Which college is the best for Petroleum Engineering: UPES, Dehradun vs PDPU, Gandhinagar vs MIT, Pune?

UPES has a 'B' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is ranked 167th in India by NIRF whereas PDPU has an 'A' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is graded Autonomy by UGC. It's ranked 177th in India by NIRF.

MIT WPU has a 'B' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is ranked 138th in India by NIRF.

Admissions:

UPES

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and UPESEAT scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in all three Petroleum Engineering programs is 15.57 lakhs.

PDPU

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main score with 45% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering is 9.73 lakhs.

MIT

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and MHT CET scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering is 9.73 lakhs.

Faculty:

Petroleum Engineering faculties of UPES Dehradun, PDPU Gandhinagar, and MIT WPU Pune are well-qualified as most of the faculties in every college are Ph.D. holders and have years of experience in teaching.

Placements:

UPES

• The placement rate of last year is about 90% with the highest package of INR 17 LPA and the average package of INR 5.35 LPA.
• College does provide summer internship opportunities and is mandatory for all graduate students.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Accenture, Ashok Leyland, HCL, Infosys, Schlumberger, Vedanta, Exxon Mobil, Hyundai Group, L&T Technology Services, ONGC, Torrent Power, etc.

PDPU

• The placement rate of last year is about 70% with the highest package of INR 16.6 LPA and the average package of INR 6.75 LPA.
• The highest package for Petroleum Engineering was of INR 3.3 LPA.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Adani Power, Berger Paints, Byju’s, Cloud 24*7 Inc, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, Honeywell, L&T Technology Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, MG Motors, OPS Hub, Nyara Energy, Reliance Industries, Synoptek, TCS, Tata Power, Worley, ZealousWeb, etc.

MIT

• Over 140 companies visit the engineering campus every year for recruitment.
• The placement rate of last year is about 60% with the highest package of INR 37.26 LPA and the average package of INR 3.20 LPA.
• College does provide internship opportunities and about 85% of students got internships.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Amazon, Amdocs, JCB, Force Motors, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Reliance, Wipro, L&T, Hyundai, etc.

As for choosing a better college that completely depends on the interest and preferences of the individual.