Chandigarh University is one of the finest and the best universities in India for CSE. The university ranks 3rd among the top universities in Chandigarh by NIRF 2020. The CSE department bagged the highest package from other departments. The institute has also emerged as one of the top universities in terms of placement in 2019-20.

The department of CSE at Acharya Institute of Technology is the most popular in terms of placements. The university consists of a large and diverse faculty of 306 highly qualified members.

Admission process:

Chandigarh University

• A minimum of 50% marks with physics, maths, and chemistry/biotechnology/computer science/biology.
• The admissions will be based on the marks secured in the CUCET conducted by the university. 
• The number of seats available is 60.
• The course fee required is INR 6.4 LPA. 

Acharya Institute of Technology

• The essential qualification for admission is 45% aggregate marks in 10+2 with a science stream from a recognized board. 
• The selection of the candidates is based on the KCET scores.
• The cutoff required is 10714.
• The total fees required is INR 8.56 LPA. 
• The number of seats available is 120.

Placements:

The students of Chandigarh University bagged 1000+ offers from 150 multinational companies in 2019. The university witnessed an increase of 20% hike in the number of recruiters and the average salary offered in 2019.

Many good companies visit the campus of Acharya Institute of Technology and 50% of the students get placed. The students get an average package of INR 3-4 LPA. 

The top companies that recruit CSE students are Amazon, Microsoft, Hitachi, HP, Deloitte, Zomato, Flipkart, IBM, Infosys, Oracle, Wipro, Accenture, etc. 

Facilities:

• There are more than 1.2 lakh books in the central library of Chandigarh University along with 85000 journals. 
• Chandigarh University promotes all types of sport activities and encourages the students for the participation in various sports events.
• The hostels of Acharya Institute of Technology comprises a total of 1500 students. 
• The institute provides well-equipped labs and a computer center of 1500 computers with a total bandwidth capacity of 100 MBPS. 

Chandigarh University is the best place to pursue CSE. It also has a name in the “Limca Book of Record” for providing the best placements for the CSE department. The infrastructure is also good, along with a ragging free campus. Overall, Chandigarh University is ideal for engineering.

National Institute of Technology, Mizoram 90th for engineering in India by JEE Cut-off 2019. The college offers B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of 5.43 Lakhs for the full period.

Admission:

• The eligibility criteria for Computer Science Engineering at the institute is having passed 10+2 examinations from a recognized board in the science stream.

• The selection of candidates is based on JEE Main scores, which is followed by JoSAA counseling.

There are 30 seats available for this course.

Infrastructure:

The college is built over a massive 190-acre campus. The college is home to a huge library which has over 7000 educational books and various other e-resources.

Faculty & Curriculum:

Nearly every teacher at the institute is a Ph.D. holder. Trainee teachers at the college are M.Tech graduates. The course curriculum for CSE is highly relevant, with various training and seminars organized to make the students industry-ready.

Placements: The course has an impressive placement rate of 89%. Internships are provided to all students to give them better training.

• Companies such as L&T, BPCL, and IBM come for placements during the placement season.

• The average package offered for CS at the college is 6.5 LPA, with the highest package going up to a whopping 17.3 LPA.

NITs are known for their engineering courses and NIT Mizoram is ranked among the top CSE colleges in North-East India. The college also has impressive placement statistics.

IIT Hyderabad is considered to be one of the 2nd Generation IITs initiated by Govt. of India and shares strong links with IT and Industrial Hubs. It was ranked 8th for Engineering by NIRF 2020 and ranked 198th in Asia by QS World Rankings.

IIT Hyderabad is the first institute in India to offer a B.Tech program in Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence at IITs:

To keep up with the increasing industry demands of proficient professionals in the field of Artificial Intelligence, many IITs offer diploma, certificate, and Ph.D. courses in AI.

• IIT Roorkee has recently launched an Online Certification Artificial Intelligence Course in collaboration with Coursera whose duration is Six Months.

• Two faculties from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have worked closely with Great Learning to develop and launch a three-month deep learning certification program.

• IIT Delhi has developed an AI system that will help medical practitioners use a low-powered electronic hardware system to diagnose health conditions such as malaria, TB, cervical cancer, and intestinal parasites in milliseconds.

• In order to meet the growing demand for students, IIT-G has introduced a new MTech program in data science. IIT Madras also offers dual degree specializations in robotics and data science.

• IIT Roorkee offers online certification courses in courses on emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, computer vision, etc.

However, IIT Hyderabad is the first institute to offer a B.Tech program in Artificial Intelligence and puts much emphasis on core areas such as Natural Language Processing, Game Theory, Reinforcement Learning, Multi-agent systems, Search, Planning, and Reasoning.

AI - IIT Hyderabad:

Admission:

• Admission to the B.Tech AI program at IIT Hyderabad is done through scores obtained in the JEE Advanced Entrance Test.

• According to the 2019 data, the required cutoff for securing a seat in AI at IIT Hyderabad is 657.

• The BTech course fee at the institute is 2.23 lakhs per annum.

Placement:

• Top recruiters at IIT Hyderabad include Accenture, Deshaw, Oracle, Microsoft, ISRO, L&T, MRF, Qualcomm, and Infosys.

• The highest package offered was 53.79 LPA while the average salary was 16.74 LPA.

• The overall percentage of placed students was 80%.

• The placement season of 2019 saw an 80% surge in new international recruiters.

IIT Hyderabad is a 2nd Generation IITs which offers courses with smaller credits and has brilliant tie-ups with industry all around the globe. The recently launched Artificial Intelligence B.Tech program is high on demand.

Artificial Intelligence is the ultimate future of Technology and the industry requires more qualified professionals in the field. So, it is safe to say that more IITs should follow the footsteps of IIT Hyderabad by offering BTech in Artificial Intelligence.

B.Tech in Computer Science at Neotia University is offered under 3 specializations - Data Analytics, Cyber Security, and AI & ML. 

The table below shows some facts for B.Tech CSE:

Curriculum: 

• The latest industry-based curriculum is offered to CSE students with an experiential industry-oriented program. 
• With this learning environment, students are prepared as future CSE professionals.

Faculty at Neotia University

• The faculty members are highly experienced and educated professionals.
• Each member has more than 10 years of experience and has published various research papers.

Internships

• Great internship opportunities are offered to CSE students.
• The university has collaborations with Central Railway Information System and IIT Kanpur for an industrial training program.

Admission Requisites 

• For full-time B.Tech CSE, one must have passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry/ Computer Science and Maths.
• The aggregate percentage must be 60%.

With a challenging industry and academic exposure, Neotia University enhances the profile of its students to help them crack lucrative career opportunities in the future.