College of Engineering - [COEP], Pune

Among the aforementioned institutes, NSUT, DTU, and IIIT Delhi are tier-1 Engineering colleges while COEP, RVCE, and BMS are Tier-2 colleges. Here is a general comparison between the two groups of people institutes

First Group

• The first group comprises the best technical colleges in India. These colleges are excellent choices for COE, IT, and ECE. 
• These colleges have a good reputation and have strong alumni backing them.
• If you are getting COE, IT, or ECE in these colleges don’t even think of joining the colleges in the second group.

Second group

• The colleges in this group can be given preference if you fail to make it to the colleges in the first group. 
• If you are getting branches like CS, IT, and ECE, choose the colleges in the following order COEP >> RVCE > BMS
• COEP is one of the oldest engineering colleges in India and was ranked 101 out of 200 in India in 2022 by NIRF. It has an excellent placement record and might even become a tier-1 college in the future.
• RVCE and BMS are decent colleges and can be placed above colleges such as Manipal and SRM. 
• Another great option is IIIT Bangalore, the third-best IIIT, which is well-known for its CSE course

Hope the comparison was clear and will help you in making your decision.

Here are some things you should consider while making a choice-

• Branch- Choose the branch of your interest, instead of giving preference to brand name.

• Crowd- Try reaching out to the students from these colleges, and find out the kind of projects they are working on.

• Alumni Base- Research on the alumni network of these colleges, and where all the alumni have worked and studied.

• Visiting Companies- Research on the top 5 companies that recruit from the college (from the branch of your interest). Find out the median package offered to the students of your branch. 

• Infrastructure and faculty- Research on faculty qualification, and the projects they are working on. This will be useful in getting recommended when applying abroad. Research on the lab facilities. 

• Campus life and exposure- Research on the campus life of each college.

COEP does not stand at par with the other two colleges. You’ll have to choose between NITK and VNIT Nagpur. You must choose between the two based on the branch of your interest.

Both NIT Kurukshetra and COEP are good colleges. As a student of COEP Pune, I can tell you about my college in detail-

Weaknesses-

1. COEP won’t provide you with cross-cultural exposure like NIT Kurukshetra.
2. The NIT tag does offer some advantage when it comes to higher studies in foreign universities.
3. The academics are quite rigorous. You can’t prepare for your exams the night before and hope to pass.

Strengths-

1. The strength of COEP resides in its extracurricular activities, both on the national and international level-

• COEP students perform really well in BAJA SAE and Supra.
• The theater students perform really well. Some of them have caught the eyes of famous people like Mahesh Manjerekar in the past.
• Bhau Institute is a highly active startup incubator.
• COEP is among the very few colleges in India with a Boat Club. It hosts Regata- the biggest boating festival in India. Students from COEP visit Portugal, Africa, etc. to participate in boating competitions.

1. COEP has a strong alumni network. Its alumni list includes civil servants, graduates from renowned universities, and people working in 

brands like Amazon USA, Google, Facebook, Tesla Motors, etc.

1. The core placements are decent and IT placements are good at COEP.

Thus, COEP is a good college. According to me, after your graduation from either of these, you should go for a PG.

COEP is better among these. It is one of the oldest and most well-reputed technological institutes in the country. COEP placements are excellent. The median CTC for the institute is around INR 5 LPA. During the recent placement, students received the highest CTC of around INR 7.1 LPA. 

COEP fees are more affordable. The course fee for a B.Tech is around INR 1.62 Lakhs. So, the ROI is good. 

You should prefer COEP IT. It is among the top engineering colleges in Pune. The institute offers better academics, faculties, and placements. Each year around 95% of students get placed in the IT branch. The recent highlights of COEP Pune placements show the average CTC for IT to be around INR 10-11 LPA. Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, etc. are some of the major recruiters for the IT branch.

The video below gives you an overview of COEP IT

So, it can be concluded that COEP IT is a better option than IIIT Pune CSE