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Civil Engineering is the branch of engineering where more precision is required in executing theoretical knowledge in real-time projects. If that knowledge isn't sufficient, blunders can happen. So, if one is thinking of opting for civil engineering, more precision is required in terms of choosing the college. If you are looking forward with the best engineering college, look forward with the following points and then decide.
1. Course curriculum, must be industry consulted, upgraded every semester.
2. Teaching pedagogy: Must be a great mix of experiential learning and practicals
3. Technology: There must be trainings related to the latest technologies for the student to improve his efficiency.
4. Entrepreneurship: The college must provide right environment, innovation, design thinking and business incubation labs.
5. Community development: There must be exposure to community development too, to develop the humane side of students s well as improve their organizing skills.
6. Extracurricular activities: As must have to improve the networking, organizing and interpersonal skills.
7. Professional enhancement: A must have to develop the comm skills, interpersonal skills and professional etiquette.
8. Diversity: student and faculty diversity ensures the right cross cultural sensibilities and international networking.
9. Placements: The campus recruitment is must these days. As per my understanding, Following are the Private Engineering Colleges :-
Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS), Pilani. Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra. VIT Bhopal University. SRM University Sonepat. Amity University Noida. Geeta University
Nirma University of Science and Technology.

Hi,
Here are the advantages I can think of :
1. You're at a sweet spot in terms of competition. The culture isn't as competitive as IITs but way better than local engineering campuses.
2. You get as many opportunities to learn as you get in any IITs
3. Education is cheaper. Practically Free. In some cases even cheaper than IITs although if the recent bills are passed the cost is likely to rise.
4. Lot of scholarship opportunities - both merit and need based. There are few student grants also.
5. Placement statistics of top NITs are at least comparable to that of IITs
6. Most NITs are located far from Mega Cities unlike IITs. This has unique advantages (and disadvantages too). Our NIT has a private beach of its own. You just cannot beat it.
7. Since the peer group isn't as good as IIT and NITs follow relative grading too it is easier to get better grades at NITs. And since the opportunities available are comparable to IITs it's harder for talent to get unnoticed. The performance pressure and expectations is also lower which is very helpful.
8. Some NITs have much better hostels. I have seen IIT KGP, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras hostels. NITK's hostel is much better than all those. New NITs had their hostel constructed recently. Thus it's equipped with modern facilities. Thank you.