Presidency University Bangalore is a newly established private university ranked 36th for MBA by TIMES. The university was awarded with University of the Year in 2018 by EduTech review.

• Fee Structure and Eligibility:

The table below provides information regarding the fee structure and eligibility for the MBA finance program along with the cutoff.

• Curriculum:
  • The course is spread over a total of four semesters and students are free to choose between a variety of electives.
  • Some of the topics included in the curriculum are corporate finance, IT in Finance and Account, Business Ethics as well as Human Resource Management.
  • When choosing electives, students can consider Project Finance, International Finance and Accounting, etc.
  • Students are required to undertake a mandatory 2 month internship.

• Placements:
  • Most students assume roles in the sectors of business analytics, corporate finance, banking & finance, etc.
  • Some of the popular companies that visit the institute to hire students include Justdial, NIIT, Vivo, Kotak Mahindra, etc.
  • Almost 90% students are placed from the course with the highest package of INR 20 LPA.
  • The average salary package offered is INR 8 LPA.

• Faculty:
  • Most of the faculty members are well learned scholars in their department and hold PhDs while some are advisors at top organisations like RBI.
  • Further, some of them also have more than 35 years of teaching and academic experience.

The institute is relatively new and hence lacks a strong alumni network in the market and hence attracting lucrative offers by industry giants as of now. But the college provides a lot of opportunities and it is up to the individual to carefully scrutinize and then select a course in a particular college.

Presidency University is a relatively newly established institute in 2013 whereas LPU was founded in 2006. LPU was ranked 99th for the overall by NIRF and Presidency University Bangalore was awarded with University of the year 2018 by EduTech review.

Placements Stats:

Presidency University, Bangalore:

• The institute also provides soft skill training and activities, certification programs as well as placement preparation activities in collaboration with industry giants.
• The major recruiters at the institute include WIPRO, Axis Bank, Oracle Aditya Birla Group among 30 others
• Students from the MBA course were placed in various sectors like finance, consultancy, HR, IT, with average placement rate of 80%
• Highest CTC offered for MBA is 16 LPA while average is between 8-10 LPA
• The highest package offered for B. Tech is INR 7 lakhs per annum and an average package of INR 4.99 lakhs per annum.

Lovely Professional University, Punjab:

• More than 650 companies offer over 2500+ placement opportunities
• The highest package offered by Microsoft of 42 LPA was secured by a B.TECH CSE student.
• The average packages offered for MBA, BBA, B.TECH are INR 16 LPA, INR 5 LPA and INR 8 LPA respectively.
• The maximum number of students are recruited by Cognizant, Tech Mahindra and Capgemini followed by Bosch, Amazon and Wipro.
• Moreover, students are also trained for various skills and aptitude to maximize their placement possibilities in collaboration with various organisations.

Since Presidency University is relatively newly established, when compared to LPU, thus the alumni network and organisation connect is not that strong as of now. Faculty at both institutes are highly qualified and impart in-depth knowledge. A student with diligence can excel in any field.

Presidency University is a relatively newly established institute in 2013 whereas SRM was established in 2004 and is a highly reputed private institute across the country specially for engineering, having a strong alumni network in the industry. SRM also has international collaborations with universities from USA, UK, France and a few other countries, allowing scholarly students to undergo semester abroad programme.

Fee Structure and student strength:

Curriculum:

SRM University Ramapuram, B. Tech CSE:

• Students learn a diverse set of subjects ranging from basics in programming, mathematics to theory of computation, operating systems and cellular automata.
• Moreover, QOS in IP networks, wireless network operations and data communications are some of the other aspects included in the course.

Presidency University, B. Tech CSE:

• The course is divided into a number of mandatory and elective courses.
• Topics included in the course range from discrete mathematics, digital design lab as well as programming languages, modern technologies like ML/IOT & AI.
• Other subjects like analysis of algorithms, computer networks and software engineering are also taught.

Placements:

SRM University Ramapuram, B. Tech CSE:

• Average placement rate around 100% 
• The highest package offered is INR 41 lakhs LPA with an average salary of INR 4-5 LPA.
• Top recruiters are Amazon, Wipro, TCS, Capgemini, Infosys amongst 100 others
• 20% students get PPOs in pre-final year with average stipend of 20,000

Presidency University, B. Tech CSE:

• The average placement rate is around 90%
• The highest package offered is INR 16 LPA, the average package is between 3-5 LPA.
• Major recruiters are Reliance, Vivo, Capillary, VVDN, Mindtree amongst 30+ other companies

These institutes have highly qualified faculties and provide ample opportunities to hone one’s skills and excel in the field chosen.

Presidency University ranks 2nd in Karnataka when it comes to its Law School as announced by GHRDC ranking in 2019. The institute itself was founded in 2013 and is approved by the AICTE and UGC.

Fee Structure and Eligibility:

The table below provides information on the fee structure and eligibility for the law programs at the university.

Placements:

• Internships are available with government agencies, law firms as well as non-government organizations.
• Students are also given exposure to handling cases through the means of moot courts.
• Highest CTC offered is 10 LPA
• Average CTC offered is 4 LPA

About the course:

• All programs include a mix of social sciences and law. Other topics that students will also learn include management sciences, economics and commerce.
• As mentioned above, three different integrated courses are offered at the institute, all of which provide an in-depth understanding and minutest details of all different laws such as IPC, Family, Industrial and environmental, constitutional, which are basics in each course.
• Students will develop multiple skills in advocacy, research, drafting and legal aid clinics, also honing their logical and critical legal reasoning.

Faculty:

• All faculty at the school are highly experienced professionals with some of them having 13+ years of academic experience.
• Many of them are PhD holders, some being legal associates with government and private organisations or retired judges.

It is ranked as the most promising university for law amongst the private universities in the southern zone. It provides ample opportunities and facilities for students to learn from the best faculty. It is up to the individual to decide and make a well informed choice after analysing all factors.

Presidency University is a fair option if you want to pursue your B.Tech and the two main reasons are course and faculty. If you do not get into IITs or NITs then Presidency can be considered as a good option as it is ranked at 71 by The Week.

Given below are a few of the important information about the BTech course at Presidency University.

Admission:

• The eligibility criteria that students need to fulfill in order to take admission in the BTech program is 10+2 with at least 45% marks.

• The entrance examinations accepted for BTech admission are JEE Main, KCET, COMEDK, or any other state-level engineering entrance.

• The average fee per year for B.Tech at Presidency University falls somewhere near Rs. 2.1 lakh per year. If you get admitted through Management Quota, then your fee is expected to be higher.

Faculty:

All the faculty members are NIT, IIT or BITS pass outs and the curriculum followed is just the same as BITS Pilani.

Facilities:

The department of Engineering offers state-of-the-art laboratory facilities to the students to carry out academic and research works. The University is equipped with a giant library, a sports ground, and a Welfare Club as well.

Placements:

Students are allowed to sit for placements post their seventh semester. A minimum of 7.5 GPA is required overall for Campus placements.

• Approximately 50% of the students bagged internship opportunities last year.

• The highest package offered to the students was 7 lakhs per annum whereas the average package was 3 lakhs per annum.

• The placement rate for Presidency University is 80%.

• Aditya Birla, Amazon, E&Y, Cognizant, etc are some of the major recruiters at the institute.

Campus Life of Presidency University is filled with eateries like CCD, Sodexo, a cafeteria, etc. Meraki Fests and various Food Fests are held every year. The campus is spread over 600 hectares.

Therefore, there were enough reasons to state that Presidency University is a good choice for B.Tech with decent academics and placements.