Shiv Nadar University - [SNU], Greater Noida - associated department

After IIT Hyderabad and BITS, Thapar University is the third-best private college, while the other two are unsuitable for engineering.

If you have the option, choose a branch in Thapar over SNU.

Thapar University is one of India's most prominent and best engineering institutes, ranked second only to Bits Pilani in terms of private institutes. In the NIRF rankings, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology is holding 20th position.

Thapar is superior in every way, including crowds, brand, studies, research, placements, and campus environment, etc.

Both Shiv Nadar University and Manipal University are one of the prestigious colleges in India for Engineering. Both of them provide a B.Tech. degree in most of the engineering branches. As the preferred branch and degree are not mentioned, general aspects of these colleges are discussed below.

Fee Structure – The course fee for the institutes are as follows.

• Shiv Nadar University charges 2.5 lakhs to 7 lakhs for various UG programs and 2.7 lakhs to 10 lakhs for PG programs.

• Manipal University charges 2.83 lakhs to 12 lakhs for UG programs and 3.19 lakhs to 7.89 lakhs for PG programs.

Placements –

Manipal University – Despite being a private institute, the placement records of Manipal University are quite impressive.

• The highest package offered was 42 LPA.

• The median package for B.Tech was 4.05 LPA and 6.5 LPA for M.Tech.

• The top recruiters are Microsoft, Amazon, Accenture, Birla, Goldman Sachs.

Shiv Nadar University – Shiv Nadar University issued an outstanding record of placement with a 93% placement for all its students.

• The highest package offered was 31.5 LPA, and the median package was around 4.5 LPA.

• Microsoft. Amazon, TATA Power, IBM, Paytm, Goldman Sachs, etc. are the regular participants in the placements here.

Some of the key factors about the institutes are discussed below.

Shiv Nadar University- It has been continued to be the preferred hiring choice for both Indian and international organizations. They make students learn how to face employers in a competitive campus hiring environment during the final year. The companies include Consulting companies, Engineering and Manufacturing companies, Startups, Academic institutions, NGOs and Social establishments Think Tanks, Financial institutions, etc.

Manipal University- It is one of the main constituents of the Manipal Education Group. Located on 122 acres of campus near Jaipur, the university boasts modern infrastructure including all audio-video aided classrooms, research facilities, and a modern, digital library. For onboard students, the university has a hostel facility for over 5900 with centralized WI-FI connectivity, gym, sports facility, CCTV surveillance, etc. Hostels for boys and girls are separate.

So, according to all the above-mentioned points, Shiv Nadar University and Manipal University share very equivalent academic quality. Now one can choose based on their own preferences.

Both the Universities Shiv Nadar University(SNU) and Symbiosis School of Economics both the institutes are good options for pursuing Economics courses.

However, in terms of providing research opportunities, Shiv Nadar University is considered to be a better university than the Symbiosis School of Economics. The department of Economics at SNU currently offers a 4-year program on B.Sc.(Research) in Economics and a minor in Economics to students majoring in other disciplines. While on the other hand, Symbiosis School of Economics offers a 3 years B.Sc. (Economics) Honors program.

Economics Society at SNU is also an active space that facilitates, supports, and organizes events and conversations about the economic, political, and social issues.

Given below is a comparison between the Economics course offered by Shiv Nadar University(SNU) and Symbiosis School of Economics.

Symbiosis School of economics has a traditional approach towards academics. Also, SSE is known more for business-related courses. Whereas SNU is reputed for its Economics courses.

Both the universities are well renowned and are known for their quality education and placements. Whereas, the only difference lies in the selection procedure. 

IISERs only accept admissions on the basis of JEE Advanced scores. Thus, giving you a better peer group. But SNU also offers a good BSc/MSc program for Physics. 

Thus, choosing any one of them is definitely a tough task. But given the choice between the two, students tend to go with IISER, due to its selection factor.