Which one should I choose: NITK or PES University?

PES University, Bangalore, and NITK, Surathkal are both institutions that are recognized by UGC. The institutes are also approved by AICTE. Both the institutes have features that are unique to them and have their distinct advantages and limitations. One must compare these academic establishments properly before choosing one over the other.

A basic comparison has been provided below to help individuals with the same.

Infrastructure and Facilities

• PES: The campus comprises 3.5 million sq. ft. of built-up area and acres of open ground. The university offers facilities such as hostels, library, sports complex, labs, cafeteria, gym, amphitheater, seminar halls, healthcare, etc.

• NITK: Facilities including a central computer lab, bank and post office, healthcare, shopping complex, open-air theatre, auditorium, etc, are offered to the students.

Scholarships

• PES: Scholarships such as MRD scholarships, Distinction Award, etc are offered to students who are meritorious or belong to the rural background.

• NITK: Students are offered Merit and Merit-cum-Means scholarships by the institute. The value of the scholarships varies accordingly.

Placement Statistics

• PES: 851 students were placed in 56 recruiting companies such as Deloitte, Amazon, LinkedIn, EY, Honeywell, Nestle, Flipkart, Intel, etc. The highest and average package offered was 48 LPA and 6.8 LPA, respectively.

• NITK: 92% of the students were placed in 270 companies such as Bosch, Deloitte, Coal India Ltd., Indian Navy, Oracle, HSBC Bank, MMT, Coca-Cola India, Amazon, etc. The highest domestic package offered was 42 LPA.

Alumni

• PES: Notable alumni of PESU include Tony Luke (actor), Damacharla Janardhana Rao, and Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda (Politicians).

• NITK: Notable alumni include the likes of Thomas Zacharia (Computer Scientist), Rajeev Madhavan (Investor), and Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj (Badminton player).

Whether one institution is better than the other is purely based on the discretion of an individual. A conclusion must be drawn keeping other factors such as faculty, academic quality, personal disposition and expectations in mind as well.