Which is better, the Presidency University, Bangalore or ICFAI Dehradun?

Presidency University Bangalore has been awarded by ASSOCHAM and has been ranked 71 as a multidisciplinary university by The Week-Hansa Research Survey 2020. It was also ranked 6th by Competition Success Review and 33rd by The Week Magazine. It has 7 schools with the most popular ones being Engineering and Management with a placement rate of 70% and 60% respectively.

ICFAI Dehradun on the other hand has 4 schools with Law, Management, and Education as their most popular programs. It has been ranked 13th in the Private University category by IIRF and has been Awarded Best Private University for Global Orientation – 2020 in 3rd Asia Pacific Education and technology Awards at Ahmedabad. It is ranked 1st in Uttarakhand by India Today Survey.

Admission:

• ICFAI University Admissions requires students to have 60% marks in 10+2 and 60%-75% marks in graduation, depending on the program.

• The qualifying exams are any of CLAT/LSAT/CAT/ITSAT.

• Presidency University Admissions are done on the basis of merit as well. Students need at least 45%-50% marks with CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ NMAT/ CMAT or Karnataka- PGCET examination scores according to the program.

Infrastructure:

• Both institutes have facilities for sports like football, volleyball, and table tennis; there are at least 2 conference and seminar halls; a computer lab; gymnasium; and a library.

• Presidency University has on-campus hostel facilities available with an accommodation capacity of 450 students; while ICFAI University has partnered with off-campus hostel services.

Faculty:

• ICFAI University has 20-49 faculty members in the different ICFAI schools with a UGC Net or Ph.D. qualification from well-known institutes like IITs and NITs.

• Presidency University has 100+ faculty members with 10-13 members for each department.

Placement Statistics:

• Both institutes have an overall placement rate of 80% with a 100% rate for ICFAI's Law School and Education School and around 70% placement average for Presidency University's School of Engineering, which are the most popular branch.

• Presidency University ensures a 100% placement guarantee to students who maintain 7 to 8 CGPA.

• At ICFAI University, the top 10% of students were offered an average salary of INR 11.44 LPA. The highest package offered in 2020 was INR 18 LPA to the ICFAI Tech School. The average package was INR 5.4 LPA.

• Similarly, the Average package offered at Presidency University was 3 LPA.

• The major recruiters at ICFAI University have been TCS and Amazon and those at Presidency University are Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and TCS.

Both the institutes are well-reputed and offer quality education. However, you should compare the two institutes based on the program they offer for the course you are interested in.