National Institute Of Electronics And Information Technology, Gorakhpur Centre vs School Of Studies Of Engineering And Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur

Both colleges admit students through JEE Main, with seats filled via CSAB and JoSAA counselling. For NIEIT, the General closing ranks in JoSAA round 6 of 2025 ranged from 65,778 to 72,993, and in CSAB round 2 of 2026 from 2,19,475 to 3,57,796. For SSET, the JoSAA round 6 of 2025 range was 75,104 to 1,18,408, and the CSAB round 2 of 2026 range was 1,35,482 to 6,12,453.

For the programmes both colleges share, check the rows for Electronics and Communication Engineering. NIEIT's closed at 72,993 in JoSAA round 6 of 2025, and SSET's at 87,787 in the same round. Compare these numbers with your own rank before you choose.

NIEIT is located in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and runs its programmes in engineering. SSET is located in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh and offers programmes in engineering. NIEIT offers two programmes and SSET offers ten, including Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology and Civil Engineering.

NIEIT suits students who want a narrow set of engineering programmes in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, and who are comfortable with a deemed university status. Its General closing ranks are higher than SSET's for the shared Computer Science programme, so it suits students whose JEE Main rank falls within its recent closing band.

SSET suits students who want a wider choice of streams, such as Animation and VFX or Chemical Engineering, in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, and who want a government university. Its CSAB round 2 of 2026 range covers a broader rank band, so it suits students at a wider range of JEE Main ranks.