IIEST Shibpur is known for its national importance and outstanding alumni network. Thapar Institute of engineering and technology is one of India’s leading private institutions with a NIRF ranking of 27 amongst top engineering colleges. Let us have a look at the difference between the two universities based on some important and relevant factors.

Admissions:

IIEST Shibpur- For BTech at IIEST Shibpur students are required to clear JEE mains and have a minimum of 45% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in 10+2, along with 30% in English. For the BTech program in CST, the JEE mains cut-off was at 9379 in 2019.

Thapar University- For CSE admissions at Thapar University, students must qualify JEE mains. The general rank cut-off was 915971 in 2019.

Fee Structure: Considering IIEST is a public university funded by the central government, the demanded fee structure is relatively low. Thapar University on the other hand is a private institution and therefore has a higher range of tuition fees.

• The total annual fee for BTech sums up to 1.36 lakhs.

• The total annual fee for BTech in CSE sums up 3.24 lakh.

Infrastructure: Being funded by the government, IIEST offers an updated experience in terms of technology but lacks modern infrastructure considering the college is nearly 160 years old. Thapar University is a private institution that has absolutely high-end and modern facilities all across its campus.

Placements:

IIEST Shibpur-

• In 2019, 72% of students got placed from the CSE branch in top companies.

• The average salary offered to the students of CSE is 6.5 LPA.

• The top recruiters that participate in the placement drive are TCS, Samsung, Infosys.

Thapar University-

• It has a consistent 90% placement rate over the years.

• The average salary offered is around 7 LPA.

• Major recruiters of CSE students are Amazon, Microsoft, JP Morgan.

As for which institute to choose, you should decide that depending on your preferences and requirements.

Punjab Engineering College University(PEC) and MNNIT offer various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across various streams. According to NIRF Engineering ranking 2020, PEC stands at 68th position, MNNIT grabs an impressive 48th rank. The highest package offered at PEC was 42 LPA and 36 LPA at MNNIT. The mode of entrance exam remains the same for both the colleges that are JEE mains for undergraduates and GATE for postgraduates.

Cutoff:

• For CS at PEC the required cutoff is 21181-40237.

• At MNNIT 3133-4986 is the required cutoff for IT.

Facilities:

• PEC has 4 hostels for boys and 2 for girls, a central library consisting of a bound volume of books, more than 10 clubs, and publishes a yearly magazine(articles contributed by the students).

• MNNIT offers students a home-like atmosphere that includes facilities like 24*7 canteen facilities, student clubs, guest rooms, books, and stationery shops.

Course fee:

Both colleges have prepared an affordable fee structure for students. Scholarships are also offered to students with excellent academics, poor economical background, and female students.

Faculty:

• PEC has experienced faculties in all its departments. There are a total of 139 faculty members.

• MNNIT has a good number of Ph.D. faculties experienced in particular fields. The institute consists of a good number of associate professors.

Placements:

PEC Chandigarh:

• The highest package offered at PEC is INR 42 LPA and the average package is INR 6 LPA.

• Some of the recruiting companies include Infosys, Capgemini, Amazon, Wipro, TCS.

Training and development cell helps the students to prepare themselves for the upcoming placement.

MNNIT:

• A total of 792 students were placed at MNNIT.

• The highest package offered was INR 36.6 LPA and the median package was INR 4 LPA.

• A total of 285 companies visited the college.

Both colleges have well-developed research labs. Different scholarships are offered to the students at PEC that include economically weaker sections/women's/students with disabilities, one student of each branch for its academic excellence, and a half-free ship on tuition fee. MNNIT offers a similar scholarship as PEC. Students need to decide which branch they would prefer, before selecting the college. Both the colleges do have impressive placement, ranking, faculty, facilities, and a lot more.

One of my friends is studying at Cluster Innovation Centre and he has shared his experience about the institute. The following points are based on his experience only:

1. Academics: A total of 256 credits will be there in your degree. The course is not the same as other colleges. You will have subjects Data Structures, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Algorithm Design, and many others. In the second semester, there will be choices given to select your major subject among Electronics and Embedded Systems, Management and Economics, Computational Biology.
2. Faculty: The faculty is very good in terms of experienced teachers especially for mathematics but the newly appointed teachers are average like the one in the Computer Department.
3. Fees: The fee structure is very low as compared to the other colleges in India. It is as minimal as INR 5000 per semester that counts up to a total of INR 40000 for your degree. Also, the hostel room including mess will hardly cost you INR 4000-5000.
4. Infrastructure: The infrastructure of the college is decent with the installations of Wi-Fi in all the rooms. They also have projectors and an air-conditioned center. The college is located near the ground which was also used in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The college also provides the facility of Gym, Table Tennis, and Badminton at the cost of INR 250 per month. It also has a library accessible for the student of CIC.
5. Exposure: The Institute is well connected with the other colleges like SRCC, Hansraj, Hindu, and many others. It is easy to get exposure and attending their events is actually a great deal. CIC is not highly active in cultural events and clubs.
6. Crowd: CIC is a central university and is very crowded. It is surrounded by students from all over India.
7. Placements: It is definitely not a strong part of CIC as they don’t have their own Training and Placement cell and they focus more on start-ups for which they also provide funds up to 8 lakhs. In terms, of placement, the alumni of the college will be of great help, and also the students get PPO in their internships. CIC provides 4 internships in their curriculum.

Whether you want to join it or not, it totally depends upon you. As per my friends’ experience, he had a hectic curriculum during his course. But it came out to be one of his top choices. The quality of students is great at the institute and it is increasing with every batch.

IIT BHU, as well as IIT/ISM Dhanbad both, are the old institutes that were recently converted to IITs. So both have a prestigious status through IIT BHU performed better than the ISM in the 2020 NIRF Rankings- IIT BHU(11), and ISM(12). 

Talking about the branch, Electrical at IIT BHU includes only the core electrical subjects. Moreover, there are very few companies visiting for core electrical students. Although, the students can sit for IT companies during the placement drive. According to 2019 placement highlights, a total of 88 students got placed from the Electrical Engineering at IIT BHU. The salary package ranged between 10 LPA to 58.21 LPA.

On the other hand, CSE offers many job options and more scope than electrical since every other field is getting blended with the CSE nowadays. And, ISM holds decent placement records for the CSE branch. The placement highlights of 2019 show there was a 90.23% placement from CSE and the average CTC offered was 39.5 LPA.