Which college should I go for BCA - Maharaja Surajmal Institute (MSIT) or Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS)?

Maharaja Surajmal Institute is recognized by AICTE, UGC, NCTE, and has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. The college has been ranked 15th for BCA by India Today Rankings 2020. The college offers Bachelors in Computer Applications (BCA) as a three-year course. The fees for the course are 2.59 lakhs for the full period.

Vivekananda Institute for Professional Studies has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. The college offers Bachelors in Computer Applications (BCA) as a three-year course. The fees for the course are 2.59 lakhs for the full period.

Admission Procedure

• The admission procedure for both colleges is the same. 
• The minimum eligibility criteria for the course are having cleared 10+2 examinations with 50% aggregate. 
• Further, students are selected on the basis of rank secured in IPU-CET, the common entrance examination for IPU colleges. 
• Students can confirm their seats through the counseling session. 
• The course has a total of 180 seats available.

Infrastructure & Facilities

MSI: 

• The college is built over an 8-acre campus and is home to a well-equipped library which includes journals, study material, magazines and various e-learning facilities. 
• The college has a sporting and art & cultural facilities available. 
• Other facilities such as an auditorium, gym, and cafeterias are also available to the students.

VIPS: 

• The college is built over a 5-acre campus and provides boys and girls hostels. 
• The institute also has a number of laboratories. 
• Other facilities such as an auditorium, gym, air-conditioned classes, convenience stores, auditoriums, and cafeterias are also available to the students.

Placements

MSI:

• The college has a placement rate of approximately 75%. 
• Top recruiters include Wipro, Deloitte, Infosys, SAP Labs, ZS Associates, and TCS. 
• The average offer received by students is 2.5LPA. The highest package goes up to a 6LPA.

VIPS:

• The college has a placement rate of approximately 80%. 
• Top recruiters include Wipro, Deloitte, Infosys, SAP Labs, and HCL. 
• The average offer received by students is 2LPA. The highest package goes up to a 3.3LPA.

Both colleges are IPU colleges. Between the two MSI is a much more preferred college for BCA. The college has a superior ranking across all rankings published and even provides much better placement offers. However, MSI has a higher cutoff between the two, if you get MSI that should be your first preference.