Surely, Metallurgy at PEC over Mechanical in UIET. There are various important reasons behind this: Placements in PEC are better, companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. visit campus for placements.

Though metallurgy has fewer placements than other branches in PEC, once you are in PEC and if you are focused enough, you can go for an upgrade after 1st semester on the basis of CGPA. To aim for it, keep the following things in mind -

• At most, only the top 10% of the class can be upgraded.
• The branch you want to be upgraded to will only be available if it has vacant seats.

PEC is far superior to UIET in terms of cultural and other extracurricular activities. If you don't have any branch priorities, I'd recommend metallurgy in PEC.

The choice must be done purely based on your interest. If you are not that interested in coding and if you take a lot of time to understand the core language, there is no point in opting CS even if it's in high demand. Once you enjoy what you are learning you will succeed in your job position. Otherwise, there is no point in being hung up in a course which you don't enjoy and for four years or even for the rest of your life. 

Quick stats 2021:

If you don't have a specific preference and you are okay with either CS or civil, then clearly assess college reputation, placement stats, and other opportunities in the respective fields which are briefed out below. 

• Both PEC Chandigarh and UIET offer 24/7 high-speed internet facilities at both academic blocks and hostels. Academic blocks are fully air-conditioned. 
• Labs are fully equipped with hi-tech equipment. Libraries are up-to-date with new books of international standards. 
• Food at hostels is pretty good and you can even opt for off-campus housing facilities. Both of these universities give priority to sports. 
• Both of them organize certain tech fests out of which 'PECfest' of PEC and 'Avishkar' of UIET are quite popular.

As a branch CSE is on top when compared to Civil. But when you compare PEC and UIET, PEC has an upper hand. Set your priorities straight and opt for the best college for you.

UIET Chandigarh is affiliated to Punjab University ranking 54th as per NIRF ranking. The placement record is 80%, where the students get lucrative packages in some of the top MNCs. 

CGC Landran is affiliated to PTU Jalandhar and ranks 52nd among the engineering institutes per the Chronicle 2019 ranking. The institute maintains a placement record of 90% every year. 

The table below shows the brief description of the colleges.

Admission Process:-

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats for CSE in UIET Chandigarh are 40.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 945-35348.

CGC Landran:-

• The minimum criteria for pursuing CSE requires 75% marks in aggregate in 10+2.
• The course fee is INR 3.62 LPA.
• The seats available for CSE is 250-300.

Placements:-

Almost 80% of the students got placed in 2019 with the highest package offered is INR 30 LPA by Microsoft. 

The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. The average package offered by the institutes is 5% more than last year. 

The students are trained firmly with full commitment so that they will be able to show a high level of professionalism in their future jobs. The top companies are Genpact, IBM, Microsoft, Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, Samsung, Capgemini, Infosys, etc. 

UIET Chandigarh is best for CSE in terms of placements and is well-known for achieving towering heights since its inception. It is maintaining standards from time to time, along with prodigious placements.

The package acquisition is not a college deed in the case of Chandigarh University. There are many factors that you need to consider whenever you want to compare placements in colleges.

UIET/PEC:

• Both these are government colleges. UIET, being a new one is still rising and working. It has strict admission rules and academic procedures that follow AICTE’s rules. 
• It has an average of 100-120 students in every branch. The number of students is a bit lower in branches like Meta or BioT. So, you will see around 600 students in a batch of 20xx. 
• There’s no way anyone can get admission without clearing the counseling. There are no management seats and hence no pay to study. We should also note that UIET has no Home Quota. 
• This makes the admission more open to deserving candidates. Almost 80% of the present batch doesn’t belong to Chandigarh or places around.

CU or any other similar private college:

• It might sound lucrative but the reality is that they don’t have any seat matrix. You can even check on a verified website, ask students and do your own research. 
• You will find that CU gives admission to N number of students where N is the number of students who can afford it. 
• The year 2018-19 saw 2000 Engineering students getting admission but the batch of 2020 had 2600 students in CSE with just 60 students in Electrical.

Placements:

• UIET/ PEC: There are almost 70-90% placements in different branches. These numbers are now going down very drastically not because of the companies which offer placements, but because many students don’t want placements. UIET has funded more than 8 startups out of the college in the past 4 years. PEC also has a significantly greater number of placements. 20+ elite companies and other 50+ local startups visit both these colleges, along with few mass recruiters.
• CU: Tough they claim huge campus placements, which is true, they have never displayed or claimed the people placed or even their exact placement statistics. CU holds 3-4 pool placements where anyone, even the ones outside the campus, can come for placements and if they get placed, they are said to be placed from CU. Moreover, the genuine placements are divided among engineering and MBA students. UIET doesn’t have MBA. CU hasn’t shared the average placement records either. They would probably be very low, seeing their records, maybe around 2-3L, but definitely not more than that.

Now that you know all the facts, you must also know that a college hardly matters. What matters the most is what you wish to make of yourself. You can get a 20-40L package from CU/UIET/PEC if you want to work for it. You can even become an entrepreneur. 

NIT Kurukshetra ranks 43rd among the top engineering colleges in India by NIRF 2019. The institute is one of the best, having many good experienced faculties for civil engineering. The placement statistics have gone beyond 95% since 2015. 

CSE from UIET Chandigarh is one of the best institutes providing better placement beyond 80% every year. The institute is affiliated to Punjab University and ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges NIRF ranking 2019.

The table below shows the brief comparison of these colleges. 

Admission Process

NIT Kurukshetra:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The total intake is 139 for the civil department. 
• The cutoff required is 15537-20271. 

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats for CSE in UIET Chandigarh are 122.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 945-224246.

Placements:

Almost 80% of the students got placed in 2019 with the highest package offered is INR 30 LPA by Microsoft. The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. CSE receives the highest amount of placement of 100%. 

The top companies are Ashok Leyland, Amazon, Pepsi, Nestle, Deloitte, Infosys, KPMG, etc.

Choosing among these two institutes is entirely upon the students. However, NIT Kurukshetra is mostly preferred than UIET Chandigarh as it provides more placements every year.

It’s difficult to determine which institute is better as the courses are not mentioned for the given college. However, given below are information about the colleges which may help you make the decision.

Admissions:

• BIT Jaipur: If a student wants to take admission to the college they need to secure at least 45% in class 10+2 exams with PCM. For the B.E program the admissions are by Joint Seat Allotment Authority (JOSAA).
• Nirma University: The criteria for every course is different. But mostly the university accepts common exams like JEE Mains, CLAT, GATE, CAT, and MAT. Apart from that the college also does take admissions through merits.
• UIET Chandigarh: The admissions of the course B.E and M.E is done on the basis of entrance exams. However, the minimum criteria for an applicant to apply for admissions is to pass class 10+2 exams with at least 45% of marks in PCM.

Faculty: 

• BIT Jaipur: Most of the faculty are Ph.D. while others are pursuing. The classes are never boring because of the interactive sessions held by the faculty.
• Nirma University: As being one of the oldest colleges in the state, the faculty of the college is well experienced and well versed with the subjects that they teach.
• UIET Chandigarh: There are a total of 8 core members in the college out of which three of them are Ph.D. holders.

Placement: 

• BIT Jaipur: There were a total of 23 companies present. The highest package that was offered was INR 23 LPA while the average package was INR 6.47 LPA. The top recruiting companies were Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, Info Objects, and Reliance Jio.
• Nirma University: The university had a placement percentage of 95. The highest CTC that was offered was Rs 16.6 LPA and the average CTC that was recorded was 8.2 LPA. The top recruiting sector was ITES.
• UIET Chandigarh: The top recruiters that visit the college include; Goldman sacs, Amazon, Samsung, Airtel, and Deloitte. The median percentage placed every year is around 80%.

Therefore, if a choice has to be made by the student, he/she can look at the above parameters mentioned.