What is better, a B.E. in Electronics in PEC University of Technology, or a B.E. in Civil Engineering at NIT Surathkal?
Here are some details about B.Tech Civil Engineering at NIT Surathkal and B.Tech Electronics at PEC for you to make the final decision:
B.Tech. Civil Engineering at NIT Surathkal
- Faculty: The faculty at NIT Surathkal is above average. There are professors who are very supportive and their teaching methods are excellent, but there are also professors whose teaching methods and approach are not liked by students. Faculty feedback is not taken with much seriousness.
- Lab facilities & Infrastructure: The Labs are good with all the proper facilities. The infrastructure is average. The buildings are very old and there are no ACs. The elevators do not work most of the time.
- Research Facilities: In terms of research facilities, NIT Surathkal is excellent. It has impressive laboratories. Most of the professors support and guide students in all the different aspects related to research. Various scholarship programs are available for research work and students can also work at foreign universities.
- Placements: The placement scenario is above average with 70% + eligible students getting placed in both core and non-core companies.
B.Tech Electronics at PEC
- B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering is offered for a total course fee of 7.07 Lakhs and the course duration is 4 years. The qualifying exam is JEE Main. PEC is ranked 138th in the NIRF India Rankings 2023: Engineering.
- Companies like Arcesium and Amazon offer good packages to a select few. The selection, however, is based on coding skills and has nothing to do with ECE subjects. Core companies like Sandisk, Texas Instruments, and Mediatek hire only around 4-5 students per company from the CS, ECE, and EE courses combined.
- The remaining upper half of the batch gets placed in various profiles like IT, Consulting, Banking, and others. The remaining students are recruited by mass recruiters like TCS and Infosys.
The overall placement statistics for the year 2022 for NIT Surathkal and PEC are as given:
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Placements (Overall) |
NIT Surathkal |
PEC |
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Highest CTC |
INR 45 LPA (Microsoft) |
INR 64.50 LPA |
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AVERAGE CTC |
INR 13.12 LPA |
INR 13.50 LPA |
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MEDIAN CTC |
INR 10.5 LPA |
INR 10.00 LPA |
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TOP RECRUITERS |
Microsoft, DE Shaw, Uber, Amazon, Oracle, among others |
Uber, JP Morgan & Co, Microsoft, Expedia Group, Apple, among others |
Both NIT Surathkal and PEC are renowned institutions. You must first choose whether you want to seek admission into Civil Engineering or Electronics and then decide which University / College you should pick.
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First, you should decide which course you want to pursue B.E. in Electronics or B.E. in Civil Engineering as that would help in comparing institutes and choose the one with the better program.
NIT Surathkal is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country to pursue engineering courses. NIRF 2020 has ranked the institute at 13 for its BTech program. Whereas ranked at 68 for BTech by NIRF 2020, PEC is also one of the Pioneer engineering colleges of the country that imparts quality education in engineering.
Admission:
NIT Surathkal- The total fee for BTech in Civil Engineering program in NIT Surathkal is 5.39 lakh.
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The basic eligibility is that the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with 75% marks from any recognized board and the admissions are based on JEE Mains rank.
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The closing JEE-Main cutoff for Civil in 2019 was 17125 (Other State), 28144 (Home State).
PEC- The total fee for BTech in Mechanical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College is 3.87 lakhs.
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The basic eligibility requirement is that the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with 75% marks from any recognized board and the admissions are based on JEE Mains rank.
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In 2019 the closing cutoff for Mechanical at PEC was 30804.
Placement :
NIT Surathkal offers decent placements for Civil. However, there are not many core companies visiting the campus for Civil Engineering students. Some of the major recruiters like Microsoft, Intuit, Sprinkler, Goldman Sachs, etc. visit the placement drive each year.
On the other hand, Punjab Engineering College has an impressive placement rate. The major companies visiting the campus for recruitment are Google, Amazon, Hatach, Havells India, American Express, HCL Infosystems, etc.
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Institute |
NIT Surathkal |
PEC |
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Average CTC |
22 LPA |
9 LPA |
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Highest CTC |
49 LPA |
42 LPA |
These are a few of the factors that should be considered while choosing between Civil at NIT Surathkal and Electronics at PEC University. So, go through them and decide which option will be better for you.
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