Both NIT Bhopal and PEC Chandigarh are very good for CSE and provide many facilities to its students. Out of both of them, I would recommend you to choose NIT Bhopal over PEC Chandigarh due to the following reasons.

• Placements are much better at NIT Bhopal. The average package being offered is around 12.51 LPA which is comparatively better than the packages offered to PEC Chandigarh students. 
• CSE department witnessed 100% placement offers at NIT Bhopal.
• While studying at an NIT, you get the 'NITian' tag which is very valuable and a matter of pride for every student out there. 
• As a city, Bhopal is more beautiful than Chandigarh.
• You can enjoy your 4 years of B.Tech at NIT Bhopal while pursuing your graduation. As there is not much load of studies and assignments on students. 

Hence, NIT Bhopal is a better institute than PEC Chandigarh and provides all the facilities and the proper environment to students without much load of studies. So, it is better to choose NIT Bhopal over PEC Chandigarh.

PEC University of Technology, which was formerly renowned across India as Punjab Engineering College is among the premier technical institutions of the nation. In fact, back in 1994, it was called the best technical institution India ever had by the National Foundation of Indian Engineers (NAFEN). 

In brief, the department of electronics and communication engineering (ECE), which was primarily known as the Department of Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering started with an intake capacity of around 30 students. As the time passed, it subsequently saw an increment to 60 with regard to the competence of the infrastructure, besides the faculty of the department itself. 

The intake capacity of PEC Chandigarh has gradually seen an upward slope of 75 students from 2014 - 15 and 120 students from 2016 - 17 onwards. You can check the recent stats of the intake capacity of the institution if necessary.

The department of ECE in PEC Chandigarh is considered to be extremely good. It also has a good placement record. 

Besides, you will acquire a lot of exposure in a city like Chandigarh in your upcoming years

Aerospace Engineering from PEC is decent. It is excellent if compared to other private colleges, but it is regretful compared to the IITs. The following are the highlights of the program.

The chances for admission in Aerospace Engineering are bitty. The cut-offs of various branches have been fluctuating over the past few years. So, it’s not possible to predict the exact cut-off which will land you in Aerospace Engineering from PEC. The cut-off is generally around 15-19000. If you belong to any quota then getting admission gets easier. 

If you are inclined to Aerospace Engineering, the program from PEC is worth the ride.

PEC Chandigarh is a better option for Computer Science and Engineering, considering the factors of placement, curriculum, and the overall development of the students in the institute. 

The table below gives a brief level of comparison among the two institutes.

Key Highlights:

• The curriculum followed by PEC Chandigarh is very much similar to that of IITs. It is updated as per the requirements of the industry. This is a great advantage over the other as NIT Jalandhar follows the same syllabus followed by other NITs across India.
• PEC Chandigarh provides proper facilities in the institute for the overall development of the student during the course. 
• Through the engagement of technical societies in PEC, students in CSE get exposure to an in-depth study of subjects relevant to Computer Science and Engineering.

Considering all the above factors, it can be concluded that PEC Chandigarh is, without doubt, a better choice for a B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering.

PEC is one of the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab and ranks 68 among the top engineering colleges per NIRF ranking 2020. It maintains a standard placement record of 80% by providing jobs in top quality MNCs. 

UIET Chandigarh ranks 54 among the private engineering colleges by NIRF ranking and maintains a placement record of 80%. 

Admission Process 

PEC Chandigarh:-

• The minimum marks required is 75% marks in 10+2 along with a valid score in JEE Main.
• The seats for electrical engineering are 48. 
• The course fee is INR 3.45 LPA.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 12781-17622.

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats for CSE in UIET Chandigarh are 40.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 24265-35348.

Placements:-

The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. The average package offered by the institutes is 5% more than last year. 

The top recruiters are IBM, Samsung, Tata, Microsoft, Deloitte, Infosys, Amazon, KPMG, Accenture, Wipro, etc.

Facilities:

• The central library of PEC Chandigarh has a collection of 1 lakh volumes of books and research papers. 
• There are six hostels in the campus, four of them are for boys and two for girls. 
• A 120 capacity of air-conditioned hall in UIET Chandigarh for holding presentations and interactive sessions.
• The university library of UIET Chandigarh has an inflibnet network which allows them to connect through the digital facilities. 

PEC is a better option and has an excellent reputation than UIET Chandigarh. The placements at PEC are better than UIET Chandigarh. The average package offered every year for electrical and computer engineering is around INR 7-11 LPA, which is more than UIET Chandigarh. PEC Chandigarh is a better choice for pursuing electrical than UIET Chandigarh for CSE. 

However, both these colleges are some of the finest universities in the country with diverse cultures. Hence pursuing a course from any of these universities will land you into success.

The CSE department at PEC Chandigarh has a great faculty, well-established infrastructure, and excellent placements. Many of my friends have left NSIT for PEC. The environment is cordial and accepting in PEC. 

CSE like ECE and Electrical, attract software companies that provide students with immense options to choose from. Core companies also take part in PEC Chandigarh’s placement program.

Companies like Arcesium, Amazon, GS, SanDisk, etc. offered students a salary package of 34 LPA. Though very few students are offered an amount like this.

A large number of companies participating in the placement program in PEC have made it better than other colleges in the region, even NITs, second only to IITs, BITS Pilani and DTU.

PEC Chandigarh is a highly recommended college to pursue CSE for a career ahead.

Surely, Metallurgy at PEC over Mechanical in UIET. There are various important reasons behind this: Placements in PEC are better, companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. visit campus for placements.

Though metallurgy has fewer placements than other branches in PEC, once you are in PEC and if you are focused enough, you can go for an upgrade after 1st semester on the basis of CGPA. To aim for it, keep the following things in mind -

• At most, only the top 10% of the class can be upgraded.
• The branch you want to be upgraded to will only be available if it has vacant seats.

PEC is far superior to UIET in terms of cultural and other extracurricular activities. If you don't have any branch priorities, I'd recommend metallurgy in PEC.