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Questions Asked On Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology - [UICTE], Chandigarh
Which is better: ICT Mumbai or UICET Chandigarh?
ICT Mumbai holds 18th rank among the best universities of India by NIRF ranking. Admissions are varied from course to course, most admissions are based on entrance tests and the rank of JEE mains followed by counselling.
UICET Chandigarh holds 54th rank by NIRF in 2019. Admissions in this university are only based on the rank of JEE mains followed by interview and counselling. The placements of this university are also quite good.
Tabulated below are few differences between ICT Mumbai and UICET Chandigarh
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Category |
ICT Mumbai |
UICET Chandigarh |
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Application fee |
1000 INR |
800 INR |
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No. of courses offered |
36 |
6 |
|
Average salary |
5 lakhs |
5.7 lakhs |
Admissions:
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The admission process is fully online for both Institutes.
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Basis of admissions varies from course to course. For most of the courses admissions in ICT Mumbai are based on entrance tests known as MHT CET and on the rank of JEE mains.
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Admissions in UICET Chandigarh are only based on the rank of JEE mains followed by counselling and interview.
Placements:
ICT Mumbai:
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Companies like Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Pidilite Industries, Mario, Honeywell, ITC, Johnson & Johnson, Jacobs, etc visit the campus every year.
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The average salary offered to a student of ICT Mumbai is up to 5 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 18 lakhs.
UICET Chandigarh:
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Companies like Bechtel, Cadbury, Evalueserve, HONEYWELL, Jubilant, Kudos, MU Sigma, Nestle, Pernod Ricard, etc visit campus each year for placements.
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The average salary offered is up to 5.7 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 20 lakhs.
Facilities:
ICT Mumbai:
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All necessary facilities like labs, hostel facilities, sports facilities, etc are available on campus.
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Teachers are well-experienced and helpful. Most of them are PhD holders.
UICET Chandigarh:
UICET Chandigarh offers decent facilities and infrastructure. Most of the faculties have PhDs and years of experience in teaching.
Overall both Institutes are equally good in terms of academics. Both have equally good infrastructure, facilities and faculty. Both have all the necessary facilities like sports grounds, hostel facilities, etc. And if we talk about placements there is no big difference as such.
Which one is a better option, biotechnology from UIET (Chandigarh) or food technology from UICET (Chandigarh)?
Food technology from UICET Chandigarh will be a better option for you. It has better scope in the future as compared to other streams.
The reason for choosing UICET is as follows:
- Placements: Around 70% of students got placed in Food Technology. The highest CTC offered was INR 10 LPA, the average CTC was INR 5.5 LPA and the lowest CTC was INR 3.5 LPA. Top recruiting companies like HPCL, Reliance, and Pepsi came for the campus placements. More than 50 companies visited the campus.
- Brand name: This college has got a great brand name because UICET is a part of Punjab University and is the oldest department while the UIET is a newly founded department. You will find a lot of alumni in this college for better guidance who are from the food technology field.
- Research work: This college also provides research work to undergraduate students. You can take the research work from the assistant professors. Many students do their research from outside organizations as well.
- Fees: The annual fees at UICET are INR 18000 per annum as this is a government-funded course. If you study biotechnology from UIET then the fees would be INR 80,000 per annum.
Food tech students are even getting preferences in IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Lucknow. Most of the students from this college are also going to Canada to pursue MS.
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