Which is better for Computer Science? College of Engineering, Guindy or Madras Institute of Technology, Chrompet?

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Aditi Roy Posted On - Mar 28, 2023

lives in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

If you are an academically interested person, both NIT Kurukshetra and PEC Chandigarh will cherish you, and you will get very good opportunities in both colleges. Here are some key points to consider when deciding between the two:

Commonalities between the two colleges:

Both are constituent colleges of Anna University, so they share certain components, including course offerings, examination schedules, and university calendar events.
Faculty transfers between the colleges occasionally, and collaboration in research is not uncommon.
Both colleges have bright and interesting peers and professors to inspire you.

Where PEC Chandigarh is better:

Scale: PEC is a bigger college with more people.
Exposure: PEC is in the center of the city and is a well-known institution in the area.
Faculty: PEC's faculty in the CS department has more doctorates, and the department has been around for a few decades.
Seniors: PEC has been teaching computer science for longer than NIT Kurukshetra, so there are more alumni out there creating and contributing to organizations.
Sponsors: Due to the above reasons, PEC has very good sponsorship for college events.
Campus: PEC's campus is beautiful, with easy access to AU events like counseling, placements, and festivals that happen in AU grounds.

Where NIT Kurukshetra is better:

Seniors Link: The link with seniors is much stronger at NIT Kurukshetra, with a strong emotional dimension to the senior-junior relationship.
Entrepreneurship: NIT Kurukshetra has an incubation center on campus, which is great for students interested in starting up early on.
Programming: NIT Kurukshetra has a good competitive programming culture, with consistently high rankings in the Regional ACM-ICPC competitions.
Campus: NIT Kurukshetra's campus is conveniently located near Chromepet Railway station and the bus stop, making it easy to get around the area. The campus also has a rich history, serving as a hanger for wartime planes, and the aeronautics department hosts a couple of legacy planes for people to admire.

Ultimately, the decision between NIT Kurukshetra and PEC Chandigarh depends on your personal preferences and priorities. Consider factors such as location, campus facilities, faculty, and alumni network when making your choice.

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Mridula Srinivasan Posted On - Jul 17, 2021

B.Tech Information Technology, College of Engineering Guindy, Tamil Nadu, India (2017)

I have friends from both CEG and MIT. Based on what I heard through them, I will say that in most measures such as jobs, exposure, teaching, the computer science departments in both universities are very alike.

Students from both places routinely get jobs at companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and the like. They get admitted to excellent schools in the US for graduate studies. Alumni from both places have gone to start companies and attain success in many places. However, the main differences between the two places really do not have anything to do with "core" computer science at all. Yet I would say they are an essential part of computer science undergraduate education.

Here is a brief insight into the CSE courses offered by the two institutes.

Parameters	College of Engineering, Guindy	Madras Institute of Technology, Chrompet
Placement Average	80%	71.4%
Average Package	INR 6 LPA	INR 7 LPA
Major recruiters	MU Sigma, HP	Amazon, HCL Technologies

MIT - Advantage:

The MIT score in the programming culture. Year after year, they train and produce some of the best ICPC teams in India. Students engage much more with their seniors and the spirit of programming is passed on very well.

CEG - Advantage:

CEG scores in exposure, Techofes. The scale of things is just a notch higher in CEG than in MIT, and if you are an active, outgoing student, the kind of things you will have access to at CEG is better than what is available at MIT. CEG is a much bigger college in the heart of the city, and this translates itself into a number of such "non-computer-science" advantages.