Institute of Technology, Nirma University has consistently been ranked among India's top self-funded engineering colleges. BTech Programmes in ITNU is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) under the Tier-I category. The Institute offers multidisciplinary undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in the field of Architecture, Law, Science, Management, Technology, and Pharmacy.

The University was ranked 131st by NIRF 2020 and 10th by Times 2019 for Engineering. Also, the university ranked 15th for Private Engineering by India Today 2019.

Admission: Some of the popular degree programs offered by Nirma University are BTech, BArch, MTech, MPharm, etc. The institute also offers Ph.D. programs.

• Admission to B.Tech programs is through scores obtained in JEE mains or GUJCET and ACPC, Gujrat. While for B. Arch programs, students will have to sit for the NATA entrance test.

• Admission to M.tech programs is mediated through the GATE score while that of M. Pharm is done through scores obtained in the GPAT entrance test.

• Admission to doctoral programs is done through scores obtained in national entrance tests such as GATE/NET/JRF and SET.

Achievements:

• The Institute's students bagged the first prize at the Smart India Hackathon (SIH 2020), an initiative of the Government of India's MHRD.

• The prestigious ISA Educational Foundation Scholarship Award and ISA PMCD Scholarship Award were presented to students from the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

• In the National ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest, Team ROBOCON was the first runner up in the 2019 ROBOCON National Championship, held at IIT, Delhi.

Facilities:

• The University library has over 55,000 books, 4409 bound volumes, 243 current journals, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 2020 standards, and 700 ASCE, IEEE / IET, ACM, etc. e-journals.

• The library has collaborated with some reputed institutions and Societies such as the Institute of Engineers, Kolkata, Indian Geotechnical Society, and Developing Library Network.

Placement:

The placement statistics for Nirma University according to the 2020 placements are as follows.

Some of the major recruiters at Nirma University are Cognizant, iFlex, Syntel, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Accenture, Siemens, Deloitte, Intel, etc.

Amazon's pre-placement offers (PPOs) with the INR 30.00 LPA CTC were earned by seven final year students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and fifteen final year students received offers with the INR 11.00 LPA CTC from Oracle.

Nirma University is UGC recognized and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Nirma University was ranked 4th out of 50 in Best Private University by Outlook ICARE-Indian Rankings 2020. It is also ranked in the band of 1-10 in the top 10 universities by India Today.

Nirma University has 115 acres campus and hosts several centers and departments, including the Institute of Technology, Institute of Management, Institute of Pharmacy, Institute of Science, Institute of Law, Institute of Architecture & Planning, Institute of Commerce.

Admission:

• Admission to B.Tech programs is through JEE mains or GUJCET and ACPC, Gujrat. While for B. Arch programs, students will have to take the NATA entrance test.

• Admission to M.tech programs is through the GATE score while that of M. Pharm is done through scores obtained in the GPAT entrance test.

• For MBA programs, students need to take the CAT entrance test followed by an interview for selection.

• Admission to doctoral programs is done through scores obtained in national entrance tests such as GATE/NET/JRF and SET.

Alumni:

Jay Shah- Indian Businessman and Cricket Administrator, is one of the alumni of Nirma University. Other notable alumni include Minal Rohit who is a Scientist at ISRO and helped send the Mangalyaan probe to Mars.

Research:

Research at NU is funded by DBT, ISRO, DST, and several other industries. Currently, there are 60 ongoing research projects and a total of 1045 Scopus Indexed Research Publications.

Facilities:

• The university library has over 55,000 books, 4409 bound volumes, 243 current journals, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 2020 standards, and 700 ASCE, IEEE / IET, ACM, etc. e-journals.

• The library has collaborated with some reputed institutions and Societies such as the Institute of Engineers, Kolkata, Indian Geotechnical Society, and Developing Library Network.

Placement:

Dabur, Daikin, Essar, GNFC, Hindustan Unilever, IBM, Sun Pharma, Trident, Zydus, Wipro, L&T, Sanmar, Samsung, Morgan Stanley, etc. are a few of the recruiters at Nirma University.

Nirma University is a well-reputed University which is clear from the various rankings. It also offers decent placements.

Nirma University-Institute of Technology is ranked 135th for private engineering by NIRF 2019. Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology is ranked 193rd in India by NIRF’20.

Nirma University offers 24 courses across 2 streams, and DDU offers 34 courses across 5 streams.

The total number of seats for the Mechanical department at Nirma University is 135, and that in DDU is 120.

Admission Details:

The total course fee at Nirma University and DDU are 7.24 lakhs and 6.08 lakhs, respectively.

Nirma University:

• Students need to qualify for their 10+2 examination with 45% to be eligible for admission to this college.

• Scores from JEE Mains and GUJCET are considered.

• The JEE main (till round 3) and GUJCET (till round 2) cut-off scores are 29073 and 3072, respectively.

DDU:

• For admission in BTech and MTech, students need to sit for the GUJCET, JEE Mains, and GATE exam for MTech.

• Students need to qualify for their 12th with at least a 50% aggregate.

• The cutoff for GUJCET (till round2) is 13208.

Placement Details:

Nirma University:

• The placement record of the mechanical department is around 65%.

• The highest salary package offered is 12 LPA, and the average salary package is around 5 LPA.

• Some of the companies that come for recruitment are Future First, BYJU's, Reliance, Tata Motors, BOSCH, L&T, Mahindra, Lynda, and Maruti.

DDU:

• The average placement percentage of the mechanical branch here is 70%, and more than 90% of students successfully secure internships.

• The highest salary package offered is 7.5 LPA, and the average salary package is around 5 LPA.

• Companies that come for recruitment are Adani SEZ, Hitachi, Reliance Industries, Chemitech, Nirma, Atul, and Coromandel Cement.

Infrastructures and facilities:

Nirma University:

• The university has a budget of lakhs/year for any books and materials relevant to the curriculum. The library has more than 50,000 books, 4000 volumes, journals, magazines, and papers.

• Nirma University also has a mini hospital and doctor available for medical issues.

• The university also encourages cultural and sports activities.

• There is a gym, a sports ground, and a tennis and volleyball court. The university also provides shuttle services.

DDU:

The university provides all the basic facilities needed by students.

• The library is regularly updated with the newest edition of books, magazines, journals, and online resources.

• The university provides accommodation to both girls and boys.

• There are also other facilities like a gym, convenience stores, medical facilities, and shuttle services. Additionally, there are also several sports grounds including a swimming pool.

Both the colleges are similar when it comes to infrastructure, placement, and tuition fees. So, it ultimately depends on the students’ scores and favorable accommodation facilities to decide which college to opt for.

Both Nirma University and LD University ensure good career opportunities. Nirma University has ranked among the top 100 in the list of best colleges by the NIRF. While LD University has the best rating of AAA+. However, one should not decide the best college based on the rankings and ratings alone. So, here are a few more facts about both the colleges.

Nirma University

Admissions:

• The college offers several courses in UG and PG in the field of technology.

• Students are enrolled based on the various entrance exams such as JEE Main and GATE, etc.

• The first year fee for this B.Tech and M.Tech courses is 1.97 lakhs and 2.42 lakhs.

Placements:

• The highest and average salary of the college is 16 LPA and 8.2 LPA respectively.

• The college has collaborated with over 300 companies.

• Top companies visiting the campus are Accenture, GIDC, Novartis, Agram Legal, Geometrics Global, Reliance, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, GEA Process Engineering Limited, Amul, Adani Group, ACC Cement, and many more.

• The campus even offers a separate library unit for the entire technology system.

LD University

Admissions:

• The college offers several UG and PG courses for Engineering such as BE, ME, M.Tech.

• The first year fee for BE, ME, and M.Tech is INR 2,860, INR 5,730, and INR 5,730 respectively.

• It accepts students based on performance in the GUJCET and GPGCET for UG and PG courses respectively.

Placements:

• More than 550 students are placed in the top companies every year.

• The highest salary package for the students is 12 LPA.

• The companies that frequently visit the campus are Shriram, Emerald Honda, Kiran Motors Ltd, TCS, Reliance, Chocolate Room, Eureka Forbes Limited, CPC Diagnostics, etc.

This is about the engineering courses at both the colleges. So, choose the best college that suits you based on the various aspects mentioned above.

NIRMA and PDPU are both renowned for the Mechanical Engineering course, not only in a state in the country. These two are among the few best across the country. There are many perspectives to be included if to compare these two. Criteria like placements, opportunities are few to include.

Placement:

PDPU:

If you got the skills then PDPU is one of the best options for B. Tech in mechanical engineering due to their Placement records.

• Almost 96% of students were placed in on-campus placement drives which is a wonderful statistic.
• An average of 5 LPA was offered with a maximum of 16.6 LPA.
• Big Industrial Giants like Reliance Industries Limited, TATA Chemical Limited has offered jobs in PDPU.

Nirma University

Placement opportunities in NIRMA are considered the best among a few universities in the Country. It is one of the most renowned institutes in Mechanical due to its placement.

• A total of 50 companies visited NIRMA for on-campus placement in which hundreds of job offers were made.
• Almost 95% of students were placed in on-campus placement drives.
• There were 7 pre-placement offers in total.
• An average of 8 LPA was offered with a maximum of 16 LPA

• Big industrial companies like HP, Infosys, Reliance, are among the few who offered jobs in NIRMA.

Faculty 

Both the universities have a very well versed and able teaching staff and facilitated department.

• The department is being run by well qualified and experienced faculty members with many years of experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Faculty members are well qualified in both the universities as most of them are Ph.D. holders.

Industrial and International Relations:

For better opportunities and higher studies, the universities must have affiliations and good relations with other higher institutes and industrial sectors.

• PDPU has collaboration with many reputed international universities Like Georgia Tech University, the University of Regina (Canada) are a few examples.
• Mechanical students at PDPU get opportunities to do their academic projects under reputed organizations like ISRO, IPR (Institute of plasma research), and many other reputed organizations.
• Nirma University has collaborated with many reputed industries like TATA, JK Lakshmi Cement, ISRO, and ICR.

Looking at the statistics we can say that PDPU is a better university due to its international relations that will provide students many opportunities in their careers, While if Placement is considered NIRMA has a slight edge over PDPU. It now depends on the student, if someone wants a higher education, and opportunities PDPU is best, If someone is interested more in Placements NIRMA is best.

Nirma University, Ahmedabad, is an institution in India that is recognized by UGC. It has been graded ‘A’ by NAAC. It is the first private university in the state of Gujarat and offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in a plethora of fields. M.Tech., which is a popular PG program in the country, is quite in demand at Nirma University.

The institution has its pros and cons. Some of the university’s features are mentioned below.

M.Tech. Specializations: Nirma University offers CSE, Information and Network Security, Network Technology, VLSI Design, Communication Engineering, CAD/CAM, Thermal Engineering, Embedded System, etc.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

• The institute offers to its student’s facilities such as outdoor sports, running track, grounds, and pitches, courts, training nets, shuttle service (45 university buses), bank and ATMs, a five-unit library system, etc.
• The campus also hosts a number of events such as Ras Garba, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, annual sports days, etc, and seminars and activities.

Scholarships: Students are offered Merit and Merit-cum-Means scholarships by the institute. The value of aid varies according to institutes.

Placement Statistics:

• 95% of students were placed and the highest CTC offered was 16 LPA and the average CTC was 8.2 LPA.
• Top recruiters include Amul, Ashok Leyland, L&T, RBI, ICICI Bank, etc.

Alumni: Notable alumni of the institute include Jay Shah (Secretary: BCCI), Minal Rohit (Scientist), Vijay Kothari (Researcher), Fenil Shah (Chess-player), Pranav Mistry (Computer Scientist), etc.

Therefore, one can say that Nirma University is a decent option for students looking for institutions offering M.Tech. programs. However, interested students must take a decision keeping other factors like faculty, academic quality, career prospects, personal disposition, and expectations in mind.

Nirma University is a private university, recognized and approved by UGC, AIU, and has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. Admissions to the college are open through both offline and online modes. The college offers M.Tech in Civil Engineering as a two-year full-time course at a fee of Rs5.17 Lakhs for the full period.

Birla Institute of Science & Technology is a private university, has been recognized by UGC, AICTE, and has been accredited with ‘A' grade by the NAAC. The college has been ranked 17th by the NIRF rankings in the university category. The college offers six courses in M.Sc at a fee of 4.13 lakhs for a period of two years.

Admission Procedure

Nirma University:

• The prerequisite for seeking admission to the course is having a degree of B.Tech in Civil Engineering or equivalent with an aggregate of more than 60%.
• Further, students are selected on the basis of scores in GATE examinations.
• The college offers 18 seats for this course.

BITS:

The admission criteria for seeking admission to M.Sc in the college is scoring 55% in graduation in a course relevant to the M.Sc course being applied for.

Facilities

Nirma University:

• The college is built over a huge 115-acre campus.
• A well-equipped library is on-campus which houses over 1,20,000 books.
• The institute also provides separate hostels for boys and girls with adequate facilities.
• Other facilities such as laboratories, gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, air-conditioned classrooms, and auditoriums are provided.

BITS:

• The college is built over a 180-acre campus.
• The institute also provides separate hostels for boys and girls with adequate facilities. The college also has a number of sporting and cultural facilities.
• Other facilities such as cafeterias, gym, auditorium, laboratories, medical facilities, and a convenience store are available on campus.

Placements

• Nirma University:Top recruiters for the course during placement season are Accenture, Cognizant, and Deloitte. The median salary offered at the college is 4.2LPA.
• BITS: Top recruiters for the course during placement season are Accenture, Adobe, and Capgemini. The median salary offered at the college is 8LPA

BITS, Goa is a much more recognised institution than Nirma University which reflects in its rankings. BITS also score higher in terms of placements, infrastructure and facilities available at the two institutions. With a lower fees structure and better facilities, BITS Goa would be a much more secure option between the two colleges.

Nirma University is UGC, AIU recognized and has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. NIRF 2020 has ranked the institute at 131 for BTech.

The college offers B.Tech in Civil Engineering as a four-year full-time course at a fee of Rs 7.24 Lakhs for the full period. The prerequisite for seeking admission to Civil Engineering is scoring 55% and more in 10+2 examinations (PCM). Further, students are shortlisted on the basis of JEE Main or GUJCET scores. The course has a total of 120 seats available.

• The course has a placement rate of 50%. However, nearly every student is given an internship opportunity.

• The average package offered to civil students is approximately 4 LPA.

• The median salary offered is 4.1 LPA.

• The highest package offered was around 10 LPA.

A few of the major recruiters for Civil Engineering at Nirma University are L&T, Accenture, Cognizant, Deloitte, and IBM.

Nirma University has been graded ‘A’ by NAAC. It has also ranked 13th for MBA by Outlook India in 2020. Apart from that, it has ranked 10th among the top private engineering colleges by Times in 2019 and 15th by India Today in 2019.

UIET has ranked 22nd among the top private engineering colleges by India Today in 2019.

Admission:

Nirma University:

• In order to pursue IT and software courses at Nirma University, aspiring students have to qualify for the GATE exam as it is the requirement for most of the M. Tech courses including Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic engineering, and the like.

• In order to pursue B. Tech courses, students have to qualify for JEE Main and fulfill other requirements specific to the course they are looking for.

UIET:

Those who are aspiring to pursue CS at UIET, Chandigarh, have to qualify for JEE Main for B. Tech/ B. E and GATE for M. Tech courses.

Scholarships:

Nirma University:

• For the Nirma university students, various Merit-based scholarships are available.

• Apart from that, those who come from less privileged backgrounds also get financial help through various scholarships that are provided by the institute.

UIET:

• There are various scholarships that are available for the BE students of UIET students including the Toppers Scholarship, Shanti Rani Scholarship, Merit cum Means scholarship, post Matric scholarship.

• For ME students UGC scholarships are available.

Placement:

Nirma University:

• Top recruiters who offer internships and jobs to the Nirma University students are Dabur, Daikun, Essar, Ingram, Infosys, IBM, Saint Gobain, Sun Pharma, Samsung, Morgan Stanley, Reliance, and more.

• More than 90% of students get placed every year from this institution.

• The highest and average salary package remains to be 14 LPA and 3 LPA.

UIET:

• Some of the top recruiters of UIET students are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung, Deloitte, KPMG, Mu Sigma, Capgemini, Yamaha, Infosys, and more.

• The highest and the average packages are 16 LPA and 5 LPA.

These are some of the important factors which will help you make the decision for yourself.