Nirma University has been graded ‘A’ by NAAC. It has also ranked 13th for MBA by Outlook India in 2020. Apart from that, it has ranked 10th among the top private engineering colleges by Times in 2019 and 15th by India Today in 2019.
UIET has ranked 22nd among the top private engineering colleges by India Today in 2019.
Admission:
Nirma University:
In order to pursue IT and software courses at Nirma University, aspiring students have to qualify for the GATE exam as it is the requirement for most of the M. Tech courses including Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic engineering, and the like.
In order to pursue B. Tech courses, students have to qualify for JEE Main and fulfill other requirements specific to the course they are looking for.
UIET:
Those who are aspiring to pursue CS at UIET, Chandigarh, have to qualify for JEE Main for B. Tech/ B. E and GATE for M. Tech courses.
Scholarships:
Nirma University:
For the Nirma university students, various Merit-based scholarships are available.
Apart from that, those who come from less privileged backgrounds also get financial help through various scholarships that are provided by the institute.
UIET:
There are various scholarships that are available for the BE students of UIET students including the Toppers Scholarship, Shanti Rani Scholarship, Merit cum Means scholarship, post Matric scholarship.
For ME students UGC scholarships are available.
Placement:
Nirma University:
Top recruiters who offer internships and jobs to the Nirma University students are Dabur, Daikun, Essar, Ingram, Infosys, IBM, Saint Gobain, Sun Pharma, Samsung, Morgan Stanley, Reliance, and more.
More than 90% of students get placed every year from this institution.
The highest and average salary package remains to be 14 LPA and 3 LPA.
UIET:
Some of the top recruiters of UIET students are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung, Deloitte, KPMG, Mu Sigma, Capgemini, Yamaha, Infosys, and more.
The highest and the average packages are 16 LPA and 5 LPA.
These are some of the important factors which will help you make the decision for yourself.
Assuming that you opted for IT in UIET Chandigarh, let us move fast forward to three years and look at how your career might shape out:
Categories |
IT in UIET Chandigarh |
ECE in NIT UK |
Course Fee |
82,197 (1st year) |
5.82 lakh |
Highest CTC |
23 LPA |
21 LPA |
Average CTC |
7 LPA |
8-9 LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
Wipro, ZS Associates, TCS, IBM, etc. |
Infosys, Bosch, Adobe, Accolite, etc. |
I will suggest you opt for ECE at NIT UK solely because of the NIT tag that you will be getting. Being a NITian, myself I can say that it will be of benefit to you in finding a job or even if you want to go for higher studies like MBA or MS.
NIT Jalandhar is better than UIET Chandigarh. It is an institute of national importance and offers better academics and placements. Major recruiters such as Amazon, Flipkart, Oracle, etc. recruit students through NIT Jalandhar placements. In 2022, the highest CTC offered was INR 44 LPA.
But if you are getting your preferred branch at UIET, choose it. You will get decent career opportunities from both institutes.
Jaypee Noida or JIIT Noida ranks 151 overall and 96 for BTech by NIRF 2020. It offers full fee waiver scholarships to the BTech candidates with a JEE Main rank less than 10,000.
UIET Chandigarh is ranked 72nd by NIRF India Rankings 2020 and 22nd by Outlook 2019 for their Engineering Programs. It is affiliated to Panjab University and approved by AICTE.
YMCA UST is presently known as J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology. They offer 3 types of scholarships - Campus Merit Scholarship, Domicile Scholarship for IBS Dehradun and IBS Jaipur and Past Academic Record Scholarship for IBS Dehradun & IBS Jaipur.
Admission Requirements -
Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institutions:
Categories |
JIIT Noida |
UIET Chandigarh |
YMCA Faridabad |
Course Fee (approx) |
2,28,000 (1st year) |
82,197 (1st year) |
80,525 (1st year) |
Placement Percentage |
75% |
80% |
85% |
Highest CTC |
40 LPA |
30 LPA |
28.5 LPA |
Average CTC |
5.5-6 LPA |
7 LPA |
4-4.5 LPA |
Placements
JIIT Noida
UIET Chandigarh
YMCA Faridabad
Facilities
JIIT Noida
UIET Chandigarh
YMCA Faridabad
Depending on which course you intend to take will determine which college will be better for you. They all are equally good but some may vary from department to department. Considering all your criteria you can choose where to study.
NIT Nagaland has a NIRF 2020 rank of 67, NIT Manipur has a rank of 158, UIET has a rank of 72 in the engineering category. NIT Nagaland, NIT Manipur, and NIT Mizoram are autonomous institutions recognized by AICTE and UGC whereas UIET is a public university affiliated to Panjab University.
Admission-
To be eligible for admission, students are expected to have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 75% along with their JEE Main score.
At NIT Manipur, for programs like B.Tech, the total fees are in the range of Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 7 lakhs.
At NIT Nagaland, the total fees for programs like B.Tech lie in the range of Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 4 lakhs respectively.
For NIT Mizoram, the total fees for programs like B.Tech are 5.43 lakhs.
UIET offers programs like B.E(IT) with fees in the range of Rs. Lakhs and Rs. Lakhs.
JEE Main cutoff 2019 -
NIT Nagaland - For the ECE branch, it was 17473 and 23345 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.
NIT Manipur - For the Civil branch, it was 26151 and 30616 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.
NIT Mizoram - For the ECE branch, it was 23041 and 26040 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states.
UIET - For B.E(IT) branch, it was 24265 and 35348 as the opening and closing rank respectively for the General category.
Placement -
The major recruiters for NIT Manipur were IBM, Johnson Control, Infosys, Polaris, Wipro, TCS.
For NIT Nagaland, Allstate, Power Grid, Lakshaya, Vedanta, L&T, Toppers, Mphasis, were the top recruiters.
At NIT Mizoram, IBM, Wipro, L&T Infotech, Microsoft, Capgemini, Accenture were the top recruiters.
The major recruiters for UIET were Practo, Indian oil, HP, Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro.
For the year 2019, the placement details for the institutes were as follows.
Aspect |
NIT Nagaland |
NIT Manipur |
NIT Mizoram |
UIET |
Highest CTC |
Rs. 10.5 LPA |
Rs. 12 LPA |
Rs. 12 LPA |
Rs. 16 LPA |
Average CTC |
Rs. 4.5 LPA |
Rs. 7.11 LPA |
Rs. 6 LPA |
Rs. 5.62 LPA |
Which is the better option that needs to be assessed by reviewing the above facts and your perception of the college brand along with the ROI which is on average 93% for NIT Nagaland, 129% for NIT Manipur, 110% for NIT Mizoram, and for 172% for UIET respectively.
Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune is better than UIET Chandigarh.
Here are some reasons why:
Industrial production at NIT Jalandhar involves the designing and manufacturing processes for a product. The institute ranks 52nd as per NIRF 2020 ranking. The institute maintains a standard placement record of 87% every year.
Mechanical engineering from UIET Chandigarh consists of working in engineering services and manufacturing sectors. The university ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges by NIRF 2019 ranking and maintains a placement record of 80% every year.
Admission Process
NIT Jalandhar:-
UIET Chandigarh:-
Placements
The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. The top-notch MNCs visit the colleges and offer lucrative packages to the students.
Categories |
NIT Jalandhar |
UIET Chandigarh |
Placement rate |
87% |
80% |
No. of students placed |
520 |
309 |
Highest package |
INR 39.12 LPA |
INR 30 LPA |
Average package |
INR 7.53 LPA |
INR 7 LPA |
The top recruiters are Zomato, Deloitte, Lava, Tata Motors, Capgemini, Infosys, Amazon, KPMG, etc.
Facilities:-
As per the statistics, NIT Jalandhar has many scopes in terms of placements and is more preferred than UIET Chandigarh. Thus pursuing a course from NIT Jalandhar has a brighter future.
UIET Chandigarh is affiliated to Panjab University and ranked 72nd by NIRF India Rankings 2020. Biotechnology at UIET Chandigarh deals with living organisms or parts of them to create different products. UIET is well equipped with all the necessary facilities.
NIT Sikkim offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The closing rank of Biotechnology is 40827 at NIT Sikkim.
Thapar (TIET) University is ranked 51 overall and 29 for BTech by NIRF 2020. They have collaborations with International Universities like Trinity College, Dublin and The University of Waterloo.
Admission Requirements -
Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institutions:
Categories |
UIET Chandigarh |
NIT Sikkim |
TIET |
Course Fee |
82,197 (1st year) |
1,39,400 (1st year) |
3,24,800 (1st year) |
Placement Percentage |
70% |
80% |
80% |
Highest CTC |
9 LPA |
12 LPA |
10 LPA |
Average CTC |
6 LPA |
5 LPA |
6-7 LPA |
Placements
UIET Chandigarh
TIET
NIT Sikkim
Facilities
UIET Chandigarh
NIT Sikkim
TIET Facilities -
If location is not your primary concern then you can opt for Biotechnology from TIET because it has a consistent placement record and more companies visit TIET during the placement program. The top companies visiting TIET for placement in Biotechnology are GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Serum Institute, Roche and Abbot.
UIET Chandigarh is one of the top 50 engineering colleges in the country. The institute ranks 17th among the top engineering universities of North India as per The Week ranking 2019. The placement at UIET Chandigarh is quite good, having above 85% placements every year.
The table below gives the brief description of the institute:-
Intake |
60 |
Course Fee |
INR 3.25 LPA |
Cutoff (JEE Main) |
51181-85699 |
Admission Process:-
Infrastructure:-
Campus Life:-
The gender ratio in the university is 70:30, girls to boys. The campus life is amazing and interesting throughout the year having excellent lab facilities
Faculty:-
The faculties are excellent and very much knowledgeable. They provide the students with valuable information about the academics as well as future options from time to time. They are very supportive and show keen interest in spreading knowledge about the concerned subjects to the students.
Placements:-
The college placement is approximately good, and most of the companies visit the college for the on-campus drive.
Placement rate |
80% |
No. of companies |
56 |
No. of students placed |
309 |
Highest package |
INR 30 LPA |
Average package |
INR 7 LPA |
The top companies are Essar Steels, UB Group, Agilent Technologies, Volvo Eicher, Bechtel, Grail Research, etc.
College Events:-
Most of the events and festivals are celebrated in the college. The college has its own cultural event by the name of GOONG which is held every year.
Thus Biotech Engineering is an excellent branch to pursue from UIET Chandigarh. The placements at UIET Chandigarh is also good and provides decent job offers to the students. After pursuing biotech engineering, most of the students prefer to go abroad after graduation as there’s a massive demand for it.
Both these branches are completely different in terms of the course content and then the future job description as well, so the important thing here is to know what you want and how you want to shape your future.
Comparison:
The table below gives an insight into the IT program at UIET and Production Engineering program at NIT Agartala.
Basis |
IT at UIET |
Production Engineering NIT Agartala |
Average Package |
5.94 LPA |
5 LPA |
Highest Package |
16 LPA |
9 LPA |
Total Fees |
3.20 lakhs |
6.31 lakhs |
Entrance Exam |
JEE Main |
JEE Main |
NIT is a prestigious government institute and its name on your degree adds a lot of weight to it but the major deciding factor here should always be what you want to do in terms of the course in both these fields. So, if you are interested in coding and want to pursue a career in the IT sector go for IT at UIET. Even if you fail to secure a job through placement, you can opt for off-campus placements.