One can easily change the branch from Mechanical to ECE at the university. Students must score well in their first year to be eligible for shifting branches. However, it totally depends upon the number of seats remaining in the Department. It is advised to preferably change the branch in the first/third semester, otherwise, it will be difficult to cope with subjects.

Requirements for Branch Changes

The student may change from Mechanical to ECE in the following ways:

• If round 2 and 3 of counseling isn’t over, students can attend the counseling to seek admission to ECE if there are any seats left. If you are eligible for ECE in the 2nd/3rd round you may change your course.
• However, if counseling is over you will have to study Mechanical Engineering for the first year. In your second year, you may apply for branch conversion. One must secure more than 8.5 CGPA in their first year to be eligible for it.
• Seats are vacated in the second year due to others dropping out, getting a back or branch conversion. You will have to score as high depending on the number of seats available. 

Although, you can consider pursuing Mechanical Engineering as it is a much better option than ECE until and unless you have some specific reason to change the branch.

Manipal University is one of the top-ranking private engineering colleges in India and also has branches outside India. The total tuition fee for the Mechanical department at Manipal is around 16.2 lakhs, and the total seats allotted to this branch are 200.

Admission Details:

• Students are expected to score 50% or above in their 10+2 examination in order to be eligible for admission.

• Admission is made based on the MET examination, which is the university examination.

• Students must apply online for appearing in the MET exam.

• Students are allotted seats after they appear for the MET counseling.

• Students will be eligible for admission after taking into account 40% of their score in 12th and 60% of their MET scores.

Closing Ranks:

Students are called in for counseling after registering themselves online based on their scores. In 2020, 7 rounds were conducted for the mechanical branch.

The placement of the mechanical branch at Manipal University fluctuates between 60% to 71%. Around 20% of students get placed in core companies. The highest salary package offered is around 17 LPA, and the lowest is around 3.2 LPA. The average salary is around 4 LPA. Some of the companies that come to recruit are Tata Motors, Honda Cars, Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture, Goldman Sachs, LeadSquared, and L&T Tech services.

With proper preparation for both board and college entrance examinations, securing a seat in the mechanical department at Manipal will be a piece of cake. Students must remember to check the official website of Manipal University regularly to keep themselves updated about the changes in admission and enrolment policies so that they do not miss out on anything important.

IGIT Sarang is one of the best government colleges in Orissa. It is also only one government college of Orissa that is eligible to submit an Institutional Development Proposal. The admission process for Electrical Engineering is based on the results of JEE mains and Orissa-JEE. 

Punjab Agriculture University holds #51 rank among universities in India issued by NIRF ranking, 2019. Admission for B. Tech in agriculture is wholly based on the results of JEE mains followed by interviews and counseling. The placement rate is also good for this university. 

Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission process

B.Tech in Metallurgy at IGIT Sarang

• Admissions are based on the results of JEE mains or OJEE valid rank followed by interviews and counseling. 
• With this students are also required to have at least 45% in 10+2 with required subjects(Physics and mathematics should be primary subjects). 

B.Tech in Agriculture at PAU

• The application process is fully online with an application fee of 610 INR. 
• Admissions for Agricultural Engineering are only based on the rank of JEE mains followed by interviews and counseling. 

Placements

IGIT Sarang

• Companies like Ananda, Bhushan Steel, Infosys, Kanbay international, Larsen and Toubro, Satyam Computers, TATA Consultancy Services, Visa Steel, etc visit the campus every year in search of good placements. 
• The average salary offered to students is 4 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 10 lakhs. 

Punjab Agricultural University

• Companies like Aries Agro, Chambal Fertilizers, CMC, IFFCO, Jain irrigation, Kirloskar, Nestle, New Holland, NSM, etc visit every year for placements. 
• The average package offered for this course is 4.2 lakhs and the highest is up to 7 lakhs.

Both IGIT SARANG and Punjab agricultural university are equally good for both the courses. Both have good teaching facilities and good infrastructure. The environment of both Institutes is very friendly and engaging. Placements are available. But if we talk about the university in which we can get admission easily then IGIT Sarang is there as about 120 seats are available for this course and if we see the Punjab university then there are only 8 seats available.

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) is one of the renowned private universities located in Gandhinagar. PDPU operates through four schools namely the School of petroleum engineering, the School of petroleum technology, the School of Technology, and the School of liberal studies. It offers a BTech in Electrical Engineering. The admission is through JEE Mains.

The LNMIIT Institute at Jaipur, Rajasthan was established with a single branch of communication and computer engineering. Now it has been converted into a deemed university in collaboration with the Government of Rajasthan. The admission to the BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering is through JEE Mains.

Course Fee:

• PDPU charges 9.73 lakhs for BTech Electrical Engineering.

• LNMIIT offers a BTech program with a course fee of 14 lakhs.

Faculty:

PDPU:

• The teaching quality is great at PDPU and the course curriculum is updated.

• Students get to learn about the recent advances in the field of technology from frequent industrial visits which is one of the advantages.

LNMIIT:

• The faculty and staff at LNMIIT are also good and possess deep knowledge of their respective fields.

• Latest teaching methods for teaching and respective lab sessions are also provided to students.

Placement:

PDPU:

• Top companies like Honeywell, UOP, L&T technology services, torrent Power, Jubilant life sciences, Byju's, torrent gas, Shell, Adani power, Coromandel international, and many more companies are some of the top recruiters to participate in PDPU’s placement.

• About 65% of the students got placed from the college with the highest salary INR 10 lacs per annum.

LNMIIT:

• LNMIIT has a very active training and placement cell that operates around the clock for finding internships and job opportunities for the students.

• In the 2020 placement session, 92% placement record was recorded with the highest salary package ranging around INR 58.9 lakh per annum and median salary package around INR 10 lacs per annum.

Infrastructure:

PDPU:

• Campus facilities at PDPU are GREAT. All labs are well equipped with Wi-Fi and well organized and updated.

• Indoor sports like chess and carrom are available for students interested in them.

LNMIIT:

• The infrastructure at LNMIIT is very good. Labs, lecture halls, and rooms are well-furnished with advanced technologies and are air-conditioned.

• All types of sports facilities are present on campus with their corresponding grounds and courts and equipment.

The details discussed above are going to assist you in making a wise decision for choosing your college.

National Institute of Technology, Mizoram 90th for engineering in India by JEE Cut-off 2019. The college offers B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of 5.43 Lakhs for the full period.

Admission:

• The eligibility criteria for Computer Science Engineering at the institute is having passed 10+2 examinations from a recognized board in the science stream.

• The selection of candidates is based on JEE Main scores, which is followed by JoSAA counseling.

There are 30 seats available for this course.

Infrastructure:

The college is built over a massive 190-acre campus. The college is home to a huge library which has over 7000 educational books and various other e-resources.

Faculty & Curriculum:

Nearly every teacher at the institute is a Ph.D. holder. Trainee teachers at the college are M.Tech graduates. The course curriculum for CSE is highly relevant, with various training and seminars organized to make the students industry-ready.

Placements: The course has an impressive placement rate of 89%. Internships are provided to all students to give them better training.

• Companies such as L&T, BPCL, and IBM come for placements during the placement season.

• The average package offered for CS at the college is 6.5 LPA, with the highest package going up to a whopping 17.3 LPA.

NITs are known for their engineering courses and NIT Mizoram is ranked among the top CSE colleges in North-East India. The college also has impressive placement statistics.