RGIPT or Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology is a public government college of Uttar Pradesh. It has been ranked 136th by NIRF 2020.

PDPU or Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University is an engineering college in Gandhinagar.

UPES(The University of Petroleum and Energy) is a private engineering college in Dehradun, Uttrakhand. It has been ranked 66th by NIRF 2020. It is recognized by UGC, NAAC, and AIU.

Admissions:

• In RGIPT, for admissions in B.Tech, the applicant must pass 12th with a minimum of 60% aggregate and qualify for the JEE Advanced entrance exam.

• PDPU admission criteria are the passing certificate of the 12th class and JEE MAINS.

• The eligibility required for B. Tech in UPES is at least 50% marks in 12th and JEE MAINS.

Fee Structure:

• For B. Tech in RGIPT, the fee structure is of INR 9.7 lakhs only.

• The fee structure of PDPU is 2.53 lakhs (1st year).

• UPES charges a total fee of 10.16 lakhs – 16.74 lakhs.

Placements:

RGIPT:

• The placement rate of the Institute is 80%.

• The highest package offered in the placement of RGIPT is INR 21 lakhs per annum.

• The average package offered in the Institute was INR 6 lakhs per annum while the lowest package offered was INR 3 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of RGIPT are Adani Group, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Cairn Energy India Ltd., Essar Oil, Globus, Haldia Petrochemicals, Hindustan Petroleum, HP, ICICI.

PDPU:

• The placement rate offered by the Institute is 65%.

• The highest package of the Institute goes up to INR 19.20 lakhs per annum, the average package offered was around INR 4 lakhs per annum and the lowest was INR 2 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of the college are ONGC, Nayara Energy, Reliance Industry, Adani Gas, Torrent Gas, L&T Technology Services, Shell Business Operations, Sabarmati Gas, Protiviti, Hansa Group, ExxonMobil.

UPES:

• The placement rate of the college is 95%.

• The highest salary offered is INR 20 lakhs per annum, the average salary offered on the campus is INR 4.5 lakhs per annum while the lowest salary is INR 3 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of UPES are Tata Technologies, Maruti, Royal Enfield, Bosch, Amazon, IBM, Panasonic, Philips.

All the colleges are related to petroleum engineering and offer decent academics and placement opportunities for the same. So, choose an institute according to your convenience.