IEM is ranked 3rd best for engineering in West Bengal and ranked at 79th position all over India. UEM is ranked 96th for engineering by Times 2020. BCA has a more software-based approach whereas B.Tech includes learning of both hardware and software.

Admission: The admission to BTech at UEM and BCA at IEM is through IEMJEE. The prerequisite for the programs is 10+2 from a recognized board. The cut-offs are declared at the time of admissions.

Placement:

UEM- It has a placement percentage of 123%; almost all the students get 2-3 job offers.

• The average package is nearly 4.2 Lakhs per annum. The highest package offered was 40 Lakhs per annum.
• Top recruiting companies of the college are TCS, Wipro, Videonetics, Codeclouds, NRI Fintech, Think analytics, Global Logic, etc.
• A BCA graduate gets an average salary of 2.5 Lakhs per annum.

IEM-

• For IEM Kolkata, the top recruiters are Deloitte, TCS, CTS, Infosys, and Capgemini.
• According to 2019 placements it had a 100% placement rate.
• The highest CTC offered was 15.5 LPA.
• The average package for IEM is 4.2 LPA.

Both UEM and IEM offer similar placement opportunities but as a course BTech offers more scope as compared to BCA. However, you should be the one to decide which course will be better for you.