IIT

MANIT M.Tech students enjoy a very established campus with many facilities. Newer IITs are still building their labs and dorms, but MANIT has been around for 60 years. This means the libraries are full and the student clubs are very active. You get a mature environment where everything is already well-organised. The green and vast campus in Bhopal offers a great balance of study and relaxation. For many, this stability is better than joining a brand-new institute.

Yes, COAP is only for M.Tech and PhD admissions at IITs and IISc Bangalore. The portal also updates job offers for some PSUs. Overall, around 23+ IITs participate in GATE COAP counselling every year.

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE),  Electrical Engineering (EE), and  Mechanical Engineering (ME) are the top 3 specialisations offered by top IIT colleges in India.

As per NIRF ranking 2025, IIT Madras emerged to be as the no. 1 ranked IIT college in India followed by other IITs like IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. 

IIT Madras Pravartak has launched executive programme in Generative AI and Agentic AI Tools used for Business.

At this score, he should look for specialised or interdisciplinary branches where the OBC cutoff is lower:

• IIT Jammu / IIT Dharwad: May get core Electrical or Power Electronics in later rounds.

• IIT BHU (Varanasi): Possible for programs like Electrical Machines and Drives or specialised Chemical/Materials branches (if they accept EEE).

• IIT Mandi: Possible for Power Electronics & Drives (PED) or Energy Engineering.

• IIT Gandhinagar / IIT Bhubaneswar: Good chances for interdisciplinary branches like Biomedical Engineering or Earth System Science.

Candidates can check GATE expected safe marks for IIT M.Tech admission below -

The Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the most popular universities around the world and yes, it is considered top-tier. 

It is a private research university located in Chicago and as per the QS, IIT Chicago is ranked at #591 which is an improvement of 10 places.

This university is ranked by some of the top ranking bodies of the world like QS, THE, US World & News and more. 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is better for research careers, access to global tech companies and US / EU job market. While IITs are better if students want a career network in India. Indian students whose aim is to work in the top companies like Google, Amazon, or a startup, MIT provides a different ecosystem.

Students can choose IITs for their UG experience and then, maybe later they can choose to study abroad later. While both the institutions are extremely competitive for admissions, it is absolutely up to students which to choose, as per their preferences.