IEM Kolkata and Amity University both offer decent BBA programs, which makes it difficult to choose one institute over the other. Given below is a brief discussion on the BBA programs delivered by these two institutes which will help you in choosing the institute.

The academic eligibility required to take admission in BBA at IEM Kolkata is 50% marks in 10+2 and selection is made through UEMJEE. The course fee is 60,000/- for the first semester and 55,000/- for the second semester. The course curriculum designed to help develop the conceptual, analytical, and communication skills of the students. The faculties of IEM Kolkata are well-experienced and helpful. The institute organizes case studies, seminars, workshops, research projects, quizzes, etc on a regular basis to keep students in touch with the recent trend of the industry. IEM Kolkata also organizes seminars and industrial visits for practical exposure to the industry. The placement record in the IEM Kolkata is 85-90% every year. The top recruiting companies include Concentrix, Capgemini, TCS, Wipro BPO, Bajaj Capital, etc.

Amity University is ranked among the top 10 by Business Today. The selection of the BBA program at this university is done based on the performance of the students in the 10+2 examination. The institute also conducts an English test and a personal interview. The BBA course fee is 1.9 lakhs. Approximately 20% of the students get placed and the average package offered to the students is around 2-3 LPA.

IEM Kolkatais known for its great placements. The Computer Science and Engineering department is one of the oldest departments in the Institute of Engineering and Management. Every year around 150 students in B.Tech (CSE) and 18 students in M.Tech (CSE) get admitted to the department. The college attracts very brilliant students because of the department reputation as well as the excellent placement records. IEM Kolkata B.Tech (C.S.E) provides around 95% Placements in 2020, with the highest salary packages 22 lacks, and lowest packages with 4 lakhs.

• For CSE, renowned companies such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, IBM, Tech Mahindra, and so on come for picking up some talents. TCS, Wipro, and Infosys are the mass recruiters on the campus.
• The Placement Cell of the Institute of IEM, Kolkata has set a standard for its placement by providing a minimum one offer to each and every student who has taken admission in IEM, Kolkata. Placement starts from the month of August and usually continues throughout the year until May.
• In IEM, placement for CSE is almost 100% in 2019. The lowest package offered is around 3.6 LPA while the average package will be around 5-6 lakhs per annum. And the highest will be about 18 lakhs per annum. TCS comes for placement and offers around 8 LPA to 25-30 students.
• In 2017 the average package is around 3.85 lakhs, and the highest package is around 15.5 lakhs.

Overall the IEM gives good average placement in CSE. IEM placed an average of 97% of students in the last three years, with good salary packages.

IEM is ranked 3rd best for engineering in West Bengal and ranked at 79th position all over India. UEM is ranked 96th for engineering by Times 2020. BCA has a more software-based approach whereas B.Tech includes learning of both hardware and software.

Admission: The admission to BTech at UEM and BCA at IEM is through IEMJEE. The prerequisite for the programs is 10+2 from a recognized board. The cut-offs are declared at the time of admissions.

Placement:

UEM- It has a placement percentage of 123%; almost all the students get 2-3 job offers.

• The average package is nearly 4.2 Lakhs per annum. The highest package offered was 40 Lakhs per annum.
• Top recruiting companies of the college are TCS, Wipro, Videonetics, Codeclouds, NRI Fintech, Think analytics, Global Logic, etc.
• A BCA graduate gets an average salary of 2.5 Lakhs per annum.

IEM-

• For IEM Kolkata, the top recruiters are Deloitte, TCS, CTS, Infosys, and Capgemini.
• According to 2019 placements it had a 100% placement rate.
• The highest CTC offered was 15.5 LPA.
• The average package for IEM is 4.2 LPA.

Both UEM and IEM offer similar placement opportunities but as a course BTech offers more scope as compared to BCA. However, you should be the one to decide which course will be better for you.

It all depends on the candidate’s decision. What may seem productive for him might fall flat for others.

Here pointing few specifications which might help you choose:

• IEM is a Private engineering College whereas; KGEC and JGEC are government owned colleges.
• Annual Tuition fees are far less for both the government colleges and IEM being a private institute holds higher fees and increases cost of living.
• Being government owned colleges (KGEC, JGEC), the student from financially weaker section is subjected to stipend, half-fees and full fees consideration.
• If we take a look at the campus location, IEM is situated in sector-V, in the crux of the IT revolution which began at Kolkata. Whereas, KGEC, JGEC have their own campus located outside of the main city.

IEM being a private institution is strict with its studies. But, being government colleges students can see little slack on education in KGEC and JGEC.

If campus recruitment is the sole criterion, then IEM stands out with a virtuous record. Whereas KGEC and JGEC in can see slack in core branches recruitment.

IEM being situated in the heart of the city’s IT sector, all the companies take interest to see the students from IEM. KGEC and JGEC located outside the main city.

If you compare KGEC with JGEC, KGEC is the way to go. KGEC has a better ratio of placements, infrastructure, facilities, and faculty than JGEC.

Choose KGEC if you want to study in any core department. Otherwise you can choose between JGEC and IEM for other departments. If you are looking for government jobs, KGEC is the one. Choose KGEC without hesitation. If you don’t get a chance to get into KGEC go for JGEC as both being government colleges gives less burden of fees and expenses.

Finally, it’s up to you to choose any one among the three engineering colleges. Based on the parameter, it drives your decision. My suggestion would be go for KGEC and if not then, JGEC over IEM.

IEM Kolkata as a college is just focused on getting marks and secure jobs during campus placements rather than providing quality education to its students to get some knowledge. The students were told to sit in campus placements with UEM students which was considered to be a very dis-organized step taken by the college.

The environment inside the college is very bad and the curriculum for students is worse. My sister studied here and she mentioned how the students are only concerned about getting any kind of job during the campus placement so the institution can maintain their reputation resulting in more admissions in the coming years.

They don't care about improving the knowledge or skills of a student. The rules of the college are really difficult sometimes. Like if you're seen at the library you can be restricted for bunking class. Also the teachers are very rude and the students are scared of them.

These things leave a bad impression on the students about the department and the college too and ruin the name of the college. These problems should be solved immediately and not only in this college, it should be fixed in every college where such things happen.

Your JELET rank should be under 1000. You can easily achieve that as the exam is not very tough and most of the questions are from the basics of 11th and 12th. So all the questions should be easy. 

Also if you want to practice and study for the exams you can refer to Sourav sir’s classes where all the concepts are being taught in a beautiful way and solutions and study materials are also provided for better preparation for the exam. 

After getting admission in this college, you will get many facilities and benefits from the college which will make you fall in love with this college and studying here will be fun and enjoyable. As the faculty is experienced and knowledgeable, learning new things and understanding new concepts will get much easier.