RGIPT or Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology is a public government college of Uttar Pradesh. It has been ranked 136th by NIRF 2020.

PDPU or Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University is an engineering college in Gandhinagar.

UPES(The University of Petroleum and Energy) is a private engineering college in Dehradun, Uttrakhand. It has been ranked 66th by NIRF 2020. It is recognized by UGC, NAAC, and AIU.

Admissions:

• In RGIPT, for admissions in B.Tech, the applicant must pass 12th with a minimum of 60% aggregate and qualify for the JEE Advanced entrance exam.

• PDPU admission criteria are the passing certificate of the 12th class and JEE MAINS.

• The eligibility required for B. Tech in UPES is at least 50% marks in 12th and JEE MAINS.

Fee Structure:

• For B. Tech in RGIPT, the fee structure is of INR 9.7 lakhs only.

• The fee structure of PDPU is 2.53 lakhs (1st year).

• UPES charges a total fee of 10.16 lakhs – 16.74 lakhs.

Placements:

RGIPT:

• The placement rate of the Institute is 80%.

• The highest package offered in the placement of RGIPT is INR 21 lakhs per annum.

• The average package offered in the Institute was INR 6 lakhs per annum while the lowest package offered was INR 3 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of RGIPT are Adani Group, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Cairn Energy India Ltd., Essar Oil, Globus, Haldia Petrochemicals, Hindustan Petroleum, HP, ICICI.

PDPU:

• The placement rate offered by the Institute is 65%.

• The highest package of the Institute goes up to INR 19.20 lakhs per annum, the average package offered was around INR 4 lakhs per annum and the lowest was INR 2 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of the college are ONGC, Nayara Energy, Reliance Industry, Adani Gas, Torrent Gas, L&T Technology Services, Shell Business Operations, Sabarmati Gas, Protiviti, Hansa Group, ExxonMobil.

UPES:

• The placement rate of the college is 95%.

• The highest salary offered is INR 20 lakhs per annum, the average salary offered on the campus is INR 4.5 lakhs per annum while the lowest salary is INR 3 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of UPES are Tata Technologies, Maruti, Royal Enfield, Bosch, Amazon, IBM, Panasonic, Philips.

All the colleges are related to petroleum engineering and offer decent academics and placement opportunities for the same. So, choose an institute according to your convenience.

PDPU or Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University is an engineering college in Gandhinagar. The campus size of PDPU is about 100 acres. It is recognized by UGC. It has been ranked 55th in India (2016) and 1st in Gujarat by NIRF. Also in the engineering category, it’s been ranked 177 by NIRF 2020. The Institute has been accredited by NAAC in the domain of Grade A. It offers a BTech course for Petroleum Engineering and has a total of 120 seats.

Admission:

• PDPU BTech Petroleum Engineering admission criteria are the passing certificate of the 12th class and JEE MAINS.

• The application mode for admission to PDPU is online.

Fee Structure:

The fee structure of PDPU for B. Tech Petroleum Engineering is 2.53 lakhs (1st year).

Infrastructure:

• The Institute has a well-maintained infrastructure which includes the facilities like Library, Laboratory, Lecture Hall, Cafeteria and Food Court, Performing Arts Room, Language Lab.

• The wellness center in the Institute focuses on the diet and wellness of the students.

• The college also furnishes a stable hostel life with a 24*7 Wi-Fi facility.

• The college also organizes a sports event annually known as Petrocup.

• The campus is tobacco-free and is CCTV monitored.

Placement:

• The placement rate offered by the Institute is 65%.

• The highest package of the Institute goes up to INR 19.20 lakhs per annum, the average package offered was around INR 4 lakhs per annum and the lowest was INR 2 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of the college are ONGC, Nayara Energy, Reliance Industry, Adani Gas, Torrent Gas, L&T Technology Services, Shell Business Operations, Sabarmati Gas, Protiviti, Hansa Group, ExxonMobil.

PDPU is known for its petroleum engineering course. The institute is quite good for the course and offers good placement opportunities.

UPES has a 'B' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is ranked 167th in India by NIRF whereas PDPU has an 'A' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is graded Autonomy by UGC. It's ranked 177th in India by NIRF.

MIT WPU has a 'B' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is ranked 138th in India by NIRF.

Admissions:

UPES

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and UPESEAT scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in all three Petroleum Engineering programs is 15.57 lakhs.

PDPU

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main score with 45% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering is 9.73 lakhs.

MIT

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and MHT CET scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering is 9.73 lakhs.

Faculty:

Petroleum Engineering faculties of UPES Dehradun, PDPU Gandhinagar, and MIT WPU Pune are well-qualified as most of the faculties in every college are Ph.D. holders and have years of experience in teaching.

Placements:

UPES

• The placement rate of last year is about 90% with the highest package of INR 17 LPA and the average package of INR 5.35 LPA.
• College does provide summer internship opportunities and is mandatory for all graduate students.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Accenture, Ashok Leyland, HCL, Infosys, Schlumberger, Vedanta, Exxon Mobil, Hyundai Group, L&T Technology Services, ONGC, Torrent Power, etc.

PDPU

• The placement rate of last year is about 70% with the highest package of INR 16.6 LPA and the average package of INR 6.75 LPA.
• The highest package for Petroleum Engineering was of INR 3.3 LPA.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Adani Power, Berger Paints, Byju’s, Cloud 24*7 Inc, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, Honeywell, L&T Technology Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, MG Motors, OPS Hub, Nyara Energy, Reliance Industries, Synoptek, TCS, Tata Power, Worley, ZealousWeb, etc.

MIT

• Over 140 companies visit the engineering campus every year for recruitment.
• The placement rate of last year is about 60% with the highest package of INR 37.26 LPA and the average package of INR 3.20 LPA.
• College does provide internship opportunities and about 85% of students got internships.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Amazon, Amdocs, JCB, Force Motors, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Reliance, Wipro, L&T, Hyundai, etc.

As for choosing a better college that completely depends on the interest and preferences of the individual.

Mechanical Engineering is considered as one of the oldest and broadest disciplines of engineering that involves the study of mechanical power for design, production, and operation of machines and tools, production and usage of heat. Multi-skilled and Multi-facet capabilities are important for modern-day engineers. PDPU provides many opportunities for students to be better in their specific field of study.

Placement:

If you got the skills then PDPU is one of the best options for B. Tech in mechanical engineering due to their Placement records.

• PDPU offers great placement opportunities in Mechanical Engineering.
• The Average Salary offered in 2019 is around 5-6 LPA whereas the Highest Salary offered is 19.6 LPA, with a placement percentage of 96%.
• Some of the reputed companies which offered placement are ONGC, Protiviti, CEAT, etc.

Faculty:

• The department is being run by well qualified and experienced faculty members with many years of experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Faculty members are well qualified as most of them are Ph.D. holders.

Industrial and International Relations:

For better opportunities and higher studies, the universities must have affiliations and good relations with other higher institutes and industrial sectors.

• PDPU has collaboration with many reputed international universities Like Georgia Tech University, the University of Regina (Canada) are a few examples.
• Mechanical students at PDPU get opportunities to do their academic projects under reputed organizations like ISRO, IPR (Institute of plasma research), and many other reputed organizations.

The Mechanical Department of PDPU is trying efficiently to provide high-class education and help students achieve milestones of their own. PDPU is providing great education that will help the country to develop in the Mechanical sector.

Both PDPU and SEAS are very good and reputed colleges. PDPU is a member of AIU and is NAAC accredited with an 'A' grade. NIRF has ranked the university at 55th in overall and 1st in Gujarat whereas SEAS is ranked at 60.

To compare both of these well-governed and well-facilitated universities, we have to look at all the perspectives possible.

Courses:

• PDPU being very diverse having many sub-branches and special courses in petroleum. It comprises a total of 16 courses in which 9 courses are offered in bachelor of technology.
• SEAS offers a total of 4 courses in which 3 courses are offered in bachelor of technology.

Admissions:

PDPU:

• For admission in Bachelor of technology, one must secure 45% marks in Intermediate Examination with a valid score in GUJCET and JEE Main.
• Last year cut off for GUJCET was Round 2 | rank 1489. For JEE Mains it changes per year and according to university.
• A total of 180 seats are available per course.
• The course fee is almost 9.50 lakhs.

SEAS:

• For Admission in Bachelor of Technology, one must secure 45% in intermediate examination with a valid score in JEE Main and GUJCET.
• Last year cut off for GUJCET was Round 2 | Rank 1330. JEE Mains cut off is not exact.
• A total of 120 seats are available per course
• The course fee is 6.52 lakhs.

Placement:

Both the universities are good in their own way, having a well-versed syllabus, a diverse crowd, and capable faculty. The academics in both universities are renowned all over the state. Both the universities are newly established, so there is a well maintained and well-facilitated campus and infrastructure. Some may say one is best and others say ‘No’ other is, but looking at the statistics, there is not enough difference in these two universities to determine which is “The Best”.