Should I opt for PDPU CS or SEAS ICT?

Both PDPU and SEAS are ranked amongst the top 5 engineering institutes in Gujarat. However, PDPU is ranked 1st according to NIRF, for petroleum engineering. SEAS has international collaborations with Boston University, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania to help students indulge in global immersion programmes and invite guest lecturers as well.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Infrastructure:

PDPU

• The Library and Information Centre provides automated user access and a plethora of online services. 
• It has state-of-the-art infrastructure with 24*7 high-speed WIFI campus and smart classrooms.

SEAS 

• The infrastructure at SEAS fosters the idea of project-based learning. 
• The Teaching labs in the ICT department provide opportunities to promote original research with more than 300 terminals and huge scale of software applications.

Faculty:

PDPU

• The faculty members of CS hold recognitions and many research papers published in fields of Information Security, Cryptography and information protection. 
• They tirelessly work to build competent Computer Science and Engineering skills. 
• Faculty to student ratio is 1:30.

SEAS

• The faculty members are not just experts in ICT real-life applications but they also indulge in Competitive programming, designing and coding activities, organising hackathons and workshops for students to learn and grow. 
• Teacher to student ratio here is 1:25.

Placements:

PDPU

The chief recruiting companies are Federal Bank, WhitePanda, CTS, Infosys, Quicko and Silver touch. Other notable features are:

• Average CTC offered to the students was 4LPA
• The Highest package received by the students was 19LPA
• Average placement rate was 90%

SEAS

The major recruiters are TCS, Mindtree, Agrusoft, Alliencall, Vodafone tec. Other key highlights are:

• Average placement rate over 75%
• Highest CTC of 15.5 LPA
• Average CTC of 4.96 LPA. 

ICT is overall diversified than CS, but it also demands extra efforts from the student's side. Though CS is the most sought after branch in the job industry, it is up to the student to analyse and follow his/her area of interest.