What is better, BTech IT from KIET Ghaziabad or CSE from ABES Engineering College Ghaziabad?
Posted On - Aug 14, 2020As a former BTech student in the IT branch at KIET, let me tell you that this branch is the best among all the others.
Just last year in 2023, the placement percentage from the IT branch was around 93.81%. The highest package was INR 48.89 LPA. The average package was around INR 6.78 LPA.
Not only last year, but the placements have been consistently good since the last 5-6 years.
KIET Information Technology branch students were offered INR 5.37 LPA as an average package and INR 27.40 as the highest package in 2020.
ABES Engineering College's Computer Science Engineering branch students were offered INR 10 LPA as the highest package and 3.4 LPA as the average package in 2020.
The table below highlights features of the programs and institutes:
|
Parameters |
KIET (IT) |
ABES Engineering College (CSE) |
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Placement Percentage |
100 |
90 |
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Campus size (acres) |
18.2 |
15.2 |
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Total Seats |
180 |
180 |
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Fee |
INR 1.3 LPA |
INR 1.44 LPA |
|
Average Package |
INR 5.37 LPA |
INR 3.4 LPA |
Admission Requirements for KIET and ABES Engineering College
Admissions follow the entrance based criteria which require students to have at least 45% marks in 10+2 with UPSEE qualification.
Infrastructure and Faculty
ABES Engineering College
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- The CSE department has more than 30 faculty members.
- The department has signed MOUs with Cisco, Tech Mahindra, and Idemia among others for the enhancement of students' technical skills
- It has 14 classrooms and a small library with a seating capacity of 40 students.
- The college, in general, has Hostels, auditoriums, sports complexes, and cafeterias too.
KIET
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- It has around 28-30 faculty members in the Information Technology department who have qualified GATE, CAT, MAT, and NET exams and regularly participate in the faculty development processes conducted by the department.
- The department helps students attain certificates from Google, Microsoft Academy, and NPTEL. It has 4 computer labs with 120 computers.
Placement Statistics 2020
KIET
- 250 companies came for the recruitment process and 1454 offers were made to students.
- The major recruiters were Capgemini, Accenture, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro, and Tata Consultancy.
ABES Engineering College
- The CSE department saw a 90% placement rate in 2020.
- A total of 233 students got registered for placements out of which 209 got placed with Capgemini, Amazon, and Global Logic among others.
The aforementioned factors have been listed for students to make a choice based on facts.
IT is a branch of CS. A degree in CS offers more options compared to IT but since their core area is the same, people consider both to be similar. In the below-given table we compare two colleges over some general pointers.
|
Pointers |
ABES |
KIET |
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Fee/year |
1.44 lakhs/ Annum |
1.43 lakhs/ Annum |
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Affiliated University |
AKUT, Lucknow |
UPTU, Lucknow |
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Overall Placement Rate |
80-90% |
85-90% |
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Avg. Salary Offered |
4.2-5 LPA |
4.14 LPA |
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Closing Rank 2019 (Approx) |
UPSEE- 16064-19585 |
UPSEE- 10554-12705 |
- Admission Process- Both the institutes take admission through counseling to students based on their Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Exam (UPSEE) rank.
- Eligibility and No. of Seats- A student with a minimum of 45% marks in HSC with Science is eligible for admission in the colleges. KIET offers 180 seats for IT while ABES offers 180 seats for general CS degree and 120-180 more for AI and Machine Learning, Data Science, and others.
To conclude, both the AICTE approved colleges are comparably similar. Most students prefer CS over IT for wide range of opportunities. But KIET offers decent placements for IT. So, choose according to your preference.
