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IIT Bhilai and NIT Raipur are both excellent engineering schools. With a solid placement record and a lengthy history of offering technical education, NIT Raipur is regarded as a respectable institution. IIT Bhilai, on the other hand, is acknowledged as a recent IIT with room to expand. However, based on a comparison between NIT Raipur and IIT Bhilai, it is suggested that NIT Raipur would be a superior option because of its ranking, alumni base, and established reputation.

Yes, NSOU Kolkata offers direct admissions to all of its programmes. Candidates are not required to appear for any entrance exam. Interested candidates can directly apply through the official website and get admission by paying the fees.

NSOU Kolkata opens the application process for the programmes offered in January. The university accepts admission applications in online mode, through the official website. Candidates who meet the mentioned eligibility criteria by the university can directly apply to the official website.

BTech fee at IIT Bhilai is INR 9 lakh and may include other components. The fees is taken from official sources and can change. For more details you can go to IIT Bhilai's website

 IIIT-DM Kanchipuram plaements for MSc is decent and a good return of investment. The 2023 drive concluded with a 73% placement rate. Earlier, 97% of the 2022 passing-out batch was placed. Check the key highlights of IIITDM Kancheepuram M.Tech placements for 2022 and 2023 from the table below:

There is no specific number as such. However, at each level, a candidate needs to complete the papers within the stipulated period. At NIELIT O/A/B/C levels, candidates can appear in any paper, in any order, if the subject has been covered by the institution running the accredited course and as mentioned on the application form. Candidates can directly appear in examinations if they satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to them. 

Netaji Subhas Open University offers an MA in History through the School of Social Sciences. The course is spread over a minimum duration of two years and can be completed up to five years. The eligibility criteria are different for students from the CBCS and non-CBCS categories.

For Non CBCS: Candidates, who have a graduation degree (10+2+3) and have scored at least 300 marks in History, are eligible to apply for the programme.

For CBCS: Candidates, who have a graduation degree (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC/Discipline Specific Elective (DSE)/ Equivalent in History, are eligible to pursue the programme.

There is no such provision for getting direct admission to any of the IITs including IIT Bhilai. Candidates willing to be admitted must meet the eligibility and selection criteria established by the institute. Below are the courses offered at IIT Bhilai along with eligibility and selection criteria:

NSOU is a State-open university and offers programmes in part-time mode. The university offers the following programmes in the humanities stream:

·       BDP/BA in Bengali, English

·       PGP/MA in Bengali, English, English Language Teaching, Journalism and Mass communication

·       Diploma in English Language Teaching

·       Advance Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, Public Relations and Advertising, and English Language Teaching

Yes, Concordia University - Saint Paul Campus is generally cheaper than the University of St. Thomas.

The undergraduate tuition at Concordia University - Saint Paul is $24,400, which is lower than the $32,484 undergraduate tuition at the University of St. Thomas. 

For Concordia University, the total cost, including room and board, books and supplies, and transportation and personal expenses, is $38,600.

For University of St Thomas, Graduate tuition for the School of Engineering is $8,550 per credit.
Graduate tuition for the School of Business is $1,234 per credit

According to the QS World Rankings 2024, University of Wisconsin Madison has a ranking of #102 and University of Michigan has a ranking of #33. Some of the other world rankings of both universities are given as follows:

Given below is the IIT Bhilai BTech eligibility criteria:

• Class 12 from recognised board with Physics Chemistry and Mathematics subjects and with a minimum of 75% aggregate
• JEE Main valid score
• JEE Advanced valid score

Candidates who want to pursue an MBA programme from NSOU Kolkata don’t have to appear for any entrance test. The eligibility criteria of the programme don’t require a score of any entrance test. Candidates, who have a graduation degree in the stream of Medicine/Law/Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture are eligible to pursue the programme directly.

IIT Bhilai offers a four-year full-time BTech programme which is its flagship programme. The institute offers a BTech programme across six specialisations. Given below are the six BTech specialisations offered at IIT Bhilai:

1. BTech in Computer Science & Engineering
2. BTech in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
3. BTech in Electrical Engineering
4. BTech in Material Science & Metallurgical Engineering
5. BTech in Mechanical Engineering
6. BTech in Mechatronics Engineering

Candidates are required to appear for the JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced in order to get selected for admission to the BTech programme at IIT Bhilai.

Netaji Subhas Open University is an open university and does not offer programmes in regular mode to the students. Therefore, the university campus does not have any infrastructural facilities for the students. The university offers study material to the students that help them to study and prepare for the programme. The university offers a library facility to students at the regional study centre of Kalyani. The university has also started to collaborate with local public libraries to extend help to the students.