Sharda University, Chandigarh University, and Vel Tech are private institutions of India and are all accredited by UGC. Sharda University ranks 151st in the NIRF rankings, while Chandigarh University and Veltech rank 84th (B.Tech.) and 95th (Engineering), respectively.

Tabulated below gives a brief about all of the institutes:

Infrastructure and Facilities

• Sharda University: The campus is spread across 63 acres of land and provides facilities such as hostels, stores, pharmacy, hospital, transport, library, gym, laundry, salon, community radio, IT department, student activity centre, cafeteria, etc.

• Chandigarh University: The world-class campus provides facilities such as 14 academic blocks spread across 100+ acres, labs, libraries, sports, food and dining, hostels, and health care to its students.

• Vel Tech: The state-of-the-art campus is spread across 100 acres and offers accommodation, temples, recreation, dining, sports, medical centers, library, transportation, learning, seminar and conference halls, canteen, research centers, and much more.

Placement Statistics

• Sharda University: 80% of students were placed overall. The highest salary package received is INR 65 LPA. 350+ recruiters, like Amazon, Videocon, Asian Paints, L&T, etc, recruit graduates from the university.

• Chandigarh University: The highest package offered was INR 35 LPA and the median salary offered was INR 5.96 LPA. Approximately 80% of students were placed in top companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Deloitte, Walt Disney, etc.

• Vel Tech: Top recruiting companies include Amazon, L&T, BOSCH, Hyundai, MBIT Wireless, DeltaX, etc. The highest package offered was 28 LPA and approximately 70-80% of students were placed.

Interested students must thoroughly research and learn about the three institutes and then arrive at an informed decision as to which one will be the best for them. It depends on one’s academic merit, disposition, and program offered by the institute, and is a completely personal choice.

Sharda University is a good choice as it is ranked at #151 out of 200 Top Private Colleges in India 2020 by NIRF and has also been rated #26 out of 50 Top Universities in India, 2020 by ARIIA. The university has a placement rate of 60%. And given that it is one of the private universities located in Greater Noida, this is not considered bad. On the other hand, when we are talking about placements and especially for those pursuing B.Tech in CSE, it is very important to keep in mind the type of students sitting in the placements.

Placement Overview for CSE at Sharda University:

• Students are allowed to sit for placements post their seventh semester.

• Given that Sharda is a private university, it doesn’t disappoint in terms of placement opportunities. Rather, it has tie-ups with top tier IT firms like HCL, Dell, IBM, TCS, etc visited the campus this year.

• The highest package offered to the students was 12 lakh per annum whereas the average package was 3 lakhs per annum.

• The placement rate for Sharda University is 60%.

• When compared to other streams in B.Tech, CSE has fairly better placement options and high salary packages. A good amount of students are offered with Rs. 3.60 lakhs/ Rs. 4.50 lakhs/ and Rs. 5.20 lakhs per annum.

• Sometime back, Sharda University’s placement rates were heavily disappointing but over the years, the placement rate graph has improved.

Therefore, it all depends on you. Along with a good personality, it is also important for students to maintain decent scores on their scorecard. The University does not fail in providing opportunities to its students. It’s up to them how they utilize it.

Campus Life of Sharda University is another driving factor that lures students to the college. It has a very social life. There are various eating joints present at the campus. Various sports and extracurricular activities are performed as well. Every department has its own set of a library with the most important books present there.

These constitute some other benefits that you can derive from being a student at Sharda University.

Both Sharda University and IIMT offer decent CSE programs. Sharda University, Greater Noida is ranked 65th for private engineering by India Today 2019. Whereas, IIMT, Greater Noida is ranked 111 by Times 2020.

Admissions:

Sharda University-

• It organizes an entrance exam known as SUAT.

• Candidates with 60 % aggregate in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics are eligible to apply for this entrance.

• Applicants who are rank holders in JEE-Main/UPSEE will be exempted from SUAT. Shortlisted candidates are called for a personal interview.

• The cut-offs for applying CSE AT Sharda is; 60% during the 10th, 70% during the 12th 300000 ranks in JEE Main, and 50000 ranks in UPSEE.

IIMT-

• In the case of IIMT, the selection process is only based on the rank obtained in UPSEE, and for management quota; admission will be based on the marks obtained in the qualifying exam or respective entrance exam as per University.

• Minimum 45% marks in 12th and rank obtained in UPSEE is the cut off for selection at IIMT.

At Sharda University, the total fee structure is 7.49 lakhs for the B. Tech program in CSE. Whereas at IIMT, the total fee structure is 4.34 lakhs for the B. Tech program in CSE.

Placement:

• Sharda University has witnessed the average salary package of 12 lakhs and the highest salary package of 54 lakhs.

• IIMT has witnessed 15.5 lakhs as the highest salary package and 3.5 lakhs as the average salary package.

After comparing both the universities on the basis of different parameters, it can be concluded that Sharda is surely one of the best universities to apply for the CSE program. The placement salary is quite higher than the IIMT. Also, Sharda University holds a higher rank than IIMT.