Manipal University Jaipur has been ranked at 54 for Engineering by India Today in 2020. It offers two programs within CSE, with BTech in Computer science and technology and BTech in computer science and communication, which are both 4 year full-time programs. Manipal University’s main campus has been ranked at 9th across deemed universities in India by NIRF. It is also 1st amongst private deemed universities in India by QS World University.

Let us have a look at some of the main features of both the campuses and important details of the mentioned courses:

Admissions:

Faculty:

Manipal University Jaipur:

• They guide students through the online forum where students can post their questions.

• They also conduct industrial visits in order to help students understand practical concepts better.

Manipal University Udupi:

• The faculty members are known for using modern and efficient techniques to teach students.

• They are all pioneers in their industry and most of the members are academic experts who are alumni members of IIT or IIM.

Infrastructure:

Manipal University Jaipur:

It has a huge campus that is spread across 122 acres with modern infrastructure, hostel facilities, well-equipped, and air-conditioned classrooms, Wi-Fi access all throughout the campus, updated practical lab facilities, seminar halls, an open amphitheater, student activity area and much more.

Manipal University Udupi:

The infrastructure at the campus is comparatively outdated considering it is an older campus. But it offers very well-structured academic buildings, hostels, a huge 70, 000 square feet library, a PQ quality testing lab, color testing lab, seminar halls, and a six-storeyed sports complex.

Placements:

Manipal University Jaipur:

• The institute witnessed a 70% placement rate in the recent placement drive.

• The average CTC offered to the students was INR 6 LPA while the highest CTC was INR 42 LPA.

• The lowest CTC offered was INR 4 LPA.

• Some of the top recruiters include Accenture, Amazon, BirlaSoft, Dell, Goldman Sachs, and many more.

Manipal University Udupi:

• The placement rate recorded for Automobile Engineering was 85%.

• Students received the highest package of INR 22.4 LPA while the average CTC was INR 7.2 LPA.

• The lowest CTC recorded by Manipal University Udupi was INR 6.5 LPA.

• The top recruiters that visited the campus were Cypra, Cypress, ABB, Ashok Leyland, Continental, and many more.

Therefore, based on the given factors above students can make a well-informed choice regarding their preferred course and institution.

IIT Madras is ranked 1st by NIRF amongst top engineering colleges in India, while IIT Tirupati was recently established and hasn’t been ranked yet by NIRF. Various industry giants like Nasscom, Nokia, ISRO have collaborated with IIT madras for upskilling the students and funding the incubation centre.

ADMISSIONS and FEES:

CURRICULUM:

• IIT Tirupati CSE- Key subjects taught are Fundamentals of operating systems, communication and networking, analysis of algorithms along with modern technologies such as AI/IOT/ML/Blockchain.
• IIT Madras Chemical- Subjects include thermodynamics, principles and calculations in chemistry, plant, process and product design, mass transfer and reactions along with other core subjects. The course also includes more than 10 labs clearing practical fundamentals as well.

PLACEMENTS:

IIT Madras

• There were 136 PPOs, out of which 99 were accepted.
• Students also received offers from 13 international companies including Micron Tech, Rubrik Inc, etc.
• The placement percentage of BTech and MTech was 85.38% and 66.1% respectively.

IIT Tirupati

• The placement percentage was 90%.
• The top recruiters were TCS, Bosch, Versa Networks. L&T Group, and Honeywell.
• The highest package and average packages were INR 22 LPA and INR 9.6 LPA respectively.

Here we compared two different courses and colleges with different alumni network and branding in the market, so it is tough to choose one over the other. No doubt IIT Madras has consistently been ranked amongst the top 3 colleges in the country, but IIT Tirupati is also making progress and has highly qualified faculty providing ample opportunities to excel in the field one chooses.

BIT Mesra, Ranchi ranks 85th among the private engineering colleges as per NIRF ranking 2020. It provides 80% placements every year in branded MNCs. 

On the other hand, PEC Chandigarh ranks 68th among the top engineering colleges as per NIRF ranking 2020. It maintains a proper placement record of 80% and is at the forefront of churning out software engineers with a high calibre.

Admission process:

BIT Mesra, Ranchi

• The candidates must have a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2 with PCM and valid JEE Main score.
• The cutoff required is 2593 - 9207.
• The total seats allocated is 68.

PEC Chandigarh

• The candidates must have a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2 with PCM and valid JEE Main score. 
• The cutoff required is 3282 - 7074.
• The course fee required is INR 96,750.

Placements:

Tabulated below are the placement statistics for the institutes:

The top recruiters are Cognizant, Infosys, Verizon, Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, TATA, JP Morgan, Accenture, TCS, etc.

Faculty:

The faculties of both these colleges consisted of 60 members in each department with each of them being cooperative and helpful towards the students. 

Facilities:

• Hi-tech Laboratories with the latest computer technologies. 
• Regular 24×7 security system throughout the campus.
• Auditorium with an intake capacity of 2500 people.
• The institute consists of a central library having a collection of 1.19 books on various topics. 
• They have separate hostels for boys and girls. There are six hostels with four hostels for boys and two for girls.

Both these colleges are excellent in their standards. They provide quality education with decent placements every year. However, PEC is more preferred than BIT Mesra, Ranchi, as Chandigarh being closer to Delhi, offers higher education opportunities.

KLE Technology University is one of the best private colleges in Hubli. NIRF ranked it 151 in the category of best engineering colleges of India. It has a total of 3500 undergraduates and 120 postgraduate students. KLE offers 18 courses across 4 streams. It has a limited number of seats and a campus area of 64 acres. It is recognized by both UGC and AICTE and affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. There is an intake of 1200 vacant seats in B. Tech.

For changing the branch at KLE Technological University, there are two options.

• If you are allotted the ECE branch in first counselling, then you can apply for CSE in second or third counselling. If you have allotted ECE branch in second counselling, you can do the same procedure in the third round also. It is completely valid and acceptable to change the branches if you are not happy with the branch you have got.

• If you are in the first year and you want to change the branch for any of the reasons, then you only have one chance and one way and that is to score good enough. Scoring more than 8.5 CGPA is the only way in which you can change your branch in the first year. There should be no backlogs in the first year if you want to change branches.

These are the only options through which one can appear for changing the branches. These procedures work only if there are vacant seats in the CSE branch.

As the question is specific about the CSE branch, Acharya Institute of Technology ( AIT ) would be a better option compared to CMR University in regard to placements. AIT was established a lot earlier than CMR University and functions as an autonomous body, while AIT is affiliated to VTU and ACITE norms.

Affiliation:

• Being a newly established and Autonomous institute CMR wouldn’t compete against AIT when it comes to placements and campus opportunities.

• AIT is not the only college with VTU affiliation, but also the Dayanand Sagar Academy of Technology and Management (DSTAM). What makes DSTAM standout among these three is the number of placements it offers each year. With consistent placement records ever since its establishment, DSTAM has grown a lot during the past few years in terms of its reputation.

Admission:

• To be eligible for admission to Acharya Institute of Technology, one must appear in CET conducted by the Institute. The final selection will be based on the marks obtained in the entrance examination.

• Dayanand Sagar also conducts a Common Entrance Test for admission in B.E. programs. Students must have obtained at least 45% marks in their intermediate examination with PCM.

Placements:

• The average package of AIT would hover around 3.2 LPA where DSTAM would go up to 3.5- 4 LPA.

• Many top IT companies and few product-based software companies visit the DSTAM campus for recruitments each year.

• Pre-final year students of the colleges receive a lot of support from Alumni network inform of internship and job offers in their startups.

Fee Structure:

• Speaking of affordability both CMR and DSTAM cots much less than AIT, the former being just around 1 lakh per year, and the later is nearly 3 lakh per year.

• The fee need to be paid for AIT for the four-year degree is almost 12 lakhs.

We can say that both AIT and DSTAM would be good and compelling options to opt for when looking for computer science admission. To add further the campus of DSTAM is right in the heart of the city.

So, to conclude if placements are of high priority ( which of course should be for CSE ), then Dayanand Sagar is a clear choice, but if the fee structure doesn’t match your comfort then AIT should be the immediate choice.