Both Chitkara and CGC Landran are at the same level. As far as placements are concerned, both of them offer excellent placements with well-developed placement cells.
UPES is definitely more concentrated on petroleum and chemical engineering. It also has some unique courses and a really good reputation and you will get to learn a lot. Fees might be a little expensive though.
My advice to you would be to not choose electronics and communication engineering at either of them because placements are not that great and you don’t want to end up with CSE students and learn coding in the last few months of your college.
The table below should help you out with placement statistics and fees regarding the same:
College |
Fees |
Hiring Companies |
Average package |
CGC Landran (B. Tech) |
INR 92,000 (first year fees) |
Wipro, Google, Infosys, Deloitte |
INR 3 to 4 LPA |
Chitkara University (B.E) |
INR 1.74 lakhs (first year fees) |
JCB India, L&T, Yamaha, DLF |
INR 4.5 LPA |
UPES (B. Tech) |
INR 13.83 lakhs (total fees) |
L&T, Wipro, Accenture, GEP Worldwide |
NR 5-6 LPA |
While the fees for UPES are quite high, you can expect to get a similar return on your investment. At the same time, you will not be pestered for admissions like in my brother’s case with regards to CGC Landran and CU. The faculty at UPES is very good too.
UPES Dehradun is the best option to choose for CSE. It is a four-year course available with various minor specializations at the university. In terms of placements also, the university offers good packages to CSE students with the highest package being INR 50 LPA so far. The university offers an average CTC of INR 14.60 LPA to CSE students. Apart from this, mandatory internships are also a part of the CSE curriculum at UPES Dehradun.
To apply for CSE, the student must have scored 50% marks in Class X and XII with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in PCM. The university conducts UPESEAT to offer admission to B.Tech CSE. Candidates can also submit their JEE scores, Class XII mark sheet, and SAT or CUET scores for admission to CSE.
Some of the reasons to choose UPES for CSE are as follows:
UPES Dehradun offers two years of MBA courses in eleven specializations. If someone wants to pursue an MBA in Oil and Gas Management and Power management, UPES is the best option to choose. Apart from these specializations, an MBA from UPES is not a great choice.
The highest package for an MBA is INR 29 LPA at UPES under the School of Business. The average package of UPES Dehradun MBA is INR 15.70 LPA (Top 10%). The institute has placed around 260 MBA students with an average CTC of INR 7.7 LPA.
The basic eligibility for admission to the MBA program at UPES is a minimum of 50% marks in classes X and XII and Graduation from a recognized University. Students must appear for UPESMET to get selected for the MBA program. Post which, a Group Discussion and Personal Interview round will be conducted. UPES Dehradun also accepts entrance exam scores like CAT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT, and XAT for its MBA courses.
NIRF 2023 ranked the UPES MBA course at 39th position among all the management institutions in India. The institute also offers scholarships to MBA students based on marks in graduation, CAT and NMAT. The total number of scholarships available is up to 75 seats. The scholarship will be awarded as 20% of tuition fees of 1st & 2nd semesters only.
Here are a few of the famous UPES Dehradun alumni.