All these institutes offer decent Mechanical Engineering programs. JUET has been ranked 86 among the top 100 universities in India by NIRF. Whereas G.L. Bajaj Noida and Medicaps Indore are ranked 26 and 118 for B.Tech by India Today.

JUET Guna:

Admission-

• For BTech admission, 60 seats are filled through JEE and another 60 is on a merit basis (10+2 results).

• The tuition fee per semester for B.Tech is Rs.82500 and Rs.42000 for M.Tech.

• There are a total of 120 seats for B.Tech and 10 seats for the M.Tech course.

Facilities-

• There are Computer-Aided Design Lab, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Lab, Mechatronics Lab, Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Lab, and many other lab facilities to ensure the practical skills of the students.

• The laboratories are well equipped with advanced manufacturing technologies such as CNC machines, Robots, Additive manufacturing machines, and software packages such as Autocad, Pro/Engineer ABAQUS, Magics RP, Edge CAM, etc.

Placements-

• Nearly 110 students of the 2016-2020 B.Tech Mechanical Engineering batch got placed after graduation.

• Major recruiters are Adani Wilmar, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., JSW Steels Ltd., Bosch Ltd., John Deere, Liu Gong, DHL, Sanghi Cements, Vihaan Networks Ltd., and Lutron and many more.

G L Bajaj:

Admission-

• The admission to the B.Tech program is through JEE Mains.

• The total course fee is 2.2 lakhs

Facilities-

• The department has a Thermodynamics and Applied Thermodynamics lab, Fluid Mechanic lab, Dynamics of Machines lab, CAD/CAM lab, and Material Science lab, and many other facilities.

• It has centers like the Design Innovation Centre, Centre for Aerodynamics, Centre for HVAC-R, and Centre for Robotics & Automation and SAP Learning Hub.

Placements- The department equips students as industry-oriented engineers.

• Fortune industries such as Graziano, Saint Gobin, DCM Shriram, Systemair, Elgi, Tech Mahindra, and Infosys are the main recruiters.

• The average CTC offered is 4.4 LPA.

Medicaps:

Admission-

• The admission to the B.Tech and M.Tech Mechanical Engineering program is through JEEMains and GATE examination.

• The course fees for B.Tech and M.Tech are 4 lakhs and 1 lakh.

• Available seats for B.Tech are 180 and 18 for M.Tech.

Facilities- The Mechanical Engineering department of the Medicaps has more than 52 highly experienced faculty members and 13 fully-fledged laboratories with modern machinery and software.

Placements-

• Some popular recruiters include TCS, Wipro, Zetatek, Umang Engg, Amazon, Force, Wintek Tapadia, Skill Ventory, Locus, and many others.

• The average CTC at the institute is 3.88 LPA.

Hence, it is better to choose either JUET or Medicaps. Both offer B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in Mechanical Engineering, along with advanced curriculum and well-equipped laboratory facilities to make the students apt for the emerging market demands.

GL Bajaj is ranked at 26 for private engineering by India Today and is known to be a leading academic institution. NIET Greater Noida on the other hand has been ranked at number 1 by Data Quest for best private engineering colleges in India. Both universities offer programs in Business, Engineering, IT, and software.

Specifically for Mechanical engineering, let us have a look at the difference between programs offered by both the colleges:

Course structure:

• NIET offers a 4 year BTech in Mechanical Engineering program that is affiliated to AKTU- Dr. Abdul Kalam Technological University (UPTU).
• GL Bajaj offers a more practical based degree that is AICTE approved and has added workshops on subjects like computer-aided engineering as part of its curriculum.

Tuition Fee: The total tuition fee for the Mechanical engineering program at NIET amounts to 4.65 lakh whereas GL Bajaj charges a total amount of 2.20 lakh for the same course.

Eligibility:

• For admissions to the mechanical engineering program at NIET students are required to get an eligible rank in their UPSEE entrance test with a minimum score of 45% in 12^th.
• Students looking to apply at GL Bajaj can apply by clearing the UPSEE exam which is given first preference for allocation of seats. The rest of the seats will be filled by JEE-Mains qualified candidates.

Placements:

• NIET offers an 82% placement rate within the mechanical engineering department with an average median salary of 4 LPA.
• GL Bajaj offers placements with multiple core companies as part of their placement drive with the highest CTC of 30.3 lakhs and the lowest of 4.5 lakhs. Both institutions offer a total of 240 seats for BTech in Mechanical Engineering.

Top Recruiters: Compared to GL Bajaj, NIET oversees a lower number of core companies. It sees companies like TCS, Wipro, Kotak, and Nestle as part of its recruitment drive. GL Bajaj on the other hand has many core companies for the field of mechanical engineering like Capgemini, CDK Global, HCL, Fiserv, and Capital Via.

Based on the given factors, students can make a choice regarding their college of preference.

XLRI offers a 15 month, full-time residential program. It is one of XLRI'S flagship programs accredited by the AMBA. It includes a 3 months field training as well. Each batch has only 101 students selected on merit.

SP Jain's PGDM program is a 2-year program accredited by AMBA and NBA as well. This program allows flexibility in changing the major as well.

Here's an overview of the three institutes:

Special Facts on Infrastructure and Program

SP Jain 

• PGDM program has access to international visiting faculty members and students from Dauphine University (France), NUS (Singapore), Ledge Business School France, amongst others. Michigan State University and Cornell University are its B-School partners.
• The institute has an amphitheater, residential facilities, and a library.

GL Bajaj

• PGPM program has 50+ faculty members with more than 40 being well-known management gurus and 25+ faculty visiting from Stanford, Yale and Kellogg schools. The advisory council is headed by Ratan Tata.
• The institute has a green campus and the first one in South Asia to be given a LEED Platinum Rating. There are sports facilities available for basketball, football, etc; a library and hostels are present on-campus as well.

XLRI 

• PGDM has 900 contact hours, designed for working executives' needs in mind. 
• There are 53 electives available to choose from.
• XLRI also has a historic Sir Jehangir Ghandy library built-in 1947; a computer centre; AC lecture halls; Amphitheatre; and 4 residence halls.

Placement Data 2020

XLRI 

• The highest salary offered to XLRI students was 30 LPA. 
• Students were recruited for the roles of Associate Vice President, Product Manager, etc, by Cognizant, Axis Bank, Genpact, etc.

GL PGPM

• Candidates were offered 13.6 LPA as the average pay and 28.6 LPA as the highest domestic pay. 
• This year saw 15 new recruiters including ADP, Dell, Magic Bricks, and Zee Entertainment.

SP Jain

• The institute's number of pre-placement offers (PPOs) and pre-placement interviews (PPIs) has been more than 40% over the years because of its Autumn internships. 
• A rise of 15% in average CTC was also witnessed. 
• A total of 80% of its batch received offers over 20 LPA.

Students can decide on a program based on the convenience of location and placements provided.