What should I take: ECE in NIT Jalandhar or electrical/mechanical in PEC Chandigarh?

NIT Jalandhar ranks 52nd among the engineering colleges in India as per NIRF ranking 2020. The ECE department is one of the main courses of this institute where 95-100% placements are offered every year. 

PEC Chandigarh ranks 68th as per NIRF 2020 Ranking and also one of the oldest and premier institutes. It regularly maintains a minimum of 80% placements every year.

Admission process:-

NIT Jalandhar

• The candidates must secure a minimum of 60% marks in 10+2 with PCM from a recognized university.
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the JEE Main score followed by the counselling conducted by the institute. 
• The total seats allocated for this course is 90.
• The cutoff required is 9380 - 12374.

PEC Chandigarh

• The candidates must have a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2 with PCM and a valid score in JEE Main.
• The cutoff required for electrical engineering is 12781 - 17622.
• The cutoff required for mechanical engineering is 8528 - 19194.

Placements:

Tabulated below are the placement statistics for both institutes:

The top recruiters are Adobe, Capgemini, Deloitte, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Samsung, Tata, JP Morgan, etc.

Faculty:

• The faculty of NIT Jalandhar is composed of more than 200 members. The team is divided into professors, assistant professors as well as associate professors.
• The faculties of PEC Chandigarh comprise 60 members in each department with each of them being cooperative and helpful towards the students. 

Thus both of these institutes are excellent in their standards. PEC Chandigarh is an ideal place for pursuing mechanical or electrical engineering. The mechanical department is the best with the highest placement rate. 

NIT Jalandhar is also a better place for pursuing BTech. The campus is excellent, and the NIT tag always boosts the confidence of the students.