Brainware University is a private college situated in Kolkata. The University is approved by UGC, AIU, and DSIR and has been recognized by PCI, BCI, and WBNC. It has been ranked 67th based on faculty and placements. It offers B.Tech, B.Pharm, BA, B.Sc, BBA, BCA, and B.Com courses at the UG level.

Admissions:

• Now, as far as CSE is concerned the basic eligibility criteria for admission to CSE at Brainware University is 60% in class 10 examinations and 55% in class 12 examinations.
• Although the selection criteria is a bit different. The selection criteria for B. Tech in CSE at this university are required to qualify the WBJEE examinations along with JEE Mains and must have secured 45% marks in PCM for the class 12th examination.
• The course fee CSE at Brainware University is ? 390,000 in Total Fees.

Campus Life:

• Campus life at Brainware University is quite a happening one. It is an eco-friendly campus. 
• The labs are well equipped with instruments to be able to meet the needs of the students, research scholars, faculty members, and staff.
• The students are provided with every latest technology that is needed to carry out their coursework smoothly. Alongside the university also has a library that has a rich collection of journals, magazines, research reports, and videos.
• Students have their own playground and also recreation rooms separate for both boys and girls.

Placement:

The Placement Cell at Brainware University is highly efficient as they help the students at every step of the placement process. They provide soft skill classes throughout the year to prepare for the interviews. 

• In the past few years, it has been seen that CSE has a placement record of 80%.
• More than 250 companies visit the university.
• Companies such as PwC, ICICI, TCS, Wipro Berger Paints, Capgemini, Nestle, and Reliance come for placements for ECE students
• The placement package offered by recruiting companies ranges between 3.5LPA and 12LPA.

Brainware University has a stellar placement record. The placement cell of the institute is quite active and strives to provide the students with the best placement opportunities.

The IT department in Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) evolved into a centre of excellence and research with a rapid pace. The college ranks 2nd in Tamil Nadu by NIRF and is an autonomous government-aided institute located in Madurai. 

The department of Information Technology consists of 22 top-quality well-qualified and experienced faculty members. 

Admission process

• The candidates need to pass 10+2 with a minimum of 50% marks. 
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the TNEA exam followed by counselling.
• The cutoff required is in the range of 2868 - 4132.
• The course fee required is INR 50,000.
• The total seats allocated is 120.

Placements

TCE college provides 80% placement in top-notch companies every year for almost all the departments. Some of the students in 2019 got dual placements in many companies. 

The top companies are TCS, Google, Cognizant, Amazon, Infosys, Microsoft, Tech Mahindra, Honeywell, Hyundai, TAFE, Nokia, HP, etc. 

Faculty

There are approximately 40 faculty members in each of the departments of the institute. They are very skilled in their specific areas of expertise and help the students in every possible way. 

Facilities

• The institute provides separate, ventilated and hygienic facilities in all the hostel rooms for boys and girls with an accommodation of 200 per hostel.
• The library consists of 5450 titles and 10500 volumes of books.
• There are many seminar halls and lecture rooms for many sessions. 

Thus, IT is treated equally with CSE in TCE institute in all aspects. The department of IT has a well-designed curriculum along with interesting labs. They are treated equally with the CSE department.

SRM, Sonepat, and Northcap University, Gurgaon are both UGC approved private institutions of India. While SRM has been graded ‘A’ by NAAC, Northcap is not graded, but accredited by the same. Northcap is also ranked 151 out of 200 top universities by NIRF. Both universities have their unique set of pros and cons and an individual must research them thoroughly before choosing one. CSE is one of the most popular branches of engineering programs at both institutions.

Admission:

The admission process for BTech CSE at both SRM, Sonepat, and Northcap, Gurgaon is as follows.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

SRM: The campus equips students with a number of facilities such as a central library and multiple institutional libraries, computer R&D or project labs, indoor and outdoor sports, and an auditorium with a 1000-people accommodating capacity.

Northcap:

• Campus life is full of sports and cultural activities, festivals, clubs, societies, events, and seminars throughout the year.

• Sports, cafeteria, gymnasium, healthcare, counseling services, hostels, and transport are also available.

Scholarships:

SRM: The SRM Scholar Search Program helps meritorious and disadvantaged students finance their education at SRM University.

Northcap: Limited scholarships are provided on a merit basis to students. Wards of COVID frontline workers are also given scholarships and concessions.

Placement Statistics:

Top job positions in which students from both institutes get recruited are Software Engineers, Application Developer, Network Engineer, CAD Engineer, etc.

SRM:

• The highest and average package offered to CSE graduates was 12.5 LPA and 4.5 LPA, respectively.

• 500+ companies such as Google, HSBC, Microsoft, Philips, Capgemini, KPMG, etc, recruit SRM graduates.

Northcap:

• The highest and average salary offered to CSE graduates was 18 LPA and 5.2 LPA, respectively.

• Top recruiting companies for the placement drive were HSBC, Intel, Oyo, Top Scholars, SquareYards, etc.

Interested students must compare both the universities carefully, and should base their decision on their expectations from college life and education.

IIT BHU has been ranked 11th among the best engineering colleges in India by NIRF 2020. Dual degree courses offered at the Institute are the most popular among the aspirants of IIT BHU in recent years. IIT BHU offers a dual degree in CSE for the span of 5 years (4-years B.Tech + 1-year m.tech)

Admission:

IIT BHU offers 34 seats in CSE dual degree with an annual tuition fee of 88,000 INR.

• Aspirants must clear JEE advanced with a good percentile in order to get admission at IIT BHU in the CSE dual degree course.

• Candidates from the general category had a cutoff with opening and closing rank of 827-970 respectively in 2019.

• Whereas cutoff for candidates belonging to OBC, SC, and ST categories were 273, 448, and 372 respectively

Campus:

• Spread across 400 acres of land, the IIT BHU campus has all the basic amenities like air-conditioned laboratories, auditorium, indoor and outdoor sports club, library with 92,000+ reference books of international standard.

• The campus houses 15,000+ students across India and 65 other countries with its 19 hostels.

Placement statistics:

• Placement records of the CSE department at IIT BHU are amazing. With 100% placement from the past few years, the average CTC offered for CSE dual degree graduates is 25 LPA.

• Lead recruiters from the past few years include Goldman Sachs, D Shaw, Microsoft, Google, ITC, Cisco, Uber, Nautonics.

• The highest domestic CTC offered at IIT BHU in 2020 was 1.06 CrPA while the highest international package was 1.59 CrPA for CSE graduates.

• 204 students availed of summer internship opportunities through the Institute with an average stipend of 80,000.

CSE branch has been consistently at top position at IIT BHU in terms of placement and curriculum. Pursuing a dual degree at IIT BHU has more pros than cons. As you can complete both B.Tech and M.tech at a top University within five years unlike the regular norm of 6 years along with no extra pressure of entrance exam for m.tech. Unless you want to pursue a master's abroad or have other plans in mind, you should go for a dual degree at IIT BHU.

Amity University Jaipur offers a rigorous B.Tech program in CSE. Admission to B.Tech courses at Amity University is done on the basis of the valid score of Amity JEE and the course fee for B.Tech programs is 1.8 lakh per annum. The course curriculum for CSE is 80% based on programming languages(C, C++, java, python, etc.).

Reputed companies like TCS, Ultron, Byjus', Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, etc. are the top recruiters to hire students for various posts such as software and web developer, software analyst, system engineer, and others. Also, many of the CSE students from AUR got placed in multinational companies like Amazon and Flipkart through off-campus placement. A total of 85% of the CSE students get placed every year and the average salary package offered is around 3.5 LPA. In the last placement drive, the highest placement package was received by the CSE department which was around 12 lakhs per annum. Students also get internship offers at highly reputed IT companies like Wipro and Maxigen tech.