Hi,

The funding from the central government to IIEST is at par with the older IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Kgp, Kanpur). JU in comparison gets a fraction of that amount from state government.

Better funding translates into better halls/hostels, labs, Internet facilities, Library, Faculty and Infrastructure in general. Hence + 1 to IIEST w.r.t to Funding.

In the recently published MHRD rankings IIEST is ranked at 20A and it is better than JU. See the following- MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF),

Thus, +1 to IIEST

Academically, IIEST is in the process of employing best teachers across the country as both salary and independence of choosing research projects are going to be more in a central institute. Please refer to - Recruitment of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor ( Advt. No. OC/D (AA)/15/34, 9th Oct, 2015) , Hence +1 to IIEST in terms of faculty/research quality.

Students at IIEST come from all over India, thus you can expect a rich cultural and social diversity at campus unlike JU, which is a state run university and admits students from WB mostly. +1 to IIEST

Placement in IIEST is getting better every passing year. In fact IIEST has already signed a MOU with CII in order to attract many more core engineering companies , read this : IIEST upbeat on industry link-up.

IIEST is going to host the first of its kind TEDx eventat in eastern India and regularly hosts an array of events giving the students both academic and industry exposure. Get more updates here: TEDxIIESTShibpur | TED.com

If you want to pursue higher studies, the brand name of an "Indian Institute" will serve you better.