One of my friends studied at UIET Kurukshetra University. According to him, it is a terrific institute that provides exceptional placement opportunities.  The faculty here are highly experienced.  Students of UIET are employed in the army, ISRO, BARC, and many PSUs.  For CSE and ECE departments, the placement opportunities are offered to 50% of the batch. The major recruiter here is Infosys, offering an average package of 3.5 LPA.  You can also try for off-campus recruitment or prepare for GATE.  In the Biotech department, around 15% of the students receive placements in several startups. An average package of 3 LPA is offered. If you are unable to get admissions in any of the IIT, NITs, IIITs, DTU, or in top private engineering colleges such as VIT, BITS then you may opt for UIET KUK without any further hesitation.

Chandigarh University (CU), the youngest university to be ranked by NIRF. It is placed at 84th in the NIRF ranking of 2020 for engineering institutes. The university has also got NAAC A+ accreditation, which gives it international recognition.  Studying at CU as one of its students has its own perks and benefits. Students and teachers from not only CU but other universities also know the value of a CU degree in your resume. Categories Chandigarh University UIET KUK Placement Percentage 90% 80% Highest CTC 35 LPA 28 LPA Average CTC 5 LPA 3.5 LPA Recruiting Companies Samsung, Wipro, Essel, Maruti Suzuki, Godrej, Hyundai, Amazon, Mahindra, etc. Adani, Aricent, IBM, Infosys, L&T, etc. Without a doubt, CU is far better than UIET KUK for the B.E. Mechanical Engineering course. The brand name of CU is enough to add feathers to your resume. The best part about CU is that it is an entirely student-oriented university. A few perks of CU which gives it an upper hand over UIET KUK are listed below: CU is parallel with technology. They have advanced laboratories even for the mechanical students. CU inculcates practical learning in students by giving them good industrial exposure. For example, the industrial visit to the Gurugram plant which is Asia’s biggest manufacturing plant of Maruti Suzuki.  Top companies like Samsung, Wipro, Godrej, Tafe, Amazon, etc. frequently recruit students from CU. CU prepares students for the competition by organizing technical events and allowing students to participate in the various events or fests to enhance their extra-curricular activities, skill-sets, and knowledge. It also organises expert lectures from prominent personalities and conducts events for different social-causes. In CU, you will find yourself learning from the best professors of the university. CU also has a well-equipped library with all genres of books.  The whole campus is WIFI enabled. The Mechanical Engineering (ME) from CU is the most promising program to take. However, a disadvantage of CU is the fee structure. The fees for the BE in Mechanical Engineering is Rs.6.4 Lakh and the fees for B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering in UIET KUK is Rs. 4.2 Lakh. The quality of education is unbeatable in CU. They provide a better engineering education than UIET KUK.

UIET and CGC Landran were placed in the rank band of 201-250 according to the recent NIRF Rankings, 2020. Both degrees have a 4-year duration but UIET offers a BE degree whereas CGC Landran offers a B.Tech degree in Engineering. UIET (EEE): Admission: JEE-Mains test results are accepted for taking admission in this course and the admission procedure starts in February till April. Total seats for EEE in UIET are around 120. The total fees for the duration of 4 years are Rs.3.26 lakh. Scholarships: This college provides scholarships for families whose income is less than 2.5lacs annually. Placement: Students become eligible for placement in this college after the 7th semester. The placement rate is 49%. Few students get placed and the salary package received is of 4-5 lakh annually. The companies which visited for the EEE stream were Infosys, Honda, Mahindra, etc. CGC Landran (CSE): CGC Landran’s B.Tech course was ranked 52nd out of 75 colleges in India in 2019 according to the Chronicle. Admission: JEE Mains result is accepted for this college too and the admission procedure starts in September and continues till April. Total seats for this stream at CGC Landran are around 300. The total fees for 4 years are around Rs.3.62 lakh. Placements: The placement rate for this stream is 70%. The average salary package for the CSE stream is around 3-4 LPA. The highest package in 2018 was 32 LPA in Amazon. Around 300-400 companies including Infosys, Cognizant, Google, Amazon, Flipkart, Dell, IBM, etc. visit for placement in this college. Moreover, 66.66% of seats are reserved for state quota and 33.3% seats are reserved for management quota at CGC Landran but at UIET there is no state quota. The choice of the stream depends on the student’s interest.

Thapar University is a better option for CSE. The learning facilities and resources offered are excellent. Thapar University placements are excellent for CSE. According to the recent placement highlights, students of CSE receive an average CTC of INR 11 LPA. The highest CTC is around INR 43 LPA. Microsoft, Apple, De Shaw, etc. are some of the major recruiters that take part in the placement drive.