SRM has been accredited 'A++' Grade by NAAC and is ranked 41st in India by NIRF whereas PDPU got an 'A' grade by NAAC and is graded Autonomy by UGC. It's ranked 177th in India by NIRF. On the other hand, IITRAM is graded Autonomy by UGC. It's ranked 201st in India by NIRF. Manipal has been accredited by NAAC with an 'A' grade and is ranked 45th in India by NIRF.

Admissions:

SRM

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and SRMJEEE scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech programs is 10.1 lakhs.

PDPU

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main score with 45% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech programs is 9.73 lakhs.

IITRAM

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and GUJCET scores with 75% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech programs is 3.54 lakhs.

Manipal

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and MET scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech programs is 17.06 lakhs.

Placements:

SRM

• The placement rate of last year is about 92% with the highest package of INR 41.6 LPA and the average package of INR 5.35 LPA.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Amazon, Samsung, CISCO, Qualcomm, Directi, Goldman Sachs, Google, HSBC, SAP Labs, Huawei, Philips, Dell, Vedanta, Hero Motocorp, Honda, Tata Technologies, L&T, Hyundai Motors, etc.

PDPU

• The placement rate of last year is about 70% with the highest package of INR 16.6 LPA and the average package of INR 6.75 LPA.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Adani Power, Berger Paints, Byju’s, Cloud 24*7 Inc, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, Honeywell, L&T Technology Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, MG Motors, OPS Hub, Nyara Energy, Reliance Industries, Synoptek, TCS, Tata Power, Worley, ZealousWeb, etc.

IITRAM

• The placement rate of last year is about 83% with the highest package of INR 5 LPA and the average package of INR 3 LPA.
• College provides internship opportunities with some paid and some unpaid internships for NGOs etc.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Aegon Life Insurance Company, Gujarat Gas Limited, Hitech solutions LLP, Infosys Limited, Tata Chemicals Limited, Torrent Power Limited, Universal Hunt Group Ahmedabad, Wipro Limited, etc.

Manipal

• The placement rate of last year is about 80% with the highest package of INR 22.38 LPA and the average package of INR 7.2 LPA.
• It provides internship opportunities around 40% of students got internships.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Microsoft, Deloitte, Accenture, Amazon, Samsung, CISCO, HDFC Bank, Directi, Google, SAP Labs, Philips, Dell, Vedanta, Tata Technologies, L&T, Mahindra & Mahindra, etc.

Now the choice of selection depends entirely on you as per your requirements.

NIT Meghalaya is ranked 68th among the engineering colleges in India by NIRF Ranking 2019. The placement record of this institute is quite good by providing almost 90% placements every year. 

NIT Nagaland is one of the 30 NITs in India by having its campus and providing all its students’ requirements. The institute ranks 151 by NIRF Ranking and provides nearly 80% placements every year. 

Admission process:

NIT Meghalaya

• The minimum eligibility criteria to apply for BTech is 10+2 with a minimum aggregate of 75% marks. 
• The candidates have to pass the JEE Main exam followed by a JoSAA counselling to get admission.
• The cutoff required is 10930 - 29211.
• The fee required is INR 5.68 LPA. 
• The total intake is 646.

NIT Nagaland

• The admission process for BTech is a minimum of 75% marks in 10+2 along with JEE Main.
• The final selection requires JoSAA counselling conducted by the institute. 
• The cutoff required for admission is 1338 - 3011.
• The fee required for admission is INR 4.8 LPA.
• The intake for admission is 205.

Placements:

NIT Nagaland hosted over 12 recruiters from various sectors of the industry. NIT Meghalaya witnessed the participation of 102 recruiters. 

Both these institutes offered 105 placement offers in top-quality companies. The department of CSE got the highest placement in both the institutes. 

The top recruiters are Infosys, L&T Infotech, Byjus, Qualcomm, Amazon, Wipro, IBM, Accenture, TCS, etc.

Faculty:

The faculties of both these institutes are always there for the students to clarify the doubts. They always motivate and inspire the students in all possible ways. NIT Meghalaya consists of 80 faculties while NIT Nagaland consists of 45 faculties. 

Campus life:

The library of NIT Meghalaya has a collection of 13000 books on various topics. There are 5 hostels for boys and 2 for girls with a capacity of 460 and 140 respectively. 

NIT Nagaland has six hostels with each having a capacity of 60 students.

Both NIT Meghalaya and NIT Nagaland provide above 80% placements like other NITs. Hence, it can rightly be said that both these NITs will be more than a right place for studies and placements for the students in the long run.

Brainware University is a Private University situated in Kolkata. The college is recognized by UGC, AIU, and DSIR and has been recognized by PCI, BCI, and WBNC. The college was ranked 67th on the basis of faculty and placements in India by EW India Private University Rankings. The fees for the course is 3.7 Lakhs for a period of two years.

Pune Institute of Business Management(PIBM) is one of the premium business schools in the country. The college has received various accolades such as the Best Education Brands 2018 by The Economic Times and Best Emerging Institute of India by BBC Knowledge. The fees for the course is 3.10 lakhs for a period of two years.

Admission Procedure

• Brainware: The prerequisite to apply for this course at Brainware is securing 50% in graduation in BCA or any course having mathematics. Further, students are required to appear for CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ WBJEEMAT or any other entrance of national importance. Students are finally selected on the basis of the GD & PI round.

• PIBM: The prerequisite for applying to MBA at PIBM is scoring 50% marks in graduation. Further, students are selected on the basis of CAT/XAT/CMAT/ATMA/PMAT examinations.

Facilities

• Brainware: The college is built over a large 9-acre campus. The college has a huge library with a rich collection of journals, magazines, research reports, and videos. The college also has separate in-campus boys and girls hostels and a number of laboratories. The college also provides a gym, sports facilities, recreation rooms, cafeterias, and shuttle service for students. The campus is also equipped with Wi-Fi facilities.

• PIBM: The college is built over a 2.5-acre campus. The college has a library, hostels, sports facilities, cafeteria, laboratories, and a gym. The college also provides hostel facilities for its students.

Placements

• Brainware: Companies such as PwC, ICICI, TCS, and Wipro come for placements for MBA students. Nearly all students are placed before the final examinations and those without a placement offer are given special attention by the placement cell of the college. The average package at the college is 2.5LPA.

• PIBM: The company has a placement rate of 80%. Companies such as Amazon, IDBI, Godrej, and Reliance come for placements. The average package offered is 7LPA, with the highest package going up to 17LPA.

Brainware University scores higher on the basis of infrastructure and facilities offered. However, PIBM has better ranking and higher placement packages. Those interested in better placements should opt for PIBM. However, those not interested in bagging placements via the college can pursue MBA from Brainware. Preferences of the city should also be taken into account before making a decision.

IIEST scores more than HBTU Kanpur according to the parameters mentioned below. Both colleges have a rich endowment. But, IIEST stands separately for spreading the entire IIT structure in India. IIEST has a more vibrant and strong Alumni base, but few institutes of India also rival it.

Placement:

• IIEST Shibpur invited 90 reputed companies in the year 2020. 311 students got placed with the highest salary package of INR 41 LPA and an average package of 6 LPA.

• HBTU Kanpur invited 26 major companies including Microsoft, Reliance, Samsung, IBM, etc that offered the highest salary package of 13 LPA and an average package of 4.2 LPA.

Eligibility:

IIEST Shibpur: The eligibility criteria under different courses for IIEST Shibpur is listed below.

• B.Tech: 10+2 with 75% marks with a valid score in JEE Main

• M.Tech: Pass in Graduation with a valid score in GATE

• MBA: Pass in Graduation with a valid score CAT

HBTU Kanpur: The eligibility criteria under different courses for HBTU, Kanpur is listed below

• B.Tech: 10+2 with 75% marks with a valid score in JEE Main

• M.Tech: Pass in Graduation with a valid score in GATE

• MBA: Pass in Graduation with a valid score CAT

Both the colleges accept a creamy layer of students with respective state exams and top-notch performers in their respective States. Both colleges have failed in doing so in recent years. The identity crisis could be partly blamed, but even academically it has failed in overriding top NIT and other colleges.

Admission: Admission in Alliance University is based on merit. The minimum qualification needed is the completion of the intermediate level. The application form can be procured at Rs. 1000 from the college through online or offline mode. The course fees for BBA is Rs. 6,00,000. The selection criterion is the AUMAT score & Interview.
The admission to Kistu Jayanti College can be done through online or offline mode. The eligibility criterion is the completion of the intermediate level. The application fee for any UG program admission is Rs.250 while the course fee is 81,000/ Year.

Infrastructure: Alliance University has seminar halls, amphitheater classrooms, technologically created ambiance, library, students hostel, residential accommodation for faculty and staff, food court, administrative block, fitness center, and healthcare center.
Kristu Jayanti College is well endowed with a library, well-equipped labs, sports and games facilities, hostels for students, cafeteria, and ATM services.

Faculty: Alliance School of business has seventeen assistant professors, eight associate professors, and nineteen professors.
The faculty of Kristu Jayanti College includes 18 members in the business department at various posts.

Exposure: Alliance University provides complete assistance to all its students. The students come from across the nation. You will have the opportunity to interact with some of the brightest business-minded students in the nation. The cultural and co-curricular activities provided by the university helps the students to excel.
The exposure received at Kristu Jayanti College is one of the most revered in the field of undergraduate business programs. The rules, academia, faculty, and assemblage of students can provide you with the opportunity to gain the maximum from your course.

Placement: In the year 2019, there has been a 25.50% increase in the highest salary offered at Alliance University. Students were able to bag internships with companies like Airtel, Amul, and Amazon, etc. The highest package offered to BBA students in the year 2019 was around 8 LPA.
The median salary for students from Kristu Jayanti College is around 3 LPA to 4 LPA. The recruiters include companies like Amazon, Concentrix, etc.

As for which college you should choose, you should make that decision based on the facts given and according to your convenience.

FISAT Kochi has been ranked at 96th for Engineering among Indian Engineering colleges, SCMS Cochin has been ranked 85th and Saintgits (SCE) is ranked in the bracket of 125-150 among Indian engineering colleges. All the above colleges are approved by the AICTE.

Admission Process:

• Admissions to the FISAT BTech program is based on the scores obtained inKEAM/JEE Mains, followed by counseling, and admission to the program through management quota is based on the rank in the merit list.
• At SCMS Cochin, Admission is through counseling based on rank obtained in Kerala Engineering, Architecture, Medical (KEAM), and the same is for the Management quota.
• At SCE, admission is granted on the basis of the performance in KEAM. The minimum age for an applicant should be 17.

The above colleges have been compared on a categorical basis below:

Placements:

• Accenture, HCL, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, TCS, Wipro, Vodafone, are some of the top recruiters at FISAT Kochi. The college recorded 70% placement last year for the Mechanical batch.
• Some of the top recruiters of SCMS Cochin include IBS Software, Infosys, HCL, Info view, MRF, MU Sigma, Mytrah Energy, UST Global, Wipro, Tech Mahindra are the top recruiters. Around 80% of students got placed last year at SCMS Cochin.

Accenture, Amazon, Bosch, Rolls Royce, MRF, Nila constructions, Indian navy, Infosys, TCS, Shobha developers, are some of the major recruiters at SCE. The college provided placements to around 70% of the students from the Civil batch last year.

With the well-versed diversity and well-facilitated campus, both the colleges are in a league of its own. There are very few management institutes that offer specialization in financial studies as a separate course. NIBM and KJ are placed in top among these few Institutes.

Ranking:

• KJ is considered one of the best colleges in India with a 56 NIRF 2020 rank and 5th rank by the Times 2020.

• NIBM is also one of the best in India and is ranked above 100 by NIRF.

Admission:

KJ:

• Admission for the courses is done based on the score for CAT/CMAT/GMAT/XAT with a 50% graduation score.

• The cutoff score of GMAT is 95+ percentile, cut off score of CMAT is 95+ percentile, and cut off score of CAT is 85 percentile.

NIBM:

• Admission for the courses is done based on the score for CAT/CMAT.

• NIBM Pune also accepts the MAT score. The cutoff score of MAT is 94+ percentile, cut off score of CMAT is 94+ percentile, cut off score of CAT is 80 percentile.

• The final selection is done by the university based on the written ability test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).

Courses Offered:

NIBM:

• NIBM offers a full-time PG Diploma in Management program (PGDM) in Banking and finance and one course in MBA.

• The total fee for the MBA course is about 7 Lakhs.

KJ:

• KJ offers a full-time PG Diploma in Management program (PGDM) in Banking along with finance and 12 different courses in MBA.

• The course fee is about 15 Lakhs.

Placement:

NIBM:

• NIBM Pune has a 100% placement record.

• They provide many internships and social development projects for students to avail of a better job opportunity.

• The highest salary offered was 14.5 LPA with an average salary of 9.44 LPA.

KJ:

• KJ also has a 100% placement record.

• The highest salary offered was 27 LPA with an average salary of 9.50 LPA.

The Faculty is considered better in KJ than in NIBM due to its better ranking. Also, the placement and internship opportunities are more in KJ than in NIBM. So, considering the statistics it can be said KJ is better than NIBM in a few aspects.