NIT Hamirpur is ranked 98 among the best engineering colleges of India by NIRF 2020. Admissions for CSE in this university are wholly based on the rank of JEE Main followed by counselling and interview. NIT Hamirpur also has a good placement rate.

NIT Kurukshetra Ranked 27 for Engineering among best universities by The Week 2020. The admissions for IT in this college are based on the result of JEE Main followed by counselling.

Tabulated differences between NIT, Hamirpur for CSE and NIT Kurukshetra for IT are as follows.

Admission process:

• Admission process for CSE at NIT Hamirpur and IT at NIT Kurukshetra are mostly similar and done in online mode.

• Admissions are fully based on the rank of JEE Main followed by counselling and interview.

• With these students are also required to have at least 75% in 10+2 in required subjects. There is 10% relaxation for SC and ST students.

Placements:

NIT Hamirpur:

• Companies like ACCENTURE, Bloomberg, Bosch Ltd, CA Technologies, Capgemini, GODREJ, HSBC, IBM, Infosys, etc visit campus in search of good placements.

• The average salary package offered to students who graduate in CSE from this Institute is 6.8 lakhs and the highest salary package is 25 lakhs.

NIT Kurukshetra:

• Companies like Adobe, Airtel, Amazon, Ashok Leyland, Bosch Ltd, Cap Gemini, Coca-Cola, Flipkart, Ford Motors, etc visit the campus every year.

• The average salary offered up to 6.5 lakhs and the highest package is up to 30 lakhs.

Infrastructure:

NIT Hamirpur:

• The infrastructure of the college is really good. Classrooms set up with modern instruments, the library is open to all, medical facilities and equipped labs are also available in college.

• Along with this the Institute also has a huge ground for sports activities. Teachers are well qualified in their particular fields and very helpful.

NIT, Kurukshetra:

Infrastructure is equally good in NIT Kurukshetra. All necessary facilities are available on campus. Faculty is really good, cooperative and very helpful. Teachers guide students regarding their career opportunities and placements.

NIT, Hamirpur and NIT Kurukshetra are both reputed NITs. Placement rate of the universities is almost 92%. Both the institute offers a great academic environment for CS and IT. So, you can choose either one of the institutes, according to your preference.

NIT Hamirpur is ranked 98 among the best engineering colleges of India by NIRF, 2020. NIT Kurukshetra Ranked 27 for Engineering among best universities by The Week 2020. Popular courses at both the institutes are BTech, MTech, MBA, etc. As no specific course is mentioned, it is difficult to choose an institute over the other.

Tabulated differences between NIT Kurukshetra or NIT Hamirpur are as follows.

Admission process:

• Admission process for both institutes is the same based on JEE Main followed by counselling for BTech. With this students are also required to complete 12th board with at least 75% and there is a relaxation of 10% for SC and ST students.

• For MTech, students need a valid GATE score and a BTech or BE in the related field.

• MBA admission is based on the performance of the students in CAT.

Placements:

NIT Hamirpur:

• Companies like ACCENTURE, Bloomberg, Bosch Ltd, CA Technologies, Capgemini, GODREJ, HSBC, IBM, Infosys, etc visit campus in search of good placements.

• The average salary package offered to students who graduate in CSE from this Institute is up to 15 lakhs and the highest salary package is 35 lakhs.

NIT Kurukshetra:

• Companies like Adobe, Airtel, Amazon, Ashok Leyland, Bosch Ltd, Cap Gemini, Coca-Cola, Flipkart, Ford Motors, etc visit the campus every year.

• The average salary offered up to 12 lakhs and the highest package is up to 42 lakhs.

Facilities:

NIT Hamirpur:

• The infrastructure of the college is really good. Classrooms set up with modern instruments, the library is open to all, medical facilities and equipped labs are also available in college.

• Along with this the Institute also has a huge ground for sports activities. Teachers are well qualified in their particular fields and very helpful.

NIT Kurukshetra:

All necessary facilities are available on campus. Faculty are well-qualified, experienced and cooperative.

Overall NIT, Hamirpur and NIT Kurukshetra are equally good Institutes and offer decent academics. Placement rate of the universities is almost 92%. As for which institute will be better, you should decide that based on the course of your choice.

NIT Kurukshetra ranks 43rd among the top engineering colleges in India by NIRF 2019. The institute is one of the best, having many good experienced faculties for civil engineering. The placement statistics have gone beyond 95% since 2015. 

CSE from UIET Chandigarh is one of the best institutes providing better placement beyond 80% every year. The institute is affiliated to Punjab University and ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges NIRF ranking 2019.

The table below shows the brief comparison of these colleges. 

Admission Process

NIT Kurukshetra:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The total intake is 139 for the civil department. 
• The cutoff required is 15537-20271. 

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats for CSE in UIET Chandigarh are 122.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 945-224246.

Placements:

Almost 80% of the students got placed in 2019 with the highest package offered is INR 30 LPA by Microsoft. The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. CSE receives the highest amount of placement of 100%. 

The top companies are Ashok Leyland, Amazon, Pepsi, Nestle, Deloitte, Infosys, KPMG, etc.

Choosing among these two institutes is entirely upon the students. However, NIT Kurukshetra is mostly preferred than UIET Chandigarh as it provides more placements every year.

NIT Kurukshetra, ranked 40th for BTech by NIRF 2020 and ranked 27th for BTech by The Week 2020. They offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses like BTech, MTech, MBA, MCA and PhD. 

PEC Chandigarh is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It offers 8 undergraduate BTech (4 years) programs, 14 postgraduate MTech (2 years) programs and also PhD (3 years) programs. 

Admission Details

NIT Kurukshetra 

• Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Students should have 60% in their graduation.
• The entrance exams include JEE Main, GATE, CAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT and NIMCET.
• The final selection is based on the entrance exams.
• Students opting for MBA will finally be selected by the marks of the entrance exam, group discussion and personal interview.
• The course fee is 70,016 approx. for the 1st year.

PEC Chandigarh 

• Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Students should have 60% in their graduation.
• The entrance exams include JEE Main and GATE.
• The final selection is based on the entrance exams.
• The course fee is 96,750 approx. for the 1st year.

Placements

Tabulated below is the placement statistics of both institutions:

NIT Kurukshetra - 

• Out of 689 graduated students 567 were placed.
• The Recruiting Companies include Adobe, Capgemini, Wipro, Microsoft, Saint Gobain, Vedanta, Bosch, etc.

PEC University 

• 619 students were eligible for the placement program.
• 143 companies visited during the placement program and made 449 offers.
• The recruiting companies include Microsoft, ITC, Infosys, TATA, JP Morgan, Mu Sigma, Loreal, Arcesium, Goldman Sachs, etc.

NIT Kurukshetra Faculty - NIT Kurukshetra has a faculty strength of 262 highly reputed and skilled members to guide the students for their intellectual upliftment and better future.

PEC Chandigarh Collaborations - PEC Chandigarh has collaborations with international organizations like Concordia University in Canada, Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Intel Technologies India, ABB Global Industries and Minda Corporation.

NIT Kurukshetra will be a better choice but it ultimately depends on the student's preferences. Both the colleges are equally good and popular among students and professionals. Both of them have similar placement records. The visiting companies or organizations are the same and they provide more or less the same salary packages. Students can choose the institution based on their location, subject selection, course fees, etc.

NIT Kurukshetra is one of the best engineering colleges in India and is known for its course structure and placements. ECE course at NIT, Kurukshetra is not very popular however, it has its advantages of being a research and theory-driven course with passionate students showing incredible results.

• Most B.Tech students choose their specialization after the first year depending upon their merit as well as interests. In this sense, the ECE course is mostly taken by students interested in that subject and driven to excel in it.
• The selection for B.Tech in ECE depends on the JEE scorecard of the student and a personal interview. Students who graduate from NIT usually have an edge over students from other colleges because of their reputation.
• NIT Kurukshetra does provide ample research and development opportunities for students taking ECE and are encouraged to take higher education abroad due to inefficient infrastructure in India.
• Apart from this, ECE is the most available course at NIT and any student wishing to pursue it on the matters of interest will get the subjects easily.

CSE at IIITM Gwalior is also a famous course with many benefits over peers. One of the most beneficial factors is placements as most of their CSE students get placed in their final year.

• CSE course at IIITM Gwalior has immense value as it employs goal-driven students to participate in research activities through modern technology provided by the institution.
• Faculty: The faculty at IIITM Gwalior has been vouched for by countless alumni and their course structure also looks for further research initiatives.
• Admissions: Admission to CSE course at IIITM is done through JEE scores and appointment of specialization is done by students after their first year depending on their marks.

All-in-all looking at the two universities, it is clear that it depends on the student’s choice what they wish to pursue depending on their JEE rank and scores While placements at IIITM Gwalior are better than the ECE course of NIT Kurukshetra, NIT does provide them with an industry name which can be useful while looking for employment later. The fee for CSE course at IIITM Gwalior is 1.49 L Per annum, whereas the fee for the ECE course at NIT, Kurukshetra is 70k per annum. Thus, it completely depends on the student’s preferences, financial capacity and JEE score to get into one of these institutes.

It depends on how passionate you are in the electrical and IT field. If you are inclined towards electrical then you cannot go wrong with NIT KKR. Being ranked 40th for engineering by NIRF,2020. The electrical branch at NIT has an amazing faculty-student ratio of 1:4 with highly qualified and experienced professors.

If your interest lies in the IT field, IIITM Gwalior must be your priority. Ranked 100 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, IITM offers IT as its flagship course. IIITM Gwalior is one of the 3 institutions in India with 100% Ph.D. faculties.

Admission:

NIT KKR:

• JEE Mains ranking is considered for admission at NIT KKR

• Ranking within 9454-16273 in JEE Main can secure the seat for the electrical branch at NIT Kurukshetra in the first round.

• OBC(non-creamy layer) and General students must have a rank of 4300-6210.

• Electrical branch at NIT KKR offers 120 seats with a fee of 83,600 /year.

IIITM Gwalior:?

• Securing the rank within 9713-14442 in JEE mains will fetch admission in the IT department of IIITM Gwalior.

• The cutoff goes down to 3,800-6,300 for aspirants who belong to OBC(non-creamy layer) and general category

• Admission process is carried through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.

• IIITM Gwalior offers 262 IT seats with a yearly tuition fee of 84,325.??????

Placement statistics:

NIT KKR:

• NIT Kurukshetra has an overall placement rate of 88.85%; the electrical branch has the placement rate of 79.44%

• In 2019 highest CTC offered for the Electrical Engineering branch is 17.30 LPA with the average CTC being 6.97LPA.

• 200+ large to medium-sized companies participated in the recruitment process in 2019

• Top recruiters include Amazon, Nestle, Bharat Petroleum, Honda, Coca Cola, Indian Oil, Mahindra.

IIITM Gwalior:

• 400+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, HCL, DELL, Paytm, Myntra.

• 90% of the students get placed at top companies with an average salary of 14.58 LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 is 42 LPA.

• 150+ students were recruited on campus in 2020, with Infosys and Cognizant offering the maximum offers.

• IT and CSE department hold the record of maximum students being placed every year in IIITM Gwalior.

Electrical at NIT KKR is as good as an IT course at IIITM Gwalior. With their amazing curriculum, faculties, and student exposure one can easily ace in the subjects at respective institutes. If your heart and soul lie in Electrical then you must go for NIT KKR or the other way around!