Thapar University has a state quota, so if you are from Punjab, you will get admission easily. However, if you are from another state, you will need more marks for the same seat. As a result, the seats reserved for other states are frequently left vacant due to the higher requirement of jee mains marks.

In December, all of these empty seats are converted to neutral seats. For these vacant seats, a JEE Main-style test is held in Patiala and Delhi. 

To take this test, you must have a minimum of 60% in your boards and be enrolled in a Btech program at any engineering college until December. Despite the fact that the December exam follows the syllabus of the 12th grade.

ECE Department has been accredited by the NBA under the TIER-1 scheme for the past five years. All program in ECE Department at Thapar University has been AICTE approved.

M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering is a good program. The course curriculum is designed in a way to help you to tackle future challenges by providing a solid foundation in both theory and practice at the undergraduate levels.

Check the following statistics for ECE at Thapar University:

The faculty members at the ECE department use both practical and theoretical research in collaboration with government agencies, industry, and nongovernmental organizations. This will help you to increase knowledge in our fields while also contributing to the solution of societal problems.

Both Mechanical and metallurgical engineering at Thapar and PEC Chandigarh have their own pros and cons. Let's list them out to opt for the best college for you. 

PEC Chandigarh:

• PEC Chandigarh has a better brand name compared to Thapar University. But Thapar is surely not far behind.
• PEC has an amazing culture that prepares its students for future career challenges.
• One can prepare well for their further MBA, Mtech, or MS entrance exams while being at PEC Chandigarh.
• Being a government college, PEC is doing a great job in its placement department. There was a 28% hike in their placement record in 2020 despite the pandemic situation.

Thapar University:

• Thapar has an amazing placement record and coding culture.
• As a brand name, it's growing up to the heights of PEC.
• If you opt for metallurgical science, you will limit yourself to few core companies or steel and other manufacturing firms.

Unless you are into metallurgical sciences it's better to opt for mechanical engineering as you can even jump into both technical and non-technical firms. 

Quick comparison:

Out of the above two, ME at PEC seems like a better option. PEC being a government institute has half the tuition fee of Thapar University which saves you a lot. If you plan on an MBA further, it's better to opt the best out of two and start preparing from the first year of your college itself.

Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering Delhi (IPU) is ranked in rank-band 251-300 by NIRF in 2020 and amongst 13 Indian Private Institutions, Asia has ranked Thapar University 2nd.

Admissions

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Delhi)

• The university offers a B.Tech program in 5 specializations including Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, and Instrumentation & Control Engineering.
• 90% of the admissions to B.Tech are based on IPU CET followed by counseling and the remaining 10% are through management quota. 
• The eligibility required for admission is 10+2 with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks and Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Thapar University

• The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and Doctoral programs the admission of which is based on merit and entrance exam score. 
• Scores of management national level exams such as CMAT, GMAT, XAT, CAT are also accepted by the university.

Placements

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Delhi)

• The university conducts summer training and industrial training programs. Through the academic year 2014-2018, the overall placement rate was 76.24%. The top recruiters are Mahindra, E&Y, Samsung, Zycus, Indian Navy, Nagarro, HSBC, etc.
• Additionally, around 15 to 20% opts for higher education and join reputed institutions in India including XLRI, IITs, IIMs as well as foreign universities.

Thapar University

• For the last six years, the placements are consistently above 90%. The university has a placement cell which offers great opportunities to the students. 
• The highest package for 2020 is INR 43 LPA and the average package is INR 8.5 LPA. 
• In 2018-19, a total of 282 companies visited the campus, and a total of 994 placements were offered of which 972 students were placed.

A wide range of scholarships is offered by the Thapar university. Around 75 scholarships are offered to meritorious and deserving candidates. In addition to this, organizations such as the Vimalsons Charitable Foundation, Indian Oil, and the Government of various states also offer scholarships to university students. However, Bharati Vidyapeeth Delhi does not offer any scholarships to the students.

Having known some people studying in both these institutions, I can say that KIIT is promising and is getting better every year. Thapar is a well-known and much older institute. You can choose either by preferring the college or the branch.

• If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering then go to Thapar. It has good placements for Mechanical. The faculty department is also decent.
• If you are more inclined towards coding go for CSE from KIIT. It is a more practical-oriented subject.
• If the interests do not lie in either and you just want a B.Tech degree and want to pursue higher studies or MBA, then go for CSE as that is the easiest among all the others. 
• It will be more practical-based learning, more industry-oriented and it has the best scope after graduation.

So you should decide your field of interest and what type of job or higher studies you would like to do and then opt for the branch that fits best for you.