The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) is ranked first among the private institutes of Uttarakhand.

Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology has been positioned under the rank band of 151-200 among 906 engineering institutions across the country which also includes all IITs/IIITs/NITs. It is also ranked 10th among Dataquest T school survey's best engineering colleges. The institute offers its students great placements.

Admissions:

• The minimum eligibility to apply for the UG level engineering programme in UPES is 10 + 2 with a minimum of 50 percent aggregate marks in PCM, subject to JEE Mains or UPESEAT qualification followed by Centralized Counseling.

• To get admission in B.Tech courses in MAIT the candidates should have a valid score in JEE mains/IPU CET

Placements:

UPES-

It has a placement cell which runs different training programmes to successfully place students. UPES believes in building strong leaderships with steadily increasing placements. The Career Services Office works closely with the industry to develop and facilitate collaborative Industry-Academia Interface.

• Top recruiters at UPES include Accenture, Ambuja Cement, nestle, Tata technologies, etc.

• The average CTC received by the School of Engineering at UPES is 5.35 LPA and the highest CTC was 17 LPA.

MAIT Delhi-

The institute offers its students decent placement and internship opportunities by interacting with different reputable companies, such as Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Amazon, etc.

• 42 firms visited the campus in 2019 offering packages from INR 3.5 LPA to INR 28 LPA.

• Top recruiting companies visiting MAIT are Wipro, TCS, Deloitte, Cognizant, Newgen, Tata Power DDL, Amazon, Vinson, TASL, Samsung, ION Trading, etc.

All of the above courses offered by different institutes stand high in one or the other areas, so it’s up to applicant choice to which course and college to take admission in.

Both USICT and MAIT have an attractive campus. They also provide special USS benefits to the students. 

One of my relatives used to be a student of USICT. In spite of being a student of that institute, he holds both institutes in high regard. A lot of students come from distant places and traveling gets time-consuming.

Before you choose your institute, make sure you keep the distance factor in mind because you might very well be spending several hours. This can be detrimental to you and other students who will take pains to reach the institute. Four years is not a short time, after all.

As for placements, you will be allowed to sit in for companies at IP University’s main entrance if you meet the requirements of eligibility and if your aggregate cut-off meets the requirements.

CSE in MAIT will give you a lot of opportunities to learn and grow. The department is also very supportive. The package you will get would be pretty decent if you are not really on the core technical side. Your expertise will determine the package you will be offered. The seniors and faculty will guide you in that regard.

Civil engineering is one of the major B.tech. Degree, provided by the Punjab Engineering College.Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main). For civil up to20thousand rank is required.

CSE is the major B.tech. Degree, provided by Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT).Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main)and also on the basis of theIPU CET exam, conducted by the university.

Tabulated below is an overview of the courses in both colleges:

Placement Statistics:

Civil placements in PEC

1. During PEC Chandigarh placements 2020, a total of 143 companies visited the campus to hire students.
2. A total of 80% of students got placed from civil engineering with the highest package of INR 42 LPA. The lowest salary recorded in the college was INR 3-4 LPA.
3. The stipendvaries from 1lac-25kincivil engineering.

CSE in MAIT(IPU)

1. 75% of the CSEstudentsat MAIT are placedin reputed companies like Moody's, HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, and other reputedinternationalcompaniesAccenture, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Amazon, etc..
2. In 2019, 42 companies visited the campusand 808 students were placed on campus. For the session 2017 – 2018, 679 students were placed, out of which the CSE branch had the most students being placed.
3. The highest package offered is around 28LPAwhilethe average package offered is around 3.5LPA.
4. There is no attendance issue inMAIT which provides the students withample amount oftime to work ontheirskills.

Before choosing a college, you should consider things like - Infrastructure, fee structure, faculty profile, placements, coding culture, the branch of interest, extracurricular activities, distance from home, etc.

All these colleges are affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. AIT, now known as AIACTR, is a government college while MAIT and BVP are private colleges.

If we compare only private colleges, then the preference order will be as the following.

• BVCOE can be ranked higher in terms of academics.
• In terms of placements and co-curricular activities, MAIT deserves a higher position.
• If we consider the coding culture, MSIT can be ranked higher.

Here is a comparison between government colleges and private colleges:

• In government colleges, the fee is almost half that of private colleges. Hence, it provides relief to people having financial problems.
• The facilities at government colleges are not at par with private colleges. The facilities are usually of poor quality. In private colleges, even if the college lacks certain facilities, the reforms are quick whereas in government colleges, it takes a lot of time and you might spend half of your college life without availing of such facilities.
• The quality of teaching is very important to note here. In government colleges, most of the teachers do not teach at par the required quality.

Based on what I heard from my friend I will say the preference order should be - MAIT>BVP>AIT.

MAIT and NSUT are two of the top private engineering colleges in India. MAIT is ranked 41st by India Today, and NSUT is ranked 76th in India by the NIRF in 2020. Both MAIT and NSUT offer BTech programs for IT.

The total seats in the IT branch at MAIT are 180 with a total tuition fee of Rs 4.69 lakhs. The total seats in the ECE branch at NSUT are 180, with a total tuition fee of Rs 7.81 lakhs.

Admission:

• Admission in both the colleges is based on the scores obtained in the JEE Main examination, with 55% and 60% in the 10+2 examination for MAIT and NSUT, respectively.

• Candidates need to go through the GGSIPU counseling for securing a seat in MAIT, and JAC Delhi counseling for NSUT.

The cut-off ranks for the colleges are given below.

Placements:

MAIT- At MAIT, the IT branch has one of the highest placement records.

• The highest salary package offered is around 28 LPA, and the lowest is around 3.3 LPA, and the average is around 5 LPA.

• More than 40 companies come for placements in the IT branch.

• Some of the companies that come for recruitment are Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Nagar, Accenture, and IBM.

NSUT- It has some of the top companies in India visiting for placements, including international companies.

• The placement record of the ECE branch is pretty decent, around 90%.

• The maximum package offered is 22 LPA; the minimum package offered is 3 LPA.

• Companies like D. E Shaw, Amazon, Microsoft, and Sprinklr come to the campus for recruitment.

Infrastructure:

MAIT- The campus of MAIT is relatively small but has all the necessary facilities required by students. Facilities include Wi-Fi, smart classrooms, libraries, and sports facilities.

NSUT-

• It has a massive air-conditioned library of three floors containing books written by national and international authors.

• Classrooms are spacious, and the entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled.

• NSUT also has excellent sports facilities with badminton, basketball, and tennis courts, and also grounds for football, cricket, and running tracks.

In terms of academics, both the colleges have a dedicated group of faculties who support and guide their students. The student to faculty ratio at MAIT is around 70:1, and at NSUT it is almost the same. The faculties at NSUT are highly qualified but extremely strict, and the course curriculum is updated. As for which institute will be better for you, you should be the one to decide that.