Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy) are the most sought-after institutions aspirants desire to get admission to continue their studies. NIT Trichy and one of the IITs are known for their excellent and high-quality education, hostel facilities, course availability, ranking, placement, admission rate, infrastructure, and other facilities. However, some differences still lie between IITs and NIT Trichy. Let’s compare it to other IIT heavyweights like IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi, and IIT Kharagpur.

IITs get government funding compared to NITs which get regional funding, which means that the infrastructure is comparatively better than your average NIT. IITs are preferred over NITs because of the global recognition the Indian IITs provide. Still, we have decided to discuss other differences in this comprehensive article. Continue reading to find out more about why IITs are preferred to NITs are the best place to study by the students and aspirants.

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Comparison Between IIT Vs NIT Trichy

Here is the comparison between IIT and NIT Trichy based on different aspects or factors, but before getting into the contrast, let us first go through the overview of these institutions:

NIT Trichy

Introduction

Founded in 1964 by P.S. Manisundaram, the institute caters to around 3500 students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology in India.

Placement

NIT Trichy offers great opportunities to the students studying at the campus. The placement ratio is pretty good; however, there has been a slight dip in the placement recently. In 2021, the overall placement recorded was 86.5% and 83.3% for UG and PG programmes, respectively. The placement rate dipped by 5.6% and 3.8% for UG and PG programmes.

For more details, please refer to NIT placements.

Cutoffs

Aspirants looking forward to getting admission to NIT Trichy must satisfy or score the marks in accordance with the NIT Trichy cutoff. The cutoff of NIT Trichy comparatively is not as high as that of IITs.

Rankings

It comes in the top 15 institutes, according to the National Magazine. Here are the ranking insights for NIT Trichy:

Ranking Framework	Ranking
NIRF ’22	08
The Week ’21	08
Outlook ’20	14

Famous Alumni

• Sridhar K. R. –  Former advisor to NASA on Mars missions. Founder and CEO of Bloom Energy.
• T. V. Narendran – CEO of Tata Steel

Campus Facility

The campus spans 800 acres or 3.2 km, including department buildings, laboratories and workshops, lecture halls, computer centres and the central library. It also has athletic facilities like indoor badminton courts and a fitness centre 25-metre (82 ft) swimming pool, and an outdoor stadium with a 400-metre (1,300 ft) track.

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Top IITs in India

Introduction

IITs are considered to be superior in terms of quality of education with more facilities to offer. Getting inside an IIT is also relatively difficult.

Placement

The placements in top IITs have recruiters like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and many top companies with the highest salary packages touching 1.5 crores (Facebook). Refer to the IITs placement rate to better understand where students are mostly placed and what packages they receive the most.

Cutoffs

Usually, the cutoff of all top IITs is high compared to the cutoffs of NITs.

Rankings

The following table shows the rankings of IIT Bombay (IITB) issued by different ranking frameworks:

Ranking Framework	Ranking
NIRF ’22	03
The Week ’21	02
Outlook ’20	13

As the data suggests that IITB has got a good ranking, aspirants will need to gear up for their exams more smartly to get admission to one of the IITs. For more, refer to the IIT rankings.

Famous Alumni

• Raghuram Rajan – 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India – IIT Delhi
• Sunder Pichai – Google CEO – IIT Kharagpur

Campus Facility

IIT Bombay has a comparatively larger campus with a significant green patch away from the pollution of the city. At the same time, the backbone of the lIT Kharagpur network is based on gigabit fibre optic technology. On the other hand, IIT Delhi has a campus of 325 acres (132 ha) surrounded by the beautiful Hauz Khas area and monuments such as the Qutub Minar and Lotus Temple.

IIT Bombay vs NIT Trichy: Head-to-head Comparison

Here is a head-to-head comparison between IIT Bombay and IIT Trichy:

Institutes	IIT Bombay	NIT Trichy
Course for Comparison	B.Tech	B.Tech
Established	1958	1964
Ownership	Deemed	Deemed
Course Mode	Full-time, Classroom	Full-time, Classroom
Overall Rating (Out of 5)	4.6	4.2
NIRF ‘22 Ranking	03	08
The Week ’21 Ranking	02	08
Median Salary	INR 15.00 Lakh	INR 10.80 Lakh
Total Fees	INR 8.33 Lakh	INR 5.63 Lakh
Accepted Exams	JEE Main, JEE Advanced	DASA UG, JEE Main
Cutoff	Round 7 | Rank 63 (JEE Advanced)	Round 8 | Rank 1536 (JEE Main)
Infrastructure & Facilities	LibraryCafeteriaHostelSports ComplexGymHospital / Medical FacilitiesWi-Fi CampusAuditoriumA/C ClassroomsLabs	LibraryCafeteriaHostelSports ComplexGymHospital / Medical FacilitiesWi-Fi CampusShuttle ServiceAuditoriumMusic RoomDance RoomA/C ClassroomsConvenience StoreLabs
Total Seats	171	119

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Conclusion

Even though top IIT colleges like IIT Kharagpur, IIT Mumbai and IIT Delhi are the most sort after, compared to newer IITs, NIT Trichy is preferred over new IITs because of its overall rankings and infrastructure provided by the institute.