Colleges in Durgapur Colleges in India Shiksha All Time Q&A National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (NIT D)Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering Colleges in Kanpur Colleges in Uttar Pradesh B.Tech Colleges in West Bengal

Which of these is better: B.Tech in CSE from NIT, Durgapur or B.Tech in CSE from HBTI?

Please share the details on the basis of course outline, faculty, placement and college infrastructure for NIT, Durgapur and Harcourt Butler Technical University

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Priyum Agrawal | Contributor-Level 10

9 years ago

First of all, I need to correct you here by telling you that HBTI or Harcourt Butler Technological Institute is no longer an institute, it has separated itself from the AKTU colleges authority and is an autonomous university. Hence, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute is now known as HBTU. In m

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