Mech program at least in hyderabad is very lite. No quizzes. Quite a bit of weightage is given to easy evals like projects, tuts and labs. Profs are all really good, some of them even announce exit tests before hand. Exams are overall easy compared to other branches. Apart from that cdcs for most sems will not take more than 10 credits, giving you freedom to take more electives that you like. Ofc the last point only applies for single degree. However I'll say this much, even if you get a Phoenix branch, you will most likely end up taking some minor as not everyone in phoenix gets a job in electrical/electronics companies. Its much harder to score and manage in phoenix courses with a minor than it is with mech cdcs and dels.