Both universities have their own advantages as well as drawbacks.

NIT Calicut is ranked 3rd in the Architecture Category by the NIRF Rankings 2019. B.Arch. from NIT Calicut costs INR 2.59 lakh. The selection of the program is based on JEE Main rankings. The institute has well-qualified faculties and provides good infrastructure. The department of Architecture at NIT Calicut has 5 laboratories. The placements statistics of 2019 reveals a total of 3 students from the B.Arch program got placement offers out of the 9 students who registered. The average salary offered was 9.08 LPA, whereas the maximum salary offered was 18.24 LPA.

On the other hand, B.Arch. from Lovely Professional University, Punjab costs a total of INR 6.86 lakh. There are ample scholarship opportunities that students can opt for. The scholarships are given based on the LPUNEST (National Entrance and Scholarship test) ranks. The college has good infrastructure and experienced faculty members for Architecture. The students get placements based on their internships. Almost 95% of the students get their internships in the second year of the program. The major recruiters at LPU are Microsoft, Infosys, Amazon India, IBM, Samsung, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever Limited Bosch, etc. The average salary package at LPU is 2 LPA and the highest is 12 LPA.

In a nutshell, both the universities offer great exposure, good placements and provide quality education. Regarding a better choice among the two, LPU seems to have comparatively more satisfactory review from students than NITC.

This completely depends on your preferences and interests. LPU is known for its overall quality and atmosphere. PDPU is renowned for its petroleum engineering course that provides the most lucrative placement opportunities.

Courses offered:

• LPU offers various engineering as well as commerce courses. They offer BBA, B.Tech, BPT, MBA & M.Tech. The first-year fees vary from INR 95,200 to INR 3,04,000.

• PDPU is famous for its engineering courses. However, they also offer BBA, BA, B.Com, B.Sc, and MBA along with B.Tech & M.Tech. The first year fee starts from INR 1,54,000.

Hostel Facilities:

• LPU provides standard rooms as well as apartments for students. They cost from 30,000 to 1,55,000 rupees per year inclusive of food.

• PDPU provides AC rooms for a cost of Rs. 85,000 per year. Additionally, they charge Rs. 44,000 a year for food.

Placement:

PDPU:

• The placement opportunities for students in PDPU are plenty. Especially if they are studying Petroleum engineering.

• PDPU students get campus placement opportunities from TCS, Torrent Gas, Infosys, Wipro, ONGC, Hansa Group, Reliance Industries, Adani Gas, etc.

• The highest CTC offered was around INR 20 LPA from ONGC. The average CTC offered is around INR 3.5 LPA.

LPU:

• LPU students get campus placement opportunities from a plethora of MNCs.

• Some of their most famous recruiters are Capgemini, Wipro, Amazon, Bosch, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, Mercedes Benz, Renault Nissan, Trident Group, Hindustan Unilever, etc.

• The IT sector has recruited the highest number of students for LPU placements. The highest CTC was for the engineering branch which was INR 42 LPA, offered by Microsoft.

Additional Facilities:

LPU:

• LPU has a 9-story central library for students. They also have an open-air theatre, university mall, and food kiosks inside the campus.

• There are plenty of sports and recreational facilities available for students like a snooker lounge, boxing ring, football field, and basketball court.

PDPU:

• PDPU has Siemens Center of Excellence, which is regarded as the best training center for automation training.

• PDPU has plenty of sports clubs and recreational activities like ultimate frisbee club, volleyball court, yoga club, tennis court, cricket ground, bowling complex, and football field.

There is no outright option that is better than the other. Both are excellent colleges offering a great college life and career prospects. Students are advised to make a decision based on their personal interests.

Lovely Professional University is a private University with a NIRF ranking of 99 overall in 2020. Jain University is deemed to be a university with a NIRF ranking of 85 out of 200 in Top universities in India 2020. LPU offers 400+ seats for BTech in CSE while Jain University offers 300 seats in the BTech CSE branch.

Facilities:

• LPU has one of the best industrial workshops and an amazing infrastructure. The labs are well equipped.

• Jain University is a deemed university with a campus area of 300 acres. The college offers students all kinds of extracurricular activities. The labs are well-equipped and various lab classes are held for students during college hours. Students of various communities and places take admission in this college.

Admission:

LPU:

• Admissions in LPU for BTech is based on JEE mains score and LPUNEST.

• The minimum eligibility criteria include standard 12th with 60% aggregate with Physics, Mathematics, and English.

• BTech CSE at LPU costs around 6.27 lakhs.

Jain University:

• The minimum eligibility criteria for BTech is 10+2 with physics, chemistry, mathematics, or biology as main subjects from a recognized board with an aggregate of at least 60% marks.

• The admissions are granted through Jain Entrance Test( JET ) or Uni-GAUGE followed by counseling.

• The total course fee for BTech CSE at Jain University is 5.5 lakhs.

Placements:

Btech CSE at both LPU and Jain University are among the branches with the highest placement rate. The placement statistics for both the institute according to the 2020 placement highlights are as follows.

The top recruiters at LPU included Microsoft, Amazon, Cognizant, Bosch, Wipro, Capgemini, etc. Microsoft offered the highest salary of 42 lacs to a student from BTech in CSE.

The top recruiters at Jain University include coca-cola, IBM, Accenture, Bosch, Airtel, HP, Airbus, etc. A total of 236 companies visited the college offering the highest salary as 30 LPA.

Both Jain University and LPU offer decent BTech CSE programs with great placement rates. As for which will be better for you, you should decide that.

It can get really confusing sometimes to choose the perfect college for you because educational institutions play a major role in shaping our future. Here are some of the major elements that you must take into consideration before choosing the proper college for your higher education.

Ranking:

• Lovely Professional University seems to have been the only private university of Punjab to come into the top 100 in NIRF, 2020. LPU School of management has ranked 49, the school of engineering 87, and the school of pharmacy ranked 29.

• NIT Nagaland ranked 91st by JEE cut-off for engineering in 2019.

Placement:

• The highest salary package remains around 42 lakhs per year for the LPU students. The average package remains around 16 lakhs per year. Top recruiters are Microsoft, Hyatt Regency, Sobha Developers, and more. According to the reports, more than 90% of students get placed every year in different companies.

• NIT Nagaland students get placed in various companies and the highest salary package is 9-10 lakhs per year. Whereas, the average package remains around 4.5LPA top recruiters are Amazon, BPCL, BSNL, Power Grid, and more.

Course Details and Eligibility:

LPU

• Lovely Professional University offers a variety of courses which include B. Tech, B. Tech Hons, MBA, M. Tech.

• The eligibility criteria are 10+2 with a minimum of 60% marks and LPUNEST for enrolling in B. Tech. The eligibility criteria remain the same for B.Tech Hons as well.

• For MBA and MBA Hons, students have to pass 10+2 with a minimum of 55% marks.

NIT Nagaland

• NIT Nagaland offers various courses including B. Tech, M. Tech, and M.SC. The tentative course fee remains around 1.50 Lakh per year.

• In order to pursue B.Tech in NIT Nagaland, students have to clear 10+2 and JEE Main.

• For M.Tech, they have to have a B.Tech degree and pass the GATE examination and for M.SC, they have to have a B. SC degree and pass the IIT JAM test.

Scholarships:

• Lovely Professional University provides various scholarships depending upon the performance of students in various categories.

• NIT Nagaland provides various scholarships as well. Some of the major providers are the Foundation of Academic Excellence and Access India, District Welfare officer UP, District Welfare Officer, Bihar, District Welfare society Puru, Bihar, and more.

Hostel Facilities:

• Lovely Professional University has separate hostel accommodations for both boys and girls. Standard rooms along with various essentials like Iron bed, AC, geyser, almirah, study table and more are provided.

• NIT Nagaland presents both boys and girls hostel at the present with all the necessary essentials. A boy's PG is also available inside the campus.

Both the colleges provide good infrastructure and the quality of faculty is excellent in both the colleges. They are well educated and the quality of education that they provide is undoubtedly unquestionable. These are some of the major elements that you should never forget to keep in mind while choosing your college for further studies.

Brainware University is a private university situated in Kolkata. The college was ranked 67th on the basis of faculty and placements in India by EW India Private University Rankings.The fees for the course is 3.9 Lakhs for a period of four years.

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university situated in Jalandhar. The college has been ranked 87th in the NIRF rankings. The college offers B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering as a four-year course. The fees for the course is 6.27 Lakhs.

Admission Procedure

• Brainware: Students applying for B.Tech in CSE at Brainware University are required to have passed their 10+2 examinations with 45% marks in PCM with a valid score in JEE to secure admission. There are 60 seats available in this course.

• LPU: The basic eligibility to apply for CSE at LPU is passing 10+2 examinations in PCM with 60% marks. Further, students are selected on the basis of JEE Main or LPUNEST entrance examinations. If students score greater than 90% in their 10+2 or 90 percentile in JEE Main, then LPUNEST will be exempted and candidates may directly apply for admission. The college has 480 seats for this course.

Infrastructure & Facilities

• Brainware: The college is built over a large 9-acre campus. The college has a huge library with a rich collection of journals, magazines, research reports, and videos. The college also has in-campus boys and girls hostels, a number of laboratories, including a high-tech computer laboratory for CSE students. The campus is also equipped with Wi-Fi facilities.

• LPU: The college is built on a vast 600-acre campus. The college has a nine-storey academic building with a four-storey library. The college has air-conditioned classrooms, sports facilities, cafeterias, auditoriums, laboratories, gym, convenience stores, and on-campus hostels. The college also has dedicated rooms for art & culture subjects. The college provides a shuttle service for its students as well.

Placements

• Brainware: Placements for B.Tech in CSE at the college have a placement rate of nearly 90%. Companies such as Berger Paints, Capgemini, Nestle, and Reliance come for placements for CSE students. The average package offered at this course is 3.5LPA, with the highest package going up to 12LPA.

• LPU: The college has a high placement rate of 805 for CSE students. Companies such as Colgate, Capgemini, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google come for placements. The average package offered is 6.5LPA, with the highest package going up to a whopping 42LPA.

LPU is a clear winner among the two colleges for CSE. LPU scores above on all fronts as it is ranked among the top 100 Indian universities and offers amazing packages to its students. The campus is 60 times bigger and has much better facilities. It has a more expensive fee structure, but it gives a better return on investment.

Sharda University is ranked among the top 200 Institutes in India for MBA by NIRF. 12 specialization courses are offered in MBA by Sharda University and have a student-faculty ratio of 11:1.

Ranked 49th for MBA in India by NIRF; LPU is one among 16 Indian institutes accredited to the Council for Business Schools and Programs(ACBSP) U.S. LPU offers 8 specialization courses in MBA with a student-faculty ratio of 7:1

Admission:

Sharda University:

• Sharda University accepts CAT, MAT, and XAT scores for admission.

• MAT score of 53 and XAT score of 65 was expected for the first-round admission in 2019.

• University offers 360 MBA seats across 12 specializations.

LPU:

• LPU accepts CAT, MAT, and CMAT test scores for MBA admission.

• CAT score of 80, CMAT score of 90, and MAT score of 67 were considered as a cutoff for MBA in the first round previous year.

• Overall 360 seats are available for MBA at LPU with the fee of 2.32 LPA

• LPU conducts LPUNEST as one of its entrance exams which are even considered for its scholarship program.

Campus facilities:

Sharda University:

• Spread across 63 acres, Sharda University has students from 85+ countries. With 13000+ student strength, the college offers 7 hostels separate for boys, girls, and international students.

• Sharda University is IT-enabled; with amazing infrastructure. cafeteria, gymnasium, library with world-class books are few to name.

• The campus is LAN enabled with WiFi connectivity.

LPU:

• Spread across 600 acres, LPU houses 10,000 students.

• Its student center provides tons of students-run shops, eating joints, and hostels.

• University has 6 volleyball, 6 badminton, 1 basketball courts, and 3 swimming pools along with 2 yoga rooms and 10 open gyms.

Placement statistics:

Sharda University:

• Overall 350+ companies worldwide participate in the recruitment process every year which includes 150+ MNCs and 30+ fortune companies.

• Top recruiters include Amazon, IBM, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Accenture, WIPRO, Infosys.

• MBA course has a placement record of 100% at Sharda University with an average package of 6LPA.

• Highest CTC offered to date for the MBA stream is 54LPA.

LPU:

• 839 companies participated in the campus recruitment process in 2020.

• Top recruiters in recent years include Cognizant, Tech Mahindra, Amazon, Bosch, Wipro, Capgemini.

• 800+ students were placed in campus recruitment this year with an average CTC of 7LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 for the management course is 19.75LPA.

• The minimum CTC offered for MBA students at LPU is 4-5LPA.

Both Universities are good for MBA in terms of academics and placements. So, choose according to your convenience by considering the given parameters.