Dharmsinh Desai University [DDU], located in Nadiad, is one of Gujarat's most prosperous universities. Nirma University is UGC recognized and is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The university is also a member of the Indian Universities Association (AIU) and the Commonwealth Universities Association. Nirma University and DDIT University were ranked 131st and 193rd respectively by NIRF 2020 in Engineering.
Admission:
Admission to B.Tech programs is through scores obtained in JEE mains or GUJCET and ACPC, Gujrat. While for B. Arch programs, students will have to sit for the NATA entrance test.
Admission to M.tech programs is through the GATE score while that of M. Pharm is done through scores obtained in the GPAT entrance test.
For MBA programs, students are selected based on their CAT score followed by a personal interview.
Admission to Dental programs at DDIT University is based on scores obtained in the NEET entrance test.
Facilities:
NIRMA University library has over 55,000 books, 4409 bound volumes, 243 current journals, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, 2020 standards, and 700 ASCE, IEEE / IET, ACM, etc. e-journals.
The DDIT University Library is completely computerized and uses SOUL Library Automation Tools (Tools for University Libraries).
Alumni:
Notable alumni of NIRMA University include Vijay Kothari- Research Scientist in the area of plant antimicrobials. Other notable alumni of the institute include Fenil Shah who is an Indian Chess Player and holds the Fide Title of International Master.
Notable alumni of DDIT University are Axar Patel- Indian Cricketer. Other notable alumni include Vijay Patel who is an Indian Lawyer and member of parliament.
Placement:
Cognizant, iFlex, Syntel, Cypress Semiconductor, Juniper, ARM, Deutsche Bank, etc. are the major recruiters at Nirma University. The major recruiters at DDIT University are Amazon, TCS, Apollo, TCS, Kotak, Morris Garages, Wipro, etc.
Criteria |
NIRMA University |
DDIT University |
Students placed |
95% |
70% |
Highest Salary |
16 LPA |
12 LPA |
Both the Universities are top-notch with high placement drive and recruitment. However, it is recommended that students go with their choice of interest.