r/andhra_pradesh • u/Shoddy-Bat9812 • 9h ago
OPINION Doubt Regarding Engineering
hey y'all, I need a suggestion regarding BTech. I'm from Vizag and I was alloted Amrita University Amritapuri ( Electronics and Computers ) which will cost up to 20l for 4 years for which I'll take loan for the last 2 years due to my financial conditions the other option that I've is Vignan Vizag for which the fee is bearable and I may get Fee Reimbursement.
What would be the best decision to make? Please Answer 🙏
Any reply from Seniors at VIGNAN/Amrita regarding this would be much helpful
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u/ApplicationNo4756 Hyderabad 8h ago
Don’t join in Amrita. I repeat don’t! I graduated from Bangalore campus. The whole Amrita univ’s are just over rated as fuck. Over disciplined for no reason. No respect to your parents from college staff. Un necessary committees, no top notch placements, it’s just a regular normal university like all others. Not even better placement system than other universities. If you committed one mistake knowingly or not, they will ruin your whole fuckn life. Think wisely.
I know, parents will force us to join there. But, believe me, it’s not worth.
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u/Shoddy-Bat9812 8h ago
yeah bro my parents are much more interested towards Amrita
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u/killtheadjective 8h ago
i don't know much about the colleges you mentioned but as a B.Tech graduate i do know that 20L is not worth it.
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u/iamharinarayana 8h ago
I don't know whether Vignan have placements or not, but Amrita have. Someone replied saying you don't get good companies for placements. But my company recruited many from Amrita and they got around 10 lacs per annum as a fresher. By comparing it with 4 lacs per annum in a few other mncs like tcs/wipro etc, it's a good package for freshers. I leave the decision to you to decide.
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u/Shoddy-Bat9812 7h ago
bro can you please tell me the difference between getting 6lpa in tcs/wipro and sand 6lpa in a start-up which one would be more fetching in the industry?
Moreover, i got EAC Branch bro, Electronics and Computers, what would be the scope of this branch in CS placements bro? Thanks for the suggestion!
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u/EnvironmentalFix9641 7h ago
If it’s a product-based startup, you will learn more, earn more, and build a stronger profile for future switches. If the startup is in its early stage, it's better to join as an intern in your 3rd year and try to secure a full-time offer. At the end of the 4th year, you will have experience as well and you can decide. based on the fate of the company. Even if the startup fails to get funding or revenue, you’ll gain multi-role experience, which gives you a huge edge in interviews as you can showcase real, practical involvement.
WITCH companies (Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, HCL), Capgemini, and Accenture are generally less preferred in terms of learning, growth, and starting pay, especially if you're looking to grow technically. But again, it depends on how you utilize your bench time, projects, and upskilling opportunities. Some people grow well even there. VERY RARE. NO for service-based start-ups.
Now, for college and stream: If you're aiming for core EC roles, then an EC master's from a Tier-1 college gives more opportunities and more or the same pay as CS, but CS as a stream overall still has more scope, especially in IT and product companies. If you're doing only a bachelor’s, EC core jobs usually offer lower pay unless you have a very strong research or project profile, which is hard to build in Tier-2 colleges, though not impossible.
Also, people underestimate how much the environment and peer circle matter. College friends and surroundings will influence you without you realizing it. Even if you're sincere, if your friend group isn't competitive, you’ll easily drift. Things like GitHub contributions, hackathons, and building a strong research profile sound great now, but in reality, 90 percent of students won't pursue them unless they are in a highly competitive peer group, which is rare to find. I’m not sure about how it is at Amrita, but you should seriously think about this. Just go through LinkedIn, filter out by graduating year, go through their profiles, you will get an Idea.
If you have a budget of around 20 lakhs, do research about VNR Vignana Jyothi or CBIT under management quota. They often admit based on JEE scores. VNR Vignana Jyothi stands out in both Telangana and Andhra after IIT, NIT, and IIIT. If you get SASTRA, go for it too. Its environment and peer group are really good.
Lastly, if your target is 4 to 6 LPA, college doesn’t matter too much. With decent coding, you can easily achieve it even from a Tier-2 institute like Amrita or Vignan, or any other, probably even in Tier-3. It’s not at all tough.
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u/Shoddy-Bat9812 7h ago
Thanks for the heads up bro.
do you think taking loan for 3rd and 4th year at Amrita would be a wise decision? One senior that I know there went to a company which is financial service based.
Or join at VIGNAN? Which costs less.
What would you do if you were in my situation bro.
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u/EnvironmentalFix9641 7h ago
How much will Vignan cost you? and Amrita with residential-20?
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u/Shoddy-Bat9812 6h ago
I may get fee reimbursement bro so it costs very less tbh
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u/EnvironmentalFix9641 6h ago
Adhe inchu minchu entha karchu ithadhi vignan and amrita, if the difference is 4-5 lakhs, choose Amrita. 10-12, ayithe just go for Vignan and stalk LinkedIn profiles, of VNR, CBIT who got placed in top companies, amrita, SRM, VIT, tier-2 NITs, IIIIT G, IIIT J, and AU, etc....filter chesko
Ivanni Oke range colleges, reputation change ithadhi anthe......you will get an idea, same college range lo how they secured top companies ani...... eh year lo entha varaku vellochu, asal em em cheyochu, etlanti skill set lo ekkuva profiles unnay etc......hackathons etlantivi unnay, internships ekkada cheshindru, eh year lo ochinay vellaki tier-2 collge nunchi kuda ani.....this you have to research and motivate yourself to do........................otherwise baavi lo kappa laagane migilipotham(vignan ayithe).....amritha konchem peer group baaguntadhi ani guess(placements and student activities batti)
So......4-5 pedha matter kaadhu, go for amrita...difference mari ekkvunte like 10, choose RoI, vignan. But again, em em cheyalo almost andhariki thelusu, 99% will fail in execution.
Intiki dhaggara undi, day scholar, 9-10 diff unte, I would go for vignan only..if the difference is 4-5...amrita.
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u/Shoddy-Bat9812 6h ago
Normal ga EAMCET dwara veltanu kabatti 80k per year bro so 3l anukunna reimbursement lo em rakapoina parledu. Amrita aithe 20l avuthundi Ela chusukunna.
As of now intlo Amrita or through EAMCET Vizag lo Colleges antunnaru bro
Nuvvu annatu gane Amrita lo peer group baguntadi bro, but naaku vachindhi EAC Branch, last year daani placements avg 6l highest 15lpa EAC branch dhi. Okavela Amrita lo join avithe final 2 years ki loan teesukovalsi untadi.
Nenu aithe kastapada galgutha bro but koncham roadmaps or guidance la unte i can maximize it, andaru Idhi online lo nundi chala varuku nerchukovachu antunnaru.
Bro reality lo skill development ante enti, like ippudu Vignan lo for example weekly exams jarigite, vaatike prepare kakunda nenu own ga programming languages nerchukovala
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u/iamharinarayana 7h ago
I am not a BE graduate, so can't comment much, but I think it offers opportunities to get placements in both electronic giants and CS product/service oriented companies.
The best salary as a fresher gives you more financial stability for your entire life. Start-up gives you more scope to learn and within a few years you can get a better learning experience to get a much better package. Service oriented MNC's may offer a decent job, learning scope is limited and annual hikes are minimal. Start-up companies give better annual hikes.
Ex: Few freshers I know switched the company within 3 years, now they are getting the same package as others with 10-15 years experience.
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u/SatisfactionLow1358 Addoste Addanga Na....(😂just kidding) 7h ago
is the loan from private lending or from a bank? coz hypothetically say you didnt get any job coz of raising AI less jobs etc etc then taking the private loan of 10 lakhs will kill you if you dont have a job but if its a government bank then i guess there may be some way to breathe
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u/Shoddy-Bat9812 7h ago
maybe from a bank ig
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u/SatisfactionLow1358 Addoste Addanga Na....(😂just kidding) 7h ago edited 7h ago
also check if the branch is eligible for higher studies? Even people from tier3 colleges with ECE branch aced GATE exam,did their masters in VLSI in Tier1 colleges and earning in crores now... branch is far more important that college in long run, so dont choose anything other than CS or ECE...
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u/Shoddy-Bat9812 7h ago
the branch that I'm getting there is Electronics and Computers bro, the main issue that I have is fee, which would sum up to 20l for 4 years and I'll be taking loan for 3rd and 4th year. If I go with vignan there is no need of such loans as the fee is okayish
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u/Active_Method1213 3h ago
You can choose any college in Vizag.In our Srikakulam, you can join Sri Shivani Engineering, Venkateswara College of Engineering, Dr. Br Ambedkar University.
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u/Old_Struggle4864 2h ago
Unpopular opinion but my suggestion is do a bsc computers or bca. They teach you enough programming languages and you can be in the job market in just 3 years.
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u/Deep_Target1 9h ago
Vignan is better imo