Manipal University Jaipur was ranked 54th for Engineering by India Today 2020. Chandigarh University(CU) is a NAAC ‘A+’ graded university which is AICTE and UGC approved. CU is the Limca Book of Record holder for the highest number of placements during 2017 and was ranked 28th for Engineering by Times 2020. LPU has been awarded ‘Best Private University’ by ASSOCHAM 2017. LPU is also ranked 87th for Engineering by NIRF 2020.

Admission:

Manipal University and LPU offer BTech courses for CSE. Whereas, CU offers a BE program for the same.

• Admission to B.Tech CSE programs at CU, Manipal University, and LPU is done through scores obtained at JEE Main/JEE Advanced entrance test.

• Alternatively, students can appear for the MET test and LPUNEST for entry into B. Tech programs at Manipal University and LPU.

• The total fees for CSE at LPU are 6.27 lakh, at CU is 6.40 and at Manipal University Jaipur it is 11.86 lakh.

Facilities:

• CSE labs at Manipal University are equipped with NVIDIA graphic card and Param Shavak(supercomputer) of CDAC, Pune. The department has 34 industry collaborations, offering scholarships of about 16lakhs, with faculty members who are Ph.D. holders.

• CSE department at CU has the highest number of Industry-sponsored labs such as Microsoft Innovation Centre, IBM Software Lab, Virtusa Robotics & Automation Center, and HP center of excellence. The course modules follow the CBCS system.

• Competitive projects, Hackathons, Industry Certifications, and Incubation Projects form an integral part of the CSE department at LPU.

Placement:

Placement statistics for CSE at Manipal, CU, and LPU are as follows.

• Major recruiters at Manipal University Jaipur include TCS, Infosys, Accenture, Capgemini, Wipro, Amazon, Google, Sapient, ByJu’s, etc.

• Recruiters at CU include Bajaj Allianz, Wipro, TCS, HP, HCL, Dell, Deloitte, Motorola, Raddison, Videocon, YesBank, etc.

• TCS, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart, Cognizant, HSBC, Dell, and KPMG are major recruiters at LPU.

All the institutes are reputed with high placement and offer decent academics. So, you should choose according to your convenience.

Here is a brief tabular representation of the key features about MBA at Lovely Professional University

The fee structure for the various programmes offered under MBA at Lovely Professional University is shown below:

Few salient features about the course are:

• Internationally accredited by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Program (ACBSP)
• Provides opportunities to work on live business projects to enhance managerial skills, personality and employability.
• The university provides study abroad opportunities in 30+ foreign universities some of which are California State, North Dakota, Warsaw and San Francisco State University
• 800+ recruiters comprising government and private sectors take part in hiring process
• Average placement rate over 70%
• Highest package offered was 21LPA
• Average package offered was 4.3LPA
• Top recruiters are Apollo Munich Health Insurance, Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd., OYO, Federal Bank, Club Mahindra among many others

Sharda University offers a full-time 4 year BTech program in CSE that has been accredited by NAAC with a Grade ‘A’. LPU’s Engineering program in CSE has been ranked at 87 by NIRF. Both the universities offer a well-structured curriculum but let us have a look at some key points of difference that will help you narrow down your decision.

Infrastructure:

Sharda University- Sharda University has one of the best academic campuses in Greater Noida with updated labs, computer operating facilities, technological appliances, workshops, and seminar halls. The campus is spread across 63 acres and houses a huge library, hostel facilities, multiple restaurants, cafeterias, and a well-equipped sports complex.

LPU- LPU has a wide campus that is spread across 600 acres that offers students with all the modern facilities like high-speed internet all across the campus and hostel, good quality mess food, practical lab services, the largest library in India, and a nine-floor academic building.

Admissions:

Sharda University- For admissions in CSE BTech at Sharda University students need to keep the following points in mind.

Students with a rank below 3, 00,000 in JEE Mains, and below 50,000 in UPSEE are automatically exempted from appearing from SUAT, which is the test conducted by the university for rest of the students in order to be eligible for admissions. Shortlisted candidates are then called for a personal interview based on the rank obtained.

LPU- For admissions at LPU students can find the information given below.

Students with a 10+2 score of above 90% or above 90 percentile in JEE Mains, will be exempted from applying for the LPUNEST test, which is conducted by the university.

Placements:

Sharda University- It observes placement from over 350 companies in total. For the CSE department, the university recorded 91% placement rate with the highest CTC of 12 LPA. Top recruiters at the institutes are 99acres, Asian Paints, Amazon, HDFC Banks, IBM.

LPU- LPU on the other hand observes placements from top MNC’s due to its industry tie-ups and partnerships. The placement record was 90% with the highest CTC of 42 LPA. Top recruiters at the institutes are Capgemini, Colgate, Bosch, TCS, Unilever.

Students can make a well-informed choice between the two universities for the CSE program based on the important points given above.

Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, and ITM University Gwalior are one of the best private Universities in India offering the students with Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in various disciplines. Both Universities are trying to provide the students with the best facilities and education. Here is a comparison between the two in many aspects.

Campus Facilities

• LPU: At LPU, the college campus has various facilities like a library with 43 lakh books, apartment-style housing, a gym, in-house laundry, canteen, a stadium with a sports facility, and medical assistance.
• ITM University: At ITM University Gwalior, the campus has a rich library, museums, state-of-art laboratories, and the latest software.

Admission

• ITM University: Admission to UG and PG programs is given at ITM University Gwalior by entrance exams like ITM NEST, JEE, Pre MCA, PAT, NATA, GATE, CMAT, ATMA, and CAT. For admission in PG or Ph.D. programs, students have to give a written exam and appear in an interview.
• LPU: At LPU, students get admission in UG programs on the basis of LPUNEST 10+2 result and in PG programs on the basis of entrance exams like CSIR NET/GATE/CLAT/CAT.

Scholarships

• LPU: Applicants at LPU get a 35% exemption in tuition fees of UG courses if they score more than 90% in 10th or 12th exams or score equal to Category I cut-off in LPUNEST.
• ITM University: At ITM Gwalior, students are provided with an early bird scholarship worth 25%-5% if they take admission to any of the graduate programs before the specified date.

Events

• ITM University: Many International Conferences, Webinars, Certificate courses, Innovation Summit, Conclave have been organized at ITM University Gwalior to provide the students with an opportunity to get a better insight into technological advances in their field of study.
• LPU: At LPU, many events are organized like musical concerts by Coke Studio, Devil’s hunt, Glow Run-Electrica, Efficycle, Go Karting, Anveshan, Fanfest, and many more.

Placements

• ITM University: Top recruiters placing the students of ITM University Gwalior are Infosys, TCS, HP, and Wipro.
• LPU: It has become one of the preferred Universities for the top recruiters in India like Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, Amazon, Bosch Engineering, Tata Consultancy Services, and many more. 42 lakhs was the highest salary package received by an LPU graduate.

While looking at many aspects, LPU appears as the better college providing the students with the best academics and industrial exposure during the course of their study.

LPU has been ranked 49 for management and 87 for engineering courses in India by NIRF. With the student-faculty ratio of 13:1; LPU has a 98% placement rate in 2020.

Sharda University has a placement rate of 91% in 2020. University is ranked among the top 200 best Engineering colleges in India by NIRF-2020.

Placement statistics:

LPU:

• 839 companies participated in the campus recruitment process in 2020.

• Top recruiters in recent years include Cognizant, Tech Mahindra, Amazon, Bosch, Wipro, Capgemini.

• 800+ students were placed in campus recruitment this year with an average CTC of 7LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 is 42LPA by Microsoft for a final year B.Tech CSE student.

• The highest package offered for the management course is 19.75LPA whereas for Design course is 15LPA this year.

• Students at LPU have got internship opportunities with the highest stipend of 80,000/month.

Sharda University:

• Overall 350+ companies worldwide participate in the recruitment process every year which includes 150+ MNCs and 30+ fortune companies.

• Top recruiters include Amazon, IBM, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Accenture, WIPRO, Infosys.

• MBA course has a placement record of 100% at Sharda University.

• 91% of the students pursuing B.Tech get placed at top IT companies with an average salary of 12 LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered for a CSE graduate to date is 65LPA for B.Tech and 54LPA in case of an MBA program.

• 600+ students were recruited on campus in 2019.

The tabulation below gives a brief overview of the placement record at both institutes:

The placement rate varies with the branch/course you opt for. Both the institutes are known for its student satisfaction and experience with good placement statistics. Aspirants must decide about which is best for them by going through given parameters.

Coming to the placements offered at LPU, the highest overall package offered to a student was in the CSE branch of the engineering department. The offer was of 42 LPA and was made by Microsoft to Tanya Arora, a final year engineering student in the CSE branch of the batch of 2020. According to the placement statistics of the institution, there has been a massive increase in the highest package offered this year as compared to the previous years’ records with last year’s highest package being 31 LPA and in the years prior to that the highest packages offered were in the mid 20 lakhs range per annum.

The maximum no. of offers was made by Cognizant followed by Capgemini, Amazon, Bosch, Wipro and Tech Mahindra. More than 130 companies offered packages more than that of 5LPA. as compared to around 45 over the last two years. 3 students of the CSE branch in engineering were also recruited by Amazon in the field of AI for packages around 28 LPA.

The average packages of the CSE students range from 3.5 LPA to 6 LPA. To add to this, there were also a significant no. of offers that were made from companies like SAP Labs, Synopsys India, Hindustan Unilever – Ltd., TCS, CEAT and Flipkart.

The placement drives organized by the Division of Career Services along with the various job fairs that were regularly conducted helped the students in getting better and reasonable placements. Rather this resulted in Cognizant hiring 550 students on the first day itself. All this had played a role in the university being recognized by the National Employability Award for producing one of the most employable students in universities and having the best placement rate.

Yes, you can get admission in LPU without the LPU Nest (Lovely professional University National Entrance and Scholarship Test) based on your JEE Rank or your board marks. Based on your rank or percentage, you could also be offered a scholarship.

The procedure for this method is as follows:

• Log on to the LPU website and search for “LPU in a city”.

• Search for your city and look for the person responsible for admission in LPU in that particular area. Contact him via his/her contact details provided. He will brief you about the admission process and the fees. The prospectus and induction schedule on admission would also be informed by him.

• In these cases, you need to pay some initial amount to get admission and then pay the remaining before the specified date.

• 18001024431 is the Toll-Free Number specially maintained for the same. If you have any queries, you can call between 9 am and 5 pm weekdays.

• But remember it is not available for all programmes as some of them mandate applying through LPU Nest.

Still, it is recommended for a student to apply via LPU Nest since it has many benefits in case you pass the exam. Scholarships for the top 30-40% students and the option to avail admission in many more domains which might be not available in case the student didn’t appear for LPU Nest.

Sharda University and Lovely Professional University are both UGC approved private universities located in Greater Noida and Jalandhar respectively. They are both AIU members and considered to be amongst the top tier-3 institutions in India. Sharda University is ranked at 151 by NIRF in 2020. Whereas, Lovely Professional University is ranked at 99 by NIRF in 2020.

A conclusive comparison can only be drawn between the two universities depending on the course you are looking at but let us have a look at some of the important factors that will help you narrow down your decision between the two.

Courses: Sharda University offers a total of 281 courses across 17 streams whereas Lovely Professional University offers 327 courses across 19 streams.

Scholarships:

Sharda University- It has 11 different types of scholarships for students looking to enroll in a full-time degree program. These scholarships are extremely competitive and are offered based on the eligibility criteria. A total of 13 students were awarded an 80% scholarship in the 2018-19 batch.

LPU- LPU on the other hand has 16 types of scholarships and has awarded more than Rs 500 crore worth of funding through scholarships to students in the past seven years.

Infrastructure: Both institutions are relatively new and have modern and updated campus facilities.

Sharda University- The campus at Sharda University is spread across 63 acres and offers excellent hostel services, a well-stocked library, 10 cafeterias, and multiple restaurants within the campus, medical facilities, an auditorium, and fully air-conditioned classrooms.

LPU- The LPU campus is huge and spread across 600 acres with a 9-story academic building and a 4 story library, which is known to be the biggest library in the country. Apart from providing world-class infrastructure, LPU also has high-speed WiFi-equipped hostels and multiple study rooms within the campus.

Admissions:

Sharda University- Apart from national level exams, students are required to appear for SUAT, which is a unique online test conducted by Sharda University for admissions to UG and PG courses.

LPU- Admissions for BTech, MSc, and LLM programs at LPU are based on the JEE mains or LPUNEST rankings, which is the entrance exam conducted by the university.

Placements: The placement record for both the universities is very competitive but LPU observes a higher number of international companies as part of its recruitment drive.

Top recruiters at Sharda University are Cognizant, Videocon, Mahindra, TATA Aig, Asian Paints. Whereas, major recruiters at LPU include Google, Microsoft, Accenture, Yahoo, IBM.

Students can get a better idea of which university they prefer based on the important factors given above.

If we talk about choosing an MBA course between Amity and Lovely Professional University, then LPU might be a better option. As one of my friends is studying MBA at LPU, and he is satisfied with the college. 

• MBA program at LPU is a competitive yet accessible program. You can get a scholarship of 50% and waives off the college fee easily.
• Faculty at LPU are from top B-schools not only in India but also from abroad. This will give you wide exposure and top learning opportunities.
• LPU has the largest campus in India which gives it another advantage. 
• With the presence of international students on campus, there is a cultural abundance around students. 
• Placement opportunities at LPU are outstanding with more than 150 companies visiting from diverse backgrounds.
• Top recruiters include names like - Asian Paints, Federal Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Moody’s Analytics, and more.

In the following table, you will get the basic information about Amity and the LPU MBA course. 

LPU is a better option for pursuing MBA as it will provide you with all the facilities and good opportunities in future.