Arts and Social Science (HAS). The Department provides undergraduate students with foundational courses in Economics and English Studies and PhD programmes. The research offerings span a wide array of areas such as Behavioural Economics, Gender and Micro Economics, Early Childhood Education, Queer and Translation Studies, Cultural and Film Studies, Memory Studies, and advanced topics in English Studies. The Institute also has a management programme that offers an MBA and a PhD. IIIT Kottayam The Institute has only engineering-related fields. Apart from BTech and MTech, it offers BTech in cyber security and data sciences as separate courses. It has an option of e-MTech for the students. The Institute also provides an Integrated MTech course for working professionals in AI and data science. The admissions for the Integrated course will start from August 2025.
The Hindu
11-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
SVIMS to offer AI-based medical services soon, says TTD chairman
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) will soon offer Artificial Intelligence based medical services and perform a higher share of surgeries through robotic arms, announced Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman B.R. Naidu on Wednesday (June 11). He was speaking at the 13th convocation of the TTD-run medical university held here. He recalled the institute's meteoric rise right from it was conceived by the then Chief Minister the late N.T. Rama Rao in 1993 to getting on the verge of becoming an Institute of National Importance. The institute has been reaching out to the poor and needy patients from Rayalaseema for the past three decades, offering services to 1,500 out patients and 750 in patients everyday. 'SVIMS is only the second in the public sector in the country to run an all-women medical college, which is a matter of pride,' Mr. Naidu added. The college produces 175 female doctors every year in the specialties of cardiology, cardiac surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, nephrology, urology and oncology. Executive Officer J. Shyamala Rao congratulated the 501 young doctors graduating from the institute and hailed SVIMS for becoming the first public sector medical institute in India to perform triple transplantation surgery of heart, liver and kidney. Recalling the TTD's spending in medical infrastructure, Mr. Naidu listed out the new buildings under construction, viz., the cancer block, cardio neuro blocks, specialties block, central kitchen, central warehouse, staff quarters and accommodation for the patients' attendants. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-Madurai) director M. Hanumantha Rao, who delivered the convocation address, wanted SVIMS to become an institute of national importance soon. He said such institutes always have an edge in funding support, autonomy in decision making, curricular design, resource allocation, global recognition and scope for collaboration with other reputable institutions. 'SVIMS has all the requisites to become an INI', he remarked. SVIMS director and vice-chancellor R.V. Kumar read out the annual report and thanked the TTD trust board for taking up developmental works at the hospital. Scholars led by SVIMS dean Alladi Mohan showered Vedic hymns (Vedasirvachanams) on the graduates. Director of medical education (Academic) G. Raghunandan and SVIMS registrar Aparna R. Bitla also took part.
Indian Express
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
At Katra rail link inauguration, Omar rakes up J&K statehood — ‘L-G was promoted but I was demoted'
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday raked up the issue of restoring statehood to the union territory, saying it was through Prime Minister Narendra Modi that 'J&K's status will be restored'. Omar was speaking at the inauguration of the rail link between Katra and Kashmir. His speech that the restoration of statehood will soon be a reality came after the prime minister inaugurated the rail link. The former state was split into two union territories on August 5, 2019 after the scrapping of Article 370 by Parliament. The issue of restoration of both Article 370 and statehood were major election issues in the J&K Assembly elections held last year after a six-year hiatus and central rule. The J&K cabinet in October last year had also passed a resolution for restoration of statehood 'in its original form'. Following this, Omar had met the prime minister in New Delhi and presented him with the government's resolution. On Friday, the chief minister recalled the inauguration of the Katra railway station in 2014 and said: 'Four people present on the stage today were also present that day including the prime minister. Manoj Sinha ji was also present on the occasion in his capacity as MoS Railway at the time and I was there'. However, Omar added: 'While Manoj Sinha sahab has gained a promotion, in my case, there is a demotion. I was the CM of a state then and I am now the CM of a union territory. But I am of the belief that it will not take too long to correct this. Aur aap hi ke haathon Jammu Kashmir ko dobara riyasat ka darja haasil hoga'. Omar emphasised that it would be a mistake not to remember former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the inauguration of the rail link connecting Kashmir to the rest of the country. 'The project has been completed now but this happened because (former) PM Vajpayee gave it the status of Project of National Importance and gave it budgetary allocation. This will greatly benefit J&K. Tourism as well locals will benefit from the rail link,' he said. The chief minister had previously said that the prime minister has committed himself to restoring statehood to J&K and they have to be given the 'first opportunity' to restore it, rather than going back to the courts. 'Every government or every individual has the recourse to courts but that was never going to be our first option,' he said., adding that going to courts for it would be a 'fight' and that 'should never be the first option'. Meanwhile, former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the launch of Vande Bharat connecting Kashmir to Jammu via rail as a 'long-awaited step'. She said that the rail link promises ease for commuters and boosts connectivity in our region and that 'from Indira Gandhi to Narendra Modi Ji everyone has contributed to this dream becoming a reality'. She has also called upon the prime minister to consider releasing Kashmiri youth 'jailed on mere suspicion post the Pahalgam attack.' 'The collective condemnation of the incident by people across the political and civil spectrum reflects our shared rejection of violence. It's time to show statesmanship and compassion especially towards those languishing in jails across India without serious charges,' she said.
Indian Express
05-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
BHU appointed national coordinator on SWAYAM for Institutions of National Importance
The Ministry of Education has notified that the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has been designated as the national coordinator for Institutions of National Importance (INIs) on the SWAYAM platform. The decision was approved during the 26th meeting of the SWAYAM Board. Dr Ashutosh Mohan of the Banaras Hindu University's Institute of Management Studies, has been designated as the national coordinator for SWAYAM. The University will now oversee the development and quality of online courses developed by more than 160 Institutes of National Importance (INIs) nationwide, including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and Central Universities. According to a statement from the University, Dr Mohan said he will 'ensure that online education delivered by India's most prestigious institutions meets global benchmarks in quality, accessibility, and relevance.' 'We are committed to enhancing the user experience, enabling smoother academic credit transfers, and streamlining the course lifecycle in full alignment with the 2024 SWAYAM Guidelines,' he added. Prof Sanjay Kumar, rector and acting vice-chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University, congratulated the university's SWAYAM team and assured all possible support and coordination to set the BHU as benchmark on the platform. BHU's responsibilities will include providing academic and administrative support to INIs, guiding institutions on compliance with SWAYAM 2024 guidelines, avoiding duplication of content and ensuring curriculum relevance. The varsity will also streamline assessment and certification standards in collaboration with regulatory bodies, and ensure credit transfer and UGC, NTA-compliant certification post-examinations. BHU has been active on the SWAYAM platform, with 37 courses developed and another 63 scheduled for release by July 2025. The institution is also equipped with a dedicated digital studio for content creation, according to a statement from the university. With this appointment, BHU becomes part of a handful number of national coordinators on the SWAYAM platform, joining nine other premier institutions such as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), University Grants Commission (UGC), NPTEL–IIT Madras, NCERT, NIOS, IIM Bangalore, and IGNOU.
The Hindu
26-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
IIM-Visakhapatnam hosts special convocation for EMBA and PGPMCI graduates
The Indian Institute of Management - Visakhapatnam (IIM-V) hosted a special convocation here on Saturday for the graduation of first-ever batches of its Executive MBA (EMBA) and Post Graduate Programme in Management for Centrally Funded Technical Institutions and Institutions of National Importance (PGPMCI). A total of 124 students graduated from the EMBA programme, representing a diverse cohort from 17 Indian States and 4 foreign countries, including 24 women. The graduating class had an average age of 33 years and nearly nine years of professional experience, underscoring the programme's focus on leadership development for working professionals. In the PGPMCI programme, 72 students completed their first year and were awarded Diplomas in Business Management. The convocation ceremony was inaugurated by Janat Shah, Member of the Board of Governors, IIM-V, who spoke about the rapid growth of India's startup ecosystem and emphasised the importance of creating positive societal impact through business. M. Chandrasekhar, Director of IIM-Visakhapatnam, presented the Director's Report, and noted that approximately 70% of EMBA students reported improvements in strategic thinking, broader business perspectives, and enhanced confidence and credibility. Around 60% saw growth in their leadership abilities, while 50% reported improved interpersonal skills and expanded professional networks. Additionally, 27% of graduates experienced career progress through promotions or new opportunities. He said that the PGPMCI is a pioneering programme aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, offering students from the Centrally-funded institutions a unique and multi-institutional learning experience. Chief guest D. Shivakumar, Operating Partner at Advent International, who delivered the keynote address, urged students to define their self-worth independently and to resist the pressures of comparison.
