Which is the better campus of SRM, NCR or Sonepat?

SRM has two sister universities, SRM Ghaziabad and SRM Sonepat. While both the universities have a lot of common features, they have distinctions at the same time. For instance, SRM Ghaziabad is known as an Institute of Science and Technology and SRM Sonepat is known as a University. While SRM, Sonepat has not been ranked by NIRF, SRM Ghaziabad ranked 32 in All India University Ranking by the same.

A basic comparison has been provided for the institutions below.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

Sonepat: The campus equips students with a number of facilities such as a central library and multiple institutional libraries, computer R&D or project labs, indoor and outdoor sports, and an auditorium with a 1000-people accommodating capacity.

Ghaziabad: Students at this campus are offered facilities such as a library with 38734+ resources, hostels, sports complexes, shuttle services, a number of labs, a cafeteria, gym, healthcare, auditorium, seminar halls, etc.

Scholarships:

Sonepat: The SRM Scholar Search Program helps meritorious and disadvantaged students finance their education at SRM University.

Ghaziabad: The institute provides merit (academic, arts and culture, and sports) and need-based scholarships. It also offers scholarships to differently-abled students.

Placement Statistics:

Sonepat:

• The highest and average package offered was 12.5 LPA and 4.5 LPA, respectively.

• 500+ companies such as Google, HSBC, Microsoft, Philips, Capgemini, KPMG, etc, recruit SRM graduates.

Ghaziabad:

• The highest package offered was 33 LPA.

• 625+ companies recruit students, such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Siemens, Bank of America, SAP Labs, etc.

Interested students must compare both universities carefully. Both the institutes have their own set of advantages and shortcomings as well. Whether one is better than the other varies for person to person, depending on their needs and expectations.