As far as computer science is concerned, everyone is very well aware that it is quite a well-reputed branch in engineering. Coincidentally, it is also one of the best branches at Bhartiya Vidyapeeth. Additionally, the fact that it is located in Pune and its role in the IT industry could also play an advantage to you.

However, when it comes to faculty, it is not that great. The teachers are known to be quite uncooperative and a few of them probably don’t have much idea about programming. You will also be disappointed by their teaching.

The course curriculum is definitely updated regularly but you will have to study on your own. There are a lot of advanced topics included in your course which will eventually help you in your placements.

If you are a boy, hostel facilities will only be available for a year for you. For girls, these are available throughout the course. The mess is okay enough with the Wi-Fi facility in the hostel. They also provide you with any medical aid you may need. Libraries are also open up till midnight if you wish to study late.

The college is old and reputed but you will definitely have to take some risks if you wish to attend CS at Bhartiya Vidyapeeth.

A few of my friends graduated from both the mentioned institutes and here are some insights regarding the institutes, based on their experience.

If you can afford the fee structure of Thapar university then surely go for it. Also, if you have a good rank then you must try other central government colleges of engineering in Punjab i.e NIT Jalandhar as well SLIET Longowal in district Sangrur, Punjab.

Here is a brief comparison of Punjab University and Thapar University. 

Else, if you want to take chances in the state government college then give priorities to PAU Ludhiana, GNDU Amritsar after that you can try for Punjabi University Patiala.

I have a few friends at CUSAT, according to them, the Marine Engineering program offered by CUSAT is quite good. However, the number of boys in the branch is more. As girls mostly refrain from joining Marine Engineering. 

Being said that, the placement statistics for the branch are quite good. Here is a brief highlight of 2020 placement for the branch.

Compared to other BTech branches the Marine Engineering branch enjoys less freedom. The department is 1 km away from the BTech college of CUSAT and the rules are a bit strict too.

Many of the students do not find ECE as an interesting branch due to the following reason:

1. It is often seen that India has less scope in ECE among all the other engineering branches.
2. In the private sector, the value of CS/IT is more than ECE. They also have better packages than ECE.
3. If the student wants to go for PSU, there is greater scope in Mechanical or Electrical.
4. If the student wants to go for engineering services, Civil is a better option.
5. And if the student wants to go for higher education, any branch can be taken as per their choice.

Now, coming back to the choice between the two colleges, we know:

• JIIT Noida will help the student land a job after 4 years of engineering in ECE or any other branch in any MNC offering packages between 4-4.5 LPA.
• If the student wants to secure a big position in any Electronics company, then they will be in the top position among the ECE graduates.
• Very few core ECE companies visit the campus for recruitments and select a very less number of students.
• However, the students can also try for off-campus placements.
• The faculties at both institutes are good.

If the student wants to secure good, any college between the two can be chosen but the student will have to work hard. A lot of effort will be needed in ECE organizations.

BIT Mesra Ranchi CSE branch is considered to be excellent, in terms of placement. There are several reasons supporting the success rate of students from the CSE branch in the industry.

The table below gives a brief overview of the institute.

Key Highlights:

• Considering the placement, a good number of students (almost 50) receive job offers close to 20 LPA in placement. CSE graduates received the highest salary packages.
• BIT Mesra has good records in ICPC, the Olympics of competitive coding. It also has a decent number of students who qualify for Google Summer of Code every year.
• Competitions like “Goldman Sachs We Build”, “Codechef SnackDown”, “SIH (Smart India Hackathons)” also have students from BIT Mesra with a good success rate.
• The ACM club of the institute conducts coding contests every week to improve the coding culture, which is quite well established.
• BIT Mesra has its students all over the world in various institutes and organizations like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, etc. There is even an alumnus who won an Oscar for the best animation movie.

These points establish the placement success of the BIT Mesra CSE branch to a good extent. It is considered to be a very good choice for students who have their prime objective of getting a decent job after completing the degree.

You don't start the CSE syllabus right away in the first year. Math, electronics core topics, English, and other subjects are common. You should read the foreign writers suggested for applied math and sciences. Foreign books usually go into great detail about a topic and are of far higher quality than local publications. I would advise you to use them for your preparation.

Here are some of the recommended books. 

For chemistry cycle-

• Math 1 - Chandrashekhar
• Chemistry - BS Jaiprakash
• CCP - Padma Reddy
• Caed - K R Gopalkrishna
• Basic Electronics - Godse and Bakshi

For Physics Cycle-

• Math 2 - Chandrashekhar
• Physics - SP Basavaraju
• Civil - Bhavikatti
• Mechanical - KR Gopalkrishna
• Basic Electrical - MV Rao

For CPP, your college will help you out with the notes. These are the authors that you can refer to during your 1st year. There is no need to refer to any books for EVS.