IGIT Sarang is one of the best government colleges in Orissa. It is also only one government college of Orissa that are eligible to submit an Institutional Development Proposal. The admission process for Electrical Engineering is based on the results of JEE Main and Orissa-JEE.

Placement Statistics

• Companies like Ananda, Bhushan Steel, Infosys, Kanbay international, Larsen and Toubro, Satyam Computers, TATA Consultancy Services, Visa Steel, etc visit the campus every year in search of good placements. 
• The average salary offered to students is 4 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 10 lakhs. 

Class Composition 2019-20

• A total of 142 students are enrolled in B.Tech Mechanical Engineering.
• 54 students were present in M.Tech whereas 78 students enrolled in the Diploma program. 

The infrastructure of the college is really good. Classrooms are nice, the library is open to all, medical facilities and equipped labs are also available in college. Teachers are well qualified in their particular fields.

Both Mechanical and metallurgical engineering at Thapar and PEC Chandigarh have their own pros and cons. Let's list them out to opt for the best college for you. 

PEC Chandigarh:

• PEC Chandigarh has a better brand name compared to Thapar University. But Thapar is surely not far behind.
• PEC has an amazing culture that prepares its students for future career challenges.
• One can prepare well for their further MBA, Mtech, or MS entrance exams while being at PEC Chandigarh.
• Being a government college, PEC is doing a great job in its placement department. There was a 28% hike in their placement record in 2020 despite the pandemic situation.

Thapar University:

• Thapar has an amazing placement record and coding culture.
• As a brand name, it's growing up to the heights of PEC.
• If you opt for metallurgical science, you will limit yourself to few core companies or steel and other manufacturing firms.

Unless you are into metallurgical sciences it's better to opt for mechanical engineering as you can even jump into both technical and non-technical firms. 

Quick comparison:

Out of the above two, ME at PEC seems like a better option. PEC being a government institute has half the tuition fee of Thapar University which saves you a lot. If you plan on an MBA further, it's better to opt the best out of two and start preparing from the first year of your college itself.

According to the NIRF India Ranking 2020 for the B.Tech course, KLE Technological University ranks at 136 out of 300 colleges in India. It is also the 16th best university in the state of Karnataka. KLE Technological University offers a BE program for these specializations and the admission is through COMEDK-UGET or KET.

Electronics and Communication Engineering:

The course enlists practical training, site visits to NASA participation as an essential part of the curriculum. 53 faculty members are in the department.

Placement:

• In the year 2019, 210 students of the ECE department were placed in well-known companies.

• Mercedes Benz R&D, Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Tata Motors, Applied Materials, L&T, JSW (Jindal Steel), etc are some profound corporate companies hiring from the ECE department.

Mechanical Engineering:

Mechanical Engineering has a flexible curriculum course overlooking Design, Manufacturing, and Thermal streams pertaining to present-day Mechanical Engineers. There are 62 faculty members in the department.

Placement:

• Telcon, FleetGuard Filters, Toshiba, Accenture, TCS, TechMahindra, etc are some known recruiters of KLE, ME department.

• In the year 2019, 103 students of the ME department were placed in profound companies.

Automation & Robotics:

The program aims to provide students a platform for design, interface, installation, and troubleshooting of industrial automation systems.

• The department has good laboratories and has also signed an MOU with Bosch Rexroth India Ltd. and Beckhoff Automation India Pvt. Ltd.

• 12 faculty members are part of the department.

Placement:

• In the year 2019, 27 students of the Automation department were placed in profound companies.

• Telcon, FleetGuard Filters, Tata Advanced Materials, TaeguTec, JSW(Jindal Steel), PathPartner, INSZoom, Mistral, HP, IBM, Kooki, ADM Agro, etc are some prominent companies hiring Automation graduates of KLE University.

Electronics and Communication Engineering has a wide scope in consumer electronics and IT industries. A Mechanical Engineering degree has prospects in manufacturing units, aircraft as well as other industrial machinery. Automation as an industry has good potential in nuclear science and the formulation of bio-medical equipment. It is recommended that a student should pursue the course of his/her choice.

Mechanical engineering is amongst the major B.tech. Degree, provided by Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT).Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main)and also on the basis of theIPU CET exam, conducted by the university.

B.Techin Mechanical engineering is a flagship program of NIT Kurukshetra. Admission is made on the basis of marks scored by a candidate in Class XII and candidate’s performance in JEE Main.

Tabulated below is an overview of the courses in both colleges:

Placement statistics ofMechanical in MAIT(IPU)

1. The placement of the mechanical branch does not have that many options. Only 2-3 companiesvisit the campus for mechanical engineeringstudents but the freedom of opting in different branch placements is available for students who are eligible.
2. There is no attendance requirement so that the students can have ample time to work ontheirskills.

Infrastructure:MAIT has a better infrastructure than most of the other IPU Colleges except for USIT. The labs are functional, the classes are pretty decent for an Engineering collegebut has no active clubs.

Placement Statistics of Mechanical in NIT Kurukshetra:

1. The placement cell of NIT Kurukshetra has many facilities to help the students in placements. Activities like assisting visiting companies, facilitating pre-placement talks, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, online interviews, etc are conducted on a regular basis.
2. There has been aconsistent growthinthe overall percentage of the student getting placedsince 2015, making the placement rate to be 95%
3. Companies like TATA, Maruti, Mahindra and Mahindra, CNH industrial, Hero motors visit the campus for campus placementsand make the placement of the institutionabove par.
4. The highest package offered to the students is40.63 lacs.

Infrastructure:The campus facilities are very goodwith greatinfrastructure. Wi-Fi is available in the whole campus 24/7. Classrooms are very good with full air conditioning, neat and clean. The hostel facility is also goodwith good food.Sports facility is also available.

Additional information giving NIT Kurukshetra an upper hand for Mechanical engineering:

1. MAIT gives a Mechanical and Automation degreewhich is not a popular degree for placements.
2. NIT Kurukshetra has well qualified andvery experienced faculties.
3. Active clubs are present at NIT Kurukshetra. One of the major clubs is the SAE club.

MAIT is ranked 41st for BTech engineering by India Today, and Jamia is ranked 28th for engineering by the NIRF in 2020. The total seats for CSE in MAIT are 240 and Mechanical in Jamia has 70 seats. The yearly tuition fee at MAIT is 1.15 lakhs and Jamia is INR 12,000.

Admission:

• Candidates need to sit for the JEE Main examination for entrance into any of the colleges.

• For MAIT, students need to go through the GGSIPU counseling, and for Jamia, students need to go through the JMI Delhi counseling.

In 2019 the closing cut-off ranks for the institute were as follows.

Placements:

MAIT:

• The placement percentage of CSE at MAIT is 90%.

• The highest salary package is around 25 LPA, and the lowest is 3 LPA.

• The average salary package is 4-5 LPA.

• Reputed companies like TCS, Infosys, Amazon, Accenture, Microsoft, and Wipro come for recruitment.

JMI:

For mechanical, placements are quite good at Jamia.

• The mechanical department has a placement record of 70-80%.

• More than 40 companies come to recruit students each year.

• The average salary offered is around 5 LPA, and the highest salary that was offered in 2019 was around 12 LPA.

• The companies that come for recruitment are L&T, Supergas, Hero, Blue Star, TCS, Wipro, Saint Gobain, Cummins, Siemens, Maruti Suzuki, M and M, and Anglo-Eastern.

Infrastructure:

MAIT:

• At MAIT, the student to faculty ratio is around 70:1.

• The library is massive, having access to hundreds of volumes and papers.

• There are five canteens on campus, and the college has several sports facilities, including an indoor badminton court.

JMI:

• The mechanical department at Jamia has its library and well-equipped labs.

• The entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled. Medical facilities are available 24*7.

• Each department organizes sports week, and the mechanical department also has separate canteens.

Although in terms of placements and infrastructure both the colleges are on par, there is a factor of affordability. Jamia has one of the lowest tuition fees in Delhi. However, the decision depends on the students who need to take everything from academics to cultural aspects of the colleges into consideration.

Both the colleges, UIET PU and CGC Landran were placed in the rank band of 201-250 according to the NIRF Rankings of 2020. The course duration for both the colleges is for 4 years but UIET offers a BE degree, whereas CGC Landran offers a B.Tech degree.

CGC Landran (ME):

Admission:

• JEE Main scores are accepted for admission to this college.

• The Mechanical Engineering stream has only 60 seats in CGC Landran. The total course fees for the duration of 4 years is Rs.3.48 lakh.

Placement:

• The placement rate for the ME stream is 40-50%.

• The average salary package received is around 4-5 LPA.

• The students get offered placements coming from government organizations including ISRO, DRDO, Indian Armed forces Navy, Air force, and Army.

• Companies like Eveready, Hyundai, Panasonic, Mahindra, Deloitte, Ashok Leyland, etc visit this college for offering placements after graduation

UIET (ME):

Admission:

• JEE Main scores are accepted for admission to this college.

• The total number of seats available for the ME stream in UIET is 94. The entire expense for the course duration of 4 years is Rs.4.08 lakh.

Faculty: The student to faculty ratio is around 400:25 which implies the number of teachers compared to the students is very low.

Placement:

• The Placement rate for the ME stream is 15%.

• Only 15% of students of this stream were placed in core companies after graduation at UIET.

• 32 students from a batch of 79 in the year 2018 were placed in both core and noncore companies including Mahindra, Hero Honda, Deloitte, ZS, Infosys, Zycus, Juganoo, Zscaler, etc.

• 2 students had got an internship offer during the 4 years of the course and among them, one was from a non-mechanical core company i.e. ZS Associates.

• The highest salary package was 11 lakh per annum from Juganoo and the lowest was 3.6 LPA from Infosys.

• The average salary package offered is around 3-4 LPA.

Mostly the package received depends on the performance of the individual in the case of both the colleges. Go through the important facts about each of the colleges mentioned above and choose which will be best for you.