NIT Trichy is definitely a good college when it comes to engineering colleges.It's atmosphere, peers, competition is above all.When it comes to placements in NIT Trichy, they are good for all branches provided you are a good and hard working student. They give placements in Tata Steel, Reliance, Oracle, etc... Metallurgical engineering has a bar scope outside India. College does it's bit rest is in your hands to study well and perform well.

On the other hand NIT Surathkal, as per their own students say, minimum placement is 6 lakhs per annum and maximum being 34 lakhs. Last year around 87% of students got placed.