PES University, Bangalore, and SASTRA University, Thanjavur are private institutions that have been accredited by NAAC. Both universities are recognized by UGC as well. The CSE program is a popular branch of engineering studies offered by both institutions.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both institutes:

About the Course:

• Computer Science Engineering (CSE) is a professional engineering program that focuses on practical and theoretical knowledge of computer hardware and software.

• The areas of employment include communication, IT, electronics, manufacturing industries, etc.

Infrastructure and Facilities

• PES: The campus comprises 3.5 million sq. ft. of built-up area and acres of open ground. The university offers facilities such as hostels, library, sports complex, and grounds, labs, cafeteria, gym, amphitheater, seminar and conference halls, healthcare, etc.

• SASTRA: The university has been recognized as a SIRO by DSIR, Government of India for its research facilities. The institute hosts numerous student activities and events such as DAKSH, BIOTIKOS, etc. Other facilities it offers include a library, clubs, auditorium, hostels, canteen, etc.

Placement Statistics

PES:

• 851 students were placed in 56 top recruiting companies such as Deloitte, Amazon, LinkedIn, Flipkart, JP Morgan, Tech Mahindra, Intel, Mercedes Benz, etc.

• The highest and average package offered was 48 LPA and 6.8 LPA, respectively.

SASTRA:

• 2400+ (i.e., 70%) were placed in recruiting companies such as Accenture, ICICI Bank, Oracle, HUL, Maruti Suzuki, Wipro, Hyundai, Johnson & Johnson, TCS, IBM, etc.

• The highest and average package offered was 28.5 LPA and 9.3 LPA, respectively.

• 90% of students also got internships at various companies and organizations.

CSE is a decent program at these institutions and thus, it is an individual’s personal discretion as to which one will be the best choice for him or her. One must thoroughly learn about both the universities before taking the decision.

Being ranked 93 for engineering in India by NIRF 2020, PES University offers a B.Tech degree in EEE which majorly focuses on aspects like devices, power electronics, control theory; signal processing. The department has 15 experienced faculties along with several visiting professors from national institutes.

RVCE is ranked 70th by NIRF for Engineering. It offers a 4 years BE degree in telecommunication offering core specializations in Networking, Wireless Communications, Signal Processing, and Embedded Systems.

Admission:

PES University:

• PES University considers K-CET, JEE main or PESSAT scores during the admission process.
• KCET rank falling under 920 can assure you a place in the EEE branch.
• Cutoff for 2A, 3A, SC, ST categories is 2864, 1650, 15482 and 8722 respectively.
• PESU offers 120 seats in the EEE branch with an annual Tuition fee of 3.3 lakhs.’

RVCE:

• One must clear KCET to get admitted to RVCE.
• Scoring a rank under 1403 can fetch you a place in the telecommunication branch at RVCE.
• Cutoff in 2019 for students under 2A, 3A, SC, ST categories are 5077, 3639, 22375 and 19302 respectively.
• RVCE offers 60 seats with the fee of 2LPA

Placement statistics:

PES University:

• 140+ companies visit the campus every year for the recruitment process with 856 offers being made this year.
• 77 students from EEE branch got placed in top companies with an average package of 6.8LPA
• Highest domestic CTC offered so far for an EEE graduate is 48LPA at PES University.
• EEE branch has a placement rate of 84%
• University even offers a summer internship program for 80-90% of students with an average stipend of 38k/month.

RVCE:

• 249+ companies visited campus in 2020 with 1274 offers being made so far.
• 87 students are placed from telecommunication branches with an average package of 8.63 LPA.
• Highest CTC offered for a TCE graduate is 38 LPA.
• Current placement rate of the telecommunication branch is 76%.
• Core companies visiting campus are very few which includes Aircel, Dell India, Motorola, Honeywell, LG Electronics. Thus most of the students from the telecommunication branch land up in IT sectors.

Aspirants must decide which college is best for them as per their passion towards the subjects. Comparatively, the telecommunication branch has less opportunities in RVCE or anywhere in India in general. It must be noted that if you aim for higher studies by clearing GATE, EEE has an upper hand as there is no paper for telecommunication thus aspirants must attend ECE paper.

It depends on how passionate you are in either of the fields. If your interest lies in Chemical engineering, you cannot go wrong with BITS Goa. Being ranked 30th for engineering in India by NIRF 2020. BITS offers a BE degree in Chemical engineering and has a faculty-student ratio of 1:15 with highly qualified and experienced professors.

If you are inclined towards Computer science, PES University must be your priority. Ranked 93 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, PES offers a B.Tech degree in CSE as its flagship course. It has well-experienced and qualified facilities withholding 76 on-campus teaching staff and several visiting professors from National Institutes.

The tabulation below gives a brief overview of both the Institutes:

Admission:

BITS Pilani Goa:

• BITS Goa conducts an entrance exam namely BITSAT for admission in BE.
• For admission in the Chemical engineering branch, 254 was the closing score in BITSAT 2019.
• The branch offers only 60 seats, thus making the process highly competitive.

PES University:

• Besides accepting K-CET and JEE main test scores, PES University conducts its own entrance exam- PESSAT for B.tech admission.
• KCET rank under 450 andwas considered as a cutoff for B.tech CSE admission in the first round previous year.
• A rank under 600 in PESSAT can also fetch a seat in the CSE branch at PESU.

Placement statistics:

BITS Goa:

• Overall 160+ companies worldwide participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, IBM, TCS, Maruti Suzuki, Accenture.
• Placement rate is around 50-60% with 30 students being placed this year with an average CTC of 7.5LPA
• Core companies visiting the campus are very few which includes Schlumberger, Cairn, Exxonmobil, UOP Honeywell, Shell.
• Highest CTC offered to date for the CE branch is 15LPA.

PES University:

• 100+ companies participated in the campus recruitment process in 2020.
• 11 students were placed from the CSE branch in Microsoft this year, with an average CTC of 39.2 LPA.
• Top recruiters in recent years include Accenture, Amazon, Bosch, HCL, HP.
• 851 students were placed in campus recruitment this year with an average CTC of 7LPA.
• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 for a CSE student is 48LPA by Atlassian.
• CSE department at PES University holds the record of the maximum number of placements to date with the current placement rate being 99.14%

Both BITS and PESU are prestigious Institutes in India that offer quality education. The deciding factor here is the field in which you dream to build your career. It is to be mentioned that opportunity is quite less for Chemical engineering students when compared to CSE at BITS or anywhere in India in general. But if you are passionate about the subject you should go for it.

Both PES University as well as BMS College of Engineering are well-established colleges for MCA. In order to decide which college is better, students can look into parameters like eligibility, fee structure as well as program content and placements.

Admission:

• PES University requires Graduation with 50% and a valid PGCET score for MCA admission.

• BMS College takes admission through KMAT. The eligibility criteria are graduation.

The course fee for MCA at PES University and BMS College is INR 2 lakhs and INR 25,800 for the first year respectively.

Placements:

PES University:

The college has established a placement cell which helps students get job and internship opportunities.

• Most MCA students have an average salary between INR 3 to INR 8 lakhs per annum.

• Some of the popular recruiters visiting the institute include Amazon, Nokia, Cisco, Volvo, etc.

BMS College: All students are placed via the placement cell established in the college for job opportunities and more.

• TCS, Wipro, JP Morgan, SAP, Sony, and KPMG are some of the popular organizations that visit the institute every year to recruit students.

• The average CTC offered at BMS is 5 LPA.

Course Curriculum:

PES University:

• The course includes software testing and practices, data mining and warehousing, and software quality management.

• Students learn about system conception, nested state diagrams, command processors, and proxy.

• Other subjects include cloud computing, storage, learning about google and amazon web services, etc.

BMS College:

• The course includes details of mathematics, software engineering, web technologies, and computer networks.

• Concepts like machine learning, java programming as well as cloud computing and cybersecurity are some of the core areas of the subject.

• Additionally, students are also taught about the user interface, artificial intelligence, and big data.

Both colleges are equally good at MCA with the main difference being PES University is private whereas BMS College is an autonomous college. Go through the information given above and choose which institute will be better for you.

PES University is a private university and has been recognized by AIU, AICTE, and UGC. The college is ranked 93rd by NIRF for its B.Tech courses.

Admission Procedure: The college offers B.Tech in Electronics and Computer Engineering as a 4-year course and the fees for the same is 13.21 lakhs for the full period.

• Students seeking admission to ECE at PES must have scored 60% in their 10+2 examinations in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

• Eligible candidates are then selected on the basis of their scores in KCET (only for domicile students of Karnataka) or PESSAT, the common entrance examination of the college.

• The college offers 360 seats for ECE.

Facilities:

The college is built over a large 25-acre campus. It is home to a handy library with a collection of e-journals, coursebooks, and e-books. The college has in-campus hostels for both boys and girls. The campus also has various sporting facilities such as cricket, football, and basketball. The college has a number of laboratories including ones dedicated to ECE. A number of other facilities such as cafeterias, a gym, medical facilities, and auditoriums are also available.

Placements:

CSE has an extremely high placement rate of 85%.

• Top recruiters for the course include Microsoft, Cisco, TCS, Deloitte, and Accenture.

• The average package offered for ECE students is 6 LPA while the highest package goes up to 48 LPA.

PES is well-known for its Bachelors in Technology courses which clearly reflects in its NIRF ranking. The college provides state-of-the-art facilities and an enhanced hands-on learning experience to its ECE students. The college also has a great return on investment rate as the course offers great placements post completion of the degree.

If you have a backlog in any subject in any semester, you have to clear it first. No Indian University can grant you a degree without clearing all your backlogs, even the private ones such as PES University.

• There is a system called Fast Track in which you can clear 2 backlogs of 4 credits each within two weeks after your final semester at PES University. 
• If you still have more subjects or you could not clear them during the two-week window, you have to clear them within the summer term period. 
• If you can clear all your backlogs before the summer term, you will get your degree with other students as usual.

Finally, these are still plug-in mechanisms. Try to avoid backlogs altogether if possible.

PES University is a private university and has four campuses, offering various courses under different streams. The university has been recognized by AIU, AICTE, and UGC. The college has been ranked 26th and 43rd for MBA by Times and Outlook respectively.

Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), is a state university and is recognized by AIU, AICTE, UGC. The college is ranked 89th by NIRFunder the category of overall universities.

Admission Procedure:

PES: The college offers 97 courses across 11 streams.

• The fees vary from 1.28 Lakhs to 13.21 Lakhs across various courses.

• The college grants admission to students on the basis of aggregate scores obtained in previous qualifying examinations and PESSAT, the common entrance test conducted by the university.

• The college also accepts scores of national level entrance exams (CAT, JEE, XAT, etc.). The institute also conducts personal interviews for some postgraduate courses.

CUSAT: The university has 21 centers and 31 departments, offering a total of 71 courses.

• The fees vary from Rs 38,500 to 3.23 Lakhs across various courses.

• The minimum eligibility criteria for all courses is having passed their 10+2 examinations/ graduate degree with a minimum of 50%.

• For admissions, the university conducts a common admission test CUSAT, Lateral Entry Test, or Departmental Admission Test. The university also accepts CAT, MAT, and GATE scores.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

PES: The college is built over a large 25-acre campus. It is home to a handy library with a collection of e-journals, coursebooks, and e-books.

• The college has in-campus hostels for both boys and girls. The campus also has various sporting facilities such as cricket, football, and basketball.

• The college has a number of laboratories for different departments and a moot court for law students. A number of other facilities such as cafeterias, a gym, medical facilities, and auditoriums are also available.

CUSAT: The college is built over a 180-acre campus. The campus has a well-equipped library for its students.

• The college has separate hostels for boys and girls, with a total of 1300 beds available.

• The college also provides a café, auditorium, sports facilities, bank, computer lab, and medical facilities.

Placements:

PES:

• In 2019, 56 companies visited the campus which included Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and EY.

• A total of 861 offers were made to the students.

• The average package offered at the college is 6.8 LPA and the highest package went up to 48 LPA.

CUSAT:

• A total of 105 recruiters come for placements including Amazon, Cisco, Verizon, and Infosys.

• The average package offer was 4.94 LPA, with the highest offered package going up to 18 LPA

Both colleges outshine one another on different fronts. While CUSAT has a more economical fee structure and a much larger campus. PES on the other hand scores better on the parameters of facilities and placements provided by the college. However, CUSAT is ranked much higher than PES in terms of college rankings and makes it a better option. The choice between the two colleges also depends on your preference between a private and a state-run university.