The University of Chandigarh and Punjab Engineering College are equally good. It finally depends on you and what you are passionate about, as chemical engineering has a broader curriculum than IE.
Students opting for Chemical Engineering can specialize in the fields of Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Polymer Science & Technology, Energy Management, Biochemical Engineering, Separation Processes, Reaction Engineering, Pulp and paper, and Environmental Engineering.
Industrial Engineering is somewhat similar to Mechanical Engineering but not quite. Students will get to learn about manufacturing processes, manufacturing systems, systems engineering, IT, Networks, basic shop floor communications, and much more.
In the following table, you will get basic information about the colleges -
Category |
Chandigarh University (CE) |
PEC (PIE) |
Fees |
INR 4.80 LPA |
INR 3.46 LPA |
Recruiters |
SABIC, Sinopec, ExxonMobil, Formosa Plastics, LyondellBasell Industries, DuPont, Bayer, Evonik Industries, Toray Industries |
Trident, Maruti, JP Morgan, Loreal, Mu Sigma, Amazon, Exxon Mobil, Maruti Suzuki, Airbus, Hero Motocorp, Tata, L&T, Goldman Sachs, Maruti, McKenzie, Aakash IIT-JEE, ABB, ACC, Fiat, Sandisk, Eicher, Volvo, Minda, Reliance, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, IBM, SAP, MISYS, Chase |
Highest CTC |
INR 15 LPA |
INR 9 LPA |
Average CTC |
INR 8.75 LPA |
INR 5 LPA |
Lowest CTC |
INR 3.6 LPA |
INR 3.5 LPA |
But the Production and Industrial Engineering Branch of Punjab Engineering College is better. It also gives lots of opportunities to students both in education and placement. Also, even if you go for chemical engineering, you will for IE.
Therefore, choosing Production and Industrial Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh is a better option than Chemical Engineering of Chandigarh University, as it has more opportunities.