163 Views

Sir..may I know the difference between iiits and nits...thanks


Kalyani Sravan 7th Feb, 2019
Answers (2)
Yogita Punjabi 7th Feb, 2019
Hello

IIIT- Indian Institution of Information Technology
IIITs are a group of higher education in India, mainly focusing on Information Technology. They are established, funded and managed by Ministry of Human Resource Development. They may be government funded, both government + private sector funded or only private sector funded. All IIITs offer Education related to the IT fields like EC, CS, MBA, B.Tech and M.Tech, Mechanical, Engineering designing. To get admission in any of the IIITs, one needs to clear JEE Mains entrance exam with a good rank.
Government Funded are as below:
IIIT Allahabad
IIITM Gwalior
IIITDM Jabalpur
IIITDM Kurnool
IIITDM Kancheepuram

Private Sector Funded:
IIIT Bangalore
IIIT Bhuvaneshvar
IIIT Hyderabad

Both Government + Private sector funded:
IIIT - Kota, Trichy, Guwahati, Kalyani, Manipur, Lucknow.. and many more are there.

Coming to NITs- National Institute of Technology
NITs are autonomous public institutes of higher education in India. The NIT Council is the supreme governing body of India's NITs. There are 31 NITs in India- 20 of which are old and 11 are new. And all these 31 NITs are funded by Indian Government.
NITs offers bachelors, Masters and doctorate degree courses in various branches like management, science, and engineering degree courses.

Admission in UG courses like B.Tech and M.Tech are through the JEE Mains entrance exam. Whereas for PG courses, through GATE, NIMCET for MCA program, also CAT (Common Admission Test) for MBA.

Hope this information is helpful to you.!

For any further information-queries, you can ask here at CAREERS360 anytime.!
lakshmi.punati3931 Student Expert 7th Feb, 2019
Hello aspirant,
IIIT stands for Indian Institute of Information Technology. As the name suggest, they especially deal with the fields of IT Industry. The branches offered here are generally CSE, ECE, IT (Exceptions are there). Moreover, they got a brand named as Indian (like IITs, sounds great! :) ) These are 20 in numbers. There are another type of IIITs which stands for International Institute of Information Technology.

NIT stands for National Institute of Technology. These colleges deal with all branches of engineering like CSE, ECE, ME, EEE, EIE, etc. There are 31 in numbers.
If you have any questions please let me know
Thank you!!!!
2 Comments
Comments (2)
7th Feb, 2019
Thankyou mam.....will u be able tell which iiit (among
Sri city
              Kanchipuram and tiruchi) have better placements...
Reply
Student Expert 7th Feb, 2019
Hello aspirant,
Both of the colleges have good placements.and there the best colleges too.
Thank you!!!
Reply

Related Questions

Amity University-Noida B.Tech...
Apply
Among top 100 Universities Globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026
KIET MBA Admissions 2026
Apply
Affiliated to AKTU | Approved by AICTE | Accredited by NAAC A+ | Rs. 48.89 LPA Highest CTC | Microsoft, Samsung, Infosys, Adobe, Amazon | NIRF-2023...
VIT - VITEEE 2026
Apply
National level exam conducted by VIT University, Vellore | Ranked #16 by NIRF for Engg. | NAAC A++ Accredited
Great Lakes Institute of Mana...
Apply
Globally Recognized by AACSB (US) & AMBA (UK) | 17.8 LPA Avg. CTC for PGPM 2025
IBSAT 2025-ICFAI Business Sch...
Apply
IBSAT 2025-Your gateway to MBA/PGPM @ IBS Hyderabad and 8 other IBS campuses | Scholarships worth 10 CR
Amity University-Noida M.Tech...
Apply
Among top 100 Universities Globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026
View All Application Forms

Download the Careers360 App on your Android phone

Regular exam updates, QnA, Predictors, College Applications & E-books now on your Mobile

150M+ Students
30,000+ Colleges
500+ Exams
1500+ E-books