Both PES University and Reva University are excellent private institutes offering MCA degrees to students. Students can consider factors like placement, fees, eligibility as well as areas of focus in the subject when it comes to comparing the two colleges.

Admission:

• For admission to MCA courses both PES University and Reva University accept PGCET scores.

• The prerequisite for admission to MCA is graduation with 50%.

• The course fee for MCA at PES University and Reva University is INR 2 lakhs and INR 1.05 lakhs respectively.

Placements:

PES University:

Students are placed via the placement cell set up at the institute.

• The average package offered at the institute clocks in at INR 3 to 8 lakhs per annum to students from the department.

• Some of the top companies hiring students include CISCO, Amazon, Volvo, Nokia, etc.

Reva University:

• Most students at the institute are recruited into companies like Wipro, TCS, IBM, NTPC, Accenture, etc.

• Placement rates are low with some students reporting around 30% placement percent.

• The highest package offered is INR 6 lakhs per annum and the lowest offered at INR 2 lakhs per annum.

Program focus areas:

PES University:

• MCA at PES university includes topics like professional ethics, modern tool usage, innovation and entrepreneurship, and others.

• It aims at finding solutions to complex problems and also designing various experiments.

• It teaches students to efficiently apply contemporary IT tools to Computer applications.

Reva University:

• This program at the college aims at teaching students computing fundamentals, math as well as domain knowledge, and computing sciences.

• It emphasizes using a research-based approach in carrying out analysis, experiments, and data interpretation.

• It implicates the use of modern-day technology and resources to complex computing activities and understanding its limitations.

While placements are more or less the same, students can consider the fee structure as well as program objectives and outcomes to decide which university is better. Fee wise, Reva is much more economical.

Distance courses are always a preferred option especially in the present scenario where offline physical classes are not possible. Sikkim Manipal University offers distance education through SMU (DE) in both the courses like MCA/MSc while BVP offers only the MCA program. The prominent details are described below.

Academics Structure:

Both the courses are post-graduate courses but their duration varies according to the institute.

• Sikkim Manipal University offers an MCA program with a duration of 3 years while MSc (IT) program completes in 2 years.

• BVP offers the MCA program for 2 years.

Curriculum:

Distance courses generally are chosen on the strength of their curriculum as they normally provide more insights into the concepts of the subject.

Sikkim Manipal:

It follows a credit mechanism for both its courses. The credit distribution for the MCA program is as follows.

Bharati Vidyapith:

It has a 72 credit system with a complete project and practical work timeline. The entire MCA course is summed up in 4 semesters through great structural alignment.

Fee Structure:

• Sikkim Manipal offers the MCA course at a fee range of Rs. 18,250 per semester. MSc course is offered at Rs. 20000 per semester.

• BVP offers the MCA course at Rs. 60, 500 for 2 years.

Eligibility:

Since the courses offered are of post-graduation level, the minimum eligibility stands at graduation scores from relevant universities.

• MCA establishes a mandatory requirement of graduation with mathematics as a compulsory subject in the case of Sikkim Manipal University.

• BVP has a requirement of a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences or any other graduation degree with mathematics as a subject.

Placement Scenario:

Sikkim Manipal:

• More than 400 corporates participated in the placements drives.

• 40000 candidates walk-in for drives. More than 8500 offers were made

• Alumni work in companies like Tech Mahindra, Rakuda, Aegis, Amazon, Airtel.

Bharati Vidyapith:

• According to the placement statistics of 2020, the average CTC received by the students is 7 LPA. While the highest is 12 LPA.

• Some of the top recruiters at the institute are TCS, Amazon, JP Morgan, HDFC Bank, etc.

Both the institutes offer good options for learning but Sikkim Manipal exceeds the expectations due to its features like dedicated academic advisors, technology-driven learning, and the development of skills holistically.