Both the colleges are equally good and have lived up to their reputation over the years. Both the institutes have NIRF rankings under Rank 60.

Given below is a brief overview of the two institutes.

Comparison:

• The colleges have nearly similar facilities. RV College is slightly ahead as the extra-curricular facilities are more there.
• Most students tend to opt for RV college for their good placement record. 
• RV College has a larger number of clubs than MSRIT, and these clubs popular at the national level. Apart from academics, you will also get a chance to explore the extra-curricular activities of your interest.

One perk of MSRIT is its location which is in the middle of the city, but RV College of Engineering is the best option considering the above factors.

The Panimalar Engineering College in Chennai is affiliated under Anna University and approved by AICTE and is is ranked 201 for BTech by NIRF 2020.The college has a faculty strength of 3500 members. EEE is a 4 year full time BTech course which deals with the applications of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.

The program includes designing electrical circuits and equipment, manufacturing and operating power plants, industrial machinery, electrical motors, computer chips and ignition systems of all kinds of engines.

The table given below shows a brief overview of the institute:

Admission Requirements 

• Students should have 50% in their 10+2 qualifying exam.
• Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory.
• TNEA rank will be considered.
• The final selection will be based on the entrance exams.

Placements 

• More than 100 companies participated in the placement program.
• Over 50 companies have given opportunities to students in the recent years.
• The top recruiting companies include Wipro, Phillips, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., EMCO Limited, Schneider Electric, General Electrics, Tata Electric Companies, Havells India Limited, Crompton Greaves, etc.

Facilities 

• With a campus area of 52.87 acres, the institute has 1 boys and 1 girls hostel.
• They also provide a library consisting of 18,836 books.
• They provide 24x7 healthcare facilities.
• The campus has their own cafeteria.
• The labs provide practical exposure to the subjects.

An EEE graduate can work as a power engineer, telecommunication engineer, control and instrumentation engineer, broadcast engineer, design engineer, consultant, electrical engineer, electronics engineer, nuclear engineer and system analyst.

According to NIRF rankings, PES University (People’s Education Society University), Bangalore, ranks 93rd amongst top engineering institutes. Several conferences and seminars, both national and international, are organized round the year to increase exposure of the students and help them get acquainted with developing technology.

Notable features about B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at PES University are:

• Infrastructure: The campus is spread across an area of about 1 million square feet. The college is well advanced in terms of infrastructure, the labs are equipped with all kinds of machines to provide practical knowledge and hands-on experience.
• Faculty: The faculty is well qualified and has earned many national level recognitions. They have been part of a lot of research programmes, and projects.
• Fees: The total fees for the 4-year course is around 13.21 lakhs INR.
• Admission: For admission in EEE, the cut-off rank for the general category went up to 2419 in KCET exam. The total intake for EEE is 120

Placements

Placement rate at PES University for Electrical and Electronics Engineering has been reasonably high over the last decade, improving upto 90%. Other key highlights of the placement scenario are:

• The students received the highest package of INR 50 LPA
• The average CTC offered was 6.5 LPA
• 50+ companies took part in the recruitment process
• The top recruiters include IDS, Ikya, Infosys, Kingfisher Airlines, Landmark, Intuit, Tata Elxsi, Capgemini, Deloitte, Cisco, Delphi, Freescale Semiconductors, Ashok Leyland

This was a brief factual description about the EEE branch at PES. Though systems engineer and power engineer are one of the top sought after job roles in the present industry scenario, it depends on the student’s interest and course details to select a particular course at a given college.

PES University ranked 6th among the top 50 private State Universities in India in 2019 by Outlook India. It has also ranked 26th for MBA by Times 2020. On the other hand, RVCE has ranked 70th for B. Tech by NIRF in 2020. It can get really difficult at times when it comes to choosing the proper stream for your future alongside the proper college. Given below are the few things that you need to consider while choosing the institute and branch.

Admission:

• Those who aim at enrolling for B. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering at PES University have to clear the JEE Main exam. The course fee remains around 10 Lakh.

• Those who want to take admission in RVCE for an EEE degree have to pass exams like COMEDK and KCET. The course fee remains the same.

Placement:

PES University- More than 90% of PES University students get placed every year by several companies. Apart from jobs, several internship opportunities are also provided by several companies.

• Some of the top recruiters are 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 average salary package for the ECE students remain to be around 48 LPA and 6.8 LPA.

RVCE-

• The top recruiters who offer internship and job opportunities to the RVCE EEE students are Accenture, Deloitte, Adobe Systems, Kirloskar Oil Engines, Delphi Automotive Systems Pvt Ltd, Responsys Business Solution India Private Limited, and more.

• The highest salary package stays around 50 LPA and the average salary package remains to be around 7 LPA- 8 LPA.

• More than 92% of students get placed every year and more than fifty reputed companies visit the campus for placements.

Other important factors like infrastructure, faculty are extremely good at both the institutions. These are some of the essential details that will eventually help you make a decision.

NIT Uttarakhand is one of the 31 NITs in India. They have highly educated faculty members, among them 51 are assistant professors and 18 are trainee teachers.

UIET Chandigarh (PU) is a government institution which has collaborations with many research industries for the benefit of the emerging student population.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Details

• Students should have 75% in their 10+2 qualifying exams.
• JEE rank is mandatory for BTech admission.
• Students applying for postgraduate courses should have 60% in their graduation in BTech or BE.
• MTech students will be selected on the basis of GATE rank.
• The final selection will be based on the entrance exam.

Recruiting Companies

• NIT Uttarakhand: The top recruiting companies are Infotech, IBM, Capgemini, Infosys, Accenture, Wipro, TCS, Mu Sigma, L&T, etc.
• UIET Chandigarh (PU): The top recruiting companies are KPMG, Mu Sigma, Infosys, Capgemini, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, etc.

CSE Job Roles:

Students graduating with CSE can work as Software architect, Data Scientist, Software engineer, Java Developer, Software developer, Database administration, Network Developer, System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.

EEE Job Roles: 

Students graduating with EEE can work as Control and Instrumentation Engineer, Broadcast Engineers, Design Engineers, Consultant, Electronics Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Nuclear Engineer and System Analyst.

According to the placement records NIT Uttarakhand will be a better option than UIET Chandigarh, be it CSE or EEE. Both CSE and EEE are very much in demand due to the rapidly growing corporate sector and the growing demand for Power Engineers and Telecommunication Engineers.

IIIT Hyderabad is considered to be one of the best colleges in the country to pursue computer science and engineering due to the excellent consistency it has obtained with the placement rate and the strong conceptual foundation offered to the students along with an intensive hands-on experience in designing and building prototypes. The college is mostly renowned for the highly consistent placement rate of the CSE branch which is mostly over 90%, and a 100% placement rate of CSE branch was recorded during the 2018-19 academic session with the highest CTC of 46 LPA. Whereas, the median and average CTC offered was respectively, 20 LPA and 8 LPA. The major recruiters were Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, VMware, Walmart, etc.

IIT Madras which has been ranked as the no. 1 engineering college in India many times by NIRF has got some of the most prestigious and dedicated faculty members. They impart in-depth practical and theoretical knowledge through an extensive curriculum that makes the students ready for industry. The college had a 86% placement rate for electrical engineering in the session 2018-19, while the average salary package offered was 12.4 LPA. Top recruiters offering roles of analyst, software engineer, hardware engineer, power engineer are Intel, Goldman Sachs, Adobe, ISRO, American Express, and many more.

Both the courses are vastly different from each other and both institutions are the premier institutions of the country, and it would not do justice to pick one over the other. So choose the institute based on your choice of branch.

IIT Indore is ranked 10th for engineering and 13th amongst IITs by the NIRF 2020. IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 11th among the IITs and 12th among the engineering colleges by India Today 2020. IIT Dhanbad is ranked 12th for engineering and 12th amongst IITs by the NIRF 2020.

Admission Details:

The process for admission is the same for all the IITs. There are 85 seats, 70 seats, and 123 seats in the EEE branch at IIT Indore, IIT Bhubaneswar, and IIT Dhanbad.

• Candidates are selected based on their scores in JEE Main and advanced followed by JoSAA counselling.

• Students need a 75% or above aggregate in their 10+2 exams in science stream.

• For M.Tech, students need a Bachelor’s degree and a valid GATE score.

Placements:

IIT Indore:

• The highest package offered is around 25-30 LPA, and the lowest salary package is around 10 LPA.

• The average salary package is around 18.5 LPA.

• Companies that come for recruitment are Google, Microsoft, D. E. Shaw, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Reliance, HCL, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Samsung and L&T.

IIT Bhubaneswar:

• 85% of students got placed in 2020.

• The highest salary package is around 32 LPA, the lowest is 5 LPA, and the average salary package is 10.2 LPA.

• Companies that come for recruitment are Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, and Tata Motors.

IIT Dhanbad:

• 70% of students got placed in 2020.

• The highest salary package is around 43 LPA, the lowest salary package is around 5-5.5 LPA, and the average salary package is 12 LPA.

• Companies that come for recruitment are Microsoft, Tata Metaliks, Tata Power, Tata Steel, American Express, Ram Group, Schlumberger, AMD, Deloitte and Aditya Birla.

Infrastructure:

All the IITs are excellent when it comes to infrastructure.

IIT Indore:

It has two to three canteens placed across the campus. The campus has multiple sports facilities like Badminton, Tennis, and Basketball courts. It also has 24/7 medical facilities.

IIT Bhubaneswar:

It has all facilities including Wi-Fi, centralized air-conditioning system, and medical facilities. The college also offers medical insurance, indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

IIT Dhanbad:

The institute has Asia’s second-largest library with over 12 thousand books and papers. The labs have a capacity of 100 students.

All three IITs have similar placement records and infrastructure. So, students need to focus on their JEE scores and get a seat in any of these colleges.

EEE is one of the premier undergraduate programs offered in the SSN College of Engineering. The EEE department consists of a team of highly qualified and experienced faculty of 30 members. The department emphasises sound practical knowledge while nurturing creativity in the students. 

CSE at Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) involves the study of computer programming, network, etc. The institute is affiliated to Anna University and approved by AICTE. It is ranked 56th in the engineering category by NIRF.

Admission Process

SSN College of Engineering

• The candidates need to pass 10+2 from a recognised university. 
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the TNEA score.
• The required cut off for admission in EEE was 739-2564.

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

• The candidates need to pass 10+2 with a minimum of 50% marks. 
• The final selection of the candidates depends on the TNEA counselling. 
• The required cut off for admission in CSE was 284-2941.

Placements

Tabulated below are the placement statistics for both institutions:

• The top companies hiring EEE at SSN college are Dell, Facebook, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Microsoft, HCL, Capgemini, Axis Bank, TCS, Ford Motors, etc. 
• The companies recruiting CSE at TCE college are Amazon, HP, TCS, Honeywell, Qualcomm, Tech Mahindra, Nokia, Samsung, etc. 

Finally, it is entirely upon the candidates’ choice of interest. Ultimately it is based on the subject on which you will be working hard and putting efforts. CSE will have its portion of electrical and electronics and vice versa. 

One advantage of pursuing EEE is that you can specialize in one of its core subjects or switch to computer science. Moreover, every department has nowadays a computer programming course.