Which would you prefer, VIT or Thiagarajar College of Engineering?

VIT Vellore is considered one of the best technical universities in India which provides quality higher education on par with international standards. It ranked 28 overall and 15 for BTech by NIRF 2020.

Thiagarajar College Of Engineering (TCE) Madurai is affiliated to Anna University and approved by AICTE. It ranked 64th for BTech in the engineering category by NIRF 2020. It offers 8 undergraduate programs, 15 postgraduate programs and doctoral programs in the fields of Engineering and Technology and Science and Architecture. 

Admission Requirements 

• 50% in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
• For PG courses 50% in graduation (BTech or BE) is required.
• Final selection will be based on the rank obtained in the entrance exams, VITEEE and TNEA

Placement Highlights

VIT Vellore 

• VIT has entered 3 times in the Limca Book of Records for its placement.
• 544 companies participated and a total of 7027 offers were made.
• The top recruiting companies include Godrej, Barclays, Microsoft, Capgemini, TCS, Mu Sigma, Deutsche Bank, IBM, Oracle, Wipro, Infosys and Deloitte.

TCE 

• 62 companies visited during the placement process.
• 117 offers were made.
• Out of 660 students 652 were placed.
• The top recruiting companies include Accenture, Saint Gobain, Qualcomm, HCL, Infosys, L&T, TCS and IBM.

 Institute Highlights 

VIT Vellore

• With a campus area of 250 acres, the institute has 23 hostels.
• The total student population is 24000.
• The library consists of 2,21,118 books and 13344 e-journals.
• They offer 19 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, 2 Integrated and 4 Research Programs.

TCE 

• With a campus area of 143 acres, the institute includes an indoor stadium and an auditorium.
• They have separate men and women’s hostels.
• The faculty strength includes 217 members.
• They have 4300 students.
• They have 8 patents.
• They have their dedicated training and placement cell.

Considering placement records and salary packages offered, VIT is a better option than TCE. It is popular among students and professionals as well. It is one of the reputed colleges in Tamil Nadu. In case of facilities and infrastructure VIT is very well maintained than TCE.