u/Equivalent_Earth545

Hey everyone, I need some serious advice regarding my M.Tech choices through CCMT. I am currently confused between these options:

1. NIT Calicut - M.Tech CSE (Core)
2. MNIT Jaipur - M.Tech CSE (Core)
3. MNNIT Allahabad - M.Tech AI & DS (Specialization)

My Dilemma & Senior Insights:
I recently spoke to a senior at MNNIT Allahabad, and they brought up a very critical point regarding batch size and competition.

• They mentioned that MNNIT Allahabad has a massive B.Tech intake (around 400 in CSE, and ~800 eligible tech students overall). Because of this, M.Tech students have to compete against a huge, highly competitive pool of B.Tech grads for the same software roles.

Questions for seniors/alumni:

1. Is the B.Tech vs M.Tech competition as brutal at Allahabad as it sounds, or do companies recruit heavily enough to absorb both?
2. How are the recent M.Tech CSE placement stats at NIT Calicut compared to MNIT Jaipur?
3. Should I strictly avoid a specialization like AI & DS at Allahabad in favor of Core CSE at Jaipur/Calicut to avoid being filtered out by traditional SDE recruiters?

Would love to hear your perspectives, especially from current M.Tech students or recent alumni from these campuses. Thanks

So after gate cse 2026 i have been waiting for counselling and all but now this wait is killing me so i am a general male and got 67* gate score so i know i wont be getting any decent mid iits in cse and have been waiting for ccmt but getting anxiety wheter woudlget decent nit or not but now i am kinda lossing it and though i also stared to work on myself like both physically annd for studies ahead but still remiang at home 24x7 is messing up my brain btw final year student
Any suggestions ?