Thapar University is a top-ranking NAAC 'A+' graded Indian Pvt University with a NIRF rank of 27. It is one of the Top 50 Engineering Colleges of India.

DTU is another top-ranking Government College securing 62nd NIRF Rank and counted among the top 100 engineering colleges of the country.

Gujarat based PDPU is a well-reputed private university securing 177th position by NIRF 2020. 

91st NIRF ranking DAIICT is among the top 100 engineering colleges.

The table given below gives a brief overview of the institutions:

Admission:

• Aspirants must have a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in 10+2.
• DTU: Candidates will be registering their courses online by visiting the DTU's official site. BTech admissions will be done through JEE Main score followed by JAC Counselling.
• PDPU: For PDPU admissions, candidates must fill the application form and submit the required credentials. Allocation of seats will be based on merit, preference, and seat availability.
• DAIICT: A valid score in the JEE Mains entrance test is mandatory for DAIICT admission. Candidates will be shortlisted based on counseling and the score obtained in the previous examination.

Facilities

• Thapar University: It supports the digital library, advanced accommodation conveniences, speed wi-fi, well-equipped health care facilities for the students.
• DTU: Lyngby Campus possesses numerous student cafeterias, stores, a library, and unique conveniences such as DTU Skylab. Students will have easy access to Portalen and CampusNet 24x7.
• PDPU: It provides its students with a well accessible digital library, a variety of laboratory services, and an IT equipped information center. 
• DAIICT: It has an incredible laboratory, seminar halls, medical facilities, sports, and cultural complexes.

Placements

Thapar University

• The majority of Thapar students get enlisted by IBM, Oracle, Wipro, Infosys, Royal Bank of Scotland, Western Digital Corporation, Arcesium India, TCS, Bajaj Auto, Schneider Electric, Microsoft, and many more.
• The highest package offered to the students was 43 LPA whereas the average package was 7 LPA.
• The students were offered a total of 264 placement offers.
• The university recorded an 87% placement rate in the recent placement drive.

DTU

• DTU is ranked no. 1 in a placement category by Outlook India. 
• The software & IT sector bagged the highest number of offers. 
• Google, Microsoft, McKinsey&Company, etc are some highly-reputed companies that recruit DTU students every year.
• The highest package secured by the students was 1.02 CPA while the average package was 11.17 LPA.
• A total of 99 placement offers were made with a 50% overall placement rate.

PDPU

• The highest package offered to the students was 14 LPA while the average package was 7.02 LPA.
• The university recorded a 65% placement rate with a total of 100 offers made
• Companies especially from Energy & Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, and other sectors prioritize PDPU students for recruitments. 
• However, Hansa Group, Federal Bank, Wipro, Indian Oil are some of its major recruiters.

DAIICT

• The highest package secured by the students was 39.3 LPA whereas the average salary was 10.16 LPA.
• A total of 147 offers were made by the recruiters.
• The university recorded a 95% overall placement rate.
• Google is a top recruiter in DAIICT. Other major recruiters include TCS, Accenture, Amazon, Facebook, and Flipkart.

These are the major highlights of all the four top colleges, having good campus life and offering decent placement opportunities to its students. It's your turn to decide now.

Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering Delhi (IPU) is ranked in rank-band 251-300 by NIRF in 2020 and amongst 13 Indian Private Institutions, Asia has ranked Thapar University 2nd.

Admissions

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Delhi)

• The university offers a B.Tech program in 5 specializations including Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, and Instrumentation & Control Engineering.
• 90% of the admissions to B.Tech are based on IPU CET followed by counseling and the remaining 10% are through management quota. 
• The eligibility required for admission is 10+2 with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks and Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Thapar University

• The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and Doctoral programs the admission of which is based on merit and entrance exam score. 
• Scores of management national level exams such as CMAT, GMAT, XAT, CAT are also accepted by the university.

Placements

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Delhi)

• The university conducts summer training and industrial training programs. Through the academic year 2014-2018, the overall placement rate was 76.24%. The top recruiters are Mahindra, E&Y, Samsung, Zycus, Indian Navy, Nagarro, HSBC, etc.
• Additionally, around 15 to 20% opts for higher education and join reputed institutions in India including XLRI, IITs, IIMs as well as foreign universities.

Thapar University

• For the last six years, the placements are consistently above 90%. The university has a placement cell which offers great opportunities to the students. 
• The highest package for 2020 is INR 43 LPA and the average package is INR 8.5 LPA. 
• In 2018-19, a total of 282 companies visited the campus, and a total of 994 placements were offered of which 972 students were placed.

A wide range of scholarships is offered by the Thapar university. Around 75 scholarships are offered to meritorious and deserving candidates. In addition to this, organizations such as the Vimalsons Charitable Foundation, Indian Oil, and the Government of various states also offer scholarships to university students. However, Bharati Vidyapeeth Delhi does not offer any scholarships to the students.

Both Thapar University and Manipal University are renowned private universities of India in engineering. Which makes it difficult to choose one institute over the other.

The below-mentioned details will give you a clearer picture of B.Tech in computer science programs at both universities.

B.Tech in Computer Science at Thapar University allows the students to gain extensive knowledge through research-driven training in major research areas of computer science.

• The average placement rate of Thapar is over 80%, 200+ recruiting companies visit the campus each year.
• Over 150+ students get an opportunity of interning and working with top companies like IBM, Samsung, NVIDIA, DeShaw, Adobe.
• With 23 core computer labs, a gaming and animation lab, a motion capture lab, and over 10 research and industrial project labs, Thapar University is incredibly popular worldwide for its varied research avenues, well-trained faculty, and innovation.

B.Tech in Computer Science at Manipur University has an average placement rate of 75%, students get placed at major companies like Google, Amazon, Oracle, etc. The student exchange program with universities like Hochschule Bremen, Queensland University of Technology, provides exposure to the students.

Both colleges have their own perks. You should choose the university that is best suited for you.

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.