Does having IT branch at VJTI makes any difference for placements and top packages at VJTI
No.
In VJTI, there is actually no difference between IT and Computers. Both the courses have almost same curriculum atleast till sixth semester. Only one or two subjects are different in the first three years. In the final year though, the two branches have a few different subjects.
As far as placement is concerned, all companies have the same eligibility criteria for both the branches. There is no difference on paper and even actually except the mass recruiter Samsung.
They will conduct the same test for both branches and will some how select almost all applicants from computer for the next round and hardly a few from IT. No one can justify the selection.
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