NIRF has ranked Thapar University 29th in the Engineering category. Whereas, LNMIIT Jaipur has been ranked 194 for B.Tech by NIRF. As Thapar university is among the finest universities for CSE in North India and LNMIIT Jaipur is an emerging college in the field of IT, these colleges are compared often. Given below is a brief comparison between the two institutes.

CSE at Thapar University

• Established in 1956, the University also has a larger alumni network as compared to LNMIIT Jaipur.
• The course fee for CSE at Thapar is 17.08 lakhs. Admissions at Thapar University is based on JEE Mains scores. The minimum eligibility criteria are 10+2 with 70% aggregate in PCM.
• The CSE department of Thapar has excellent infrastructure. It also has a great coding culture. The department has many technical and non-technical societies that organize many coding competitions, hackathons, all year round.
• In 2019, Thapar University's Highest salary package reported was 43 LPA and the average salary package was approximately 7 LPA. The top recruiters included Amazon, Microsoft, DE Shaw, JP Morgan, Infosys, etc.

Thapar University final year students are required to spend a full six month semester in the industrial projects. It also arranges 6 weeks of summer training for students of various branches including CSE.

CSE at LNMIIT Jaipur

• Admissions at LNMIIT Jaipur is based on JEE Mains scores and direct admission is offered to Central & State Board toppers. The minimum eligibility criteria are standard 12th with 60% aggregate in PCM. The total course fee is 14.8 lakhs.
• According to reports as per 2019, LNMIIT Jaipur recorded the highest salary package as 36 LPA and the average salary package 10 LPA. The top recruiters included Amazon, Oyo, Microsoft, Sapient, Goldman Sachs, etc. Students also get selected for GSoC from LNMIIT.

LNMIIT Jaipur provides opportunities for extensive research work. It also provides Summer internship programs. The programs are attended by students from IITs and NITs.

Although LNMIIT Jaipur has a lower course fee, in terms of placements, alumni network, coding culture Thapar University is better for CSE.

NIRF has ranked Thapar university and LPU in 51th and 99th respectively. Both Thapar University and LPU is a renowned private university. Given below is a brief comparison between the two institutes.

Thapar University is one of the oldest institutes in Punjab with a strong alumni network. One of the alumni is a professor at Virginia Tech, the alumni are CEO of various companies. Compared to that, LPU is a new institute yet created a mark in a very short period of time. Both the institutes are reputed and have their own perks. You should select the institute that offers a better program for your branch of choice.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, established in 1956 is ranked 29th by NIRF, amongst the top engineering colleges in India. Keeping in view the increasing demand for the skills in electronics and computer science, Thapar introduced the Electronics and Computer Engineering branch a few years back in association with Trinity College, Dublin.

Course Structure:

• Embedded systems, Signal Processing, Communication Systems with the blend of Operating systems, Machine learning, computer networks, and algorithm design and analysis are the subjects covered in the course curriculum.
• The branch is a hybrid of Electronics and Computer Engineering, making students eligible to participate in recruitment drives of both electronics and computer science.
• The industrial tie-up of the institute with Intel and IBM enables students to learn from various seminars, projects, certifications, and industrial training.

Course Fee:

The fees for the electrical and computer engineering course is 15 lakhs and the total student intake in this course is 180.

Placements:

• Students from this specialization get placed in core companies for Electronics and Computer Engineering.
• The top recruiters include DE Shaw, JP Morgan, Amazon, Walmart, Sandisk, and many others.
• The average and highest CTC is 7 LPA and 42 LPA respectively.
• The roles for which the students are groomed after pursuing this course are Power engineer, System Analyst, Application Developer, System control engineer, Electronics/ Operating system design, and development engineer.

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) has carved a niche for India’s professional institutes and ranks 6th in Punjab. The institute maintained an average growth of 75-80% of students’ placements every year with 300 approx faculties.

Thapar University has been ranked 2nd among the 13 Indian Private Institutions by THE ASIA. It houses more than 11,000 students and consistently provides above 90% placements every year. The institute also offers scholarships worth INR 14 crores. 

Admission process:-

SLIET

• The candidates must have a valid 10+2 degree.
• The candidates must have a score in the SLIET-SET exam.
• The minimum cutoff required is in the range of 12894-45074.
• The course fee required is INR 2.67 LPA. 
• The total intake is 267.

Thapar University

• The admission in BTech requires a minimum score of 60% marks in 10+2 with science stream. 
• JEE Main is compulsory for admission in BTech. 
• The percentile required is 90.
• The total seats allocated are 300.
• The fees required is INR 3.24 LPA. 

Placements:- 

SLIET always maintains 75-80% campus placement every year. A total of 192 placement offers were made to the students of SLIET in 2019. CSE received the highest amount of placement of 80%.

Thapar university maintains a good placement record of 90% every year. In 2019, it witnessed a participation of 264 prominent companies and the BTech candidates get the highest amount of placement. 

The top recruiters are Cognizant, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever Limited, TCS, Samsung, Honda, Coca Cola, Mother Dairy, Godrej, IBM, Adobe, etc. 

SLIET being a government university, has better infrastructure and is much ahead of Thapar University. The fees at SLIET are much lesser than Thapar University.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology has been ranked 29th amongst top engineering colleges in India by NIRF. While IIT Dharwad hasn't been ranked yet by NIRF.

The table below provides information on some of the popular courses at both institutes and student strength for the same:

Campus:

Thapar University

• It is spread over 250 acres, accommodating around 6000 students.
•  International collaborations for academics, research projects and other allied activities with universities like Kumamoto, RMIT, Brown University.

IIT Dharwad

The main campus is under construction as of now, proposed to be spread across 530 acres, the students have to stay in a transit campus. Hence, all facilities cannot be availed yet.

Placements:

IIT Dharwad:

• Since the institute is new, the first batch graduated in 2020 with the highest PPO offered by Microsoft at INR 80,000 per month.
• The highest package offered to CSE students was INR 15 lakhs per annum
• Average package offered was INR 8 lakhs per annum.
• Of the total students who applied for placements, 90% were placed in 2020.
• Top recruiters include Adobe, Amazon and Microsoft amongst 30 others

Thapar University:

• About 264 different recruiters visit the institute annually and the college has a stellar record of 90%+ placements for the last six years.
• The highest package offered at the institute is INR 43 lakhs per annum with 971 students placed so far.
• About 90% of the B. Tech students and 60% of the MCA students are placed annually.
• Companies like Infosys, OYO, HSBC, Azcom, Wipro, etc. hire students every year.

Finally, when it boils down to making a choice between the two institutes, students should consider their area of interest, accessibility, facilities offered. While IITs do have a brand name, Dharwad is relatively newly established and on the other hand, Thapar University does provide promising placements and is one of the oldest private institutions.

NIT Srinagar is a government-funded public university, whereas Thapar University is a privately owned institution. NIT Srinagar is considered an institution of national importance. Thapar University is ranked number 2 among private institutions in India by The Asia.

Placements:

NIT Srinagar:

• NIT Srinagar CSE students usually receive almost 100% placement.

• Major IT companies are present every year to recruit top CSE student talents.

• Some of the famous recruiters are Wipro, Infosys, Amazon, Oracle, Capgemini, Oxigen, Pinnacle, HP, etc.

• The average annual CTC offered is around INR 9 LPA. The highest CTC offered was around INR 17 LPA.

Thapar University:

• CSE students of Thapar University have bagged 100% placements consistently for the last 6 years.

• There were 264 recruiters present last year who offered jobs to students.

• The prominent recruiting companies were Oracle, Wipro, Western Digital Corporation, TCS, General Electric Digital, Microsoft, Infosys, IBM, Naukri.com, JP Morgan, XION Advertising, etc.

• The highest CTC offered was INR 43 LPA while the average CTC was around INR 8.5 LPA.

Faculty:

• NIT Srinagar has a teaching faculty of 185 experienced teachers. The student strength is around 2500 which makes for a good student-teacher ratio.

• Thapar University has a highly qualified faculty with most of them having PhDs. The teachers are quite co-operative and encourage interactive classes.

Study & Environment:

NIT Srinagar:

• NIT Srinagar, apart from being a scenic place, also has very good infrastructure for CSE students.

• Other facilities include separate hostels for girls and boys, a sports centre, and a healthcare facility inside the campus.

• All the students are admitted based on merit and hence the level of intelligence will be high.

Thapar University:

• Thapar University is situated on a vast 300-acre campus in the heart of the city and has more than 11,000 students.

• There is a fully air-conditioned computer lab with high-speed wifi that has a capacity of 300 students.

• There are also plenty of sports & recreational activities available to students.

Both of these institutions are excellent choices for pursuing a career in CSE. Go through all the above factors thoroughly and choose a college based on your interests.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology has been ranked 51st overall and 29th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It has collaborations with Trinity College, Dublin and The University of Waterloo.

NIT Jalandhar offers courses like BTech, MTech, MSc, PhD, and PGDM programs in Management and Engineering. It is ranked 52nd for BTech by NIRF 2020.

PEC University is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is a deemed university approved by AICTE and affiliated to Punjab University.

Admission Details

• Students should at least have 70-75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Students opting for MBA will have to go through a Group Discussion and Personal Interview Session.
• NIT Jalandhar will conduct a JoSAA counselling session.
• Students pursuing a PhD should have a post graduation degree from a relevant board.
• TIET offers 75 scholarships for deserving students.

Entrance Exams Required - 

• TIET - JEE Main, GATE, CAT, MAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT and GMAT.
• NIT Jalandhar - JEE Main, CAT and GATE.
• PEC University - JEE Main and GATE. 

Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Placements

TIET - 

• The Recruiting Companies include TCS, Infosys, Microsoft, Capgemini, JP Morgan, DeShaw, etc.

• The highest package offered to students was 43 LPA.

NIT Jalandhar 

• 130 recruiters took part in the placement program.
• The Recruiting Companies include Adobe, Microsoft, Capgemini, Vedanta, ZS Associates, Trident Group, etc.
• Students received the highest salary of 39.12 LPA.

PEC University

• A total of 619 students were eligible for the placement program.
• 143 companies visited the campus and made 449 offers.
• The university witnessed the highest salary of 42 LPA.
• The recruiting companies include Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, TATA, JP Morgan, Mu Sigma, Loreal, Arcesium, Goldman Sachs, etc.

Key Points

NIT Jalandhar

• The faculty members of NIT Jalandhar are over 200, most of them being PhD holders.
• There are 10 hostels for boys and 3 for girls.
• They have all necessary facilities like a post office, shopping centre, banks, seminar hall, gym, computer centre and library.

TIET

• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology is known to be one of the oldest and finest educational institutes of India.
• They have 307 highly qualified faculty members.
• They provide all the necessary facilities like library, hostels and medical facilities.

PEC University

• The university has a library consisting of 1,19,830 volumes of books including science, technology, engineering, management, social sciences, IT and many more.
• They have a total of 6 hostels 4 being boys hostel and 2 girls hostels.
• PEC University provides Medical Facility, Graduate Research Project Award and has a Computer Center.

Students can choose from any of the above mentioned colleges depending on their preferences of subject or choice of course, affordability, location, appropriate facilities and much more. NIT Jalandhar and PEC University have lower course fees. If affordability is not your primary concern you can also go for TIET. TIET and NIT Jalandhar has better placement records than PEC University but they all offer more or less the same salary packages which can range from 6-18 LPA.