*These are the important points regarding Mechanical Engineering at NIT Jalandhar an NIT Raipur:-

*Fees: NIT Raipur:5.26 lakhs, NIT Jalandhar: 5.93 Lakhs

* Rank(NIRF):  NIT Raipur: 63, NIT Jalandhar: 42

*placements(Average package):  NIT Raipur 7.5 lakhs, NIT Jalandhar: 6 Lakhs

*While  now Coming to your query, as per student reviews, NIT Jalandhar is better than NIT Raipur because of its good infrastructure, good alumni base, Better placement status from the last few years, good environment, etc. But if you want to be in the city then NIT Raipur is the center of the map so you can choose NIT Raipur.

*I hope the above information will be helpful to you to choose which college is better for you.