I have a few friends from Thapar University and from them, I heard many stories regarding placements. Here is one of such stories. 

One of their seniors faced some initial problems in the placement phase. He was the best in networking and web development in the entire college. He had such skills and knowledge regarding the course that he was considered better than even some of the faculties. He was the only student in the entire college to make it to (GSOC) Google Summer of Code. In spite of all this, he had a CGPA of 6 because he didn’t just study for scoring so he was very carefree with the subjects he was not interested in, which brought down his CGPA.

Initially, he was left out to even participate in many placement interviews, due to his CGPA. Almost 75 percent of the CSE batch was placed with some companies in some cases they also got multiple offers but he was left out. 

In the next phase of placements, there was a company offering consulting roles. He was not shortlisted for the interview because of his CGPA. He was sleeping in his room when he got a call from the PR saying he has an interview in 15 minutes. 

What happened was, the company officials called PR and told them they have a technical post and they were looking for the best candidate and his name was coined. He wowed the officials in his interview and got the job offer. But he didn’t take it since the job profile didn’t interest him. 

Following that he got 3 more internship offers and 3 more placement offers because he was specially mentioned by that one company. 

Yes, the huge batch size can be concerning. In case, if you compare the present statistics with the 2017 batch, you will notice the seat difference. 2017 saw a peak of only about 220 seats which undeniably helped students acquire multiple offers in the span of their course period even if they were not particularly exposed to the course academically. 

Comparably, as the number of seats has drastically spiked, recruiters are often seen to only choose a handful of students who have the best skill set. The number of people getting into dream companies remains the same as before but you will need to compete with more people to get selected. 

But if you think you can particularly ace Computer Science, then you can opt for Thapar University. There you will have the opportunity to sit for the interview sessions oftop firms, such as Microsoft and Amazon. According to the 2020 placement highlights, 264 companies visited the placement drive and the highest CTC offered was 43 LPA. 

MBA from Thapar University will entail both the good and the bad. One of my friends studies at Thapar University in the MBA program and this is what he has to say:

• An MBA from Thapar University is good if it is the only option you have and would not like to take another shot at scoring a better institute. 
• My cousin graduated with an Engineering degree from Thapar and it was a spectacular experience for him. 
• In fact, Thapar University is well known for its engineering programs more than any other discipline.
• During placements, companies recruit on the basis of these factors Brand name and profile. 
• If both fit rightly then you can get a very good referral.
• Alternatively, if you have had a meaningful experience, professionally, then that speaks as well.
• The MBA program is not well known at Thapar. 
• Also, because the engineering department charges very high fees, the MBA program does that too. 
• The ROI will not be good.

Finally, if you or any of your friends are thinking of pursuing an MBA in Thapar University, then please rethink your requirements.

VIT Bhopal is a new institute and Thapar University has a legacy of over 50 years. Thapar University is considered the best option for engineering after IITs, NITs, and BITS.

The following tabulation gives the similarities and differences between the two institutes.

The admission process followed in Thapar University is completely based on merit. So in order to get admission in Thapar University, candidates would require a good score in their previous qualifying examination. Whereas VIT provides admission in management quota too hence candidates are provided admission irrespective of their marks. As a result, Thapar has a better peer group than VIT Bhopal.

According to one of my friends, who is an alumnus of Thapar University, the integrated program involving BE and MBA is mostly preferred by the students nowadays over many other branches like civil, chemical, mechanical, and many others. At the same time, computer science or electronics plus MBA is a good option to take your career ahead as you may be well aware of the popularity of the computer science branch at Thapar University. Also, there is a benefit of not giving competitive exams such as CAT or GMAT.

The students who remain in the turmoil of giving entrance exams and don't want to write the national level exams or are afraid of not getting LM Thapar according to the marks scored in entrance exams, mostly prefer this course.

Since the course is newly introduced by the university, it will take time to settle and as soon as the stream settles down, automatically the cut-off will go high.

As for why this course has low priority among students, it’s just a mindset problem and has nothing to do with the course or university.

One of my friends studied at Thapar University. According to him, pursuing MCA at Thapar might not be a good choice. This is because a B.Tech in CSE graduate is always preferred over an MCA degree.

• During placement interviews, the panelists will see in your resume that you have a BCA or B.Sc. degree in CSE.
• Due to this, most of them assume that you didn't get an opportunity to study B.Tech so you chose BCA.
• They tend to lean on B.Tech graduates, as they will help maintain the reputation of the firm.
• The thing you can do after BCA is to get a lateral entry and obtain a diploma in CSE.
• After that, you can try to take admission in the 2nd year of the B.Tech program at Thapar.
• This will help you secure a better job opportunity than an MCA degree.
• An MCA degree from Thapar will get you a salary package of 5-10 LPA.
• A B.Tech degree will get you a 15-25 LPA salary package.

MCA at Thapar is way better than many other colleges like CGC Landran, Chandigarh University, etc. But it is important to remember that the recruiter at any IT company will always differentiate between an MCA graduate and a B.Tech CS graduate.

A few of my friends graduated from Thapar University and here’s what they have to say about it.

While discussing both the branches, they consider COE to be better than CSE because of several reasons. These include:

• COE is the oldest branch at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.
• COE being a bit experienced has better placement records than CSE. 
• COE also has a strong alumni network.
• The subjects of COE are related to both software and hardware. Thus, students will learn about programming languages too.

If we see CSE it is a new branch started this year only and has no placement records. Also, little or no hardware knowledge is given to CSE students as compared to COE.