NIT Hamirpur has been ranked at 42 for Engineering by The Week 2019 whereas PEC is ranked at 68 for Engineering by NIRF 2019. Since the institutes are being compared for different programs, it is first important to decide on which course you want to pursue.

Let us take a detailed look at the difference between the two institutions and programs offered:

Admissions:

Curriculum:

NIT Hamirpur:

• It offers a combination of theory and practical elements with a core focus on foundation subjects. 
• The institute offers a summer internship program where students have the opportunity to visit Europe or Canada to complete a two-month internship with top companies.

PEC:

• For the ECE program, PEC offers a balanced curriculum with a focus on theory subjects. 
• It offers a wide variety of open electives for students to choose from and also has a mandatory live project at the end of the semester.

Faculty:

NIT Hamirpur: 

• The faculty members help and guide students with any doubts or queries they may have regarding the course. 
• The teachers have collectively contributed towards publishing over 200 research papers in international journals, a Japanese patent and 9 books.

PEC:

• The faculty members are academic experts who help students regarding any doubts or queries that they may have. 
• They also conduct training programs in order to make students industry-ready.

Infrastructure:

• NIT Hamirpur: It is located away from the city and situated in the midst of nature and offers a beautiful wide-spread campus with modern amenities, spacious classrooms, updated practical labs, seminar halls, a sports complex, and hostels.
• PEC: The campus is comparatively smaller but offers great facilities in terms of labs and classrooms. It has a well-stocked library that is open to students 24/7. It also has high-speed internet all across the campus and hostel area.

Placements:

NIT Hamirpur:

• The placement rate is 95% for CSE. 
• The highest CTC is 17 LPA while the median CTC is 6.8 LPA. 
• The top recruiters are Accenture and Bosch.

PEC: 

• The placement rate is 90% for ECE. 
• The highest CTC is 39LPA and the median CTC is 7 LPA. 
• The top recruiters are Deloitte and IBM.

Based on the given factors, students can make an informed choice regarding their course and institute of choice.

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) ranks 151 among India’s top universities as per NIRF 2020 ranking. It always maintains a placement record of 75-80% from its campus every year.

PEC Chandigarh, on the other hand, is one of the oldest and prestigious colleges in India. It ranks 78th among the top engineering colleges in India and provides above 80% placements in top quality MNCs to the deserving students.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the both institutions:

Admission Process

PEC

• The minimum marks required for BTech is 75% marks in 10+2.
• The students applying for UG and PG programs must submit JEE Main and GATE exam scores, respectively. 

SLIET

• The candidates who have passed 10+2 in the science stream are eligible to apply. 
• The candidates must take the JEE Main examination, which is followed by JoSAA counselling. 

Placements

SLIET 

• The institute has maintained the growth of 75-80% of students’ placement every year from its campus. 
• CSE received the highest placement of 80% in 2019. 
• The highest salary offered to the students was 12.5 LPA while the average package was 4 LPA.
• More than 150 students were placed with 55 participating companies.

PEC

• More than 300 students were placed in the recent placement drive.
• The highest package was 49 LPA while the average salary was 9 LPA.
• The university witnessed 80% placement rate in the recent placement drive.
• The institute maintains a healthy placement and many reputed companies like Microsoft, Google visit every year. 

The top companies are Directi, Accenture, ZS Associates, Google, Deloitte, Microsoft, Philips, etc.

PEC and SLIET are two of the best colleges for pursuing engineering courses. PEC offers a favourable atmosphere for learning and exposure to various activities. SLIET is a government-funded institute where the candidates get admission on the basis of JEE marks. SLIET has a nominal fee structure compared with PEC. However, both these institutes maintain the same placements record.

First, you should decide which course you want to pursue B.E. in Electronics or B.E. in Civil Engineering as that would help in comparing institutes and choose the one with the better program.

NIT Surathkal is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country to pursue engineering courses. NIRF 2020 has ranked the institute at 13 for its BTech program. Whereas ranked at 68 for BTech by NIRF 2020, PEC is also one of the Pioneer engineering colleges of the country that imparts quality education in engineering.

Admission:

NIT Surathkal- The total fee for BTech in Civil Engineering program in NIT Surathkal is 5.39 lakh.

• The basic eligibility is that the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with 75% marks from any recognized board and the admissions are based on JEE Mains rank.

• The closing JEE-Main cutoff for Civil in 2019 was 17125 (Other State), 28144 (Home State).

PEC- The total fee for BTech in Mechanical Engineering at Punjab Engineering College is 3.87 lakhs.

• The basic eligibility requirement is that the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with 75% marks from any recognized board and the admissions are based on JEE Mains rank.

• In 2019 the closing cutoff for Mechanical at PEC was 30804.

Placement :

NIT Surathkal offers decent placements for Civil. However, there are not many core companies visiting the campus for Civil Engineering students. Some of the major recruiters like Microsoft, Intuit, Sprinkler, Goldman Sachs, etc. visit the placement drive each year.

On the other hand, Punjab Engineering College has an impressive placement rate. The major companies visiting the campus for recruitment are Google, Amazon, Hatach, Havells India, American Express, HCL Infosystems, etc.

These are a few of the factors that should be considered while choosing between Civil at NIT Surathkal and Electronics at PEC University. So, go through them and decide which option will be better for you.

PEC Chandigarh ranks 68 among the top pioneer engineering colleges by NIRF 2020. It maintains a standard placement record of 80% by providing jobs in top quality MNCs. 

UIET Chandigarh ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges by NIRF ranking and maintains a placement record of 80%. 

Admission Process

PEC Chandigarh:

• The minimum marks required is 75% marks in 10+2 along with a valid score in JEE Main.
• The seats for metallurgy and material science available are 28. 
• The course fee is INR 3.45 LPA.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 22511-32666.

UIET Chandigarh:

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats available are 40 for the course of IT.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 24265-35348.

Placements:

The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. CSE receives the highest amount of placement of 100%. 

The top companies are Google, IBM, Directi, Hero Honda, Deloitte, Microsoft, Accenture, Ericsson, etc. 

Facilities:

• The central library of PEC Chandigarh has a collection of 1 lakh volumes of books and research papers. 
• There are six hostels in the campus, four of them are for boys and two for girls. 
• A 120 capacity of air-conditioned hall in UIET Chandigarh for holding presentations and interactive sessions.
• The university library of UIET Chandigarh has an inflibnet network which allows them to connect through the digital facilities. 

Although, UIET provides more placements for all the branches, however, PEC Chandigarh is more preferred than UIET since PEC is one of the oldest institutions in Chandigarh.

PEC Chandigarh ranks 68th among the top engineering colleges as per NIRF ranking 2020. It maintains a decent placement record of 80% and has been at the forefront of churning out software engineers with a high calibre. 

Chandigarh University ranks 84th among the top engineering colleges as per NIRF 2020 ranking. It provided 100% placements in 2019 by placing students in their dream companies. 

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the both institutions:

Admission Process

PEC

• The minimum marks required for BTech is 75% marks in 10+2.
• The students applying for UG and PG programs must submit JEE Main and GATE exam scores, respectively. 

Chandigarh University

• A minimum of 50% marks is required in 10+2 with a valid score in CUCET.
• JEE Mains qualified candidates will get themselves spared from the entrance examination. 

Placements

Chandigarh University

• The university recorded 100% placement rate
• Over 122 companies participated in the placement drive of Chandigarh University and recruited 2030 students. 
• The highest package offered to students was 35 LPA while the average package was 7.1 LPA.

PEC

• PEC maintains a healthy placement and many reputed companies like Microsoft, Google visit every year. 
• Approximately, 80% of the students get placed in top-notch MNCs every year. 
• The highest package offered to the students was 49 LPA whereas the average package was 9 LPA.
• More than 300 students were placed with 85 participating companies.

The top companies are Directi, Accenture, ZS Associates, Google, Deloitte, Microsoft, Philips, etc.

Facilities

• Chandigarh University promotes all kinds of sports and encourages students to participate in various types of sports activities. 
• The university has a total of 14 academic blocks and 14 libraries all together with over 120000 books.
• The central library of PEC has a collection of 1,19,830 books, research materials and other things. 
• PEC organizes a fest every year in November. 

PEC is the ideal and obvious choice than Chandigarh University for pursuing CSE. PEC provides highly qualified faculties with excellent placements. It is also a 100 years old college with a strong alumni base and provides top-notch cultures.

Civil engineering is one of the major B.tech. Degree, provided by the Punjab Engineering College.Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main). For civil up to20thousand rank is required.

CSE is the major B.tech. Degree, provided by Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT).Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main)and also on the basis of theIPU CET exam, conducted by the university.

Tabulated below is an overview of the courses in both colleges:

Placement Statistics:

Civil placements in PEC

1. During PEC Chandigarh placements 2020, a total of 143 companies visited the campus to hire students.
2. A total of 80% of students got placed from civil engineering with the highest package of INR 42 LPA. The lowest salary recorded in the college was INR 3-4 LPA.
3. The stipendvaries from 1lac-25kincivil engineering.

CSE in MAIT(IPU)

1. 75% of the CSEstudentsat MAIT are placedin reputed companies like Moody's, HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, and other reputedinternationalcompaniesAccenture, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Amazon, etc..
2. In 2019, 42 companies visited the campusand 808 students were placed on campus. For the session 2017 – 2018, 679 students were placed, out of which the CSE branch had the most students being placed.
3. The highest package offered is around 28LPAwhilethe average package offered is around 3.5LPA.
4. There is no attendance issue inMAIT which provides the students withample amount oftime to work ontheirskills.