Both the Heritage Institute of Technology and BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology are technical colleges affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal.
Before deciding which is better, let us first understand each college’s pros and cons.
Pros
Heritage Institute of Technology
BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology
Cons
Heritage Institute of Technology
BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology
Both are equally good colleges and ultimately you will be getting the certificate from the same university with almost the same level of teaching. You will get around a 15% chance of getting a job in a core sector company. So decide for yourself what you want looking at the pros and cons of both the colleges.
Heritage would be far better for your career than B.P.Poddar, in terms of educational facilities and campus infrastructure. The environment is good and the members of the faculty are helpful and nice.
I have visited both of these colleges and am familiar with them. If you want to have a fantastic college experience, Heritage would prove to be the best choice for you.
It could be a bit pricey if you use Management Quota. However, HIT offers good placement for CSE. In the recent placement drive, the average CTC offered at the institute was 4 LPA and the highest was 16 LPA.
The Electrical branch at Asansol Engineering College offers BTech and MTech programs under the aegis of R Sarkar with 18 years of experience in the teaching field. Similarly, over 75% of faculty members in the Electrical Engineering department at B.P. Poddar Institute of Management has more than 10 years of experience. The faculty members at AEC regularly go through Faculty Development Programs, Conferences, Workshops, and Research initiatives.
Here's a tabular overview of both the institutes:
Parameters |
Asansol Engineering College |
BP Poddar Institute of Management |
Overall Placement Percentage 2019 |
82 |
76.8 |
Campus size (acres) |
17 |
10 |
Total Fee |
INR 4.2 LPA |
INR 3.9 LPA |
Package Range |
INR 2.5-6.1 LPA |
INR 4.2 LPA |
Total Seats |
60 |
60 |
Other important factors to be considered are as follows:
Admission Requirements
Infrastructure
Placement facts
Both the colleges have a good placement rate of their Electrical branches and have all contemporary infrastructural facilities available as labs and industry-oriented workshop spaces. Students may choose according to resource utilization and future prospects.
BP Poddar is affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and is approved by AICTE. It is ranked 201 for BTech by NIRF 2020. Each department has a student intake of 120 students.
Asansol Engineering College is a self financed institute and is affiliated to MAKAUT. It is approved by AICTE. They have 3000 students and 200 faculty members and lab assistants. The faculty members are highly qualified in their respective fields.
Admission Requirements
The table given below shows a brief overview of the institutes:
Categories |
BP Poddar |
Asansol Engineering College |
Cut Off |
13235-17716 |
16584-30024 |
Course Fee |
3,70,200 |
1,34,094 |
Entrance Exam |
WBJEE, JEE Main |
WBJEE, JEE Main |
Placement Percentage |
76.82% |
60% |
Highest CTC |
8-9 LPA |
8 LPA |
Average CTC |
4-5 LPA |
3.5 LPA |
Placements
BP Poddar
Asansol Engineering College
Facilities
BP Poddar
Asansol Engineering College
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Out of the two private engineering colleges, Heritage Institute of Technology and BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology, the former is better in everything. Whether it is the quality of study, faculty, and placement record, infrastructure, academics, or any other factors, Heritage Institute of Technology is the best private engineering college in Kolkata. Here is a brief overview of the Heritage Institute of Technology.
Placement average | 70-75% |
Average CTC | 4 LPA |
Highest CTC | 16 LPA |
Major recruiters | Amazon, Wipro, Infosys, Flipkart |
So, given the choice between Heritage Institute of Technology and BP Poddar of Management and Technology, go for the former.