PEC Chandigarh is one of the pioneer engineering institutes in Punjab and provides quality education in electrical courses. The institute ranks 68th as per NIRF 2020 Ranking and also one of the oldest and premier institutes. The university is famous for its placement packages and is great for pursuing Electrical engineering. 

Thapar Institute of Information Technology (TIET) has been ranked 2nd among 13 Indian Private Institutions by ‘THE’ Asia. They offer both BTech and MTech courses of 4 years and 2 years respectively. The learning process at Thapar for CSE is more inclined towards practical knowledge.

Admission Process:

PEC Chandigarh

• The candidates must have a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2 with PCM with a valid score in JEE Main.
• The cutoff required for Electrical engineering is 12781 - 17622.
• The total seats allocated is 37 per department. 
• The course fee required is INR 96,750.

TIET

• The candidates must have 60% marks in 10+2 with PCM with a valid score in JEE Main.
• The total fee for CSE is INR 3.25 LPA. 
• The seats available for the CSE course is 60.

Placements:

Tabulated below are the placement statistics for the institutes:

The top recruiters are Panasonic, Atkins, Schneider Electric, TATA, Philips, Vedanta, Microsoft, JP Morgan, Accenture, Infosys, etc.

Faculty

• PEC Chandigarh comprised 60 members in each department with each of them being cooperative and helpful towards the students. 
• TIET focuses on the overall development of the students. They deliver the knowledge to the students by following a practical approach and thus helping them to secure a better future.

Facilities

• PEC Chandigarh consists of a central library having a collection of 1.19 books on various topics. 
• PEC Chandigarh has separate hostels for boys and girls. There are six hostels with four hostels for boys and two for girls.
• The central library of TIET consists of a collection of 89759 books.
• TIET consists of eight hostels for boys and five for girls.

It depends on the student’s preference of the subject with which they want to move their career further. Thapar Insitute is located in Patiala, on the other hand, PEC is located in the capital city i.e. Chandigarh, which can offer the students great advantages.

NIRF has ranked MAIT, MSIT, BVP, and Thapar University in 251, 263, 98, and 29 in India. MAIT, MSIT, BVP offer a BTech program in CSE whereas Thapar offers a BE program for the same.

Admission & Cutoff:

• For admission in the CSE branch at MAIT, one has to secure a place in the top 500 ranks in the IPU CET exam or must have JEE Main rank falling under 27,611.

• MSIT demands IPU CET rank under 1000 and JEE main ranking under 39,497 for the CSE branch.

• In BVP students should have MHT CET below 300 and JEE mains rank under 80,000 to secure a place in CSE.

• To get admitted to the CSE branch at Thapar university, one must have a JEE main Ranking under 25,000.

Placement statistics:

MAIT (IPU):

• 150+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, Accolite.

• 80% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 4.95 LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered to the CSE branch was 28 LPA by Amazon in 2019.

MSIT:

• MSIT has a placement rate of 90% for CSE. Around 200 companies participate in the recruitment process every year.

• Top recruiters are Amazon, JP Morgan, Infosys, HDFC bank.

• The highest domestic CTC offered to CSE students was 29.97 LPA and the average CTC offered was 4.5 LPA in the last placement drive.

BVP:

• Around 150 companies take part in the recruitment process including TCS, Zensar, Varroc, Infosys.

• Highest CTC offered in 2019 for the CSE branch was 34 LPA. The average CTC offered on campus is 5.5 LPA.

Thapar University: CSE department holds the record of maximum students being placed every year in MAIT.

• 282 companies visited the campus for recruitment in 2019. Top recruiters include Amazon, Microsoft, DE Shaw, JP Morgan, and Infosys.

• Highest CTC offered was 43 LPA and the average CTC offered during campus recruitment-2019 was 7.2 LPA.

• All four Universities offer quality education with decent placement for CSE. Go through the facts mentioned above and choose the institute according to your convenience.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) is amongst the best private engineering institutes and holds the grade ‘A+’ by NAAC. 

The Total expenses for 4 years BTech Programme from Thapar University including Hostel, College Fees, Other miscellaneous expenses is around 22,00,000 to 24,00,000. Here’s the detailed break up of all the expenses mentioned below.

Fee break-up of Thapar University (TIET):

Apart from that, there are other miscellaneous expenses amounting to approx Rs. 5000/- per month which includes traveling expenses, meals with friends, or weekend trips. Your expense depends a lot on your style of living. 

If you’re one of the bright students with a 90-95+ score in 12th then you might get a scholarship which is probably a win-win situation for you.

NIRF has ranked Thapar University 29th in the Engineering category. Whereas, LNMIIT Jaipur has been ranked 194 for B.Tech by NIRF. As Thapar university is among the finest universities for CSE in North India and LNMIIT Jaipur is an emerging college in the field of IT, these colleges are compared often. Given below is a brief comparison between the two institutes.

CSE at Thapar University

• Established in 1956, the University also has a larger alumni network as compared to LNMIIT Jaipur.
• The course fee for CSE at Thapar is 17.08 lakhs. Admissions at Thapar University is based on JEE Mains scores. The minimum eligibility criteria are 10+2 with 70% aggregate in PCM.
• The CSE department of Thapar has excellent infrastructure. It also has a great coding culture. The department has many technical and non-technical societies that organize many coding competitions, hackathons, all year round.
• In 2019, Thapar University's Highest salary package reported was 43 LPA and the average salary package was approximately 7 LPA. The top recruiters included Amazon, Microsoft, DE Shaw, JP Morgan, Infosys, etc.

Thapar University final year students are required to spend a full six month semester in the industrial projects. It also arranges 6 weeks of summer training for students of various branches including CSE.

CSE at LNMIIT Jaipur

• Admissions at LNMIIT Jaipur is based on JEE Mains scores and direct admission is offered to Central & State Board toppers. The minimum eligibility criteria are standard 12th with 60% aggregate in PCM. The total course fee is 14.8 lakhs.
• According to reports as per 2019, LNMIIT Jaipur recorded the highest salary package as 36 LPA and the average salary package 10 LPA. The top recruiters included Amazon, Oyo, Microsoft, Sapient, Goldman Sachs, etc. Students also get selected for GSoC from LNMIIT.

LNMIIT Jaipur provides opportunities for extensive research work. It also provides Summer internship programs. The programs are attended by students from IITs and NITs.

Although LNMIIT Jaipur has a lower course fee, in terms of placements, alumni network, coding culture Thapar University is better for CSE.

NIRF has ranked Thapar university and LPU in 51th and 99th respectively. Both Thapar University and LPU is a renowned private university. Given below is a brief comparison between the two institutes.

Thapar University is one of the oldest institutes in Punjab with a strong alumni network. One of the alumni is a professor at Virginia Tech, the alumni are CEO of various companies. Compared to that, LPU is a new institute yet created a mark in a very short period of time. Both the institutes are reputed and have their own perks. You should select the institute that offers a better program for your branch of choice.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, established in 1956 is ranked 29th by NIRF, amongst the top engineering colleges in India. Keeping in view the increasing demand for the skills in electronics and computer science, Thapar introduced the Electronics and Computer Engineering branch a few years back in association with Trinity College, Dublin.

Course Structure:

• Embedded systems, Signal Processing, Communication Systems with the blend of Operating systems, Machine learning, computer networks, and algorithm design and analysis are the subjects covered in the course curriculum.
• The branch is a hybrid of Electronics and Computer Engineering, making students eligible to participate in recruitment drives of both electronics and computer science.
• The industrial tie-up of the institute with Intel and IBM enables students to learn from various seminars, projects, certifications, and industrial training.

Course Fee:

The fees for the electrical and computer engineering course is 15 lakhs and the total student intake in this course is 180.

Placements:

• Students from this specialization get placed in core companies for Electronics and Computer Engineering.
• The top recruiters include DE Shaw, JP Morgan, Amazon, Walmart, Sandisk, and many others.
• The average and highest CTC is 7 LPA and 42 LPA respectively.
• The roles for which the students are groomed after pursuing this course are Power engineer, System Analyst, Application Developer, System control engineer, Electronics/ Operating system design, and development engineer.

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) has carved a niche for India’s professional institutes and ranks 6th in Punjab. The institute maintained an average growth of 75-80% of students’ placements every year with 300 approx faculties.

Thapar University has been ranked 2nd among the 13 Indian Private Institutions by THE ASIA. It houses more than 11,000 students and consistently provides above 90% placements every year. The institute also offers scholarships worth INR 14 crores. 

Admission process:-

SLIET

• The candidates must have a valid 10+2 degree.
• The candidates must have a score in the SLIET-SET exam.
• The minimum cutoff required is in the range of 12894-45074.
• The course fee required is INR 2.67 LPA. 
• The total intake is 267.

Thapar University

• The admission in BTech requires a minimum score of 60% marks in 10+2 with science stream. 
• JEE Main is compulsory for admission in BTech. 
• The percentile required is 90.
• The total seats allocated are 300.
• The fees required is INR 3.24 LPA. 

Placements:- 

SLIET always maintains 75-80% campus placement every year. A total of 192 placement offers were made to the students of SLIET in 2019. CSE received the highest amount of placement of 80%.

Thapar university maintains a good placement record of 90% every year. In 2019, it witnessed a participation of 264 prominent companies and the BTech candidates get the highest amount of placement. 

The top recruiters are Cognizant, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever Limited, TCS, Samsung, Honda, Coca Cola, Mother Dairy, Godrej, IBM, Adobe, etc. 

SLIET being a government university, has better infrastructure and is much ahead of Thapar University. The fees at SLIET are much lesser than Thapar University.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology has been ranked 29th amongst top engineering colleges in India by NIRF. While IIT Dharwad hasn't been ranked yet by NIRF.

The table below provides information on some of the popular courses at both institutes and student strength for the same:

Campus:

Thapar University

• It is spread over 250 acres, accommodating around 6000 students.
•  International collaborations for academics, research projects and other allied activities with universities like Kumamoto, RMIT, Brown University.

IIT Dharwad

The main campus is under construction as of now, proposed to be spread across 530 acres, the students have to stay in a transit campus. Hence, all facilities cannot be availed yet.

Placements:

IIT Dharwad:

• Since the institute is new, the first batch graduated in 2020 with the highest PPO offered by Microsoft at INR 80,000 per month.
• The highest package offered to CSE students was INR 15 lakhs per annum
• Average package offered was INR 8 lakhs per annum.
• Of the total students who applied for placements, 90% were placed in 2020.
• Top recruiters include Adobe, Amazon and Microsoft amongst 30 others

Thapar University:

• About 264 different recruiters visit the institute annually and the college has a stellar record of 90%+ placements for the last six years.
• The highest package offered at the institute is INR 43 lakhs per annum with 971 students placed so far.
• About 90% of the B. Tech students and 60% of the MCA students are placed annually.
• Companies like Infosys, OYO, HSBC, Azcom, Wipro, etc. hire students every year.

Finally, when it boils down to making a choice between the two institutes, students should consider their area of interest, accessibility, facilities offered. While IITs do have a brand name, Dharwad is relatively newly established and on the other hand, Thapar University does provide promising placements and is one of the oldest private institutions.