NIT Srinagar Placement 2022: Highest Package: INR 22 LPA & Average Package: INR 13 LPA

NIT Srinagar is a government-funded public university, whereas Thapar University is a privately owned institution. NIT Srinagar is considered an institution of national importance. Thapar University is ranked number 2 among private institutions in India by The Asia.

Placements:

NIT Srinagar:

• NIT Srinagar CSE students usually receive almost 100% placement.

• Major IT companies are present every year to recruit top CSE student talents.

• Some of the famous recruiters are Wipro, Infosys, Amazon, Oracle, Capgemini, Oxigen, Pinnacle, HP, etc.

• The average annual CTC offered is around INR 9 LPA. The highest CTC offered was around INR 17 LPA.

Thapar University:

• CSE students of Thapar University have bagged 100% placements consistently for the last 6 years.

• There were 264 recruiters present last year who offered jobs to students.

• The prominent recruiting companies were Oracle, Wipro, Western Digital Corporation, TCS, General Electric Digital, Microsoft, Infosys, IBM, Naukri.com, JP Morgan, XION Advertising, etc.

• The highest CTC offered was INR 43 LPA while the average CTC was around INR 8.5 LPA.

Faculty:

• NIT Srinagar has a teaching faculty of 185 experienced teachers. The student strength is around 2500 which makes for a good student-teacher ratio.

• Thapar University has a highly qualified faculty with most of them having PhDs. The teachers are quite co-operative and encourage interactive classes.

Study & Environment:

NIT Srinagar:

• NIT Srinagar, apart from being a scenic place, also has very good infrastructure for CSE students.

• Other facilities include separate hostels for girls and boys, a sports centre, and a healthcare facility inside the campus.

• All the students are admitted based on merit and hence the level of intelligence will be high.

Thapar University:

• Thapar University is situated on a vast 300-acre campus in the heart of the city and has more than 11,000 students.

• There is a fully air-conditioned computer lab with high-speed wifi that has a capacity of 300 students.

• There are also plenty of sports & recreational activities available to students.

Both of these institutions are excellent choices for pursuing a career in CSE. Go through all the above factors thoroughly and choose a college based on your interests.

NIT, Srinagar has been ranked 67 by NIRF,2020. The Mechanical Engineering department of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar offers full-time BTech and MTech courses.

The faculty of the department is experienced and well-qualified. A lot of emphases is laid upon practical exposure and internships. Students are taken on industrial visits. Projects are given for a better theoretical understanding.

Students also get pre-placement training to get ready for the placement drive at the institute. Students are encouraged to get internships as it increases their chance to get good jobs compared to students who don’t pursue an internship.

Placements:

• Some students get paid internships while others work in unpaid settings. Companies like DRDO, IISC, NPTC hire students for internships stating that if students do well during their interning period, they would be offered a job once the internship period is over.

• Placement opportunities are average. Although many good companies visit the campus to hire students only a few companies are from the core Mechanical sector.

• The average salary offered is 6.5 LPA. Companies like ABB, L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Indian Oil, AFCON infra, IISC Bangalore, NPTC, etc.

• Students who do not get placed on campus apply for jobs off-campus.

• Compared to other branches like CSE or IT, Mechanical engineering has a lower placement average of around 70%.

• The highest salary offered is around 19 lakhs per annum.

The only drawback is that on-campus core- sector jobs are less. Searching and applying for jobs outside is always an option. Many students apply for jobs themselves and do get those jobs.

Srinagar is ranked 67th by NIRF in all engineering colleges category. Agartala, situated in the north-east is ranked 70th among engineering colleges by NIRF. JEE Mains is the qualifying exam for both these institutions. The fee structure is also similar and is around 1.40 lakhs as the first-year fees.

NIT Srinagar:

• NIT Srinagar placement cell has consistently managed to invite top companies to their placement drives every year.

• In the year 2019, more than 240 students from NIT Srinagar were placed in various companies

• The recruiters consisted of MNCs and domestic giants like Punj Lloyd, DRDO, Power Grid, Wipro, Kirloskar Oils, Tata Motors, NTPC, Patel Engineering, American Insurance, Tata Power, Mu Sigma, etc.

• CSE and IT branch had 100% placements while all other branches had approximately 70% placement on average.

• highest CTC package was INR 27 LPA and it was for an IT student. The average CTC package came at around INR 9.5 LPA.

NIT Agartala:

NIT Agartala conducts highly successful placement drives every year.

• 30+ major MNCs came for the placement drive last year.

• A total of 188 students got placed in the placement drive conducted in 2019. Other students opted for higher studies.

• The recruiters consisted of various multinational corporations and domestic heavy-weights like Vedanta, L&T Infotech, Infosys, Future Group, Axis Bank, ABB Limited, Ashok Leyland, Samsung, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, Mphasis, Karvy Group, Future Group, Oracle, Havells, etc.

• Infosys recruited the most number of students with 69 job offers.

• Almost 90% of students got placed last year with a 100% placement record in CSE & ECE branch.

• 13031. highest CTC package was INR 36 LPA and it was for an ECE student. The average CTC package came at around INR 5.5 LPA.

The placement records of both institutions are quite similar. Students are advised to research other factors as well and not just join based on placement stats of a college.