Nirma University has been graded ‘A’ by NAAC. It has also ranked 13th for MBA by Outlook India in 2020. Apart from that, it has ranked 10th among the top private engineering colleges by Times in 2019 and 15th by India Today in 2019. VIT, on the other side, is an ‘A’ graded university (by NAAC’s evaluation) and has ranked 15th among the top engineering institutions by NIRF.

Since both these institutes are reputed, it can get tricky to choose either one of them. Here are some of the most important factors that can help you in making the decision.

Admission:

• Aspiring students who want to take admission at Nirma University for CSE have to qualify for JEE Main and GUJCET. The course fee remains around 7 Lakh.

• Those who want to pursue CSE at VIT, have to qualify for VITEEE and the course fee is 7 Lakh.

Placement:

Nirma University:

• Top recruiters who offer placements to Nirma University students include Dabur, Daikun, Essar, Ingram, Infosys, IBM, Saint Gobain, Sun Pharma, Samsung, Morgan Stanley, Reliance, and many more.

• More than 90% of students get placed every year from this institution. The highest and average salary package remains to be 14 LPA and 3 LPA.

VIT:

• The highest domestic package that is usually offered to the VIT students remains to be around 40 Lakh and the average package remains somewhere between 5 LPA to 7 LPA.

• Top recruiters are Cognizant, TCS, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, Intel, Bank of America, PWC, and more.

• More than 90% of students get placements every year as per the records.

Other factors: Apart from these factors, other factors like infrastructure, faculty, etc. usually are the same for both these institutes. Hostel facilities are available for both boys and girls inside the campuses.

These are some of the major factors that you should be considering while making the final decision.

NIRF has ranked Nirma University at 131 for Engineering. Nirma University (NU) situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is a NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade private university.

Admission:

Nirma University provides a 4-year classroom program for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering. It costs around 7.24 lakhs and the student intake for the program is 120.

• The required eligibility is 45% in the 12th board with the science stream from any recognized university.

• Admission for state quota is made through counseling conducted by ACPC based on the rank obtained in Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) and marks obtained in 10+2, i.e. 10+2 (PCM) marks- 60, GUJCET Percentile- 40%.

• Whereas admission for All India Category is made based on the 10+2 mark and rank obtained in JEE (Main). Admissions for all International candidates are determined based on their qualifying examination.

Curriculum: The B.Tech. program in Mechanical Engineering of Nirma University is NBA Accredited under the tier I category. The laboratories and computational facilities are well developed and faculty members are highly qualified and are alumni of premier institutions in the country.

The Department excels in the core areas of Mechanical such as Design Engineering, Thermal Engineering, CAD/CAM, Robotics and Automation, Manufacturing Engineering, Energy Systems, and Materials Engineering.

• A unique facility of this department is the Thermal Insulation Testing Laboratory, established under the NAFETIC of the Central Government.

• Students of the Department excel in different competitions such as in Robotics and All-Terrain Vehicle at the national level.

• The department helps students get ready for campus placements during the final year via many initiatives that include technical preparation sessions and workshops.

Placements:

• The average salary package offered is 5.7 LPA.

• The highest salary package offered in the mechanical branch is 12 LPA in core companies like RIL, Tata, Ford, L&T, etc.

• Median Salary 4.1 LPA has been offered for the Mechanical department.

• The recruiters that come for placements are ACCENTURE, CMC, Cognizant, Deloitte Consulting, Eicher Motors, gammon, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICICI, iFlex, Infosys, Intel, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Philips India, Reliance.

So, if you are looking for excellent academic quality, Nirma University provides great educational facilities along with decent placements.

Nirma University is recognized by UGC, AIU, and has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. Currently, the college is ranked 12th and 13th for MBA by The Week and Outlook respectively.

FORE School of Management is a private non-profit institution approved by the AICTE and has a number of notable international tie-ups with top institutions. MBA at the institute has been ranked 18th, 26th, and 43rd in India by Outlook, BW Business World, and NIRF respectively.

Goa Institute of Management (GIM) has been accredited by the AICTE and NBA. The college was ranked 47th by NIRF rankings in the category of management institutions.

Admission:

Nirma University:

• Candidates are shortlisted and invited for the personal interview(PI) and theme development & presentation(TDP) round on the basis of their CAT/GMAT percentile.

• Further, students are selected on the basis of their CAT/GMAT percentile, PI & TDP round, 10th marks, 10+2 marks, graduation marks, and work experience.

The course has a total of 240 seats available. The total course fee for Nirma is 10.04 lakhs.

FORE School of Management:

• The minimum eligibility to apply at FORE is securing 50% in graduation from a recognized institution and a valid score in CAT/XAT/GMAT exam.

• Shortlisted candidates are then called for the interview, written test, and business awareness quiz round.

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the above criteria and marks in graduation. The course has a total of 180 seats available. MBA at FORE costs around 14.98 lakhs.

GIM:

• The minimum eligibility to apply at FORE is securing 50% in graduation from a recognized institution and a valid score in CAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT exam.

• GIM conducts an interview for final selection.

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the above criteria and marks in graduation. The course has a total of 240 seats available. MBA course fee at GIM is 16.98 lakhs for 2 years.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

Nirma University:

• It offers an on-campus well-equipped library with over 1,20,000 books.

• The institute also provides hostels for boys and girls with adequate facilities.

• Students also have access to sports and other facilities such as laboratories, gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, air-conditioned classrooms and auditoriums, etc.

• The college runs a shuttle service for its students.

FORE: The college is built over a 10-acre campus.

• The college has a well-maintained library.

• It also provides hostel facilities.

• Other facilities such as sports fields, laboratories, cafeterias, air-conditioned classrooms, and Wi-Fi are available.

GIM:

• The college is home to a large library, in-campus hostels, and sporting facilities.

• Other facilities such as cafeterias, Wi-Fi, auditoriums, laboratories, and recreation rooms are available for the students.

Placements:

Nirma University: The course has a very high placement rate of over 90%.

• Top recruiters for MBA students include Infosys, Wipro, Zomato, and Amul.

• The average package offered is 7.5 LPA and the median salary offered is 8 LPA.

• The highest package goes up to a whopping 19 LPA.

FORE: The course has a placement rate of 90%.

• Top recruiters include Amazon, Deloitte, Asian Paints, Capgemini, and Dell.

• The average package offered is 10.5 LPA.

• The highest package goes up to nearly 30 LPA.

GIM: Over 95% of students receive placements in this course.

• Top recruiters include EY, Reliance, Cognizant, and Deloitte.

• The median salary at the college is 9.5 LPA.

• The highest package offered goes up to 23 LPA.

All three institutes are ranked among the top MBA institutes of the country. While FORE ranks a touch above the other two according to NIRF rankings, the other two outscore the college in terms of facilities and infrastructure. Placements at all three colleges are very similar. The choice ultimately depends on your preferences and requirements.

All the institutes are reputed and offer quality education. Nirma University is a NAAC approved university and has ranked 13th for MBA by Outlook India in 2020. UPES Dehradun has ranked 21 for Law and is a B grade university according to NAAC’s evaluation. Symbiosis Hyderabad is UGC approved and has been marked as an A grade university.

Academics:

Nirma University:

• Some of the popular courses at the institute are BTech, MBA, BALLB, MTech, LLM, etc.

• In order to take admission for BA LLB students are required to have a valid CLAT score. For LLM admission students are required to take PG CLAT.

UPES Dehradun:

• BA LLB, BCom LLB, LLM are some of the popular law courses at UPES Dehradun.

• Selection of the BALLB, BComLLB programs are through ULSAT. LLM candidates need to take the ULSAT-LLM examination.

Symbiosis Hyderabad:

• Aspiring students who want to take admission at Symbiosis Hyderabad for BA L.L.B must clear the SLAT exam.

• The SLAT cut off remains around 94.

Placement:

Nirma University:

• Top recruiters at the institute are Infosys, Ingram, Dabur, IBM, Reliance, Samsung, and more.

• More than 90% of students get placed every year.

• The highest and the medium package remain to be 14 LPA and 3 LPA.

Symbiosis Hyderabad:

• Since the first batch graduated from the institute in 2019, it is difficult to comment on the statistics. However, more than 87% of students get placed every year in top-tier legal firms ever since from all the departments of this institute.

• Some of the top companies that offer internship and job placements to the students include Fox Mandals, Oyo rooms, Cyient, Tatva Legal, KSK, Bajaj Allianz general insurance, and more.

• The highest and the average packages that are usually offered to the students remain to be around 12 LPA and 5.6 LPA.

• The minimum offered package varies between 3 LPA to 4 LPA

UPES Dehradun:

• Tip recruiters are Accenture, Infosys, Nestle, Dell R&D, Amazon, Wipro, Samsung, and more.

• The highest and the median packages are 29 LPA and 6 LPA.

• More than 85% of students get placed every year.

Apart from these major factors, all the universities offer great faculty members who are experienced and helpful. Library facilities are provided to all the students and hostel accommodation for boys and girls are offered by all the universities.