It totally depends on your career interest. In India, there are very few jobs in the aerospace industry than in Computer Science Engineering. However, you should definitely pursue ‘Aerospace Engineering' at PEC University.

Aerospace in PEC

• Aerospace Engineering (PEC University) is an excellent choice. It has a good reputation, personal development opportunities, better placements, and experienced faculty members.
• Companies providing placement are Airbus, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, etc.

CS in CCET Chandigarh

• Computer Science from CCET, Chandigarh, on the other hand, is not a good option. It is not as well-known as PEC University.
• Campus placements are limited. CSE is now equivalent to MCA, and MCA graduates can apply for the same job as a Computer Science engineer.
• Companies Provided placements are Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Cognizant Accenture, and many more.

One of the most important factors to consider when selecting a college is its reputation. A good college reputation will lead to better future plans with good people like you.

PEC is one of the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab and ranks 68 among the top engineering colleges per NIRF ranking 2020. It maintains a standard placement record of 80% by providing jobs in top quality MNCs. 

UIET Chandigarh ranks 54 among the private engineering colleges by NIRF ranking and maintains a placement record of 80%. 

Admission Process 

PEC Chandigarh:-

• The minimum marks required is 75% marks in 10+2 along with a valid score in JEE Main.
• The seats for electrical engineering are 48. 
• The course fee is INR 3.45 LPA.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 12781-17622.

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats for CSE in UIET Chandigarh are 40.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 24265-35348.

Placements:-

The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. The average package offered by the institutes is 5% more than last year. 

The top recruiters are IBM, Samsung, Tata, Microsoft, Deloitte, Infosys, Amazon, KPMG, Accenture, Wipro, etc.

Facilities:

• The central library of PEC Chandigarh has a collection of 1 lakh volumes of books and research papers. 
• There are six hostels in the campus, four of them are for boys and two for girls. 
• A 120 capacity of air-conditioned hall in UIET Chandigarh for holding presentations and interactive sessions.
• The university library of UIET Chandigarh has an inflibnet network which allows them to connect through the digital facilities. 

PEC is a better option and has an excellent reputation than UIET Chandigarh. The placements at PEC are better than UIET Chandigarh. The average package offered every year for electrical and computer engineering is around INR 7-11 LPA, which is more than UIET Chandigarh. PEC Chandigarh is a better choice for pursuing electrical than UIET Chandigarh for CSE. 

However, both these colleges are some of the finest universities in the country with diverse cultures. Hence pursuing a course from any of these universities will land you into success.

The CSE department at PEC Chandigarh has a great faculty, well-established infrastructure, and excellent placements. Many of my friends have left NSIT for PEC. The environment is cordial and accepting in PEC. 

CSE like ECE and Electrical, attract software companies that provide students with immense options to choose from. Core companies also take part in PEC Chandigarh’s placement program.

Companies like Arcesium, Amazon, GS, SanDisk, etc. offered students a salary package of 34 LPA. Though very few students are offered an amount like this.

A large number of companies participating in the placement program in PEC have made it better than other colleges in the region, even NITs, second only to IITs, BITS Pilani and DTU.

PEC Chandigarh is a highly recommended college to pursue CSE for a career ahead.

My brother is from PEC Chandigarh, so I might be able to share some facts with you. Some important factors regarding placements of PEC include the following:

• PEC has an academic policy that requires you to complete a 6-month internship in an industry or a research laboratory during the fifth semester. It strengthens the industry-academia relationship while also securing good PPO. This policy does not apply to NITs.
• PEC's alumni-institution relationship is one-of-a-kind because of its long history. Try to construct it at NITH so that in upcoming days it'll be fruitful.
• A dedicated Career Development and Guidance Cell (former TPO) is required to contact and invite large corporations to the campus.
• With the practical approach to teaching and the freedom to participate in extracurricular activities, PEC students have a lower academic load than NITH students.
• The final but most important factor is the ability (not to be confused with talent) that the students develop here being a part of a club or society.

Above all, study hard to gain good core knowledge, use your nit tag, and try to land good off-campus placement offers. This will certainly change the atmosphere on campus and your college's image in the eyes of industry. The change will come gradually with time.

Yes, if you have an SAT score, then you can get into PEC Chandigarh. But there is a small disclaimer. You should not have completed your 11th and 12th studies from any school or college based in India.

• PEC Chandigarh follows the same admission procedure as NITs, IIITs, and other Govt. Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) and takes admission through JEE Main entrance test and JoSSA counseling. 
• NRIs are eligible to take admissions at PEC Chandigarh under the Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA) program run by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
• Any student applying through the DASA channel can produce his/her SAT test scores and thus is eligible for admission. 

The fees for the same are higher than regular Indian students with a per-semester fee of USD 4000. Students from SAARC nations have a fee of USD 2000. Children of Indian Workers in Gulf (CIWG) countries however are covered under a quota where students have to pay the same fee as that of regular Indian students.

Upgrading your branch after the first year is not an easy task. Although upgrading to civil will be easier as compared to other branches like CSE and ECE. Nevertheless, the only thing you need is a really good CGPA which is probably 9.5 or above to be on the safer side. And the grading for individual subjects is relative, so you will have to be amongst the toppers in your batch.

So, if you have a strong desire for up-gradation, then you will have to really get down to study and avoid major club activities for the first year particularly.

The choice of a branch clearly depends on you. But, if you are wondering which among both these would be a better choice, then you can undoubtedly go for IT at NIT Kurukshetra. 

There are several reasons why-

• Placements: The average package is about 9 to 10 Lacs for CS or IT at NIT Kurukshetra. On contrary to NIT Kurukshetra, the average package provided by PEC Chandigarh for students whose branch is Electrical is known to be around 5 to 6 Lacs.
• Brand Name: The second most influential reason for choosing NIT Kurukshetra is its NIT tag. It does offer certain advantages. 

However, both of these aforementioned branches are completely different and have no personal interlinking. Thus to say, the scope for IT in various government sectors is at present near about zero, while at the same time, there is seen to be a lot of scope in the government sector for the electrical branch.

Otherwise, the salary package that a branch like IT receives is more than Electrical, since the demand for it is currently at a peak.

Well, one of my friends is studying at BIT Mesra and according to him, it is a very good college especially for CSE. 

• The teachers here are very good and experienced in their subjects. Professors like Arun Sir and Mustafi Sir are great and helps the students a lot in completing their projects. They are always ready to help anyone irrespective of their branch or year. 
• There are coding matches held every Saturday at the campus and many workshops are also conducted by ACM which turns out to be very profitable for the students. These are great interactive ways to learn and practice new things.
• The placements are also amazing as top companies like Flipkart, Amazon, Practo, Coupon Dunia, Goldman Sachs, Snapdeal visit the campus for interviews, and offer packages more than 10 LPA. 
• Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs also hire interns from the CSE branch.

If you want to know about PEC Chandigarh, then ask someone who belongs to that college like a college alumnus or a student studying there. They can provide you genuine information about the college.