You don't start the CSE syllabus right away in the first year. Math, electronics core topics, English, and other subjects are common. You should read the foreign writers suggested for applied math and sciences. Foreign books usually go into great detail about a topic and are of far higher quality than local publications. I would advise you to use them for your preparation.

Here are some of the recommended books. 

For chemistry cycle-

• Math 1 - Chandrashekhar
• Chemistry - BS Jaiprakash
• CCP - Padma Reddy
• Caed - K R Gopalkrishna
• Basic Electronics - Godse and Bakshi

For Physics Cycle-

• Math 2 - Chandrashekhar
• Physics - SP Basavaraju
• Civil - Bhavikatti
• Mechanical - KR Gopalkrishna
• Basic Electrical - MV Rao

For CPP, your college will help you out with the notes. These are the authors that you can refer to during your 1st year. There is no need to refer to any books for EVS.

Reva University is a very reputed institute and is much better than VTU in terms of course curriculum, faculty, and placements.

• The faculty of Reva is very good and they have years of experience in teaching. They have better educator collaborations than VTU and in this university, the person who teaches you also evaluates your question paper. 
• Reva University allows its students to take part in various cultural fests which helps you to learn many new skills. 
• Reva University also has a decent placement record. According to the recent highlights the average CTC offered at the institute is 6 LAP. 
• The scenario is completely different at VTU. The faculty teaching the students are not very experienced.
• The course curriculum of VTU is not very good as it has an obsolete schedule and is not updated and refreshed regularly according to the industry standards.

Hence, Reva University will be a better institute than VTU in terms of almost everything and you can enjoy your college life better at Reva University. 

I have a few friends from VTU and according to them, you can check the status of your transcript on the official website of the institute. 

• When you first visit the site, look to the right for the area below.
• In the second box, enter the GSC number (which starts with UE and is 15 alphanumeric digits long) that was sent to your cell phone.
• Your transcript's status page will be routed to this site.

I hope this information is useful.

The School of engineering and technology of Jain university offers BTech and MTech programs in various disciplines. UGC awarded SET JU with Graded Autonomy. It is also ranked 115th in India for Engineering by NIRF. The placement rate of the university is very good.

Visvesvaraya Technological University(VTU) is the only engineering college awarded with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India. NIRF has ranked the institute 55 for engineering in India. The admissions are based on the entrance test for both BTech and MTech programs.

Admission process for engineering in Jain and VTU university:

Jain university- The process is fully online. The application fee for BTech is 600 INR and MTech is 1,050 INR.

• Admissions are fully based on the entrance test for both undergraduate and postgraduate. JET or Uni-GAUGE(entrance test) required for BTech and GATE or JET required for MTech.

• With this students are also required to have at least 60% (55% for SC and ST) in 10+2 to apply for the undergraduate program. Math and physics should be there as primary subjects.

• For graduate programs, students should complete their bachelor’s with at least 50%.

• The course fee for BTech and MTech at the university is 6.4 lakhs and 1.9 lakhs respectively.

Visvesvaraya Technological University(VTU)- The application fee for Karnataka students is 500 INR and for outsiders, it is 1,500 INR.

• The admission process for BTech is based on the compulsory exam called KMAT. And for MTech GATE is required.

• With this 45% is required to have in the 12th board for the undergraduate program. And for MTech at least 50% is required to score in Bachelor.

• The course fee for BTech is INR 12,800 and for MTech it is INR 10,440.

Placement:

Jain University-

• The placement rate of engineering and technology is 94.9%.

• Companies like Accenture, Britannia, Cap Gemini, Dell, Godrej, Infosys, JUSPAY, etc visit the campus every year in search of good placements.

• The average salary offered to students graduating from this university is 4.2 lakh and the highest salary package offered is 30 lakh.

The faculty and infrastructure of this university are really good. Almost all the teachers are from IITs and well experienced in their particular fields.

Visvesvaraya Technological University(VTU)-

The placement rate of the university is quite good.

• Companies like Cognizant, Wipro, Infosys, IBM, Mind Tree, Unisoft, etc visit the campus every year for placements.

• The average salary offered to students is 6 lakhs and the highest salary package is about 20 lakhs.

The faculty of Engineering at the college is well experienced, classrooms are air-conditioned, well-equipped with projector and speakers.

Both Jain University and VTU offer good Engineering programs with decent facilities and placements. However, the course fee for the degrees at VTU is less than Jain University.

PES University as well as VTU offers undergraduate, graduate as well as doctorate courses. However, PES University offers a wider selection of subjects to choose from ranging from law, business administration, design, etc. On the other hand, VTU offers engineering courses along with MBA, MCA, and Architecture. Some of the main aspects of comparison between the two institutes are mentioned below.

Admission:

BTech, MBA, MCA are some of the popular programs offered at both universities. Besides these courses, the two institutes also offer plenty of other degree programs in various disciplines.

• For BTech, PES University and VIT accept KCET and KMAT scores respectively. The first-year course fee for BTech at PES and VIT is INR 3.3 lakhs and INR 7,720 respectively.

• For MBA PES University accepts PESSAT scores. Whereas VIT accepts CAT/MAT scores. The course fee for MBA at PES and VIT is INR 4.5 lakhs and INR 7,920 respectively.

• For MCA both PES and VIT accept PGCET scores. The first-year course fee for MCA at PES University and VIT are respectively INR 2 lakhs and INR 8,470.

Placements:

PES University:

• PES Alumni work in a plethora of fields with a record placement rate of almost 100%.

• Some of the popular companies recruiting students from the institute include Mahindra Rise, Linkedin, Bosch, JP Morgan among others.

• In 2019, about 851 offers were made with most students at the institute having a median salary of INR 6.8 lakhs per annum.

• The highest package offered is INR 48 lakhs per annum.

VTU:

The institute has established a placement center where training and development are carried out to ensure maximum placement opportunities.

• Cognizant, BYJU’s, IBM, Amazon, AIS are some of the companies visiting the college for placements.

• The highest package offered is INR 5.5 lakhs per annum with an average salary of INR 2.6 lakhs per annum.

Campus facilities:

PES University:

With a sprawling 25 acre campus, students have access to the latest computing and research facilities. Moreover, the library at the institute has over 1 lakh documents including E-books, E-journals, books, etc.

VTU:

All laboratories at the institute are well furnished and with modern technologies. The library at the college is a source of information, research as well as books that students may require.

Lastly, another major difference is that VTU is a state university whereas PES University is private. For deciding between the two, students can consider the points mentioned above.