This is being the most common questions asked to me for couple of days. But if you little google this topic you will find my quite old post New IITs vs Old NITs and Universities. This post was followed by a huge argument people support new IITs and old Universities, specially BITS alumni and supporters, as I ranked new IITs above BITS in Top Engineering colleges in India list. Read all comments in New IITs or Top NITs.
To answer this question you need know why you want to go some place for studies. Is it job or placement that matters most immediately after your degree or it’s a long term plan that makes you to go for higher studies.
First let me put my stand for the readers who don’t want to waste time reading all the post and want to know my choice to go ahead further. I personally go for new IITs rather than old NITs or Universities. I have high respect for all institutes in India but IIT was and still are biggest brand in education for whole world. All IITs irrespective of old or new, established or converted, represent a community of Engineers who contributed and contributing significantly in the growth of humanity, and the world recognize it.
I think by the time the first batch of new IITs for M.Tech comes out it will be 2013 and they will also be preparing for their first batch of B.Tech to come out in 2013 and 2014, therefore, I strongly guess that if new IITs don’t have enough infrastructure for placements their placements will be conducted along with their parent institutes.
It is also mentioned that the mentor institutes will support new IITs until they are able to function independently and are under direct supervision of existing IITs, refer to this official note http://www.iitk.ac.in/iitj/circular.pdf. I strongly believe if classes can take place in existing IITs for new IIT students then placement too can be conducted along with the student of mentor IIT until new IITs have independent placement cells.
If you have a long term plan of leading the world around you then IITs are best places to be in. Every top university of the world knows what IITs are and what IITians can do. A good academic record with few good recommendations can show you worlds top universities, which is not so easy with any other institute in India. IITs have a definite edge for higher studies or MBA in world’s leading institutes.
All leading companies and leading projects in India are backed by IITian and being from this class will definitely make you more confidant and trust of people in you. In IITs you not only learn engineering you will learn organizing and managing, which eventually help one in later life to be a leader and a contributor.
According to a common person in India, which constitute a 90% of educated people still think and believe that IITs are highest places of education and there is nothing beyond them. If you are from NIT or some other university you still have a place called IIT to reach the excellence. You will realize it when you travel a long distance in train from north India to south India wearing an IIT T-shirt.
This is my personal opinion and reader may disagree 90 degrees with it. Please drop your comments if you agree or don’t agree with this. This discussion will help may students across the nation.
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i got 32 marks in gate 2011 electrical stream
i got rank 4897 and percentile 402 can you give me suggesion i got which nit or university
Sir,
I have got 343 score,26.33 marks, AIR – 16492,
Can i get a good college.. ( nit & good univercity)
Hello Sir
I have scored 44 marks in Gate 2011 in CS branch……………………Can I get DEC,NSIT,New IIts………………Plz Reply sir
Sir
Thank you for this much helpful information
i have 720 score AIR- 257 in EE.
i was actually in tremendous confusion
it helped me to clear & confident.
thak you a lot.
thank u sir for ur dis post,, i was really in a big fix about new iits,, dis post really helps me alot..
i got score 601 in electronics and communications stream.. an AIR 2041,, marks-50.33… can i get admission in any NIT?
sir i scored 38 marks(393MARKS) in gate 2011(me branch) can i get seats in new IIT
Can i get a good college.. ( nit & good univercity)
hello sir..
sir, i scored 30.33 marks in gate 2011 in cs branch. can i get any good college plz reply me.. AIR- 11385, I am confused.. pls suggest me… thanx.
plz answer d previous questions
Dear Sir,
I’m a third year engineering student from Tamil nadu. I’m going to attend the GATE 2012, from this date I’m having merely about 10 months and my question is ” how do i want to prepare from this date.
Your answer will be very helpful for my preparation. Thanks in advance
Sir,i got 17,910 rank in Gate 2011 in the Instrumentation engineering stream.
i got -4 marks out of 100. is there any possibility of getting admission in IIT’S & NIT’S,as many institutes came into existance.
will it be a little bit easy to make it to the iit for m.tech programs as new iits have emerged
Hello sir,
I am a constant visitor of inspireignite site as for most of the queries i google the apt answers seem to be found only there.
I did my engineering in Applied Electronics and iInstrumentation and passed out in 2010.In 2010 itself i wrote Instrumentation gate (IN) and my rank is 68 and score 765.
But i joined Bosch(a German based MNC) and has been working for the past one year.Now I badly want to join for Mtech.I had attempted IISc CEDT but could not crack through the interview.
I also missed all the IIT interviews.Now I am left with NITs only and I would like your expert advice very much on this.
Is it better to join the NITs or prepare for one more year and give one try for gate-2012?
And if i go for NITs which course in which NIT is the best?Only very few courses are open for IN.
Please guide me.
Expecting a reply, Thanks in advance.
Guys and gals, first of all congratulations on clearing the toughest entrance exam of this nation, the IITJEE. I suppose now it is the time for your counselling. Well this is the most important time for all of you, just for one reason, you have to make a big choice….a very big choice….you need to select your IIT and the department of your choice. Obviously it is not an easy task. Even I have faced this situation some years ago. For those of you, especially with those around the lower rank region, the choice becomes even more difficult. One main thing, you youngsters should keep in mind is choose a department of your personal interest, just do not blindly follow the rank pattern your previous batch has followed i.e., just don’t look at the branch or IIT the guy with same rank last year has chosen. Choice must be made on interest.
For those with a comparatively lower rank, do not worry too much. Now that there are many IITs, you will get into an IIT, but the one of your preference cannot be assured. The country right now has 15 IITS, the 7 old ones, 6 started in 2008 (with their pioneering batch heading towards their graduation completion in 2012), and 2 more started in 2009. The new IITs are all set to get the much awaited IIT status on 26th of July, 2011 when the bill will be passed in the Parliament. As you all may be knowing, IT-BHU, Varanasi is also getting the IIT status taking the total to 16 namely, BOMBAY, DELHI, KANPUR, KHARAGPUR, MADRAS, RORKEE, GUWAHATI, HYDERABAD, ROPAR, GANDHINAGAR, BHUBANESHWAR, RAJASTHAN, INDORE, MANDI and PATNA.
Lets now straight away jump into the serious matter, Selection of IIT and a branch. Most of you might be thinking that, if you are not getting the branch of your choice at your preferred IIT, then the concept of department change will be your saviour. This should not be the reason for your choice. The department change is offered for the top 5-10% of the incoming students and that depending on their first year performance. So it is any day better to go with something that you are getting for your rank and happily accepting it rather than worrying about other factors like, departmental change, first year show, future with that branch etc. Questions like “Will I be able to like this branch or IIT and be able to continue in it?” often come to students’ mind. Answer all your questions yourself or get them answered them by a senior from an IIT.
New IITs – as per the performance in their first 3 years that is the last 3 years, one can say all of them are in par with each other. All new IITs had their share of success; faculty, good students, labs, regular classes, industrial visits, seminars, cultural festivals…everything. The new IITs have set a standard among themselves and with experienced faculty from other IITs moving into them, these IITs are day by day marching forward scaling new heights of success and achievement.
Don’t have a second thought before joining them. It is very advisable to opt for CS, EE and ME from the new IITs than settling for somewhat lower and less chosen branch from an old IIT. That will put you in a uncomfortable situation later on. I suggest you to go for the new IITs.
Hyderabad and Ropar are right now the best among the new IITs, all because of the above mentioned reasons. Though several students prefer a nearby IIT to a distant one, it should not bother you, I should say. When you have decided to join IIT and stay away from home, so why not stay a little far away. Hyderabad, as few people think is currently the best among the new ones for its proximity to the city. Well the truth is IIT Hyderabad campus is situated roughly 80kms from the city of Hyderabad, in an ordnance factory in the district of Medak. Coming to IIT Ropar, it is situated about 35-40 kms from the city of Chandigarh in a much pleasant and developed area. The fact that IIT Ropar was named after the district in which it falls unlike other IITs which have been named after capital of the sate in which they have opened, has seriously affected the reputation and name IIT Ropar could have gained over the years with all the achievements it has made till date. Do not consider this as a negative point. Don’t go after the name, go after what the IIT offers to you and the standard it has. Similar was the case with all the old IITs in their beginning years. IIT Bombay which was originally IIT Powai ( as it was named by the Central Govt. ), became famous with the name Bombay after rigorous efforts from the students to popularise the name and make it famous. If name is the only thing which is coming in between you and your choice of IIT, we at IIT Ropar, are constantly trying our level best to get the name changed to IIT Chandigarh or IIT Mohali or IIT Punjab.
North or South, East or West…it does not matter….IIT Ropar is a place for everyone…
IIT ROPAR – academics with values…….build your future….leave a legacy behind
if iitians are so much capable, why dont they bring a nobel prize to india from many years it seems like a drought. another thing is that may be iitians are best in india. in gate 2011 ma score was 24 and cutoff was 26 i lost ma dream but ma friend got admission at a score of 20 becauze he is schedule cast student. he is iitian but i am not. teif the tag matters so much what if the tag is made by the corruption and reservation of india. still iits are not in top100 indtitues of the worls n u say worls recognize them. why not iit produce great scientists like einstein or newton. not a single indian company is globally recognized like microsoft, ST microelectronics etc.
if u still feel so proud of iit tshirt then its just like a common indian thinking, we cant even create a metro train in india what is the iitians doing just endup getting a gud packege only. nothing else.
hope u reply ?
aditya
sir i just completed my 2nd year
…..i wana make my way to iit….for m.tech in electrical engineering.from where i shoukd start and what what things i should keep in mind while preparing..should i join any institute….or the information on internet is enough for prepration…..plz help
See IITs are the best and will remain the Best.. i dont believe in doin MS frm US or UK.. I ll prefer IITs rather than doin MS..
is it bound to have a CGPA of 8.5 to get a seat in iit delhi
hello sir…….
I just complete my 2nd yr . My father wants me to be a lecturar. For this i hav to give the master’s exam. pls tell me which exam i have to give and give the detail of it’s preparation . i am so thankfull to u.
hello sir..
Is it very necessary for some one to have a good percentage or a excellent academic…who wants join in iits..