Diffrence between IIT vs NIT vs IIIT?
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IIT - Indian institute of technology
NIT - National institute of technology
IIIT - Indian Institute of Information Technology
Government Funding
IIT - Heavy government funding
NIT - Moderate government funding
IIIT - Moderate government funding (since IIIT Act 2014)
Focus:
IIT - All round development and all engineering fields
NIT - All round development and all engineering fields
IIIT - Razor sharp focus on IT
General Perception :
IIT>NIT>IIIT. There are 23 IITs , 31 NITs and 4 government owned IIITs.
IITs use Jee Advanced rank while NITs and IIITs use Jee Mains rank for admissions.
There is a joint counselling for all of them.
IITs have very large campuses , NITs have moderately large campuses and IIITs have small campuses.
The top IITs , NITs and IIITs have quite hardworking students.
Admission to all of these is merit based.
Unlike private colleges their fees are not exorbitant.
Hope this helps you.