J.C. Bose University Of Science And Technology, YMCA, Faridabad - Affiliated Colleges

Having known some people studying in both these colleges, I can share some information about them. This might help you make a decision.

Student Crowd:

• During the 90s, YMCA was very popular and a lot of good students used to get admitted here.
• Nowadays DCRUST enjoys a better student crowd, as many students from NCR are also getting admission here.

College Life: 

• DCRUST takes the lead here. If you prefer extracurricular activities, it is the right place for you.
• They have activity clubs, literary events, social welfare clubs, and also a drama club called Sparsh.
• These activities will help you groom your personality.

Hostels: 

• DCRUST is known to have better hostel facilities than YMCA.
• Also, it is famous for Murthal Dhabas.

Placements:

• YMCA tops this, as they have better placement opportunities than DCRUST.
• A lot of notable companies participate in their placement program.

Both the colleges are more or less good to pursue your studies. Though it is suggested that if placements are your primary concern, go for YMCA. DCRUST will help you more with research-based knowledge.

For a B.Tech in CS or IT, YMCAUST, Faridabad is better. It has a better CSE faculty. The placement and exposure offered are also better than DCRUST, Murthal. Better CS/IT companies visit YMCA, Faridabad placements. According to the recent placement highlights, the highest CTC offered is around INR 29 LPA. 

You can get a branch change at NIT Kurukshetra, after the first year. But for that, you’ll have to work hard and be among the toppers in your branch. 

Even if you end up in Production, it has good opportunities in PSUs. But for that, you’ll have to crack GATE with a good rank. For example, ONGC offers really good vacancies for Production Engineers who have cracked GATE. Campus recruitment scenario isn’t that great for core jobs, but you’ll have some options in the NIT campus.

I recommend you study hard and get a branch transfer to COE/IT at NIT Kurukshetra. However, even if that doesn’t happen, you can sit for GATE. Also, there’s core and non-core jobs that you can get through campus placements. 

YMCA Faridabad is better than UIET Chandigarh. It has an impressive placement record. It is also widely recognized in the industry. The coding culture of the institute is pretty active. Recent YMCA Faridabad placements concluded with the highest CTC of INR 29.92 LPA. Top recruiters’ list included names such as Samsung, HCL, Flipkart, etc. 

Both NIT Kurukshetra and YMCA Faridabad are great engineering colleges with their own strengths and weaknesses. Here are a few points of differences between the two that might help you decide better

• NIT Kurukshetra is an institute of national importance and the NIT tag holds a lot of value in contrast to the lesser-known YMCA, a state-level government college.
• Location-wise, the YMCA has more advantages as it is in Faridabad, Delhi NCR. Although Kurukshetra is a decent city with a healthy environment it does lack facilities and good places to hang out.
• NIT Kurukshetra is one of the oldest engineering colleges so it has some very highly experienced professors. YMCA is relatively new.
• NIT Kurukshetra's curriculum is updated frequently to meet industrial standards while the YMCA has an outdated syllabus.
• NIT Kurukshetra has a better campus in terms of infrastructure and the campus life it offers. Fests too are held on a much larger scale at NIT Kurukshetra than YMCA.
• NIT Kurukshetra has had an excellent placement record over the past few years, especially for branches like CS, IT, and ECE. The table below compares the placement statistics of both institutes

Apart from placements, you can consider other factors like location, campus, society, etc Overall, NIT Kurukshetra is a much better choice than YMCA.

You should prioritize your interest in the subject and the culture of the institute, not the tagline. There is nothing to do with the tagline here. Try to figure out your interest and go ahead with it. Both institutes are highly reputed in India and are excellent at academics, infrastructure, and faculties.

 So, choose the institute based on your preferences.

No, PEC Chandigarh is way ahead of YMCA UST. PEC has a higher cutoff, hence a better student crowd. It also has a smaller batch size, so every student gets the required attention. PEC Chandigarh placements are better. The average and highest CTC for the institute are INR 10.83 LPA and INR 42 LPA, respectively. 

Situated in Chandigarh, PEC also has a locational advantage. You will receive better exposure.