Which college is better for a BE in CSE, Acharya Institute of Technology or Chandigarh University?

The BE in CSE program at Chandigarh University and Acharya Institute of Technology is the most recruited program from the BE department with an average placement rate of 70%-80%.

The table below will highlight a comparison between the two educational institutions:

Other factors affecting the preference of BE CSE include the following:

Admission Process:

• To apply for the BE in CSE Program at Chandigarh University, students must have cleared 10+2 with 50% marks and have a minimum score of 40 in the CUCET.
• On the other hand, to apply to Acharya Institute of Technology's BE CSE program students just need 45% marks on 10+2 with a valid score in KCET.

Placements:

• In 2019, AIT's BE CSE department saw a 49% placement record. The major recruiters at AIT Bangalore were Amara Raja Batteries Limited (15%); and Ancient Group (15%) with the highest domestic CTC of INR 21 LPA offered by MuSigma Business Solutions Limited.
• In 2020, more than 350 companies recruited 3750 students from Chandigarh University's BE department. The students were offered an average package of INR 6 LPA and 90-92% placed students were from the CSE department. Some of the major recruiters include Wipro, TCS, Amazon, and Microsoft. Wipro recruited 394 students from the CSE department followed by Capgemini with 217 recruitments.The highest package of 35 LPA was offered to CSE and IT students at the Chandigarh University in 2020.

Special facts:

Chandigarh University's CSE department is deemed the best in Punjab according to their official website. It has the following features:

• Ranked 16th in India among Top Engineering Colleges list by the Outlook Magazine.
• Has 6.1 times higher ROI in the area and has a 'Nano Degree' facility available.
• The faculty is selected after 2-3 rounds of examination and interviews and the faculty Student ratio is 1:70.

Both AIT and CU make the BE CSE program available free of cost to meritorious students with 95% and above marks in the entrance exams.