PEC Chandigarh ranks 68 among the top pioneer engineering colleges by NIRF 2020. It maintains a standard placement record of 80% by providing jobs in top quality MNCs. 

UIET Chandigarh ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges by NIRF ranking and maintains a placement record of 80%. 

Admission Process

PEC Chandigarh:

• The minimum marks required is 75% marks in 10+2 along with a valid score in JEE Main.
• The seats for metallurgy and material science available are 28. 
• The course fee is INR 3.45 LPA.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 22511-32666.

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 available are 40 for the course of IT.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 24265-35348.

Placements:

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 Google, IBM, Directi, Hero Honda, Deloitte, Microsoft, Accenture, Ericsson, etc. 

Facilities:

• The central library of PEC Chandigarh has a collection of 1 lakh volumes of books and research papers. 
• There are six hostels in the campus, four of them are for boys and two for girls. 
• A 120 capacity of air-conditioned hall in UIET Chandigarh for holding presentations and interactive sessions.
• The university library of UIET Chandigarh has an inflibnet network which allows them to connect through the digital facilities. 

Although, UIET provides more placements for all the branches, however, PEC Chandigarh is more preferred than UIET since PEC is one of the oldest institutions in Chandigarh.

NIT Uttarakhand is one of the 31 NITs in India. They have highly educated faculty members, among them 51 are assistant professors and 18 are trainee teachers.

UIET Chandigarh (PU) is a government institution which has collaborations with many research industries for the benefit of the emerging student population.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Details

• Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exams.
• JEE rank is mandatory for BTech admission.
• Students applying for postgraduate courses should have 60% in their graduation in BTech or BE.
• MTech students will be selected on the basis of GATE rank.
• The final selection will be based on the entrance exam.

Recruiting Companies

• NIT Uttarakhand: The top recruiting companies are Infotech, IBM, Capgemini, Infosys, Accenture, Wipro, TCS, Mu Sigma, L&T, etc.
• UIET Chandigarh (PU): The top recruiting companies are KPMG, Mu Sigma, Infosys, Capgemini, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, etc.

CSE Job Roles:

Students graduating with CSE can work as Software architect, Data Scientist, Software engineer, Java Developer, Software developer, Database administration, Network Developer, System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.

EEE Job Roles: 

Students graduating with EEE can work as Control and Instrumentation Engineer, Broadcast Engineers, Design Engineers, Consultant, Electronics Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Nuclear Engineer and System Analyst.

According to the placement records NIT Uttarakhand will be a better option than UIET Chandigarh, be it CSE or EEE. Both CSE and EEE are very much in demand due to the rapidly growing corporate sector and the growing demand for Power Engineers and Telecommunication Engineers.

Both the colleges, UIET PU and CGC Landran were placed in the rank band of 201-250 according to the NIRF Rankings of 2020. The course duration for both the colleges is for 4 years but UIET offers a BE degree, whereas CGC Landran offers a B.Tech degree.

CGC Landran (ME):

Admission:

• JEE Main scores are accepted for admission to this college.

• The Mechanical Engineering stream has only 60 seats in CGC Landran. The total course fees for the duration of 4 years is Rs.3.48 lakh.

Placement:

• The placement rate for the ME stream is 40-50%.

• The average salary package received is around 4-5 LPA.

• The students get offered placements coming from government organizations including ISRO, DRDO, Indian Armed forces Navy, Air force, and Army.

• Companies like Eveready, Hyundai, Panasonic, Mahindra, Deloitte, Ashok Leyland, etc visit this college for offering placements after graduation

UIET (ME):

Admission:

• JEE Main scores are accepted for admission to this college.

• The total number of seats available for the ME stream in UIET is 94. The entire expense for the course duration of 4 years is Rs.4.08 lakh.

Faculty: The student to faculty ratio is around 400:25 which implies the number of teachers compared to the students is very low.

Placement:

• The Placement rate for the ME stream is 15%.

• Only 15% of students of this stream were placed in core companies after graduation at UIET.

• 32 students from a batch of 79 in the year 2018 were placed in both core and noncore companies including Mahindra, Hero Honda, Deloitte, ZS, Infosys, Zycus, Juganoo, Zscaler, etc.

• 2 students had got an internship offer during the 4 years of the course and among them, one was from a non-mechanical core company i.e. ZS Associates.

• The highest salary package was 11 lakh per annum from Juganoo and the lowest was 3.6 LPA from Infosys.

• The average salary package offered is around 3-4 LPA.

Mostly the package received depends on the performance of the individual in the case of both the colleges. Go through the important facts about each of the colleges mentioned above and choose which will be best for you.

GBU Noida is a pioneering institution among India’s engineering colleges that provides a decent placement of 80-85% every year.

CCET Chandigarh is affiliated to Punjab University and ranks 68th as per NIRF ranking 2020 among India’s engineering colleges. 

UIET Chandigarh is one of the top 50 engineering colleges providing above 85% placements every year. 

UIET Hoshiyarpur is a premier institute imparting quality technical education. The institute provides an average placement of 70% every year. 

Admission process:-

GBU Noida:-

• BTech’s admission criteria are a minimum of 50% marks in 10+2 and a written test GPTU. 
• 60 seats are available for the program.
• The program fee is INR 5.46 LPA

CCE Chandigarh:-

• The admission criteria for BTech is a minimum of 45% marks in 10+2 along with JEE Mains.
• The institute charges INR 2.45 LPA.
• 60 seats are available for the program. 

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
• The candidates must have a valid score in the JEE Main exam. 
• The total program fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats available are 40. 

UIET Hoshiarpur:-

• The BTech admission for both these colleges is based on a valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The program fee is INR 3.52 LPA.
• 62 seats are available for the program. 

Placements:

All these institutes are an excellent place to pursue engineering courses and provide on an average of 80% placements every year in top-notch MNCs.

The top recruiting companies are Wipro, HCL, Honda, Berger, Paytm, Piramal, Oppo, TCS, etc. 

UIET Chandigarh is a way better than the rest in terms of faculties, placements and environment. The students will get an ample number of opportunities to enhance their skills. UIET is especially famous for CSE and IT departments, where the placements are above 90% every year.

UIET Chandigarh is a public institute approved by AICTE and affiliated to Panjab University. Electrical and Electronics Engineering at UIET Chandigarh is a 4 year course which deals with the areas of Power and Energy, Machines to neutral networks and database management systems.

PEC Chandigarh is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is deemed to be a university approved by AICTE. Metallurgy Engineering in PEC Chandigarh is a 4 year full time BTech course. It has an intake of 60 seats.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Requirements

• Students should have 60% in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is compulsory.
• The selection will be based on the JEE rank.

Placements

UIET Chandigarh

• 56 companies took part in the placement process.
• The highest package offered to the students was 16 LPA whereas the average salary was 5.62 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies for Electrical Engineering at UIET Chandigarh are KPMG, Mu Sigma, Infosys and Capgemini.

PEC Chandigarh

• The highest package offered to the students was 15 LPA while the average salary was 6.5 LPA.
• It witnessed an overall placement rate of 40%.
• The companies that visited PEC Chandigarh during their placement for Metallurgy Engineering are Hindustan Zinc and JSW Steel. 
• Placements of this department are poor compared to other departments.

Facilities 

UIET Chandigarh 

• The campus is 11 acres in area.
• The institute has 2 academic blocks including labs, offices, library, ATM and lecture halls.
• There are blocks for mechanical labs and workshops.
• It also has 2 separate hostels for boys and girls having a dining mess, individual washrooms and sporting facilities.

PEC University 

• With 146 acres, it provides facilities like Medical Facility and Graduate Research Project Award. 
• They have 6 hostels, 4 for boys and 2 for girls.
• They have a library consisting of 1,19,830 books.

Electrical Engineering has better scope of placements than Metallurgy Engineering. Choosing EE will be better for your career. 

My sister studies in UIET Chandigarh, and it's an excellent institution both spatially and academically. Chandigarh is going to be one of the most flourishing IT cities in India - which enhances the scope for those students who wish to pursue a career in the field of computer science. 

You may also want to focus on these when comparing both-

• Tuition Fee- It has an affordable tuition fee if you compare it with IIIT UNA. You'll have to pay INR 82,000 as one year's tuition fee for the BE program at UIET Chandigarh; you'd have to pay INR 1.02 lakhs per semester for the B.Tech program at IIIT UNA.
• Faculty- IIIT UNA has 17 members for the CSE department, and all of them are guest faculty members. UIET also has 10-15 teachers who are very motivating.
• Study Environment- You'd feel a healthy level of competition in the CSE department because there'd be all-rounders and achievers in the class to motivate you to develop.

You can see from the table below that it has an excellent placement record as well-

Apart from this, the facilities at UIET Chandigarh are quite good if you're interested in sports, then you can join a sports club at the Punjab University and get professional guidance through a coach. Chandigarh itself is a city full of good recreational spots, you can also join different creativity clubs as well.