My sister studied computer engineering at DDU. Based on her experience I will recommend you to join DDU. Here are the reasons why you should choose DDU. 

• DDU CSE department is way older than PDPU. As a department, it has more experience. It has also improved a lot over the years. 
• The faculty members are well-educated and highly experienced.
• The laboratories are well-facilitated.
• From 4th sam, you will have to do projects. That way you will get to learn about real-life projects.
• The placement record for DDU is also quite good. The placement average is around 95%. 

So, overall DDU Computer Science will be a great option. 

PDPU has recently introduced a Computer Science stream. It has an 'A' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is graded Autonomy by UGC. It's ranked 177th in India by NIRF.

DDU offers Computer Engineering not Computer Science. It has a 'B++' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is ranked 193rd in India by NIRF.

Admissions:

PDPU

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main score with 45% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Computer Science is 9.73 lakhs.

DDU

• The college accepts students based on the GUJCET scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Computer Engineering is 6.08 lakhs.

Placements:

PDPU

• The placement rate of last year is about 70% with the highest package of INR 16.6 LPA and the average package of INR 6.75 LPA.
• The highest package for Computer Science was INR 9 LPA.

• Top recruiters of 2020 are Adani Power, Berger Paints, Byju’s, Cloud 24*7 Inc, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, Honeywell, L&T Technology Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, MG Motors, OPS Hub, Nyara Energy, Reliance Industries, Synoptek, TCS, Tata Power, Worley, ZealousWeb, etc.

DDU

• The placement rate of last year is about 70% with the average package of INR 3.5 LPA.
• DDU does provide internship opportunities and help students to do an internship in 3rd year.
• Google has selected a single student and other top recruiters of 2020 are Amazon, TCS, Infosys, Kotak, Apollo, etc.

Faculty :

PDP University

• The faculty of the college is really good, they have in-depth knowledge of the concepts and mostly all of the faculty of the engineering branch are Ph.D.'s.
• There are a total of 218 faculty members including lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, professors. 

DDU: Faculties are well experienced and most of them are M.Tech holders from institutes like IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, etc. and some of them are Ph.D holders.

Choosing between the college depends on the preferences and needs of the individual.

Gujarat based Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) is a NAAC accredited private university centrally located in Gandhinagar. The university is ranked 177th position by NIRF 2020 and counted among the top engineering colleges of India.

The table given below gives a brief overview of the program:

Admission:

• Candidates must fill the PDPU B.Tech application form and submit the required credentials. 
• Authorities offer around 35% of seats to JEE Main qualified candidates and 50% to the Gujarat candidates who applied based on GUJCET 2020.
• Candidates will be allocated their seats based on merit, preference, and seat availability.

Infrastructure

• PDPU provides its students with well accessible library assistance and an IT equipped information center.
• The University has several sections of engineering labs that are well equipped to promote the educational and examination process.
• Holds Furnished Language Labs and air-conditioned IT equipped laboratories to carry lab sessions.

Placements

• Engineers from PDPU receive handsome placement opportunities.
• Top IT companies like Synoptek, Evosys, OPS Hub, ZealousWeb, TCS Digital, Innovify, Cloud 24*7 Inc visit PDPU every year to recruit computer engineers.
• The highest package received by PDPU students is around 10 LPA-12 LPA. The average package scales between 4-5 LPA.
• PDPU has a placement percentage of 65%

PDPU is a good university providing ample career opportunities to its students. It's ultimately you, your decision, and hard work that your future will depend upon.

PDPU has an 'A' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation with CGPA 3.39/4.0 and is graded Autonomy by UGC. It's ranked 74th in India by NIRF.

Admissions:

• The college accepts students based on the CAT, XAT score with 50% in Graduation.
• PDPU offers two MBA programs under the School of Petroleum Management (SPM) both are full-time residential programs – Energy and Infrastructure management and General Management
• The total fee for MBA is 8.33 lakhs.

Placements:

• The placement rate of this year is about 85% with the highest package of INR 14 LPA and the average package of INR 7.02 LPA.
• College does provide internship opportunities both on-campus and off-campus during the course.
• Some of the top recruiters of 2020 are Accenture, Adani Group, Asian Paints, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Deloitte, HP, Indian Oil, Infosys, Nestle, MRF, Reliance, SBI Capital Markets, TCS, Torrent Power Limited, Wipro, YesBank, etc.

Faculty:

•  All faculty members are Ph.D. holders alongside maintaining good research and publications in their respective fields. 
• They have a unique learning experience through guest lectures and faculty members which built a bridge between management theories and corporate applications through their corporate excellence. 
• Subjects are in line with industry demand like carbon finance, infrastructure finance, oil & gas accounting and taxation, management of the power sector, and energy economics.

Campus Life:

• The campus has all the basic facilities like Library, Cafeteria, Medical Facilities, Wi-Fi Campus, Shuttle Services, Auditorium, Music Room, Dance Room, Gym, and other sports facilities like Badminton Court, Basketball Court, Cricket Ground, Tennis Court, Volleyball Court, Table Tennis Room, etc.
• The campus life of the college is very good, one can take part in various clubs and committees as well as be part of a sports team. Clubs like a singing club, debate club, drama club, dance club, etc are very entertaining and help in the development of the individual.

PDPU is an ideal institution for students who are looking for specialization in the energy and infrastructure sector.

Universities like PDPU, IIIT-Vadodara, DAIICT, NIRMA, are the best universities in the state. All four have their advantages and few flaws. To compare we must look at every available aspect for better results.

Ranking:

• PDPU University is a member of AIU and is NAAC accredited with an 'A' grade & CGPA of 3.39 out of 4.0. It’s NIRF ranking is 55th and 1st in Gujarat.
• DAIICT is Ranked 111 according to NIRF
• Nirma University is ranked 136 according to NIRF

Admissions:

  PDPU:

• For admission in B.Tech, one must secure 45% marks in Intermediate Examination with a valid score in GUJCET and JEE Main.
• Last year cut off for GUJCET was Round 2 | rank 1489. For JEE Main it changes per year and according to university.
• A total of 180 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 9.50 lakhs.

Nirma University:

• For admission in B.Tech one must secure 45% marks in Intermediate Examination with a valid score in GUJCET and JEE Main.
• Last year cut off for GUJCET was Round 2 | rank 524. For JEE Main it changes per year and according to university.
• A total of 270 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 7.24 lakhs.

IIIT Vadodara:

• For admission in B.Tech, one must secure 75% marks in Intermediate Examination with a valid score in JEE Main.
• Last year cut off for JEE Main was Round 7 | rank 28,524.
• A total of 220 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 6.58 lakhs.

DAIICT:

• For admission in B.Tech, one must secure 50% marks in the Intermediate Examination.
• One must have cracked JEE Mains, for admission.
• A total of 18 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 7.28 lakhs.

Placement:

As these Universities are not very old, so the infrastructure is equivalent to a highly facilitated campus and mesmerizing space. Comparing the four according to these statistics, we can say IIIT-Vadodara may surpass all in a few years, but PDPU and DAIICT are not far behind. NIRMA University having larger diversity among all four is a little behind in technical courses.

PDPU or Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University is an engineering college in Gandhinagar. The campus size of PDPU is about 100 acres. It is recognized by UGC. It has been ranked 55th in India (2016) and 1st in Gujarat by NIRF. Also in the engineering category, it’s been ranked 177 by NIRF 2020.

Student Intake:

For the engineering field, it has 720 vacant seats whereas for the courses of liberal studies it has a total of 460 vacant seats.

Admissions:

• The mode of application for the admission process is Online.

• In PDPU, 50% of seats are reserved for the natives of Gujarat and the rest 50% seats are available for students from all over India.

• The application fee for the residents of Gujarat is INR 300 and for other students is INR 500.

• For applicants applying for MBA courses, the application fee is INR 1000.

• The documents necessary for admission in B. Tech are High School Mark sheet, Caste Certificate, JEE Main Admit Card, JEE MAIN rank card, and passport size photographs.

• Seat Reservation for SC candidates is about 15%, for ST it’s about 7.5% and for physically handicapped the reservation is for about 3%.

Eligibility:

• For B. Tech courses, the entrance exam of JEE MAIN is mandatory along with the minimum aggregate of 60% in 12th.

• For M. Tech courses, the entrance exam of GATE is a compulsory one.

• If an applicant is targeting a course like MBA, a valid score of CAT/XMAT/NMAT is required followed by GD, PI, WAT previous experience, and academic records.

• For admissions in post-graduation of liberal studies such as MSc and MA, the applicant has to take the test conducted by the Institute namely GUJCET.

• Ph.D. Admissions are based on the scores obtained in the RAT(Research Aptitude Test).

This comprises the factual data of the college related to admissions. For more details about the admission procedure, you can visit the official website of the institute.

IITRAM(Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management) is a public University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The institute is ranked 201 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

PDPU or Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University is an engineering college in Gandhinagar. NIRF 2020 has ranked the institute 74 and 177 for MBA and BTech respectively.

NIRMA University is a private college in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It has been ranked between 151-200 by NIRF 2020.

Academics:

• IITRAM offers BTech, MTech, and Ph.D. courses in various disciplines. For BTech admission, students require JEE Mains scores. A valid GATE score is required for MTech courses. For Ph.D., the institute organizes an entrance test.

• The popular courses at PDPU are BTech, MTech, BA, BBA, MBA, etc. The institute accepts various national test scores and also conducts entrance tests depending on the course.

• At NIRMA University the popular courses are BTech, MTech, MBA, MCA, BCom. It accepts national level test scores for JEE Main, GATE, CAT, etc depending on the course.

Placements:

IITRAM:

• The placement rate of the Institute is 80%.

• The highest package offered in the placement of RGIPT is INR 15 lakhs per annum. The average package offered in the Institute was INR 6 lakhs per annum while the lowest package offered was INR 3 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of IITRAM are Torrent Power, Wipro, Gujarat Gas Ltd., Asahi India glass ltd., ZYCUS, Atul Ltd., Tata Chemicals Limited, ROCKMAN, Infinite civil solution Pvt. Ltd.

PDPU:

• The placement rate offered by the Institute is 65%.

• The highest package of the Institute goes up to INR 19.20 lakhs per annum, the average package offered was around INR 3 lakhs per annum and the lowest was INR 2.5 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of the college are ONGC, Nayara Energy, Reliance Industry, Adani Gas, Torrent Gas, L&T Technology Services, Shell Business Operations, Sabarmati Gas, Protiviti, Hansa Group, ExxonMobil.

NIRMA:

• The placement rate of the NIRMA is 100%.

• The highest salary offered is INR 19.1 lakhs per annum, the average salary offered on the campus is INR 8.70 lakhs per annum while the lowest salary is INR 2.6 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of NIRMA are Dabur, Daikin, Essar, GNFC, HCL INFOSYSTEMS, HDFC Standard Life, Hindustan Unilever, IBM, Infosys.

This comprises the factual data of all the colleges related to engineering. It is the applicant's choice to opt for any college considering the institute’s perks.