Which should I prefer for biotechnology UIET (chandigarh) or Nit (Sikkim) or Thapar?

UIET Chandigarh is affiliated to Panjab University and ranked 72nd by NIRF India Rankings 2020. Biotechnology at UIET Chandigarh deals with living organisms or parts of them to create different products. UIET is well equipped with all the necessary facilities. 

NIT Sikkim offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The closing rank of Biotechnology is 40827 at NIT Sikkim. 

Thapar (TIET) University is ranked 51 overall and 29 for BTech by NIRF 2020. They have collaborations with International Universities like Trinity College, Dublin and The University of Waterloo.

Admission Requirements - 

• Students should have 60-75% in their 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
• JEE Rank is mandatory for BTech admissions.
• Students opting for MTech should have 60% in their BTech or BE exam.
• GATE qualified candidates of UIET Chandigarh are awarded a scholarship of INR 12400 every month.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institutions:

Placements 

UIET Chandigarh 

• Biotechnology has a lower placement record than any other core engineering departments.
• The top recruiting companies include Zugnoo, Signicent, Wipro, Zycus, IDS Infotech, etc.

TIET

• The highest package received by the students was 10 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies include Biocon, GE Healthcare, Panacea Biotech, Root Analysis, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Serum Institute, Roche and Abbot.

NIT Sikkim

• The median salary package offered is 6 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies include GlaxoSmithKline and Cadila Healthcare.

Facilities 

UIET Chandigarh 

• The campus area is 11 acres.
• They have 2 academic blocks including labs, offices, library, ATM and lecture halls.
• There are different blocks for mechanical labs and workshops.
• There are separate hostels for boys and girls including a dining mess, individual washrooms and sporting facilities.

NIT Sikkim 

• They provide hostel facilities well equipped with all the necessary facilities.
• They have a library with both offline and online reading materials.
• They also have a sports ground for outdoor gaming activities.
• They provide transportation facilities for regular, official and medical purposes.

TIET Facilities - 

• The library has a collection of more than 89,746 books.
• It is fully air conditioned and is 25,000 square feet.
• They have 8 boys hostels and 5 girls hostels.
• They also provide medical facilities for both students and staff members.

If location is not your primary concern then you can opt for Biotechnology from TIET because it has a consistent placement record and more companies visit TIET during the placement program. The top companies visiting TIET for placement in Biotechnology are GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Serum Institute, Roche and Abbot.