Amongst the top universities, NIRF has ranked Bharati Vidyapeeth University 54th. For IT and CSE, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs.

The B.Tech admission is based on the entrance exam score (CET) which is conducted by the university and a valid score in JEE Mains or MHT CET for any seats remaining. For M.Tech, a valid score in GATE is required which is followed by counseling.

Information Technology

• Curriculum: The IT department developed by the experts of industry and academicians has highly equipped laboratories with an upgraded curriculum. The department possesses specialized laboratories in Software Engineering, Multimedia Computing, and Operating Systems.
• Student Association: The IT student association conducts expert lectures and several events. Additionally, the focus is to provide technical knowledge as well as teach communication skills along with giving work experience on live projects. 
• Training: To keep up with the latest trends in IT, in-plant training has been incorporated in the course. For in-plant training, companies like HCL, TCS, DRDO, Zensar approach the university.
• Faculty: Highly qualified faculty is a perk for the students pursuing UG and PG courses in IT.
• Moreover, very renowned personalities like Shri Zakheer Khan, Karrox Technology, Pune., Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, CEO & MD, Zensar Technologies., Mr.Chandrashekar, Career Launcher., Mr. Sanjay Gandhi, Jetking, Pune., and many more visited the department.

Computer Science Engineering

• Infrastructure: At both undergraduate and graduate levels, the department has highly innovative and teaching capabilities in the field of computing technologies.
• Faculty: The well-experienced faculty maintains the vibrant teaching environment through seminars as well as industry-institute interactions.
• Quality training, value education, and hands-on experience are the key focus points.

Placements

• In 2019, a total of 132 companies visited the campus with 578 students placed. The average salary offered is INR 18.5 LPA. The top recruiters include Honda, Zensar, L&T Infotech, Torrent, Capgemini, Syntel, etc.
• For 2019, B.Tech Information Technology had the highest placement percentage of 100% whereas, for M.Tech Information Technology, the placement percentage for the year 2018-19 was 71%.

The IT and CSE department at Bharati Vidyapeeth has a state-of-the-art infrastructure that enhances the student's potential to explore in their field of studies.

IET DAVV is one of the most prestigious and sought for engineering colleges in Central India. It is a very decent college when it comes to academics. IET DAVV is regarded as one of the finest colleges of Madhya Pradesh.

JEC Jabalpur offers Engineering courses in 7 fields and 9 postgraduate courses in various disciplines. Approximately 60 students/ teachers have been awarded a Ph.D. degree from this college.

For those who hold a keen interest in Computers and it’s overall understanding are highly suggested to opt for CSE while for those who are interested in an in-depth study of computers are suggested to take up IT. Clearly, for CSE and IT, IET DAVV is considered as the best option as compared to JEC Jabalpur and there are several reasons for it –

Faculty and Fee Structure:

• Faculty is better at IET DAVV as compared to JEC Jabalpur and classes are held regularly as well.
• On the other hand, the fee structure is high for IET DAVV at Rs. 70,863 per year and low for JEC at Rs. 22,300 per year.

Extra-Curricular Activities:

IET DAVV provides various robotic and coding competitions for students to take part in it. Every year, students take part in BAJA (an intercollegiate design competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers) and have bagged prizes every year.

Placement:

• Placement rates for CSE or IT are higher in IET DAVV than any other branch or college.
• The highest package at IET DAVV was 30 lakh per annum while only 7 lakh per annum for JEC.
• IET DAVV provides 100% placement opportunities to its students.
• Top companies visit the campuses every year like VMware, Barclays, Adobe, Snapdeal, etc.

Other Specifications:

• The Graduation Degree procured by IET DAVV holds more value as it is a NAAC A Grade University.
• IET DAVV provides relaxation in attendance from the fifth to the eighth semester for you to join various competitive exams coaching, unlike any other institute.

IET DAVV stands apart when it comes to the campus environment. The college conducts a plethora of events from the initial day, like - Engineer’s Day, Welcome Party, Invento, etc.Most students from IET DAVV excel in various competitive exams like CAT, GATE, and GRE every year.

Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology (GRIET) provided Information Technology (IT) under the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) program. GRIET is ranked 37th in all India and 6th in Telangana in ‘India Private Higher Education Rankings 2019-20’ by Education World. CMR College of Engineering & Technology (CMRCET) offers Computer Science & Engineering under B.Tech degree. It is ranked 251 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

Admissions:

• There are 120 seats available for Information Technology specialization under B.Tech.
• Students wishing to enroll in either of the courses are required to take the Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) conducted by the State of Telangana.
• 70% of the seats are based on the rank assessment of EAMCET and the remaining seats are reserved for management quota in both colleges.
• The annual tuition fee is Rs. 1.22 lakh in GRIET and 1.0 lakh in CMRCET.

Placements:

GRIET-

• The highest package of GRIET is around 41.6 LPA and the lowest package is approximately 5.05 LPA.

• In the year 2018-19, 49 students were hired by prominent corporate companies from the IT department of GRIET and 6 students were selected for an internship with Capgemini.
• IBM, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Teach Aspect, Hexagon, Cognizant, Atos Syntel, Larsen Toubro are a few profound companies that visit the GRIET campus annually for IT course placements.

CMRCET-

• A total of 137 students of the CSE department were offered jobs at CMRCET.

• The highest package was from Duta Software India Pvt Ltd (10 LPA) and the lowest was 1.80 LPA in CSE, CMRCET.
• Reliance, Invesco, Infosys, Travel Tripper, Amazon, Zensar, Wipro are some well-known companies that offer placements to students of the CMRCET CSE course.

Choosing which college is better is often challenging. CSE as a course has great scope for programming, developing, networking, and testing in the machine-centric future. IT as a specialization is quite diverse; and job opportunities with network security and data analytics companies as well as government jobs can be easily gained. So choose according to your preference.

SRM Easwari Engineering College is a reputed college of engineering in Chennai. The college ranked at the 200th position all over the country in the engineering colleges category according to NIRF in 2019.

Eligibility: It offers a BTech program in Information Technology.

• Students must score a minimum of 50% in 10+2 and have physics or mathematics as their core subjects compulsorily.

• Final admissions are based on the score obtained in the TNEA entrance test.

• In 2019 the closing cutoff for IT was 6132.

Fee structure:

The institute charges a fee of INR 55,000 for the first year of the course.

Faculty:

The faculty, particularly of the IT department is known to be well experienced and educated. Most professors have a Ph.D. degree while others have a qualified master’s degree.

Placements:

Placements of the institute are slightly more inclined in the favor of students pursuing IT degrees. Students are trained from the first year in order to get placed and get jobs after the degree.

• More than 309 different companies visit the campus every year.

• The highest pay package offered at the institute is INR 28 lakhs per annum.

• Some of the popular organizations recruiting students include IBM, Google, Mahindra, Accenture, Indian Navy, and various others.

With a good record of placements, a reasonable fee structure, and helpful faculty, students can expect quality education for IT from the institute.

IICT, AU, and PDPU both are private universities that offer a 4-year course( graduation level) in ICT. AU has been awarded NAAC grade B++ whereas PDPU has been awarded NAAC grade A. AU offers 26 courses across 7 streams and PDPU offers 47 courses across 7 streams.

Course Curriculum

IICT

• At IICT the course of ICT has been designed under the Aeigi school of engineering and applied sciences. 
• The course is known for a focus on project-based learning. The course is highly relevant and useful in training individuals to work in a real-life setting. 

PDPU

• PDPU also has made it necessary for students to take up internships for at least 4-6 months every year. 
• It is seen as an important step in gaining industry exposure and a chance to apply theoretical knowledge.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both universities:

Faculty and Academics:

IICT

• The teaching staff at IICT is old and quite experienced. Teachers are friendly and always provide assistance with project work and the creation of notes before exams. 
• Scholarships are provided each year to students from the economically weaker background and students who performed exceptionally well in academics. 

PDPU

• On the other hand, PDPU has a relatively new but highly qualified teaching staff. Most of them are Ph.D. holders and teach quite well. Moreover, activities and seminars are organized for students on a weekly basis.

Placements:

IICT offers a decent number of placements and companies hire students by offering good salary packages. PDPU has a training and placement cell that has tie-ups with national and international companies although the first batch of ICT is yet to be passed out and placed.

PDPU and AU are both good for pursuing the course of ICT. Choosing with the college to pursue the course depends on a person’s feasibility, interest, and goals.

VIIT, Pune offers a BTech, while Singhgad offers a BE program for CSE. VIIT, Pune is ranked 155 for BTech by NIRF. Whereas, Singhgad is ranked 138 for BTech by TOI 2020.

Faculty:

VIIT, Pune has more than 25 faculties for the CSE department and most of them have 10 years of experience in teaching as well as the research field. On the other hand, the department of CSE/IT Singhgad (Pune, Wadgaon) have more than 10 well-qualified teaching staff.

Infrastructure:

The Infrastructure of the CSE department of VIIT is really very good as compared to Singhgad. CSE department of VIIT has established industry-sponsored laboratories such as GSE-RER, ICC (Infosys campus connect), and CISCO networking academy by CISCO.

Admission process:

VIIT Pune and Singhgad follow the same admission process.

• Entrance examination

• Personal interview

These two engineering colleges also require the common eligibility criteria for the students to take admission.

Eligibility- The students should have 60-65% marks in both 10th and +2 science with PCM for the general category and there is 5% relaxation in marks for reserved candidates.

Entrance score- The candidates who want to take B.Tech admission in VIIT and Singhad need to have a valid JEE- Main score and MHT-CET score. In 2019 the JEE Main closing cutoff for CSE at the institutes was 2648 (VIIT), Singhgad (5104).

The annual course fee for CSE at VIIT is 1.5 lakh and at Sinhgad it is 1.24 lakhs for the same.

Placements:

• As of 2019 in VIIT Pune, the highest CTC received by the students of CSE was 15 LPA and the lowest was 2.4 LPA.

• Singhgad also provides good placement for CSE students. In 2019 the highest and average CTC at the institute was 8 lakhs and 2.5 lakh.

The major recruiters at both of these institutes are Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant, Microsoft, TCS, etc.

Both the institutes are well-reputed and offer decent CSE programs. So, choose the institute according to your convenience.