YMCA Faridabad is the second-best college in Haryana and ranked 120 nationally by NIRF. MAIT falls within the top 100 colleges in India.

Admission Details:

Both the colleges admit students on the basis of their JEE Main scores. YMCA also admits students based on their LEET scores.

The cut-off ranks for JEE Main for each college are as follows.

• IT at YMCA: The AIR for the General category was 19561 while the in-state rank was 24878.

• ECE at MAIT: The AIR for the General category was 46397 while the in-state rank was 100104.

YMCA has 60 seats allotted to the IT department with a total tuition fee of INR 2.84 lakhs for four years. Applicants are admitted to the YMCA through DTE Haryana Counselling.

MAIT has 180 seats for its ECE department with a total tuition fee of INR 4.63 lakhs for four years. 85% of seats at MAIT are reserved for students residing in Delhi.

Placement Details:

YMCA Faridabad

YMCA Faridabad has a consistent record of providing 90-100% placements. The following are the statistics of the institute:

• Placed 90% of its students in 2020.

• The maximum package offered is 27 LPA.

• The minimum package offered is 4 LPA.

• Companies like Samsung, Amazon, TCS, and InfoTech visit to recruit students.

• More than 80% of students get internships in reputed companies.

MAIT

The placement of the ECE department of MAIT is average compared to the CSE and IT departments. Following are the statistics of the institute:

• Offers summer training for ECE students.

• Mainly core companies come for recruitment.

• Placed 90% of its students in 2020.

• The maximum package offered is 15 LPA, and the minimum package offered is 3.5 LPA.

• Companies like Accenture, TCS, and Amazon visit to recruit students.

Curriculum:

• The curriculum of the IT department at the YMCA is relevant and makes students industry-ready. All faculties hold a Ph.D. degree or are in the process of pursuing one.

• The curriculum of the ECE department at MAIT is updated according to the UGC guidelines. The majority of the faculty have an MTech and are DTU alumni or ex-DTU professors.

Infrastructure:

The infrastructure of the ECE department at MAIT is above-average. Classes and labs are well-maintained and air-conditioned. Labs have the latest equipment. Hostel facilities are average. Sports facilities include Badminton, Tennis, Basketball, Gym.

The infrastructure of the YMCA is good but mediocre. Hostel facilities are average, smart classrooms are there, and labs and libraries are not updated. Libraries provide Book bank services. YMCA is lacking in sports facilities.

Both IIEST and IIITM Gwalior offer CSE and IT as their flagship courses respectively. The deciding factor here is which subject you are more inclined towards.

If you are passionate about CSE, then IIEST is the best option. Being the second oldest engineering college in India; it has an amazing faculty-Student ratio of 1:14 with highly qualified faculties and visiting professors from IITs, NITs, and other renowned Universities. IIEST is ranked 21st for engineering in 2020.

If your interest lies in the IT field, IIITM Gwalior must be your priority. Ranked 100 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, IITM offers IT as its flagship course.

Admission:

IIEST:

• For admission in IIEST, aspirants must clear JEE Main.

• With the ranking of 4165-10909, one can secure admission in CSE at IIEST in the first round.

• Aspirants from the General (PWD) category must secure a rank below 522 for the same course. Whereas students belonging to OBC (Non-creamy layer) must secure a rank within 4,398.

• IIEST offers a total of 120 seats for CSE with the annual Tuition fee of 70,000.

IIITM Gwalior:

• Securing the rank within 9713-14442 in JEE Main will fetch admission in the IT department of IIITM Gwalior.

• Cutoff falls down to 3,800- 6,300 for OBC (Non-creamy layer) and General category students.

• The admission process is carried through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.

• IIITM Gwalior offers 262 seats for the IT branch with a yearly fee of 84,325.

Placement statistics:

IIEST:

• Around 100 large to medium-sized companies take part in campus recruitment every year.

• Industry giants including IBM, Microsoft, Maruti, TCS, HSBC Technologies are the top recruiters.

• CSE branch in IIEST has the current placement rate of 72% with 462 students being placed in 2020.

• The average CTC offered for CSE students is 9 LPA with the highest CTC of 39.12 LPA.

IIITM Gwalior:

• 400+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year.

• Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, HCL, DELL, Paytm, Myntra.

• 90% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 14.58 LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 is 42 LPA.

Both IIEST and IIITM Gwalior are best in the respective courses offered. The deciding factor here is which branch you find perfect for your interest among CSE and IT.

Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology has been ranked 18th for Private Engineering by India Today Rankings 2020. The college offers B.Tech in Information Technology as a four-year course. The fees for the same is 4.69 Lakhs for the full period.

St. Fransis Institute of Technology is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The college offers B.Tech in Information Technology as a four-year course. The fees for the same is 5 Lakhs for the full period.

LNM Institute of Technology (LNMIIT) is a deemed university and has been recognized by UGC and approved by AICTE, ARIIA and AISHE. It has been accredited ‘A’ grade by the NAAC. The college was ranked 57th for private engineering by India Today and 77th for Engineering by The Week. The college provides Communication & Computer Engineering as a four-year course at a fees of 12.36 lakhs.

Admission Procedure

• MSI:The minimum eligibility criteria for the course is having cleared 10+2 examinations with 50% aggregate. Further, students are selected on the basis of rank secured in IPU-CET, the common entrance examination for IPU colleges. The course has a total of 180 seats available.
• SFIT: The minimum eligibility criteria for the course is having cleared 10+2 examinations with 50% aggregate. Further, students are selected on the basis of rank secured in MHT-CET. The college offers 120 seats for the course.
• LNMIIT: The eligibility criteria for candidates for ECE is 60% marks in their 10+2 examinations. Candidates are further selected on the basis of their score in JEE Main. The college offers 120 seats for the course.

Infrastructure & Facilities

MSI:

• The college is built over an 8-acre campus and is home to a well-equipped library which includes journals, study material, magazines and various e-learning facilities. 
• The college provides boys and girls hostels and sporting and art & cultural facilities available. 
• Other facilities such as an auditorium, gym, and cafeterias are also available to the students.

SFIT:

• The college is built over a 5-acre campus and provides in-campus hostels. 
• Sporting facilities, laboratories, cafeterias, gym facilities, and shuttle service for students is provided by the institute.

LNMIIT:

• The college is built over a massive 100-acre campus and provides in-campus hostels. 
• Sporting facilities, laboratories, cafeterias, a gym, Wi-Fi facilities, recreation rooms, medical facilities and shuttle service for students is provided by the institute.

Placements

• MSI:The course has a placement rate of 80%. Top recruiters include Wipro, TCS, Amazon, Infosys and Google. The average offer received by students is 5LPA. The highest package goes up to a whopping 20LPA.
• SFIT: The course has a placement rate of 80%. Top recruiters include L&T, Capgemini, TCS and Wipro. The average offer received by students is 3.5LPA. The highest package goes up to 14LPA.
• LNMIIT: The course has a placement rate of 95%. Top recruiters include Amazon, Oyo, Uber and Adobe. The average offer received by students is 10LPA. The highest package goes up to a whopping 36LPA.

All 3 colleges stand toe-to-toe with one another, being the top private MBA institutes in the country. The colleges have a similar admission procedure. LNMIIT has a bigger campus, costlier fees structure, better placement packages, and rankings compared to the other two. However, MSI and SFIT are much cheaper and provide decent placements. A choice among the three depends upon the importance of each parameter for the student.

For engineering Kalinga University Raipur is ranked at 42 (NIRF), Amity University Noida is at 32 (NIRF), Jain University Bangalore is at 117 (NIRF) and Manipal University Jaipur is at 24 (India Today). Every college offers a different student experience and to help you understand better, let us have a look at the basic points of difference in order to make a better choice in terms of selection of course and college.

Admission:

• Admission to the IT Btech program at Kalinga University is based on 10+2 results and KIITEE scores. The annual course fee is 4.92 lakhs.

• A minimum score of 70% in Maths, Chemistry, and Physics in 12th is required for admission to the BTech CSE program at Amity Noida. It also conducts a Short video interview. The course fee for the first year is 3.11 lakhs.

• Admission to IT BTech at Manipal University is based on MET results or JEE rank and academic scores. The fee is 3.19 lakh per year.

• Admission is based on the results of the Jain Entrance Test (JET) for CSE Btech at Jain University. The annual course fee is 1.6 lakh.

Placements:

Within the IT department, Kalinga University observes a placement rate of 40% whereas Manipal University Jaipur offers a placement rate of 60%.

For the CSE departments, Amity University Noida offers a 100% placement rate and Jain University offers a placement rate of 94.9%.

The given list of academic institutions are all within the same league in terms of education and placements and are considered to be part of the tier-3 list of colleges in India.

ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad is well known for providing great placements and a well-structured curriculum that makes students Excel. The University has provided almost 1300 job offers to its students for the last placements that are 2019-2020 years.

ABES Engineering College is considered to be the best and has also been ranked number one under all the colleges AKTU, Lucknow. The institute has been consistently ranked number one for the past eight semesters, which is 4 years.

Admission:

• For B. Tech, the required eligibility is 10+2 or it's equivalent from any board.

• The candidates need to clear their HSC exam with at least 45% age with respective subjects.

• Admissions are also provided based on the merit list which is curated based on the performance in the UPSEE entrance exam.

• Last year the cutoff for the UPSEE exam was nearly 20,000 for the IT department in the general category.

• The fee structure for the BTech course is 1.44 lakh per annum for the first year.

Curriculum:

• This course in ABES Engineering College provides the knowledge of current and upcoming features of computers and its application.

• This course is designed for the overseas student as well, so it keeps in mind the requirement of the international market and thus accordingly plans the syllabus.

Faculty:

The teaching faculty for B.tech in ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad is quite helpful and knowledgeable.

Placements:

Placements at ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad have an extensive record in the past.

• Some tech companies like TCS and Wipro visit the campus as soon as the third year comes to an end.

• Last year almost 90% of the students got placed in the IT department, with 28 lacs per annum being the highest CTC provided by Google.

• The average package was of 6 lacs per annum provided by many mass recruiting companies like Wipro, TCS, etc.

Seeing the overall placement records as well as curriculum activities it can be considered studying IT at ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad can be a great option.