MAIT, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology is a reputed private college that ranks 10th among the best engineering colleges by the Dataquest T school survey and is approved by AICTE and affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

USICT, University School of Information, Communication, and Technology is a reputed private college affiliated to GGSIPU and a NAAC accredited Grade A college.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology(TIET) is a reputed private college that is accredited with grade ‘A’ by NAAC and ranked 2nd among 13 Private Institutions by The Asia.

When deciding which college is right for you, you need to look into a number of factors. One should not base their decisions on ranking alone.

Admission:
MAIT:

• MAIT offers a B.tech program and an MBA program.

• JEE Main/ IPU CET exam (B.Tech courses) CAT/CMAT/IPU CET(MBA) are the entrance examinations accepted at MAIT.

• The average cost for the attendance for the first year of the B.tech program is 1.10 lakh and is 1.33 lakh for the MBA program.

USICT:

• USICT has four curses i.e. B.VOC, M.Tech, B.Tech, and M.C.A.

• IPU CET and GATE are the entrance exams accepted for admission at USICT.

TIET:

• TIET offers B.tech, M.sc, MCA, M.E, M.tech, M.A.Psychology, MBA, and Ph.D. The average fee for B.tech is 3.25 LPA.

• The entrance examinations accepted for admissions are JEE Main, GATE, CAT/CMAT/ IPU CET(MBA).

Placements:

MAIT-

Some of the top recruiters that come for recruiting at the MAIT campus are Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, Amazon, TCS, Cognizant. Etc, offering starting packages between 3.5-20 LPA.

USICT-

• Some of the top recruiters are Amazon, TCS, Genpact, etc.

• The starting packages companies have to offer are 5-6 LPA but the highest recorded was 36 LPA.

TIET-

• Some of the big companies that visit the TIET campus are Paytm, Maruti Suzuki, Google, Amazon, LensKart, etc.

• The salary packages offered to the students range between 6-10 LPA.

Go through the above-mentioned factors and decide which institute will be better for you.

Both Sharda University and USICT are reputed private universities for Engineering. Sharda University has been ranked 65th for Private Engineering by India Today. Whereas, USICT was graded ‘A’ by NAAC.

Admission:

Sharda University-

• The admissions for B.Tech CSE are done through JEE Main or UPSEE.

• For B. Tech CSE admission, the candidate has to be passed in 10+2 with 60% marks and Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics subjects.

• A personal interview is also mandatory.

USICT-

• The university offers a B.Tech dual degree for CSE with a duration of 4+2 years.

• Counseling and valid entrance exam score are the selection criteria.

• The eligibility required for the admission is 10+2 with at least 75% marks and a valid score in JEE MAIN.

Scholarships:

Sharda University-

• The university offers a wide range of scholarships which include scholarship based on Academic Merits, Sports Category Scholarship, Army/Naval/Coastal Guard/Air Force/CRPF Scholarship, and Sibling Scholarship.

• For B. Tech and integrated B.Tech, 100% scholarship is offered to students with 95% and above in PCM/PCB and JEE ranking up to 25,000. Whereas a 60% scholarship is for the students with 90.00 - 94.99% and JEE rank between 25,001 to 40,000.

USICT-

• The college does not offer any scholarships. However, the students can obtain scholarships provided by the state government which is on the basis of academic merits.

Placements:

Sharda University-

• Through its Placement Portal, by far the university has placed more than 37,500 students in numerous multinational and national companies.

• For the academic year 2018-19, 350+ companies visited the campus.

• The highest package offered for postgraduate was INR 6.28 LPA and that for undergraduate it was INR 10 LPA.

• For B. Tech, 91% of students were placed.

USICT-

To enhance the student’s confidence, the college organizes interaction sessions, mock tests, seminars, and expert talks.

• Around 30 companies visit the campus for recruitment and the average salary offered was 4-5 LPA.

• Top recruiters are Mediated, Amazon, TCS, and AZCOM.

Infrastructure:

Sharda University-

• The university has centrally air-conditioned classrooms with wi-fi enabled projectors, libraries, seminar rooms, auditoriums, and tutorial rooms.

• The university is also facilitated with gymnasium, renovated hostels, hospitals.

USICT-

• The college is facilitated with a library stocked with more than 5000 journals, a hostel, well-equipped classrooms, as well as the canteen.

Both the institutes are reputed and offer equally good CSE programs. You should be the one to decide, which institute will be better for you.

Both USICT and MAIT have an attractive campus. They also provide special USS benefits to the students. 

One of my relatives used to be a student of USICT. In spite of being a student of that institute, he holds both institutes in high regard. A lot of students come from distant places and traveling gets time-consuming.

Before you choose your institute, make sure you keep the distance factor in mind because you might very well be spending several hours. This can be detrimental to you and other students who will take pains to reach the institute. Four years is not a short time, after all.

As for placements, you will be allowed to sit in for companies at IP University’s main entrance if you meet the requirements of eligibility and if your aggregate cut-off meets the requirements.

CSE in MAIT will give you a lot of opportunities to learn and grow. The department is also very supportive. The package you will get would be pretty decent if you are not really on the core technical side. Your expertise will determine the package you will be offered. The seniors and faculty will guide you in that regard.