Nirma University (NU) situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is a NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade private university. Overall, Nirma University offers 61 courses in 11 streams in various fields. The admission process for each course is different. As the preferred stream and course are not mentioned here, the generic information about the admission process of all courses is mentioned below.

Nirma University offers admission in categories, namely, All India, Gujarat State, NRI, PIO & Foreign Nationals (FN), and Children of Indian workers of Gulf Countries & South East Asia. Nirma University conducts its private entrance exam and also accepts the scores of several competitive exams like JEE Main, UCEED, IPMAT, CLAT, GATE, GPAT, etc.

The courses and accepted exams for the same are mentioned below.

• BTech admission is through JEE Main & GUJCET. For BA-LLB/ BCom-LLB, CLAT scores are considered. BArch and BPharm admission is based on ACPC scores. For BArch, the institute also considers NATA scores. BCom admissions are merit-based.

• For admission to medical courses like MBBS/ BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS, NEET UG scores are considered.

• Form MTech and MPharm GATE and GPAT examination scores are accepted. For MSc courses, the institute conducts a written test.

• LLM admissions are done through PG CLAT or ILNU Test.

• Ph.D. candidates are required to go through the Written Test + Interview conducted by the institute.

The procedure for the online application process is mentioned below:

1. Visit Nirma University’s official website.

2. Apply online for the desired course.

3. Fill in the required information, including personal details, contact information, educational qualification, and residential address.

4. Submit all the asked documents in a given format.

5. Pay the prescribed application fees.

6. Submit the filled application form.

Whereas the offline admissions or admissions through Management quota can be done by visiting the College offices and official procedures will be taken for the enrollment.

Students can avail of scholarships during admission. Nirma University provides various scholarships to its students. Scholarships are awarded to the meritorious or students who require financial support.

The University provides Merit and Merit-Cum-Need scholarships to BTech students. Under this scholarship scheme, INR 1 Lakh is awarded to the top five students, INR 90,000 to the next 20 students, and INR 50,000 to the other 25 students.

Nirma University, DDIT, Nadiad, and SRM, AP are private institutions of the country. While all are approved by UGC, DDIT is also recognized by AICTE. Nirma University and DDIT are graded ‘A’ and ‘B++’ by NAAC, respectively.

The only differences between general and NRI seats are the fee and application process, for both DDIT and SRM AP.

Infrastructure and Facilities

• Nirma University: The institute offers facilities such as outdoor sports, courts, transport, library, etc. The campus also hosts a number of events, seminars, and activities.
• DDIT: The institute offers an environment of all-round development, excellent faculty, library, hostel, sports, labs, etc.
• SRM AP: The institute offers its students learning in various forms, both formal and informal, sports grounds, courts and tracks, yoga rooms, transport, etc.

Scholarships

• Nirma University: Students are offered Merit and Merit-cum-Means scholarships by the institute. The value of aid varies according to institutes.
• DDIT: 4 students are awarded merit and merit cum means scholarships each year. DDU Alumni Scholarship Association Fund has also been set up.
• SRM AP: The institute offers scholarships based on merit, need, disability, and arts and culture, and armed forces scholarships as well.

Placement Statistics

• Nirma University: 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, ICICI Bank, RBI, etc.
• DDIT: The highest and average packages offered were 18 LPA and 4.5 LPA, respectively. Top recruiters include Amazon, Infosys, RBI, Amul, etc.
• SRM AP: Since the first badge of this institute will graduate in 2021, no placement data is available for the same. 190 B.Tech. students got internships in 75 companies including ONGC, Coca Cola, Flextronics, etc. Some also spent a semester abroad.

Students must compare all the programs and institutes properly before selecting one. Whether one of these institutes is the best is difficult to say since it is one’s personal discretion.

It’s difficult to determine which institute is better as the courses are not mentioned for the given college. However, given below are information about the colleges which may help you make the decision.

Ranking:

• Nirma University: The college was ranked among the top 100 institutions in the country by NIRF in the academic year 2018. 
• Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya: The college was ranked as 251 in top B. tech college in India by NIRF in the year 2019.

Admissions: 

• Nirma University: For admissions, the criteria for every course is different. But mostly the college accepts common exams like JEE Mains, CLAT, GATE, CAT and MAT. 
• Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya: For a student to be eligible for a course they need at least secure 45% of marks in 10+2 exams (science stream) with any recognized board. The college accepts GUCET marks for the B.Tech program.

Faculty:

• Nirma University: As being one of the oldest colleges in the state, the faculty of the college is well experienced and well versed with the subjects that they teach.
• Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya: There are Ph.D. teachers who give lectures on various subjects. There are guest lecturers that are called to provide in-depth knowledge to the students.

Placements:

• Nirma University: The highest CTC that was offered was Rs 16.6 LPA and the average CTC that was recorded was 8.2 LPA. The top recruiting companies that visited the college were: - Infosys, Tata Motors, Amul, Amazon, Bajaj Alliance, Larsen and Toubro, Daiken, and Bajaj Auto.
• Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya: For the year 2020 the highest package that was given to the student was INR 12 LPA. The lowest package that was offered was INR 1.8 LPA. The top companies that come to the college include; Razorpay, BYjus, L&T Power, L&T Constructions, Reliance, Wipro, SHV energy, TATA, and many more.

Therefore, if a choice has to be made, one can look at the different parameters mentioned above.

NMIMS Mukesh Patel School holds rank #64 for engineering issued by Times. Admissions are based on merit and entrance tests for most of the courses followed by interview and written ability tests. The placement rate of the university is also good.

Nirma university holds rank #13 for private MBA by Outlook, 2020. Admissions are based according to the streams. For most courses, admissions are based on entrance tests followed by counseling and interviews.

Tabulated difference between NMIMS Mukesh Patel School and Nirma University

Admission process

NMIMS Mukesh Patel School

• Admissions are mostly based on an entrance test known as NMIMS NPAT. It will be followed by an interview and WAT(written ability test).
• National level exams like JEE Main are also accepted by the university.
• With this students are also required to have at least 60% in 10+2 in particular subjects. There is a 5% relaxation for SC and ST students.

Nirma University

• The admission process is fully online with an application fee of 1500 INR.
• Admissions are based on entrance tests and merit for almost all courses. National level scores for some courses are required like JEE and NEET.

With this students are supposed to have at least 55% in 12th boards. Relaxation of 5% is there for SC and ST.

Placements

NMIMS Mukesh Patel School

• Companies like Accenture, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, HP, HSBC, ICICI, KPMG, etc visit the campus for good placements.
• The average salary package offered to students graduating from this university is 7.56 lakhs and the highest salary package is 25 lakhs.

Nirma University

• Companies like Dabur, Daikin, Essar, GNFC, HCL INFOSYSTEMS, HDFC Standard Life, etc visit the campus for good placements.
• The average salary package is 4 lakhs and the highest package is offered up to 15 lakhs.

The infrastructure and faculty of NMIMS Mukesh Patel School are really good as compared to other colleges of Mumbai university. Nirma University is known for its big campus and good facilities. The faculty is also well-experienced and qualified.

NIRF has ranked Nirma University at 131 for Engineering. Nirma University (NU) situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is a NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade private university.

Admission:

Nirma University provides a 4-year classroom program for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering. It costs around 7.24 lakhs and the student intake for the program is 120.

• The required eligibility is 45% in the 12th board with the science stream from any recognized university.

• Admission for state quota is made through counseling conducted by ACPC based on the rank obtained in Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) and marks obtained in 10+2, i.e. 10+2 (PCM) marks- 60, GUJCET Percentile- 40%.

• Whereas admission for All India Category is made based on the 10+2 mark and rank obtained in JEE (Main). Admissions for all International candidates are determined based on their qualifying examination.

Curriculum: The B.Tech. program in Mechanical Engineering of Nirma University is NBA Accredited under the tier I category. The laboratories and computational facilities are well developed and faculty members are highly qualified and are alumni of premier institutions in the country.

The Department excels in the core areas of Mechanical such as Design Engineering, Thermal Engineering, CAD/CAM, Robotics and Automation, Manufacturing Engineering, Energy Systems, and Materials Engineering.

• A unique facility of this department is the Thermal Insulation Testing Laboratory, established under the NAFETIC of the Central Government.

• Students of the Department excel in different competitions such as in Robotics and All-Terrain Vehicle at the national level.

• The department helps students get ready for campus placements during the final year via many initiatives that include technical preparation sessions and workshops.

Placements:

• The average salary package offered is 5.7 LPA.

• The highest salary package offered in the mechanical branch is 12 LPA in core companies like RIL, Tata, Ford, L&T, etc.

• Median Salary 4.1 LPA has been offered for the Mechanical department.

• The recruiters that come for placements are ACCENTURE, CMC, Cognizant, Deloitte Consulting, Eicher Motors, gammon, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICICI, iFlex, Infosys, Intel, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Philips India, Reliance.

So, if you are looking for excellent academic quality, Nirma University provides great educational facilities along with decent placements.

Nirma University (NU) situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is a NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade private university. It has been ranked 131 for engineering by NIRF 2020. Nirma University provides a 4-year classroom program for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering.

Admission:

The total course fee for BTech mechanical engineering at Nirma University is 7.24 Lakh. The student intake for mechanical engineering is 120.

• The required eligibility is 45% in the 12th board from the Science stream.

• Admission to the BTech programs is through GUJCET or JEE Mains.

• In 2019 the required cutoff for Mechanical was 1031 (GUJCET).

Placements:

Students are guided through the entire process of placements by a well-developed Corporate Relations Cell. The university organizes pre-placement talks and activities to make the students ready for the placement drive.

The University has a Corporate Relations Cell (CRC), which is responsible for the placement of all students. It facilitates interaction between the students and potential employers to provide them with exceptional career prospects. The center maintains its partnerships with numerous well-reputed companies to make the campus placement process transparent and successful.

Placement Statistics

The institution has a great placement record with high placement statistics.

• The average salary package offered is 5.7 LPA.

• The highest salary package offered in the mechanical branch is 12 LPA in core companies like RIL, Tata, Ford, L&T, etc.

• Median Salary 4.1 LPA has been offered for the Mechanical department.

• About 60% of the students from the last batch got placements.

Apart from core-companies students also get placed in many non-core ones. The topmost recruiters that come for the placements are Accenture, CMC, Cognizant, Deloitte Consulting, Eicher Motors, gammon, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICICI, iFlex, Infosys, Intel, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Philips India, Reliance, Sasken Communications, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, Siemens, SYNTEL, Vodafone, Wipro.

So, the placement records for the Mechanical branch are quite satisfactory at Nirma University but the possibility of one getting placed right away in the campus depends upon the academic potential of the student.

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 was ranked among the top 100 institutions in India by the NIRF rankings in 2018. The college offers B.Tech in Instrumentation and Control Engineering as a four-year full-time course at a fee of Rs7.24 Lakhs for the full period.

Admission Procedure

• The prerequisite for seeking admission to Instrumentation & Control 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 60 seats available.

Infrastructure & Facilities

• 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.
• Students also have access to sports and cultural facilities.
• Other facilities such as laboratories, gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, air-conditioned classrooms, and auditoriums are provided.

Placements

• This course has an 85% placement rate.
• Top recruiters in the placement season include Accenture, Cognizant, Deloitte, and IBM.
• The packages offered range between 3.25LPA and 8LPA.

The college has a great placement rate, the packages offered are also superior in comparison with other engineering colleges in the state. With a number of international tie-ups by the college, placement becomes easier and better. The college also has great infrastructure and provides a good return on investment.

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.