CGC Landran, while a good university, does not offer any programs in B Tech chemical engineering. Students can opt for any other B.Tech programs in Mechanical, Computer Science, or Electronics and Communication Engineering at CGC.

DCRUST Murthal offers a program in Chemical Engineering. Some of the specifics regarding the same are mentioned below:

Eligibility:

• In order to be eligible for admission at DCRUST Murthal, students will have to provide JEE MAIN scores and pass 10+2 grade with 75% and physics, math or biology and chemistry as their subject.
• Admission is mainly made on the basis of inter-se-merit of JEE MAIN.
• CGC Landran has a similar admission eligibility criteria.

Fee Structure:

The fee structure of DCRUST has been compared with CGC Landran. However, this is only for the purpose of comparison as CGC Landran does not offer this course.

Placements:

• CGC Landran has the highest offered package at 35 lakhs per annum whereas the highest package offered at DCRUST Murthal is about 10 lakhs per annum.
• DCRUST Murthal has recruiters like Jindal Iron and Steel, Idea Cellular, TCS, Mediatek, Tech Mahindra. Moreover, it is known to have near about 100% placement rates.
• Companies visiting CGC Landran include Axis Bank, IBM, Cipla, Polaris, Wipro, Amazon, and about 65000 students who have been placed via the 691 recruiters that visit the campus every year.

DCRUST Murthal is a popular choice among students for chemical engineering specifically. However, if you are not keen on looking for that field particularly, placement wise, students are advised to opt for CGC Landran as it has a higher placement rate and more connects as compared to DCRUST Murthal. However, if chemical engineering is your chosen field, DCRUST Murthal is a good choice.

Both the colleges, UIET PU and CGC Landran were placed in the rank band of 201-250 according to the NIRF Rankings of 2020. The course duration for both the colleges is for 4 years but UIET offers a BE degree, whereas CGC Landran offers a B.Tech degree.

CGC Landran (ME):

Admission:

• JEE Main scores are accepted for admission to this college.

• The Mechanical Engineering stream has only 60 seats in CGC Landran. The total course fees for the duration of 4 years is Rs.3.48 lakh.

Placement:

• The placement rate for the ME stream is 40-50%.

• The average salary package received is around 4-5 LPA.

• The students get offered placements coming from government organizations including ISRO, DRDO, Indian Armed forces Navy, Air force, and Army.

• Companies like Eveready, Hyundai, Panasonic, Mahindra, Deloitte, Ashok Leyland, etc visit this college for offering placements after graduation

UIET (ME):

Admission:

• JEE Main scores are accepted for admission to this college.

• The total number of seats available for the ME stream in UIET is 94. The entire expense for the course duration of 4 years is Rs.4.08 lakh.

Faculty: The student to faculty ratio is around 400:25 which implies the number of teachers compared to the students is very low.

Placement:

• The Placement rate for the ME stream is 15%.

• Only 15% of students of this stream were placed in core companies after graduation at UIET.

• 32 students from a batch of 79 in the year 2018 were placed in both core and noncore companies including Mahindra, Hero Honda, Deloitte, ZS, Infosys, Zycus, Juganoo, Zscaler, etc.

• 2 students had got an internship offer during the 4 years of the course and among them, one was from a non-mechanical core company i.e. ZS Associates.

• The highest salary package was 11 lakh per annum from Juganoo and the lowest was 3.6 LPA from Infosys.

• The average salary package offered is around 3-4 LPA.

Mostly the package received depends on the performance of the individual in the case of both the colleges. Go through the important facts about each of the colleges mentioned above and choose which will be best for you.

UIET and CGC Landran were placed in the rank band of 201-250 according to the recent NIRF Rankings, 2020. Both degrees have a 4-year duration but UIET offers a BE degree whereas CGC Landran offers a B.Tech degree in Engineering.

UIET (EEE):

Admission:

• JEE-Mains test results are accepted for taking admission in this course and the admission procedure starts in February till April.

• Total seats for EEE in UIET are around 120. The total fees for the duration of 4 years are Rs.3.26 lakh.

Scholarships: This college provides scholarships for families whose income is less than 2.5lacs annually.

Placement:

Students become eligible for placement in this college after the 7th semester. The placement rate is 49%.

• Few students get placed and the salary package received is of 4-5 lakh annually.

• The companies which visited for the EEE stream were Infosys, Honda, Mahindra, etc.

CGC Landran (CSE):

CGC Landran’s B.Tech course was ranked 52nd out of 75 colleges in India in 2019 according to the Chronicle.

Admission:

• JEE Mains result is accepted for this college too and the admission procedure starts in September and continues till April.

• Total seats for this stream at CGC Landran are around 300. The total fees for 4 years are around Rs.3.62 lakh.

Placements:

• The placement rate for this stream is 70%.

• The average salary package for the CSE stream is around 3-4 LPA.

• The highest package in 2018 was 32 LPA in Amazon.

• Around 300-400 companies including Infosys, Cognizant, Google, Amazon, Flipkart, Dell, IBM, etc. visit for placement in this college.

Moreover, 66.66% of seats are reserved for state quota and 33.3% seats are reserved for management quota at CGC Landran but at UIET there is no state quota. The choice of the stream depends on the student’s interest.

CGC Landran provides a number of Hotel Management courses including 3-4 year degrees in food technology, hospitality and hotel administration, catering technology as well as diplomas in food production and bakery and confectionery. Here are some facts to consider if you are contemplating taking admission for the same here:

Eligibility:

• Applicants are required to score 50% marks in 10+2 grades in order to be eligible for admission to the program.

Fee Structure:The fee structure varies depending on the program chosen for application. Some of the basic fee structures for the same are listed below:

Placements:

• CGC Landran is well known for its placements and connect with various companies, mainly MNCs.
• Some of the top recruiters visiting the college annually include McDonald’s, Domino’s, Hyatt Regency, Novotel, PVR cinemas as well as Vivanta and Oberoi Hotels and Resorts.
• The average package offered to students caps in at about 3 lakhs per annum.

Training and Equipment:

• There are a number of tie-ups offered in the courses offered by the university with various hotels and kitchens.
• It has well-equipped kitchens to enable students to gain hands-on experience while training to work.
• Moreover, training restaurants, model guest rooms, and deluxe suites are also present on campus to simulate real-life scenarios.

International Collaborations:The university has also collaborated with a number of institutions abroad to help students gain deeper insight into the field of their choice. Some of these partnerships are:

• It has tie-ups in various universities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, France, and USA. For example, IESEG School of Management in France.
• Students can also opt for exchange programs.

CGC is a well connected private university and students can expect to have a successful career after graduating from the institute.

For CSE, Chitkara University is a great option. A relative of mine recommended Chitkara University to me. According to him, Chitkara University charges 80,000 a year and every rupee is worth it. Here are some highlights about the institution: 

• In Chitkara University, the strength of each batch is approximately 800. You should not get scared or demotivated seeing the number of students in your Batch because competition will make the journey better for you. 
• You must concentrate on your coding skills and the coding exams are held online on *hackerrank*. It will be fun once you master it. It takes a lot of brains to solve each question. Personal attention is provided to each and every student.
•  Every group consists of 15 students and every such group is led by one mentor. 

• TedX talks , Inlingua Classes , Toastmasters, etc., are taught in order to develop the skills of the students. 

Other than that, the college has all kinds of sports from Basketball, Cricket, Badminton and Snooker. Therefore, it can be concluded that you should opt for Chitkara University as it is truly worth it.

CGC Landran has a good reputation and is better known for placements of CSE/IT/ECE (IT Sector related streams). Mechanical stream placement of the college is averagely rated. The institute offers training for placement to its students.

• Few core companies visit for the mechanical branch. The college claims that Mechanical branch recruiters like Bajaj and Mahindra and Mahindra visit their campus but the number of placements from these companies is low.

• The average placement package of B. tech 2019 batch is 4.5 LPA and 1-2 students from a batch of 80 got packages of more than 9 lakh in IT-related branches. Most students in non-IT related branches land 3-4 LPA jobs.

• Many students of mechanical branches here study coding to get placed in the IT Sector.

Placements Statistics:

• The 2018-19 placement records have shown that 40-50% of students from the Mechanical department, among the eligible, were placed with median packages between 3 to 4 LPA. The year 2017-18 had shown almost the same results previously.

• Most of these placements are in non-core sectors.

At last, if a student is skilful and has knowledge at par with the concerned industry standard then they will surely find good placement irrespective of college. There are some examples of students who did outstanding and got placed in top mechanical core companies like Royal Enfield, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj.

CGC Landran provides a BCA degree which is a 3 years course. Admission to this college for this course depends on the marks obtained by the individual in their 10+2 examinations. The total fees for this course are Rs.1.48 lakh.

Admission:

• The minimum eligibility criteria for students to get admission in this college is around 50% in their 10+2 examinations

• Students need to visit the official website of CGC for filling up the application form with an application fee of Rs.1000 paid through Credit or Debit card to apply.

Course Curriculum: The courses provide management subjects along with the multiple programming languages including C, C+, Java, etc. Also, students need to have a minimum of 60% attendance to sit for the exams whether internal or external.

Scholarships:

• Scholarships are available for students who belong to SC, ST, and OBC categories and also to students from other states.

• The college also helps students acquire loans for studying in this college from various banks.

Placements:

• Students who could score at least 65% in their academics could sit for placements in various companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Deloitte, Google, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, etc.

• The highest salary package offered is around 5-10 LPA and the lowest packages lie in the range of 2-3 LPA.

• Students who are able to maintain the marks of 80-85% got internships at various companies in the course duration.

• The top roles offered to students are in programming, web designing, etc.

Infrastructure-

• Smart classes are available in the institute and the computer labs have LAN connections. Every classroom contains projectors.

• The hostels, sports, gym, ATM, bank services, etc. facilities are available on campus. Hostel rooms are available for 2, 3, or 4 people.

• Multiple events like sports and cultural programs take place. Canteens and medical facilities are available.

• Also, the entire campus of this college is Wi-Fi enabled.

CGC Landran offers a good BCA program with decent facilities and placement.