Both colleges offer the best education to the students in UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses. Nirma University is ranked among the top 100 colleges by the NIRF. While the PDPU has been accredited with an “A” grade by the NAAC with CGPA 3.39/4.0. Both the institute offers BTech programs in chemical engineering.

However, one should not decide the best college based on the rankings and awards. So, here are a few more facts about both Nirma and PDPU colleges.

PDPU

Admissions:

• BTech Chemical Engineering admission is offered on the basis of JEE Main, or GUJCET entrance exam scores.

• The general cut-off for chemical engineering was 4307 (GUJCET Round 2) in 2019.

• The first year fee for chemical engineering is 2.53 lakhs.

Placements:

• Each year several companies visit the campus and recruit the students with the highest salaries.

• The highest salary of the campus is INR 19.20 LPA. Also, a chemical engineer receives about 10 LPA.

• The placement rate of the students is 87%.

• Some of the top companies recruiting the students are Honeywell, L&T, Asian Paints, Reliance, KPMG, Accenture, Protiviti’s, Wipro, Flipkart, Torrent power, Infosys, etc.

Nirma University

Admissions:

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and GUJCET scores with 75% in 10+2.

• The first year fee in chemical engineering is 1.97 lakhs.

• The minimum cut-off for general category students was 2714 (GUJCET) in 2019.

Placements:

Over 300 companies visit the campus each year for campus placement.

• The Chemical Engineering department has 31% of the placement rate.

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

Both colleges have their advantages. Nirma University has a higher cutoff and more affordable fees for Chemical engineering. Whereas, PDPU offers more industry exposure due to its many industry collaborations. It also conducts many events like the International Conference on Chemical Industry (ICCI), ADCTE. So, choose according to your convenience.