One of my friends studied at NITIE Mumbai. According to him, it offers five different programs including an interdisciplinary Fellow program and a 1-year PGPEX program. The other three programs are –

• Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE) which considers GATE score
• Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Management (PGDIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Management (PGDSM)

PGSIM and PGDSM consider CAT scores for admission. The process of admission for all three courses remains the same. 

• First, you have to clear the respective exams for eligibility i,e GATE or CAT. 
• Then you have to clear a certain cutoff set by the institute for getting a chance to sit for the GD and PI which are necessary for admission. 
• And then later on you will get admission based on your performance in all these fields.
• The GD happens for close to 20-25 minutes which is followed by a PI which usually lasts for another 15-30 minutes. 

The PGDIM course usually commands a percentile of more than 97 in CAT to sit for the GD/PI and then your overall score will determine your admission. For PGDIE, a score upwards of 750 in GATE is required for admission.

As far as toughness goes, scoring well in CAT and GATE, which are themselves pretty difficult exams, is the most important parameter.

One of my friends recently appeared for the interview at NITIE and here is his experience in brief. 

The interview panel consists of 5 members. First, there was a general introduction round. Then they asked questions related to the concepts from his B. Tech branch.

If you have any work experience or internship then you will be asked questions about it. If not, questions related to your final year project will be asked. There will be small talks related to your hobbies, background, and other HR questions like why NITIE, etc.

To do well in the interview, improve your communication skills, revise some concepts from your B. Tech, and learn more about generic concepts. 

One of my friends studying at NIT Surathkal has provided the information about the college timings. As he is a BTech 1st year student he is only able to share his particular timetable. Though there might not be vast differences.

• National Institute of Technology Surathkal 1st year B.Tech class starts at 8 AM-5 PM.
• There is a one-hour lunch break from 12 noon to 1 PM
• NIT Surathkal easily gets two-three free hours during their class, depending on the schedule. 
• Free lectures also depend on class shifts and faculty mood. 
• For staff members, the timings are from 9 AM-1 PM and 2 PM-5:30 PM. 
• The timings for the library are usually extended till nights but it changes as per the demand of students. 
• Labs are usually scheduled from 2 PM-5 PM.

Therefore, the National Institute of Technology Surathkal schedule is not that hectic. Students easily manage their own time table between the lectures.

Like every campus, the CUSAT sub-campus that is CUCEK has its pros and cons.

The following points discuss the cons of the campus:

• The location of the campus is in a rural area. This increases the travel time of a student to the nearest railway station or bus stand.
• The area makes the environment bad. It is a common sight to find cows grazing the fields or the natives selling groceries even on the campus itself.
• There are power cuts almost for a couple of hours a day. The availability of mobile networks is not satisfactory for most service providers.
• The permanent faculty members are satisfactory whereas guest lecturers are invited for the core subjects.
• The infrastructure of the campus is very poor. There are low maintenance laboratories, bad floors, no proper drinking water, satisfactory furniture, etc.
• There is no facility for hostels at the campus. You need to look for small hostels or home-stay by yourself.
• Lack of students participating in the activities and making them less interactive and competitive.
• The administration is not active and acts in a ministerial manner. You might not find any solution for your queries. 

Some merits of CUCEK are as follows:

• The institute does not follow a hectic syllabus and examinations are a bit easy. This helps the students in feeling relaxed. 
• The brand value of the college is equivalent to IITs and NITs which makes the student worthy of studying here.
• There are watchmen available 24*7 for security purposes.
• Other facilities of the campus include an ATM, elevator as the campus building is the tallest in the town.
• The faculty members are experienced and pioneer in their respective fields. All branches are leaded by visionaries and supported by assistant professors.
• The placements of the students are decent and almost 100%.

These are some pros and cons of CUCEK which will help you understand the concept of the college in a better way and to make your decision right.

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai has a very strict attendance policy of a minimum of 75% required overall. The college is however very strict for attendance and you need to follow the attendance rule. There is no way you can escape it.

However, the college does give some relaxation to students by bringing down the overall attendance to 50% and individual subject attendance to 25%. I would suggest you don’t ever fall below this mark. You will have to attend classes even at 7 AM in the morning to maintain at least 50% aggregate and 25% individual subject mark. If you are lucky enough then you can get away with proxies as I did. But you should not take this for granted as some professors are very strict about this.

Also, there is no special rule for those pursuing CA and CS courses along with attending the college. 

I would say that please do not get scared of the 75% attendance rule. The professors and the seniors may scare you with this but it eventually comes down to 50%.

Honestly, this is not even a comparison. VIT (any campus) is way better than Heritage Institute of Technology. Actually, Heritage Institute of Technology is not even the best college in the Kolkata region. It is the Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM).

Heritage Institute of Technology is obviously cheaper than VIT to study and also closer to your home if you are from the eastern region of India. You will get a job after graduating with a starting salary of around INR 3.5 lakhs per annum. If you have financial constraints and you are ok with this kind of starting salary then Heritage Institute of Technology will not disappoint you.

However, if you are well enough to pay for the fee of VIT, then in no way you should even think of Heritage Institute of Technology. The environment you will get there are obviously the placements of VIT are way better than Heritage Institute of Technology to even consider them for comparison.