I will advice you to go for IIITDM Kancheepuram Mechanical Engineering, unless you are getting Metallurgical or Chemical in one of the best 10-12 NITs namely NIT T, W, K, C, RKL, MNNIT, MNIT, MANIT, VNIT, NIT JSR, SVNIT Surat or perhaps NIT Raipur. However let me tell you Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering both are the most student friendly branches and have a structred curriculum as well as excellent Placements in both Core and Non Core sectors in the above NITs.

Otherwise, IIITDM Kancheepuram Dual Degree Mechanical Course is too a good choice, with excellent infrastructure, faculty and core placements. Located nearby Institutes like IIT Madras and NIT Trichy as well as Industrial hubs at Chennai and Madurai further provided impetus to training, projects, research and placements. In core sectors Ashok Leyland, TVS, Wabco, Tractor India Limited, GE , Saint Gobain, L&T, TCS have been some of the major recruiters. Many students of IIITDM after pursuing the dual degree progran move to universities abroad or higher technical institutes like IITs and IISc for pursuing Doctoral degree.

For more information and college prediction do follow the link below

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer

Greetings, Jagan.

IIITDM Kancheepuram is definitely a good college (many rating websites have rated it generously). The college has a 52 acre campus appreciated by all the current students which is always a plus in my books!

Now, regarding your query - from the data and reviews I could find and read online (I did a lot of searching and reading), it appears that internship and placement opportunities for Mechanical Branch at IIITDMK are average as in the avg. package offered in 2019 (to Mech graduates) was around 4-8 Lacs per annum and the placement rate for the Mech branch also seems to be on the lower side (with around 32 Mech students placed in 2019)

so the pros include - great campus, good faculty, good hostel

and the cons include - average placements and internships, distance from city (about 50Kms)

If you are aiming for further studies after Engineering then I'd personally advice to go for it but if your circumstances demand you to be placed right after college into a good job then I don't think it is worth the risk (assuming the placement rates remain same 4 years from now)

If you have other alternatives then do compare them in terms of placements but if you are sure that you can somehow find better opportunities on your own (out of campus placements, finding good internships on your own, etc.) then you may very well survive with a good job at the end.

It is up to you so take your time but don't miss the deadlines! best of luck for your Engineering experiences ahead.

Hello. As per my research, IIIT Kancheepuram is best quoted in relation to placement and reputation.

It has recorded the highest package till now and that is 20LPA. Whereas, IIIT Basar has recorded 17LPA.

For mechanical engineering also, best faculty and practical knowledge can be earned at IIIT Kancheepuram. Its internship opportunities are great and will always thrive you thoroughly to seek knowledge.

Hope that helps!

Hello Maddula

IIIT Kancheepuram is the better one in all aspects as compared to NIT AP because IIIT's curriculum is quite better and faculties are experienced of both ,IIIT's rating is a lot better for everything from infrastructure to placement and all because it has a better campus and infrastructure compared to NIT the fees for both are quite the same 5.30 lakhs for 4 years and the average salary for both is 5-7 lakhs per annum and NIT's highest salary is 13 lakhs per annum whereas IIIT's highest salary is 20 lakhs per annum so after looking at everything i will suggest you to choose IIIT Kancheepuram i will also attach a link where you can compare and check it yourself

https://www.careers360.com/compare-colleges

hope this helps you

Hello Teja ,

Almost both are good colleges small differences According to web data and results NIT Andhra pradesh is quite better compared to IIIT Kancheepuram . Let see some differences between colleges .

• Both are Public / Government Universities .
• Both college offer B,tech and M.tech Courses but in IIIT Kancheepuram offers dual degree .
• Average Package offered is 6 LPA for B.tech students in NIT andhra pradesh whereas coming to IIIT Kancheepuram 4.5 Lakhs for B.tech students .

If you want some more information about colleges then go through these links you get some idea .

NIT Andhra pradesh

https://www.careers360.com/university/national-institute-of-technology-andhra-pradesh

IIIT Kancheepuram

https://www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-information-technology-design-and-manufacturing-kancheepuram#placements

I think this answer will help you lot .

All the best !!!!

Hello There,

In IIIT Kancheepuram there are lot of scholarships for eligible students, as follows-

• Merit-cum-Means Scholarships of Rs.1000/-p.m. are sanctioned to 25% of eligible B. Tech. Students whose parental income is less than Rs.4.5 lakhs. Further they are also exempted from Payment of tuition fees.
• Institute free Studentships (IFS) scholarships are sanctioned to 10% of eligible B.Tech. students whose parental income is less than Rs.4.5 lakhs. They are exempted from payment of tuition fees.

There is also Reserve Scholarships for SC/ST students:

• SC/ST students, admitted to B. Tech. programmes, whose parental income is less than Rs.4.5 lakhs are eligible for concession in messing charges and exempted from payment of hostel seat rent. They are granted the pocket allowance of Rs.250/-p.m. Further they are also exempted from payment of tuition fees.
• Top class education scholarship for SC students : Complete fee waiver : Rs. 45000/- for purchasing Desktop, Printer, UPS, Multimedia System. : Rs. 2220/- p.m. as Lodging – boarding charges : Rs. 3000/- p.a. for purchasing stationary items
• Top class education scholarship for ST students : Complete fee waiver : Rs. 45000/- for purchasing Desktop, Printer, UPS, Multimedia System. : Rs. 2220/- p.m. as Lodging – boarding charges : Rs. 3000/- p.a. for purchasing stationary items
• 1500 scholarships are annually distributed/awarded by National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation.

Hope this Helps :)

Hello aspirant,

You've asked whether 4 years B. Tech from IIIT Basar or 5 years dual degree from IIIT Kanchipuram will be better. Pretty nice. I can tell you straight away to go and pursue your dual degree at IIIT Kanchipuram rather wasting your 4 years at IIIT Basar. This is because IIIT Kanchipuram provides the revised and updated syllabus also with hardware and lab facilities at its recent version. Faculties are passionate and dedicated towards the betterment for the students and are hard working and serious. Placement in this premier institute is average but the good figures will increase in the upcoming years. See if you want to learn more and develop better, then IIIT Basar is perhaps not a suitable choice.

Hope, this answer clears your doubt.

Hello Student,

IIIT Kanchipuram is one of the top ranked universities in the country. And since it is a government funded institution the fees is relatively on the lower side when compared to the other private institutions. And if you apply for ews category or some special provisions you might be able to get fee waivers as well depending on the specific criteria fulfillment. But this is not sure since there is no guarantee about this. You can check about further details in our website link given below:

https://www.careers360.com/university/indian-institute-of-information-technology-design-and-manufacturing-kancheepuram

Hey there!

IIIT Kancheepuram does have dual degree courses in the branch of Electronics. They offer B.tech + M.teh is Electronics and communications with specialization VLSI and Communication system design. Although if you aren't getting an option to opt for that in josaa counselling it might be because they aren't taking admission in that course this year but nothing like that has been informed yet so check again and see if you can find the course.