Hello kan Rai.

As far as I know , those who don't get admission anywhere and not have the will to improve take admission in IP.Only Mass recruiters like TCS come to campus and still there isn't 100% placement ( Kiit too has mass recruiters coming to campus ,but they have 100% placement). The highest I think 3.5 lakh goes there, while even average of manipal in other branches is higher than this. From my experience ,I have a neighbour studying in IP ,they know that picture isn't good,but eventually there daughter will end up getting married just after she finishes her degree,so why spend much and who cares if she goes jobless. Another neighbour ,who scored in negative in mains( but he is SC ,unke liye sab chalta hai) ,did not even clear IP exam ,but had contacts, is a hopeless case,drinks and smokes all day ,but as he has contacts with politicians will end up somewhere.I don't know about how other students are can't generalise this, but the general crowd seems like this,though I am not sure. So without thinking how much will it cost ,you should go for manipal it's one of the best private college in india , IP doesn't stand anywhere even in Delhi or Ghaziabad.So if you only want a degree that too from a 3rd or 4th tier college without any industrial or any kind of experience withbleak chances ahead please join IP , but a little investment in your education , degree and experience from a great college like manipal can exponentially improve you both academically and socially.The people who are suggesting IP,are those who are from it(maybe) and hence are bit biased, but I am from Bits Goa ,know people from both universities and hence no biasness.But then again ,the end decision is yours...

Best of luck..