Nirma University, Ahmedabad

Institute of Technology, Nirma University has consistently been ranked among India's top self-funded engineering colleges. BTech Programmes in ITNU is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) under the Tier-I category. The Institute offers multidisciplinary undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in the field of Architecture, Law, Science, Management, Technology, and Pharmacy.

The University was ranked 131st by NIRF 2020 and 10th by Times 2019 for Engineering. Also, the university ranked 15th for Private Engineering by India Today 2019.

Admission: Some of the popular degree programs offered by Nirma University are BTech, BArch, MTech, MPharm, etc. The institute also offers Ph.D. programs.

• Admission to B.Tech programs is through scores obtained in JEE mains or GUJCET and ACPC, Gujrat. While for B. Arch programs, students will have to sit for the NATA entrance test.

• Admission to M.tech programs is mediated through the GATE score while that of M. Pharm is done through scores obtained in the GPAT entrance test.

• Admission to doctoral programs is done through scores obtained in national entrance tests such as GATE/NET/JRF and SET.

Achievements:

• The Institute's students bagged the first prize at the Smart India Hackathon (SIH 2020), an initiative of the Government of India's MHRD.

• The prestigious ISA Educational Foundation Scholarship Award and ISA PMCD Scholarship Award were presented to students from the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

• In the National ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest, Team ROBOCON was the first runner up in the 2019 ROBOCON National Championship, held at IIT, Delhi.

Facilities:

• The University library has over 55,000 books, 4409 bound volumes, 243 current journals, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 2020 standards, and 700 ASCE, IEEE / IET, ACM, etc. e-journals.

• The library has collaborated with some reputed institutions and Societies such as the Institute of Engineers, Kolkata, Indian Geotechnical Society, and Developing Library Network.

Placement:

The placement statistics for Nirma University according to the 2020 placements are as follows.

Some of the major recruiters at Nirma University are Cognizant, iFlex, Syntel, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Accenture, Siemens, Deloitte, Intel, etc.

Amazon's pre-placement offers (PPOs) with the INR 30.00 LPA CTC were earned by seven final year students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and fifteen final year students received offers with the INR 11.00 LPA CTC from Oracle.

Nirma University is well known for providing immense career opportunities and also ranked among the top 100 by the NIRF. Nirma University is ranked 16 for Law by India Today 2020. It is also ranked 44 for MBA, 17 for Pharmacy, 131 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

First-year students should know the basic information about Nirma University such as admissions, placements, faculty, scholarships, facilities, etc.

Admissions:

• The college offers several specializations in architecture, science, management, technology, pharmacy, and law.

• The college accepts students purely based on merit and performance in the entrance exams.

• The entrance exams accepted by the college are JEE Main, GATE, CAT, GMAT, NATA, CLAT, and many more.

Placements:

• The college is best known for the highest placements percentage and career opportunities.

• As the campus has collaborations with over 300 companies, several companies visit the campus thoroughly.

• The placement rate of the campus is almost 95%.

• The highest and average salaries of the college are 16 LPA and 8.2 LPA respectively.

• The companies visiting the campus are Accenture, GIDC, Novartis, Agram Legal, Geometrics Global, Reliance, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, GEA Process Engineering Limited, Amul, Adani Group, ACC Cement, etc.

Facilities:

• The college offers several facilities such as libraries, banks, ATM, outdoor sports, transportation facilities, and many more.

• Also, it organizes celebrations, fests, and other social activities.

• There are five different units of the library such as technology, management, law, pharmacy, and architecture library units.

• The library has over 1,20,151 books in total.

Faculty and Alumni:

• Almost all the faculty members possess the highest degrees in their respective fields.

• Also, a few professors hold the best teaching awards.

The college has great alumni connections.

Some of the notable alumni of the campus are as follows.

• Minal Rohit- Scientist and System engineer

• Pranav Mistry- President and CEO of Samsung Labs

Apart from the above things, the students on the campus also receive scholarships based on merit and financial background. This is all about the basic information of Nirma University.

VIT has ranked in the 18th position by the NIRF. Whereas, Nirma University has ranked among the top 100 universities by NIRF. Here are the few more important facts about both the colleges.

Nirma University

Admissions:

• The university offers several courses in various fields such as architecture, law, management, technology, science, and pharmacy.

• The college accepts several entrance exams such as GATE, CAT, GMAT, GPAT, JEE Main, NATA, and other entrance exams.

• The college has different cut-offs for different courses.

Placements:

• The placement rate of the students is 95%. Out of which 31% placement rate is from engineering students alone.

• The highest and average salaries of the students are 19.20 LPA and 8.2 LPA respectively.

• The top companies visiting the campus are Accenture, GIDC, Novartis, Agram Legal, Geometrics Global, Reliance, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, GEA Process Engineering Limited, Amul, Adani Group, ACC Cement, etc.

Facilities and Faculty:

• The college offers several facilities including banks, ATM, outdoor sports, transportation, and a library.

• It also organizes festivals, celebrations, social activities, and many more.

• The college faculty is well-qualified and holds the highest degrees in their respective fields.

VIT, Chennai

Admissions:

• VIT intake students based on the performance in the entrance exams.

• The students who wish to study in this college have to apply for VITEEE, an entrance exam for this college.

Placements:

• The highest and average salary of the students is 39 LPA and 6.05 LPA respectively.

• Each year several companies visiting the campus are Accenture, Cognizant, TCS, Udaan, Bank of America, Infosys, Wipro, etc.

Facilities and Faculty:

• The college provides several facilities to the students such as the library, cafeteria, gym, sports, and many more.

• The college gives several scholarships based on academic excellence.

• The students who ranked below 2000 in VITEEE are directly eligible for the scholarships and fee waivers.

• Almost all the faculty members hold the highest degree such as masters or Ph.D. in their respective fields.

This is all about both colleges. Both the institutes have their perks. So, choose the college that suits you based on the various aspects mentioned above.