Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology - [CIPET], Chennai - Reviews

CIPET, a best-in-class institute that focuses on the studies of plastics and their products.

Admission -

• Students who have completed Higher Secondary Education are eligible for admissions. The admission process is carried on by the state counseling process which is conducted by Anna University, Chennai. The seats are filled based on the engineering cut-off and the cut-off is based on the category of students.
• The other way is very uncertain and entirely based on luck. The procedure involves the students who opt to not join the college after completion of counseling. This process is known as lapse seat filling. It is based on a first come first serve basis where students can directly walk-in for admission. 
• The students who have completed their diploma courses can directly opt for lateral entry which means that they can directly take admission in the second year. 

Campus -

• The campus of CIPET institute is not so vast.
• The academic building consists of four floors with classrooms, a video conference hall, a placement cell, a computer lab, a seminar hall, an accounts section, and a cabin for professors.
• There is a research center inside the campus named ARSTPS.

Fees -

The fees of the institute are fixed by the government. Though, some miscellaneous and hostel fees will be further added to the fees fixed by the government. It is estimated that the fees will be around Rs 1, 20,000 per year including hostel fees. 

Quality of education -

• The library is well equipped with books especially on polymers which can’t be found in general libraries. 
• The laboratories consist of all the facilities and students have the freedom to learn the working principles and procedures. 
• The questions in the exams are relatively easy and simple.
• In the evening you can learn about design courses such as Pro E, CATIA, SOLID WORKS, MOULD FLOW, in the design center of CIPET. 

Placements -

The placements are considered to be good. The placement is given only to the core companies. 

• Reliance Industries Ltd. offers the highest CTCs in placements.
• The average CTC offered at the institute is around INR 15,000 to 20,000 per month.

Events –

• A cultural fest named Cipofest is organized in the last two days of March which includes various non-technical and entertaining events.
• Two symposiums named Negizhi and Uruvakkam are organized by plastics and manufacturing students between the month of October – November.

The starting salary packages offered at CIPET are low as compared to other undergraduate streams but the field of plastics offers a lot of opportunities. You can earn a lot with few years of experience. Taking admission at IITs or IISc is also easy with a degree from CIPET.