IIT Dhanbad (ISM) - Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Answered Questions

Congrats on your CAT score. For admission into DoMS NIT-Trichy, candidates should have 6.5 CGPA (on a 10-point scale) or 60% for OC/OBC and 6.0 CGPA (on a 10-point scale) or 55% in case of SC/ST candidates in the qualifying degree. For PWD candidates, the eligibility criterion will apply to the category they belong to (OC/OBC/SC/ST). Based on the number of applicants applied the cutoff range for Dorms NIT-Trichy varies every year. The expected cut-off are ( for General-80 and above, OBC-70 and above, SC/ST-65 and above). There are maximum possibilities for you to get a call from DoMS NIT-Trichy. All the best.

On a comparison between the two given colleges Dorms NIT Trichy is better for MBA. Since, Doms NIT Trichy have quite good placements in Finance and Marketing with students getting placed in top banks and other financial institutions in interdisciplinary roles like Sales and Marketing, Market research, financial analytics, Portfolio management etc., with Sales and Marketing fetching the highest salary package.

The admission criteria for various programs at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad are as follows: 1. B.Tech: Through JEE-Advance 2. M.Tech: Through GATE 3. MBA: Through CAT or GMAT score. IIT-ISM, Dhanbad offers four-year B.Tech programs in Chemical, Civil, CSE, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Electronics & Instrumentation, Engineering Physics, Mechanical, Environmental Science and Engineering, Fuel and Mineral, Mining machinery and Mining and petroleum. Further, the Institute also offers a 5-year dual degree (B.Tech+M.Tech) program in CSE.

Hello Dylan,
It's very nice to hear from you that you are interested in doing your graduation from the best institute. Being an IIT, this institution admits students based on your score in JEE Advanced. IIT's accept Diploma as equivalent to 12th and you should have scored at least 75% in Diploma to be eligible.
Best wishes to you.

I am neither a career advisor nor an educationist. I am an ECE graduate currently working as an IT/Software professional. Also, the answer caters specifically to the Indian engineering diaspora. So take my answer with a pinch of salt.
Short answer-
If you strictly have to choose between these two branches in the Indian academic system, go for IT if you want to be closer to a CSE program. The IT program though contains courses encompassing the management and commercial aspects of the industry, you'll still get the minimum or even more coursework required for a career as a software developer or computer scientist in the future.
ECE is what you get in a traditional EE program at the IITs curricula-wise, minus some advanced courses and those pertaining to heavy/power/systems/high-voltage engineering.
There is no question of better - both will teach you analytical skills - though IT will give you an edge in terms of campus placements in a tier-2/3 engineering college in India (ignore this aspect for a premier educational institution like the IITs). But again if you can write code or learn to write code while not being a CS/IT major, you won't end up broke when the dust settles.