NIT Uttarakhand is one of the 31 NITs in India. They have highly educated faculty members, among them 51 are assistant professors and 18 are trainee teachers.

UIET Chandigarh (PU) is a government institution which has collaborations with many research industries for the benefit of the emerging student population.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Details

• Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exams.
• JEE rank is mandatory for BTech admission.
• Students applying for postgraduate courses should have 60% in their graduation in BTech or BE.
• MTech students will be selected on the basis of GATE rank.
• The final selection will be based on the entrance exam.

Recruiting Companies

• NIT Uttarakhand: The top recruiting companies are Infotech, IBM, Capgemini, Infosys, Accenture, Wipro, TCS, Mu Sigma, L&T, etc.
• UIET Chandigarh (PU): The top recruiting companies are KPMG, Mu Sigma, Infosys, Capgemini, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, etc.

CSE Job Roles:

Students graduating with CSE can work as Software architect, Data Scientist, Software engineer, Java Developer, Software developer, Database administration, Network Developer, System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.

EEE Job Roles: 

Students graduating with EEE can work as Control and Instrumentation Engineer, Broadcast Engineers, Design Engineers, Consultant, Electronics Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Nuclear Engineer and System Analyst.

According to the placement records NIT Uttarakhand will be a better option than UIET Chandigarh, be it CSE or EEE. Both CSE and EEE are very much in demand due to the rapidly growing corporate sector and the growing demand for Power Engineers and Telecommunication Engineers.

NIT Kurukshetra ranks 43rd among the top engineering colleges in India by NIRF 2019. The institute is one of the best, having many good experienced faculties for civil engineering. The placement statistics have gone beyond 95% since 2015. 

CSE from UIET Chandigarh is one of the best institutes providing better placement beyond 80% every year. The institute is affiliated to Punjab University and ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges NIRF ranking 2019.

The table below shows the brief comparison of these colleges. 

Admission Process

NIT Kurukshetra:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The total intake is 139 for the civil department. 
• The cutoff required is 15537-20271. 

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats for CSE in UIET Chandigarh are 122.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 945-224246.

Placements:

Almost 80% of the students got placed in 2019 with the highest package offered is INR 30 LPA by Microsoft. The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. CSE receives the highest amount of placement of 100%. 

The top companies are Ashok Leyland, Amazon, Pepsi, Nestle, Deloitte, Infosys, KPMG, etc.

Choosing among these two institutes is entirely upon the students. However, NIT Kurukshetra is mostly preferred than UIET Chandigarh as it provides more placements every year.

It’s difficult to determine which institute is better as the courses are not mentioned for the given college. However, given below are information about the colleges which may help you make the decision.

Admissions:

• BIT Jaipur: If a student wants to take admission to the college they need to secure at least 45% in class 10+2 exams with PCM. For the B.E program the admissions are by Joint Seat Allotment Authority (JOSAA).
• Nirma University: The criteria for every course is different. But mostly the university accepts common exams like JEE Mains, CLAT, GATE, CAT, and MAT. Apart from that the college also does take admissions through merits.
• UIET Chandigarh: The admissions of the course B.E and M.E is done on the basis of entrance exams. However, the minimum criteria for an applicant to apply for admissions is to pass class 10+2 exams with at least 45% of marks in PCM.

Faculty: 

• BIT Jaipur: Most of the faculty are Ph.D. while others are pursuing. The classes are never boring because of the interactive sessions held by the faculty.
• Nirma University: As being one of the oldest colleges in the state, the faculty of the college is well experienced and well versed with the subjects that they teach.
• UIET Chandigarh: There are a total of 8 core members in the college out of which three of them are Ph.D. holders.

Placement: 

• BIT Jaipur: There were a total of 23 companies present. The highest package that was offered was INR 23 LPA while the average package was INR 6.47 LPA. The top recruiting companies were Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, Info Objects, and Reliance Jio.
• Nirma University: The university had a placement percentage of 95. The highest CTC that was offered was Rs 16.6 LPA and the average CTC that was recorded was 8.2 LPA. The top recruiting sector was ITES.
• UIET Chandigarh: The top recruiters that visit the college include; Goldman sacs, Amazon, Samsung, Airtel, and Deloitte. The median percentage placed every year is around 80%.

Therefore, if a choice has to be made by the student, he/she can look at the above parameters mentioned.

Nirma University has been graded ‘A’ by NAAC. It has also ranked 13th for MBA by Outlook India in 2020. Apart from that, it has ranked 10th among the top private engineering colleges by Times in 2019 and 15th by India Today in 2019.

UIET has ranked 22nd among the top private engineering colleges by India Today in 2019.

Admission:

Nirma University:

• In order to pursue IT and software courses at Nirma University, aspiring students have to qualify for the GATE exam as it is the requirement for most of the M. Tech courses including Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic engineering, and the like.

• In order to pursue B. Tech courses, students have to qualify for JEE Main and fulfill other requirements specific to the course they are looking for.

UIET:

Those who are aspiring to pursue CS at UIET, Chandigarh, have to qualify for JEE Main for B. Tech/ B. E and GATE for M. Tech courses.

Scholarships:

Nirma University:

• For the Nirma university students, various Merit-based scholarships are available.

• Apart from that, those who come from less privileged backgrounds also get financial help through various scholarships that are provided by the institute.

UIET:

• There are various scholarships that are available for the BE students of UIET students including the Toppers Scholarship, Shanti Rani Scholarship, Merit cum Means scholarship, post Matric scholarship.

• For ME students UGC scholarships are available.

Placement:

Nirma University:

• Top recruiters who offer internships and jobs to the Nirma University students are Dabur, Daikun, Essar, Ingram, Infosys, IBM, Saint Gobain, Sun Pharma, Samsung, Morgan Stanley, Reliance, and more.

• More than 90% of students get placed every year from this institution.

• The highest and average salary package remains to be 14 LPA and 3 LPA.

UIET:

• Some of the top recruiters of UIET students are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung, Deloitte, KPMG, Mu Sigma, Capgemini, Yamaha, Infosys, and more.

• The highest and the average packages are 16 LPA and 5 LPA.

These are some of the important factors which will help you make the decision for yourself.

Industrial production at NIT Jalandhar involves the designing and manufacturing processes for a product. The institute ranks 52nd as per NIRF 2020 ranking. The institute maintains a standard placement record of 87% every year.

Mechanical engineering from UIET Chandigarh consists of working in engineering services and manufacturing sectors. The university ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges by NIRF 2019 ranking and maintains a placement record of 80% every year. 

Admission Process

NIT Jalandhar:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 60% marks in 10+2.
• The final selection is followed by JEE Main and JoSAA counselling.
• The total seats available are 84.
• The course fee required for admission is INR 3.52 LPA.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is 25411-29521.

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats in UIET Chandigarh is 94.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 945-224246.

Placements

The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. The top-notch MNCs visit the colleges and offer lucrative packages to the students. 

The top recruiters are Zomato, Deloitte, Lava, Tata Motors, Capgemini, Infosys, Amazon, KPMG, etc.

Facilities:-

• The central library of UIET Chandigarh has a collection of 1 lakh volumes of books and research papers. 
• There are six hostels in the campus, four of them are for boys and two for girls. 
• A 120 capacity air-conditioned hall in NIT Jalandhar for holding presentations and interactive sessions.
• The university library of NIT Jalandhar has an inflibnet network which allows them to connect through the digital facilities. 

As per the statistics, NIT Jalandhar has many scopes in terms of placements and is more preferred than UIET Chandigarh. Thus pursuing a course from NIT Jalandhar has a brighter future.