IIT-Kharagpur best technology school in India

December 28, 2009

As per a survey conducted by research firm IDC and technology magazine Dataquest, IIT Kharagpur has topped the list of tech schools in the country for the third consecutive year followed by IIT- Delhi. The study included 111 engineering and technology schools in the country and on a scale of 100, IIT Kharagpur scored 81.9 points, which was closely followed by IIT-Delhi that scored 78.49 points.

The list had IIT Madras, Kanpur, Roorkee and Guwahati in the next four slots in the survey and International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surathkal and Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University at seven, eight, nine and tenth position respectively. NIT Warangal was at 11th position while the Delhi Technology University (formerly Delhi College of Engineering) had occupied the 12th spot.

These engineering and technology colleges were reviewed on several parameters like quality of teaching, placement, industry interface, IT facilities and research papers.

Individually, IIT Kharagpur scored high on Human Resource (HR) perception, while IIT Delhi ranked high on placement records. The HR perception score is based on how recruiters rate each college during their campus visits. Placement score is based on percentage of students placed, number of companies visiting campuses as well as the maximum and average salary offered per annum.

The survey revealed a drop in overall placements to 73 percent in 2009 from 84 percent in 2007-08. Only 16 of the Top 111 T-Schools reported 100 percent placement to its students. The average annual salaries of IIT graduates registered a drop of 5 percent to Rs.588, 000 during 2009, while the average salary of NIT graduates salary improved 6 percent to Rs.436, 000 annually.

Source: www.indiaedunews.net