Hi aspirant,

With 157 marks in Manipal entrance exam you can surely expect an IT seat. Both the private colleges you have mentioned are renowned for are their engineering programs. There are various measure to determine which is better for you.

Campus- KIIT has a campus size of around 600 acres with modern infrastructure and well furnished labs. The Manipal campus is spread in 300 acres with mind-blowing architecture and facilities.

Fees- There is no such difference between the fee structure of both the colleges where the fee in KIIT is 3.5 lpa while for Manipal it is around 3.25lpa

Rankings- According to the nirf engineering rankings KIIT is placed at 42 while Manipal institute of technology at 39.

Placement records- Manipal Institute of technology surely edges over KIIT in this term with better placement records and higher average packages.

Hope it helps!!