Thapar University is one of the highly proclaimed universities in India for an MBA. NIRF 2020 has ranked the institute 54 among the management institutes of India. The MBA courses offered by the institute are AICTE accredited and the placement rate for MBA at the university is around 70%.

Given below is a brief overview of the MBA programs offered by Thapar University.

VIT Bhopal is a new institute and Thapar University has a legacy of over 50 years. Thapar University is considered the best option for engineering after IITs, NITs, and BITS.

The following tabulation gives the similarities and differences between the two institutes.

The admission process followed in Thapar University is completely based on merit. So in order to get admission in Thapar University, candidates would require a good score in their previous qualifying examination. Whereas VIT provides admission in management quota too hence candidates are provided admission irrespective of their marks. As a result, Thapar has a better peer group than VIT Bhopal.

PES University has ranked 6th among the top 50 private universities of the country by Outlook India in 2019. On the other side, Thapar University has been graded “A” by NAAC and has also ranked 5th among the top private engineering institutes of the country by India Today.

Both these universities are well known and reputed for the quality of education they provide alongside the excellent placement rate and infrastructure.

A few major points have been listed below to help you out to choose the proper institute for your future.

Admission:

PES University- Some of the popular courses at PES are BTech, BBA, B.Com, MTech, MCA. The course fee for various programs ranges between INR 80,000 to 3.3 lakhs.

• For BTech, BBA, and BCom students require 10+2. For BTech admission, the institute accepts KCET scores.

• For MCA and MTech the examinations accepted are PGCET and GATE.

Thapar University- Few of the popular courses at Thapar University are BTech, BE, MTech, and ME. The course fee for different programs remains around 1.82 lakhs to 3.25 lakhs.

• For BTech/BE admission JEE Main scores are considered.

• MTech/ME admissions are through GATE.

Placement:

PES University-

• Students receive several internships and job opportunities from companies like Robert Bosch Eng. & Business Sols, Sapient, Mu Sigma, L & T Tech Services LTD, Genpact, Tata Elxsi, Deloitte, Cisco, Capgemini, Wipro, Atos and more.

• The highest and the medium salary package for the students remain to be around 48 LPA and 6.8 LPA.

• More than 90% of students get placed every year from different departments.

Thapar University-

• Students of this institute get placed in various companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Infosys, JP Morgan, DE Shaw, and more.

• The highest and average salary package remains to be around 39 LPA and 9 LPA.

• More than 85% of students get placement every year from college placement drives.

As far as faculty is concerned, both the universities provide excellent faculty members who are well experienced and helpful. The infrastructure provided at both the institutes is also good.

These are some of the basic yet extremely important points that you should never ignore while choosing the proper institution for higher studies.

IIEST Shibpur is known for its national importance and outstanding alumni network. Thapar Institute of engineering and technology is one of India’s leading private institutions with a NIRF ranking of 27 amongst top engineering colleges. Let us have a look at the difference between the two universities based on some important and relevant factors.

Admissions:

IIEST Shibpur- For BTech at IIEST Shibpur students are required to clear JEE mains and have a minimum of 45% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in 10+2, along with 30% in English. For the BTech program in CST, the JEE mains cut-off was at 9379 in 2019.

Thapar University- For CSE admissions at Thapar University, students must qualify JEE mains. The general rank cut-off was 915971 in 2019.

Fee Structure: Considering IIEST is a public university funded by the central government, the demanded fee structure is relatively low. Thapar University on the other hand is a private institution and therefore has a higher range of tuition fees.

• The total annual fee for BTech sums up to 1.36 lakhs.

• The total annual fee for BTech in CSE sums up 3.24 lakh.

Infrastructure: Being funded by the government, IIEST offers an updated experience in terms of technology but lacks modern infrastructure considering the college is nearly 160 years old. Thapar University is a private institution that has absolutely high-end and modern facilities all across its campus.

Placements:

IIEST Shibpur-

• In 2019, 72% of students got placed from the CSE branch in top companies.

• The average salary offered to the students of CSE is 6.5 LPA.

• The top recruiters that participate in the placement drive are TCS, Samsung, Infosys.

Thapar University-

• It has a consistent 90% placement rate over the years.

• The average salary offered is around 7 LPA.

• Major recruiters of CSE students are Amazon, Microsoft, JP Morgan.

As for which institute to choose, you should decide that depending on your preferences and requirements.

Everything depends on your interest and expectations. If you are particularly interested in placements, then you must check the statistics of the institute beforehand.

The following table gives an overview of placement facts of these two institutes:

• If you are from a strong economic background and want good internship opportunities and placement; then, it is better to prefer CSE in Thapar.
• Besides, if there are some issues regarding fees and you are interested in core rather than software, choose PEC.
• Being situated in Chandigarh, PEC will offer you great opportunities and open up your vision.
• If you are interested in PEC Chandigarh, then it is important to note that you will have ample time to learn new technical skills.
• If you maintain a CGPA of 6.5+ in Thapar University, then you can definitely receive great placement offers.

One of my friends was confused, but he chose CSE in Thapar, as this institute offers the best placements. Both of these institutes have similar placement scenarios, but the college infrastructural facilities in Thapar are also very modernized.

Currently, IIIT Una facilitates education through two temporary campuses of Dev Bhumy Group of Institutes, Himachal Pradesh and the NIT campus at Hamirpur, the main campus is still under construction and the placement is average. 

The first batch of IIIT Una passed in 2018, with an average salary of INR 3-4 LPA and highest salary of INR 10-12 LPA. In 2020, 90% students were placed and the average salary increased to 8 LPA and the highest to 16 LPA, hence it is being assumed that these statistics will improve in the upcoming years to reach the level of performance of NIT Hamirpur. 

For now, you'd like to know these -

• NIT Hamirpur has been ranked #98 by NIRF and Thapar ranks #29 on the same.
• As IIIT Una is working under the aegis of NIT Hamirpur, the institute receives the same companies for placement as does NIT Hamirpur. This year, names like Infosys, Reliance and IBM graced the campus and the highest package offered was INR 62 LPA.
• For COE, Thapar University students receive an average salary of INR 6-7 LPA.

It is difficult to assume anything in the case of IIIT Una, it has improved from the 2018 statistics, but it cannot be said how successful it'll be in four years' time. Whereas Thapar University is developing well as far as placements are concerned, in 2020 the highest package offered to Thapar University students was INR 39 LPA and 990+ companies made offers to them.