SRM, Sonepat, and GCET, Lucknow are two top-notch universities in the country. These private universities are AICTE approved. Both institutes have distinctive features. B.Tech. is one of the much sought-after programs at these universities. While GCET has not been ranked by NAAC, SRM was graded ‘A’ by the same. GCET is ranked 201 for BTech by NIRF.

Admission:

Some of the important factors for admission to BTech courses at SRM and GCET are as follows.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

SRM: The campus equips students with facilities such as a central library and multiple institutional libraries, computer R&D or project labs, indoor and outdoor sports, and an auditorium with a 1000-people accommodating capacity.

GCET: The institute provides facilities such as a library, hostels with the individual mess, canteen, sports complex and playgrounds, labs, information centers, healthcare, auditorium, cafeteria, etc.

Scholarships:

SRM: The SRM Scholar Search Program helps meritorious and disadvantaged students finance their education at SRM University.

GCET: Scholarships are provided to students gifted in sports. Students getting admission under sports quota, with or without sports trials, are eligible for the same.

Placement Statistics:

SRM:

• The highest and average package offered to CSE graduates was 12.5 LPA and 4.5 LPA, respectively.

• 500+ companies such as Google, HSBC, Microsoft, Philips, Capgemini, Hitachi, KPMG, etc, recruit SRM graduates.

GCET:

• 100% of students are placed through placements. 200+ recruiters visit the institute, including Wipro, Hero, Byju’s, Deloitte, Chegg, Cognizant, HCL, Amdocs, etc.

• The highest and average salary packages offered were 12.4 LPA and 3.86 LPA, respectively.

Students must research both the institutes and should base their decision on factors like their expectations from college and education, their intrinsic caliber, etc.

Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology (GCET) ranks among the top 25 institutes of India by India Today. The institute consists of the best faculty members for mechanical engineering. 

ABES Engineering College is ranked 1st among the engineering colleges in Lucknow. The institute has one of the best placement records where more than 1260 job offers were made to the 2019-20 batch.

Admission process:

GCET

• Minimum of 50% marks with physics, chemistry and mathematics as the compulsory subjects. 
• Admissions are based on UPSEE counseling; if seats are vacant, they are filled with the management quota.
• The cutoff required in the UPSEE exam is 155 - 127845.
• The number of seats available is 120.
• The total fees required is INR 7.2 LPA. 

ABES

• A minimum of 45% marks with physics and maths as compulsory subjects.
• The candidates will be shortlisted based on the valid scores in JEE Main.
• The final selection will be based on UPSEE counseling.
• The cutoff required is in the range of 560 - 83110.
• The fees required is INR 5.53 LPA. 
• The total intake is 180.

Placements

The placement in GCET is pretty much good and decent. Around 80% of the students get job placements every year. Top-notch companies always visit the campus and offer handsome packages to the students of INR 3 LPA.

ABES Engineering college provides on-campus placements to the students. The year witnessed 212 offers with an average salary of INR 5 LPA. 1260 placement offers were received and 759 students got placed in 2019 placement drive. 

The table given below gives a brief overview of placement statistics of both institutions:

The top companies hiring mechanical engineers are Tata Group, Godrej, L&T, Thermax, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Ashok Leyland, General Motors, etc.

Facilities:

GCET provides separate hostels for boys and girls. The college has a digital library that has access to e-journals and e-books.

ABES engineering college has some of the best infrastructure facilities available for the students in terms of well-equipped laboratories, well-structured hostels and well-equipped seminar halls.

Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology provides almost 100% placement every year. The faculty members are all from NITs or IITs. Thus it is a better choice for mechanical engineering than ABES Engineering College.