RGIPT or Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology is a public government college of Uttar Pradesh. It has been ranked 136th by NIRF 2020.

PDPU or Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University is an engineering college in Gandhinagar.

UPES(The University of Petroleum and Energy) is a private engineering college in Dehradun, Uttrakhand. It has been ranked 66th by NIRF 2020. It is recognized by UGC, NAAC, and AIU.

Admissions:

• In RGIPT, for admissions in B.Tech, the applicant must pass 12th with a minimum of 60% aggregate and qualify for the JEE Advanced entrance exam.

• PDPU admission criteria are the passing certificate of the 12th class and JEE MAINS.

• The eligibility required for B. Tech in UPES is at least 50% marks in 12th and JEE MAINS.

Fee Structure:

• For B. Tech in RGIPT, the fee structure is of INR 9.7 lakhs only.

• The fee structure of PDPU is 2.53 lakhs (1st year).

• UPES charges a total fee of 10.16 lakhs – 16.74 lakhs.

Placements:

RGIPT:

• The placement rate of the Institute is 80%.

• The highest package offered in the placement of RGIPT is INR 21 lakhs per annum.

• The average package offered in the Institute was INR 6 lakhs per annum while the lowest package offered was INR 3 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of RGIPT are Adani Group, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Cairn Energy India Ltd., Essar Oil, Globus, Haldia Petrochemicals, Hindustan Petroleum, HP, ICICI.

PDPU:

• The placement rate offered by the Institute is 65%.

• The highest package of the Institute goes up to INR 19.20 lakhs per annum, the average package offered was around INR 4 lakhs per annum and the lowest was INR 2 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of the college are ONGC, Nayara Energy, Reliance Industry, Adani Gas, Torrent Gas, L&T Technology Services, Shell Business Operations, Sabarmati Gas, Protiviti, Hansa Group, ExxonMobil.

UPES:

• The placement rate of the college is 95%.

• The highest salary offered is INR 20 lakhs per annum, the average salary offered on the campus is INR 4.5 lakhs per annum while the lowest salary is INR 3 lakhs per annum.

• The top recruiters of UPES are Tata Technologies, Maruti, Royal Enfield, Bosch, Amazon, IBM, Panasonic, Philips.

All the colleges are related to petroleum engineering and offer decent academics and placement opportunities for the same. So, choose an institute according to your convenience.

UPES has a 'B' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is ranked 167th in India by NIRF whereas PDPU has an 'A' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is graded Autonomy by UGC. It's ranked 177th in India by NIRF.

MIT WPU has a 'B' grade provided by NAAC Accreditation and is ranked 138th in India by NIRF.

Admissions:

UPES

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and UPESEAT scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in all three Petroleum Engineering programs is 15.57 lakhs.

PDPU

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main score with 45% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering is 9.73 lakhs.

MIT

• The college accepts students based on the JEE Main and MHT CET scores with 50% in 10+2.
• The total fee for B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering is 9.73 lakhs.

Faculty:

Petroleum Engineering faculties of UPES Dehradun, PDPU Gandhinagar, and MIT WPU Pune are well-qualified as most of the faculties in every college are Ph.D. holders and have years of experience in teaching.

Placements:

UPES

• The placement rate of last year is about 90% with the highest package of INR 17 LPA and the average package of INR 5.35 LPA.
• College does provide summer internship opportunities and is mandatory for all graduate students.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Accenture, Ashok Leyland, HCL, Infosys, Schlumberger, Vedanta, Exxon Mobil, Hyundai Group, L&T Technology Services, ONGC, Torrent Power, etc.

PDPU

• The placement rate of last year is about 70% with the highest package of INR 16.6 LPA and the average package of INR 6.75 LPA.
• The highest package for Petroleum Engineering was of INR 3.3 LPA.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Adani Power, Berger Paints, Byju’s, Cloud 24*7 Inc, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, Honeywell, L&T Technology Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, MG Motors, OPS Hub, Nyara Energy, Reliance Industries, Synoptek, TCS, Tata Power, Worley, ZealousWeb, etc.

MIT

• Over 140 companies visit the engineering campus every year for recruitment.
• The placement rate of last year is about 60% with the highest package of INR 37.26 LPA and the average package of INR 3.20 LPA.
• College does provide internship opportunities and about 85% of students got internships.
• Top recruiters of 2020 are Amazon, Amdocs, JCB, Force Motors, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Reliance, Wipro, L&T, Hyundai, etc.

As for choosing a better college that completely depends on the interest and preferences of the individual.

The Schulich School of Engineering of Calgary is pretty famous and is known for its petroleum engineering program, so if this is the field you want to pursue you can definitely consider it. It is also a research-oriented university and presently ranks 6th in Canada in terms of sponsored research funding. It's even better if you plan to go for research as it is in the Top 5 in Canada for research performance.

Job opportunities after you complete the MEng Chemical and Petroleum Engineering are Process Engineer, Petroleum Production Engineer, etc and the average salary goes up to 78,682 USD.

What's important to note is that Calgary owns a majority of petroleum companies in Canada which gives you easy access to many great internships and seminars in the industry. It is very well known in Canada but relatively less known in the world, however it still is a great option for those planning to study and work in Canada.

The program is course-based, which is designed to give you a mix of advanced chemical and petroleum engineering courses. You can expand your career in following sectors:

• Energy and petrochemical
• Pharmaceuticals
• Food Products
• Fertilizers and Synthetic materials etc

The requirements of admission at this program are not too difficult either as previous year entrance required a grade between 85 to 89%. So you can definitely consider this place and plan a career in petroleum engineering.

IITs and NITs have always been the first priority of the students seeking admission into engineering colleges. According to NIRF engineering ranking 2020 IIT Dhanbad and MNNIT Allahabad secure 15th and 48th positions respectively. IITs and NITs are known for the projects prepared by their students. Whether it is academics, placement, extracurricular activities they do excel in each field.

Admission:

• For admission into MNNIT Allahabad students need to obtain a good rank in the JEE main exams and the cut-off for the CSE branch is 1269-3101.

• Students seeking admission into IIT Dhanbad need to qualify for the JEE main exams. Selected candidates in the JEE mains again have to appear for the JEE Advance. The cut-off for petroleum branches is 6060-7385.

• For admission into MTech courses, the qualifying exam remains the same that is GATE.

Facilities:

• IIT Dhanbad offers a home-like atmosphere to its students. The Digital library, hostels, cafeteria, gymnasium are some of the facilities available.

• Facilities provided at MNNIT include a book and stationery shop, free wi-fi connectivity, clubs, a stereo system, and a lot more.

Faculty:

• IIT Dhanbad has a diverse group of faculty that includes 335 highly qualified faculty. Out of 335, 315 faculty members are Ph.D. holders in their respective fields.

• MNNIT Allahabad has also a good number of faculty who graduated from national and international universities.

Course fees:

The course fee includes hostel, mess, health care, gymnasium, and a lot more. Students who avail of the hostel and mess facility will have to pay a little more.

• Per year course fee for BTech at IIT Dhanbad is INR 2.3 Lakhs and INR 86000 at MNNIT.

• The MTech per year course fee at IIT Dhanbad is INR 57000, and INR 1.13 lakhs at MNNIT.

Placements:

• IIT Dhanbad never fails to maintain an impressive placement record. 75% of students were placed from the petroleum branch. The highest package offered was 21 lakhs.

• In the recent placement drive, 98% of students were placed from the Computer Science branch. The highest package offered was 36 LPA and the average package offered was 16 LPA at MNNIT.

To help economically weaker students both the colleges provide scholarships. Exposure is given to research and development, with the help of highly experienced faculty. The national rankings reflect both the colleges are a good option for the students. Both colleges have impressive placement records. It solely depends on the student to choose the branch of his/her choice.