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Is PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh good?
After IITs, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh is the best option in North-India. The university has a decent faculty base. You can get their help regarding any problem related to academics. PEC offers good facilities and resources. The campus is equipped with high-speed internet.
It has a good placement record. PEC Chandigarh placements 2021 ended with an average CTC of INR 10.83 LPA. Some of the major recruiters that took part in the placements were Airtel, Microsoft, Google, American Express, etc.
PEC has a pretty active club culture. Other than technical clubs, there are clubs for music, debate, music, dance, art, photography, etc.
Which is better: Thapar University or PEC University of Technology?
Thapar University is better. It offers better facilities. Thapar alumni network is spread all across the world. The networking opportunities are ample. More recruiting companies visit Thapar University placements. A total of 361 took part in the 2022 placement. The average CTC offered during this year's placement drive was INR 10.97 LPA.
Which is better: NIT Kurukshetra or PEC Chandigarh?
NIT Kurukshetra, ranked 40th for BTech by NIRF 2020 and ranked 27th for BTech by The Week 2020. They offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses like BTech, MTech, MBA, MCA and PhD.
PEC Chandigarh is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It offers 8 undergraduate BTech (4 years) programs, 14 postgraduate MTech (2 years) programs and also PhD (3 years) programs.
Admission Details
NIT Kurukshetra
- Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
- Students should have 60% in their graduation.
- The entrance exams include JEE Main, GATE, CAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT and NIMCET.
- The final selection is based on the entrance exams.
- Students opting for MBA will finally be selected by the marks of the entrance exam, group discussion and personal interview.
- The course fee is 70,016 approx. for the 1st year.
PEC Chandigarh
- Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
- Students should have 60% in their graduation.
- The entrance exams include JEE Main and GATE.
- The final selection is based on the entrance exams.
- The course fee is 96,750 approx. for the 1st year.
Placements
Tabulated below is the placement statistics of both institutions:
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Categories |
NIT Kurukshetra |
PEC Chandigarh |
|
Placement Percentage |
70-80% |
68% |
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Highest CTC |
40.63 LPA |
42 LPA |
|
Average CTC |
11.75 LPA |
16.8 LPA |
NIT Kurukshetra -
- Out of 689 graduated students 567 were placed.
- The Recruiting Companies include Adobe, Capgemini, Wipro, Microsoft, Saint Gobain, Vedanta, Bosch, etc.
PEC University
- 619 students were eligible for the placement program.
- 143 companies visited during the placement program and made 449 offers.
- The recruiting companies include Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, TATA, JP Morgan, Mu Sigma, Loreal, Arcesium, Goldman Sachs, etc.
NIT Kurukshetra Faculty - NIT Kurukshetra has a faculty strength of 262 highly reputed and skilled members to guide the students for their intellectual upliftment and better future.
PEC Chandigarh Collaborations - PEC Chandigarh has collaborations with international organizations like Concordia University in Canada, Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Intel Technologies India, ABB Global Industries and Minda Corporation.
NIT Kurukshetra will be a better choice but it ultimately depends on the student's preferences. Both the colleges are equally good and popular among students and professionals. Both of them have similar placement records. The visiting companies or organizations are the same and they provide more or less the same salary packages. Students can choose the institution based on their location, subject selection, course fees, etc.
Which is better NIT Kurukshetra or PEC Chandigarh?
One of my friends was in a similar dilemma last year when she had to choose between NIT, Kurukshetra, and PEC, Chandigarh. However, she went on to chew NIT Kurukshetra over PEC and stated the reasons below for her choice
- Campus: NIT Kurukshetra has a beautiful and more facilitated infrastructure that gives an edge to PEC Chandigarh.
- Accreditation: NIT Kurukshetra is an NBA-accredited institute and thus has an upper hand over the PEC Chandigarh.
- Syllabus: NIT Kurukshetra frequently updates its syllabus to keep it at par with the recent industrial trends and enables the students to study branch-specific subjects right from the first year.
- Location: Undoubtedly, PEC Chandigarh seems to be at an advantage here. Chandigarh is a much more happening place. It’s a perfect place for students planning to appear for civil services, GATE, etc
- Placements: The table below draws a brief comparison of the placement statistics of these institutes
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Parameters |
NIT Kurukshetra |
PEC |
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Fees |
1.6 Lakhs (BTech first year) |
2.07 Lakhs (BTech first year) |
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Ranking |
58 out of 200 in 2023 |
101 out of 200 in 2023 |
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Highest CTC |
INR 1.25 CPA |
Rs 64.5 LPA |
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Average CTC |
INR 13.89 LPA |
Rs 13.5 LPA |
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Top Recruiters |
ICICI Lombard, HCL Technologies, Microsoft, Adani Group |
Microsoft, RBS, Goldman Sachs |
In my opinion, too, NIT Kurukshetra seems to be the better option among the two.
How are the packages for CSE at PEC Chandigarh?
PEC Chandigarh is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is a deemed university approved by AICTE and affiliated to Punjab University.
CSE is the most popular engineering course involving computer programming and networking, programming languages, computer software and hardware, etc. Due to the rapid growth of the corporate industry companies are in a constant search of qualified individuals to work after their CSE graduation.
Placements -
PEC has their own training and placement cell which conducts workshops, industry visits, seminars, mock interviews and group discussions. They provide career guidance and internships to students.
- 619 students were eligible for the placement program.
- 143 companies visited the campus and made a total of 449 offers.
- The median salary package offered to students was around 5.5-6.5 LPA.
- They witnessed the increase in salary package by 26% in 2018 and 24% in 2019.
Tabulated below gives an insight into the placement of the university:
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Categories |
PEC University |
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Placement Percentage |
70-80% |
|
Highest CTC |
42 LPA |
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Average CTC |
14 LPA |
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Lowest CTC |
6-7 LPA |
Recruiting Companies - Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, TATA, JP Morgan, Mu Sigma, Loreal, Arcesium, Goldman Sachs, etc.
Internships
Out of 63 students 36 received internships. Companies offered internships - Goldman Sachs, American Express, Deutsche Bank, Sapient and RBS.
Tabulated below gives an insight into the internship statistics of the university:
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Categories |
PEC University |
|
Placement Percentage |
57.14% |
|
Highest Stipend |
30,000 |
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Average Stipend |
24,736 |
|
Lowest Stipend |
18,000 |
CSE graduates can work as System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.
Is changing the branch in PEC Chandigarh easy after the first year?
You need to have a high CGPA to change your branch at PEC Chandigarh. The branch change or branch upgradation option is given after the first year. The rules of branch change are as follows.
- The availability of branch change options depends on the vacancies.
- Students are required to have a minimum of 8 CGPA, to apply for branch change. However, the actual required CGPA varies depending on the branch and competition. In recent years, the CGPA required for CSE was 10. For Mechanical and Electrical, the cutoff CGPA was ~ 8.25.
CGPA requirement for CSE usually stays high. Upgradation to ECE, Mechanical or Electrical is comparably easier.
Which is better among Thapar, NIT Jalandhar and PEC University, Chandigarh?
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology has been ranked 51st overall and 29th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It has collaborations with Trinity College, Dublin and The University of Waterloo.
NIT Jalandhar offers courses like BTech, MTech, MSc, PhD, and PGDM programs in Management and Engineering. It is ranked 52nd for BTech by NIRF 2020.
PEC University is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is a deemed university approved by AICTE and affiliated to Punjab University.
Admission Details
- Students should at least have 70-75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
- Students opting for MBA will have to go through a Group Discussion and Personal Interview Session.
- NIT Jalandhar will conduct a JoSAA counselling session.
- Students pursuing a PhD should have a post graduation degree from a relevant board.
- TIET offers 75 scholarships for deserving students.
Entrance Exams Required -
- TIET - JEE Main, GATE, CAT, MAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT and GMAT.
- NIT Jalandhar - JEE Main, CAT and GATE.
- PEC University - JEE Main and GATE.
Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:
|
Categories |
TIET |
NIT Jalandhar |
PEC University |
|
Course Fee (approx) |
3,24,800 (1st year) |
88,000 (1st year) |
96,750 (1st year) |
|
Placement Percentage |
87% |
87.08% |
68% |
|
Average CTC |
17.2 LPA |
7.53 LPA |
16.8 LPA |
Placements
TIET -
- The Recruiting Companies include TCS, Infosys, Microsoft, Capgemini, JP Morgan, DeShaw, etc.
- The highest package offered to students was 43 LPA.
NIT Jalandhar
- 130 recruiters took part in the placement program.
- The Recruiting Companies include Adobe, Microsoft, Capgemini, Vedanta, ZS Associates, Trident Group, etc.
- Students received the highest salary of 39.12 LPA.
PEC University
- A total of 619 students were eligible for the placement program.
- 143 companies visited the campus and made 449 offers.
- The university witnessed the highest salary of 42 LPA.
- The recruiting companies include Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, TATA, JP Morgan, Mu Sigma, Loreal, Arcesium, Goldman Sachs, etc.
Key Points
NIT Jalandhar
- The faculty members of NIT Jalandhar are over 200, most of them being PhD holders.
- There are 10 hostels for boys and 3 for girls.
- They have all necessary facilities like a post office, shopping centre, banks, seminar hall, gym, computer centre and library.
TIET
- Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology is known to be one of the oldest and finest educational institutes of India.
- They have 307 highly qualified faculty members.
- They provide all the necessary facilities like library, hostels and medical facilities.
PEC University
- The university has a library consisting of 1,19,830 volumes of books including science, technology, engineering, management, social sciences, IT and many more.
- They have a total of 6 hostels 4 being boys hostel and 2 girls hostels.
- PEC University provides Medical Facility, Graduate Research Project Award and has a Computer Center.
Students can choose from any of the above mentioned colleges depending on their preferences of subject or choice of course, affordability, location, appropriate facilities and much more. NIT Jalandhar and PEC University have lower course fees. If affordability is not your primary concern you can also go for TIET. TIET and NIT Jalandhar has better placement records than PEC University but they all offer more or less the same salary packages which can range from 6-18 LPA.
How are the placements for aeronautical engineering in PEC Chandigarh?
The placement opportunities for Aeronautical Engineering students at PEC Chandigarh are quite good. The college has a dedicated Placement Cell that works to provide placement and internship opportunities to its students.
Top-notch companies from the aviation and aerospace industry visit the campus every year for recruitment. Some of the prominent recruiters include DRDO, HAL, Boeing, Airbus, GE Aviation, Safran, etc. The average salary package offered to Aeronautical Engineering students at PEC Chandigarh is around 7-8 LPA, while the highest package offered can go up to 20-25 LPA.
Apart from the placement opportunities, PEC Chandigarh also provides excellent academic and research facilities to its students. The college has well-equipped labs, research centers, and a team of experienced faculty members who help students excel in their fields.
Why is PEC losing its good ranking? Is it true that NIT Jalandhar will cross it within a few years?
PEC's previous director wasn’t a very good educationist. The infrastructure, curriculum and the extracurriculars suffered under his leadership.
But things have changed in PEC now. The new director has the opposite ideals. There has been a gradual increase in the quality of education at PEC. Some changes are:
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Infrastructure is being improved
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The curriculum has been made more challenging
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PEC Fest stole the show for the year
So the long standing reputation combined with the strong alumni network will not disappoint you. PEC is not losing its good ranking and NIT Jalandhar is nowhere near it.
Why are IIT Ropar and IIT Mandi preferred less as compared to PEC, CHANDIGARH?
Firstly, I refuse to believe that PEC is preferred to IITs like Mandi and Ropar. PEC has started improving its infrastructure of late and is yet to reach IIT standards. PEC has gained little fame just because of its location and its heritage. IIT Ropar and IIT Mandi are better in every other aspect.
- IIT Ropar and IIT Mandi have a rich research culture and students are involved in research work in diverse fields.
- Although IIT Ropar and Mandi infrastructure is lacking as compared to older IITs, I believe it is sufficient for the number of students these new IITs have.
- IIT Ropar and IIT Mandi have done well in MHRD rankings whereas PEC has coped poorly. IIT Mandi Overall ranking by NIRF is 43 out of 200 colleges in India in 2022 while PEC ranks 87.
- The JEE Main cutoff of PEC has been deteriorating subsequently over the years whereas that of IIT Ropar and IIT Mandi has risen thus proving that the latter is better than the former.
From all these points we can safely conclude that PEC has lost its reputation and standards due to poor administrative policies and thus is not preferred to new IITs.
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