<p>WHY DID THEY REDUCE THE PRICE BY HALF THIS YEAR!?!?! Now the price is only 3500 dollars as opposed to 7000 dollars. Why? Are the NITs bad?</p>
<p>NITs kicks a**. Delhi University costs around 5000 (rupees, not $) yearly, Is DU bad?? NIT’s tuition is fully subsidized by the govt whereas IIT’s tuition is not.</p>
<p>@peepingtom I am talking about the DASA NRI admission into NITs. I think we are not on the same page here. It used to be 7000 dollars/year. But, this year for some reason they reduced it by 50%. I don’t know why.</p>
<p>BTW, do you think it would be hard for a NRI who studied in USA throughout their life to come to india and study in NIT warangal computer science? How hard would it be? etc. please provide detals if you know.</p>
<p>I think you should be happy?? Reduced costs doesn’t necessarily mean reduced quality, maybe the govt felt that the NRIs are Indian citizens too!</p>
<p>@Pepingtom Alright. But do you think it would be hard for a NRI who studied in USA throughout their life to come to india and study in NIT warangal computer science? How hard would it be? I mean I got a 2350 on the SAT Math2, chem, and physics combined but the questions are not even comparable to the difficult indian questions etc. please provide detals if you know.</p>
<p>Do you think computer science education in schools like Berkeley (EECS), UIUC, CMU (SCS), Cornell beats NITs anytime? Thanks!</p>
<p>As far as I know, If you’ve covered the standard AP Calculus BC, Phy C - Mech and Phy C - E & M, you should have no problem settling in. However, it’ll take some time, probably a semester, not to mention that the students won’t be as fluent in English as you’re, neither will they be as ‘liberal’ in their thinking. Finally, NIT has very few girls and that too are not ‘up to the mark’, if you feel me 
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<p>@peepingtom I even too AP Chemistry and math classes past calculus BC including multivariable calculus and linear algebra. But, very poor in physics - did not take AP physics. I might fail first year because of that. But, like I said I have the option of going to universities in USA as well so:
Do you think computer science education in schools like Berkeley (EECS), UIUC, CMU (SCS), Cornell beats NITs anytime? </p>
<p>IITs and NITs are the bomb, no one beats them! However, the professors are often narrow minded and you’ll have very less opportunities to research, but you’ll get the best education there is.</p>
<p>@agg999- The overall approach to university education, including Computer Science, is totally different in India. Unlike at Berkeley, CMU and Cornell, not many Professors at the NITs and most other Indian colleges are doing original research. The campuses and facilities too do not compare with what you will find in the US. Even technical schools in the US allow for freedom in taking classes in other fields and disciplines but that is not the case here. Each student takes the same courses at the same time. </p>
<p>And as Peepingtom mentioned, the overall campus-ambience won’t be as liberal as you might find in the US.</p>
<p>Source- Friends at NIT. </p>
<p>@nikhilravi I know NITs are good, but do you seriously think it is worth it for an NRI to study in NITs over CMU or say Cornell/Berkeley… or even Georgia Tech/UIUC for computer science? I mean the people who go to NITs are people who have done very well on the IIT exam, but most NRIs are not at that level and I think that would be a problem (even though I took advanced classes). What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I think you should quit whining and do it! It’ll take some time but you’ll be around the greatest minds of the world. I wish I were an NRI so I could go to NIT without taking the JEE advanced. Moreover, have you got an offer from CMU, Cornell or Berkeley?</p>
<p>@peepingtom For NITs you only need JEE main lol (I think). I want to be prepared. I am going to get the results in the next 2-3 weeks. You don’t understand - I guess that is because you studied in India. You might think NITs and IITs are like MIT or some other top notch school. The truth is: they really aren’t. The only reason they seem good is because of the students. They are really, really smart! But, the problem with me is that US syllabus does not correspond with the Indian syllabus and vice versa. So, I am trying to gauge in the advantages/disadvantages for a NRI to study in a top-notch india school such as NIT. I don’t want to make hasty decision and suffer later (I am sure for Indians it would be a dream to get into NITs or IITs), but that is not necessarily true from the perspective of NRIs. Keep this mind. So, I guess I am really trying to seek advice from an actual NRI (who had to go through this) or perhaps people who know of NRI friends who went through the same thing. I can sense how the environment of an Indian college will be like compared to the US (and the class structure and all because my parents explained) but I am not sure if a NRI student would fit with the really, really smart India students. I mean even the number system and the problems are different (when I viewed some problems online). By attending a US college, such as CMU, Cornell, Berkeley (if I get in of course), I will have the best resources and be around the greatest of the minds of the world just like the NIT, if not better with all the internships and all. Plus, only the smartest (bookish smart) of the NIT students I heard get placed into top tech companies. Not sure how much this is true. Remember, I am not whining, I am just trying to understand things better.</p>
<p>Well, I guess I have come to a conclusion: (sort of): If I get into Cornell, CMU, or Stanford I am definitely going to go there because their financial aid is wonderful. They would beat NITs or even IITs anytime in computer science. I already have an offer with UIUC. Even if I get into Berkeley’s competitive EECS program or GA Tech’s CS program, I will have to think because their financial aid is really bad (even though their CS programs are top-notch). So, if I get into Cornell, CMU or Stanford (any one would make my dream come true) and end this BIG debate. </p>
<p>Good luck with your JEE (i believe it is next month) right?</p>
<p>@agg999,
I know IITs and NITs are not even comparable to research powerhouses like MIT, or even CMU, but the fact is that IITs have the world’s brightest scholars, you don’t go to IITs for the education, you go there to be around the greatest minds of the world. If I had to choose, I’d choose Cornell, CMU and MIT any day over IITs/NITs, but they’re kinda hard to get into (holistic admissions), on the other hand, IITs/NITs admit anyone with the academic caliber (you don’t need to participate in extra curricular activities!). That’s IT! If you don’t get in anywhere, do come to NIT, you’ll have the best teaching that money can buy, you’ll be light years ahead of your american peers, and after obtaining an excellent UG education (who are we kidding, UG in India = G in USA), you can focus entirely on research (if that’s what you want) by going to graduate school in the US (Harvard GSAS and MIT come to mind). </p>
<p>@agg999 where did you checked the fees ? dasa site says 3500 per semester.</p>
<p>@chalshane. oh wow. you are right</p>
<p>@peepingtom My goal is to work for a top IT firm. I will check out my options first. If I don’t get into any biggies, I guess I will come to NIT. But someone PMed me that first year syllabus in NIT is based on CBSE and that is what I am thinking about. I’ll see. Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>@agg999 why are you so much worried about syllabus.
may be you should take it as a challenge. And why work for top IT firm ? why not something your own. If you study in india, you won’t be in debt when you graduate, think like this( at the age of 21 degree in hand and also saved dollars not sure how much, you calculate and tell me.</p>
<p>@chalshane of couse I don’t want to regret later after paying the money. I am NRI in USA. Indian syllabus is different. I’ll see: if i have good options here I will not go to NIT.</p>
<p>Good decision, just thoroughly analyze everything first. Good Luck</p>
<p>True, thats what anyone will do !
See if this helps:
<a href=“http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Syllabii/B.%20Tech/”>http://www.nits.ac.in/academics/info/Syllabii/B.%20Tech/</a></p>
<p>and don’t forget to keep updating us! ;-)</p>