PES University has ranked 6th among the top 50 private universities of the country by Outlook India in 2019. On the other side, Thapar University has been graded “A” by NAAC and has also ranked 5th among the top private engineering institutes of the country by India Today.

Both these universities are well known and reputed for the quality of education they provide alongside the excellent placement rate and infrastructure.

A few major points have been listed below to help you out to choose the proper institute for your future.

Admission:

PES University- Some of the popular courses at PES are BTech, BBA, B.Com, MTech, MCA. The course fee for various programs ranges between INR 80,000 to 3.3 lakhs.

• For BTech, BBA, and BCom students require 10+2. For BTech admission, the institute accepts KCET scores.

• For MCA and MTech the examinations accepted are PGCET and GATE.

Thapar University- Few of the popular courses at Thapar University are BTech, BE, MTech, and ME. The course fee for different programs remains around 1.82 lakhs to 3.25 lakhs.

• For BTech/BE admission JEE Main scores are considered.

• MTech/ME admissions are through GATE.

Placement:

PES University-

• Students receive several internships and job opportunities from companies like Robert Bosch Eng. & Business Sols, Sapient, Mu Sigma, L & T Tech Services LTD, Genpact, Tata Elxsi, Deloitte, Cisco, Capgemini, Wipro, Atos and more.

• The highest and the medium salary package for the students remain to be around 48 LPA and 6.8 LPA.

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

Thapar University-

• Students of this institute get placed in various companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Infosys, JP Morgan, DE Shaw, and more.

• The highest and average salary package remains to be around 39 LPA and 9 LPA.

• More than 85% of students get placement every year from college placement drives.

As far as faculty is concerned, both the universities provide excellent faculty members who are well experienced and helpful. The infrastructure provided at both the institutes is also good.

These are some of the basic yet extremely important points that you should never ignore while choosing the proper institution for higher studies.

PES University is a private university situated in Bengaluru. The university comprises four campuses, offering various courses under different streams. The college is ranked 93rd by NIRF for its B.Tech courses.

LNM Institute of Technology (LNMIIT) is a deemed university situated in Jaipur. The college has been recognized by UGC and approved by AICTE. The college was ranked 37th for private engineering by India Today and 194th for Engineering by NIRF.

Admission Procedure-

PES: B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering is a four-year course at the college and the fees for the same are 13.21 Lakhs for the full period.

• Students seeking admission to CSE at PES must have scored 60% in their 10+2 examinations in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

• Eligible candidates are then selected on the basis of their scores in KCET (only for domicile students of Karnataka) or PESSAT, the common entrance examination of the college.

• The college offers 480 seats in this course.

LNMIIT: The college offers B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering as a four-year course at a fee of 12.36 lakhs.

• The eligibility criteria for candidates for CSE is 60% marks in their 10+2 examinations.

• Candidates are further selected on the basis of their score in JEE Main.

• The college offers 240 seats for the course.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

PES: The college is built over a large 25-acre campus.

• It is home to a handy library with a huge collection of e-journals, coursebooks, and e-books.

• The college has in-campus hostels for both boys and girls.

• The campus also has various sporting facilities such as cricket, football, and basketball.

• The college has a number of laboratories including ones dedicated to CSE.

• It also offers a number of other facilities such as cafeterias, a gym, medical facilities, and auditoriums.

LNMIIT: The college is built over a massive 100-acre campus.

• The college library is home to a diverse collection of books and journals.

• The college provides in-campus hostels.

• Sporting facilities, laboratories for CSE, cafeterias, a gym, Wi-Fi facilities, recreation rooms, medical facilities, and shuttle service for students is provided by the institute.

Placements:

PES: CSE has a magnificent placement rate of almost 90%.

• Companies such as Accenture, IBM, JP Morgan, and HP come for placements for CSE.

• The average package offered is 6.5 LPA, with the highest package going over 40 LPA.

LNMIIT:

• The course has a 90% placement rate with companies such as Google, Microsoft, Uber, and Samsung coming for placements.

• The average salary package for CSE was 12LPA, with the highest package going up to 55LPA.

Both colleges are identical on most fronts, however, LNMIIT would be a slightly better preference between the two. LNMIIT specializes in B.Tech courses and provides better infrastructure and facilities. At a lower fee, LNMIIT offers much better placements to its students.

PES(People Education Society) and GITAM(Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management) is one of the oldest engineering colleges in India. These colleges outshine each other in all fields whether it is academics, placement, hostel facilities. According to NIRF ranking, 2020 GITAM and PES stands at 71st position and 149th rank respectively.

Both the colleges offer Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctorate courses. But, GITAM offers some additional courses like management and law. Here is some of the important information about the two institutes.

Admission:

• For admission into GITAM, students need to appear for the GAT exam for BTech, GSAT for Science, and GLAT for the law courses. Eligibility is 10+2 with 60% aggregate in science stream. The application fee is INR 800.

• For admission into regular courses at PES University, students need to appear for the PESSAT/CET exam. Eligibility is 10+2 with 45% aggregate in the science stream. The application fee is INR 1050.

• GITAM has a total of 2300 seats and PES has 1500 seats.

Faculty:

Both the colleges have experienced faculties guiding them during their course of study whether it is research and development, academics, placement activities. Most of them are Ph.D. holders and are working on many government-funded projects.

Facilities:

• PES University is spread over a lush 25 acres, which include a central library, 24*7 medical center, cafeteria, hostels, and stationery shop.

• GITAM has more than one campus and offers home-like space to its students whether it is a mess or well-ventilated hostel rooms. The hostel has a total of 2300 seats.

Course fees:

• Both colleges have designed the fee structure according to students' academics and facilities provided. PES has a higher fee structure compared to GITAM.

• BTech GITAM charges INR 2.42 lakh per year and PES INR 3.3 lakhs per year.

Placement:

• In the recent placement activity, a total of 300 companies visited GITAM for the drive. TCS was the major recruiter by choosing 755 engineering students. A total of 1921 students were selected from on-campus placement.

• The highest package offered at PES University was INR 48 LPA, and the median salary was INR 7 LPA. More than 50 companies visited the colleges for the placement drive.

Scholarships for various categories are provided by both the universities. Students can choose any of the ones depending on their preferences. PES and GITAM are among the reputed colleges in India which is evident from its national rankings.

SRM Institute of Science and Technology is one of the top-ranked Indian Institutions with over 20,000 students enrolled over campus in undergraduate, postgraduate as well as doctoral-level programs. Highly known for its research department, SRM University has carried out more than 224 government-funded projects of 115 crores. PES University, formerly known as the PES Institute of Technology is ranked at No. 6 among the best 50 private universities by Outlook-India. Times of India states that PES University is the second most preferred by the B-School aspirants.

Admission: Both SRM University and PES University offers a bachelor’s in technology programs in CSE (Computer Science and Engineering). The total number of seats available at SRM Institute of Science and Technology is approximately 100 and at PES University is 720.

• For the Undergraduate program at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, the fees during the first year range around 2.6 LPA. Whereas, for BTech at PES University, the fees during the first year ranges around 3.3 LPA.

• The eligibility criteria for the Undergraduate program in CSE at SRM University is that the student must have passed 10+2 with an aggregate of 50%. IIT JEE (Mains) and SRMJEE are the examinations that students need to qualify in order to get selected for the program.

• The eligibility criteria for the BTech program in CSE at PES University is that the student must have passed 10+2 with an aggregate of 45%. In order to get selected, one must pass the entrance exam of KCET.

Placement:

PES University-

PES University outstands other universities for its 100% placement records. The alumnus from PES University has made its mark in almost all the domains.

• The top recruiters visiting the campus, providing placements to the students of PES University are among TESCO, Amazon, Cisco, Mahindra, Morgan Stanley, LinkedIn, Microsoft, JP Morgan, Flipkart, LOreal, Bosch, Nestle, ITC, Oracle, HDFC, etc.

• The highest salary package announced at PES University ranges around 48 LPA. Whereas, the average salary package offered is around 6.8 LPA.

SRM University:

• More than 120 companies visit the campus of SRM University to provide placement to the students.

• The top recruiters providing placements to the students of SRM University are TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Amazon, Udaan, Microsoft, Digital Track, etc.

• The highest salary package offered at SRM University was by Microsoft of 41.6 LPA.

Between PES University and SRM University, the latter is a better option for CSE. It offers better infrastructure, faculty, and placements for the course.

PES University has been recognized by AIU, AICTE, and UGC. The college was also ranked 43th out of 155 private universities by Outlook India.

Admission Procedure: The college offers three courses under Bachelors of Design. The fees for the same is 13.2 Lakhs for a period of 4 years.

• The prerequisite for seeking admission to the course is more than 50% in 10+2 with English or having passed a three-year diploma with 50% marks.

• Further, students must have secured a rank UCEED or have a valid score in PESSAT, the common entrance test by PES University.

Infrastructure & Facilities:

The college is built over a large 25-acre campus. It has a library with a huge collection of e-journals, coursebooks, and e-books. The college has in-campus hostels for both boys and girls. The campus also has various sporting facilities such as cricket, football, and basketball. A number of other facilities such as cafeterias, a gym, medical facilities, and auditoriums are also available.

Placements:

The course provides regular internships to students and a good placement program.

• The top recruiters are HP, Wipro, Samsung, and Intel.

• Students are offered roles such as the lead designer.

• The package offered varies between 3 LPA to 12 LPA.

The scope of designing has been multiplied in the era of digitalization. PES is a high-ranked private university making it among the top preferences of students. The college provides state-of-the-art facilities. Placements for the course are extremely good with top companies recruiting, making B.Des at PES a good option. Students choosing B.Des at PES are likely to have a secure future, due to the great return on investment rate of the college.

PES, Srishti University, and MITID are colleges offering the recently introduced product design course. Some of the major recruiting companies visiting the institute for the course include JCB, HCL, Microsoft, Onio, Infosys, and a lot more. In the recent World Design Rankings(selected 19 students), India stood at a decent 16th rank and 3 students were from MITID. PES and Srishti claim to have more than 90% placement every year.

Admission:

• For admission into the BDes course at PES University students need to apply for the PESSAT DAT entrance exam. Eligibility is 10+2 with 60% marks in any stream. The total seat intake is 120 seats.

• Students willing to take admission in Srishti University must appear for the Srishti Entrance and Aptitude Test. Eligibility is 10+2 with a minimum of 60% marks followed by SEAT scores, and personal interview. The total intake is 300(200 at Bangalore and 100 at Pune).

• For admission into MITID students need to appear for the MITID DAT entrance exam followed by the Studio Test and PI. The eligibility is 10+2 from any stream. The total seat intake is 200.

Facilities:

• MITID provides facilities that include hostels, a digital library, photography studio, AV room, sports complex, and many more.

• Srishti University provides facilities that include a digital library, medical center, accommodation, and canteen.

• PES is spread across 25 acres providing world-class facilities to students.

Course fees:

Course fees of the colleges are a bit higher, but they also offer various scholarships, so students do not face any difficulties during their course of study.

Placement:

• MITID: The highest package offered was 22 LPA. Major recruiters were Accenture, Godrej, Google.

• Srishti University: No placement process is followed but the university conducts events and exhibitions, where companies visit the college. Depending on the work done by the students, companies offer them jobs or conduct personal interviews.

• PES: More than 50 companies visited the campus. 851 students were selected from the various branches. The highest package was offered by Robert Boschh that is INR 41 LPA.

PES University is comparable to MITID, and Srishti University in terms of placement, academics, and facilities. All the three colleges are a good option which is evident from its national rankings, It depends on the student to choose the colleges according to their preferences.