The choice must be done purely based on your interest. If you are not that interested in coding and if you take a lot of time to understand the core language, there is no point in opting CS even if it's in high demand. Once you enjoy what you are learning you will succeed in your job position. Otherwise, there is no point in being hung up in a course which you don't enjoy and for four years or even for the rest of your life. 

Quick stats 2021:

If you don't have a specific preference and you are okay with either CS or civil, then clearly assess college reputation, placement stats, and other opportunities in the respective fields which are briefed out below. 

• Both PEC Chandigarh and UIET offer 24/7 high-speed internet facilities at both academic blocks and hostels. Academic blocks are fully air-conditioned. 
• Labs are fully equipped with hi-tech equipment. Libraries are up-to-date with new books of international standards. 
• Food at hostels is pretty good and you can even opt for off-campus housing facilities. Both of these universities give priority to sports. 
• Both of them organize certain tech fests out of which 'PECfest' of PEC and 'Avishkar' of UIET are quite popular.

As a branch CSE is on top when compared to Civil. But when you compare PEC and UIET, PEC has an upper hand. Set your priorities straight and opt for the best college for you.

The package acquisition is not a college deed in the case of Chandigarh University. There are many factors that you need to consider whenever you want to compare placements in colleges.

UIET/PEC:

• Both these are government colleges. UIET, being a new one is still rising and working. It has strict admission rules and academic procedures that follow AICTE’s rules. 
• It has an average of 100-120 students in every branch. The number of students is a bit lower in branches like Meta or BioT. So, you will see around 600 students in a batch of 20xx. 
• There’s no way anyone can get admission without clearing the counseling. There are no management seats and hence no pay to study. We should also note that UIET has no Home Quota. 
• This makes the admission more open to deserving candidates. Almost 80% of the present batch doesn’t belong to Chandigarh or places around.

CU or any other similar private college:

• It might sound lucrative but the reality is that they don’t have any seat matrix. You can even check on a verified website, ask students and do your own research. 
• You will find that CU gives admission to N number of students where N is the number of students who can afford it. 
• The year 2018-19 saw 2000 Engineering students getting admission but the batch of 2020 had 2600 students in CSE with just 60 students in Electrical.

Placements:

• UIET/ PEC: There are almost 70-90% placements in different branches. These numbers are now going down very drastically not because of the companies which offer placements, but because many students don’t want placements. UIET has funded more than 8 startups out of the college in the past 4 years. PEC also has a significantly greater number of placements. 20+ elite companies and other 50+ local startups visit both these colleges, along with few mass recruiters.
• CU: Tough they claim huge campus placements, which is true, they have never displayed or claimed the people placed or even their exact placement statistics. CU holds 3-4 pool placements where anyone, even the ones outside the campus, can come for placements and if they get placed, they are said to be placed from CU. Moreover, the genuine placements are divided among engineering and MBA students. UIET doesn’t have MBA. CU hasn’t shared the average placement records either. They would probably be very low, seeing their records, maybe around 2-3L, but definitely not more than that.

Now that you know all the facts, you must also know that a college hardly matters. What matters the most is what you wish to make of yourself. You can get a 20-40L package from CU/UIET/PEC if you want to work for it. You can even become an entrepreneur. 

Jaypee Noida or JIIT Noida ranks 151 overall and 96 for BTech by NIRF 2020. It offers full fee waiver scholarships to the BTech candidates with a JEE Main rank less than 10,000.

UIET Chandigarh is ranked 72nd by NIRF India Rankings 2020 and 22nd by Outlook 2019 for their Engineering Programs. It is affiliated to Panjab University and approved by AICTE.

YMCA UST is presently known as J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology. They offer 3 types of scholarships - Campus Merit Scholarship, Domicile Scholarship for IBS Dehradun and IBS Jaipur and Past Academic Record Scholarship for IBS Dehradun & IBS Jaipur.

Admission Requirements - 

• Students should at least have 60-75% in their 10+2 exam.
• For postgraduate courses 50% in graduation is mandatory.
• Selection will be based on JEE Main and GATE ranks.
• Students pursuing MBA will have to secure scores in any of the following exams - CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT and ATMA.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institutions: 

Placements

JIIT Noida 

• 136 companies visited during the placement program.
• They offered a median salary package of 4 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies include Adobe, Gemalto, HCL, India Mart, Microsoft, Deloitte, Infosys, Morgan Stanley, ZS Associates, Optum, DE Shaw, JP Morgan, etc.

UIET Chandigarh 

• 56 companies visited during the placement drive and made a total of 390 offers.
• CSE department has the highest placement record.
• The top recruiting companies include Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, KPMG, Mu Sigma, Optum, Wipro, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, Capgemini, ZS Associates, etc.

YMCA Faridabad

• 443 students participated in the placement program and out of the total 325 students were placed.
• The top recruiting companies include IFB, Grappus, New Holland, Omax, Just Dial, OYO, etc.

Facilities 

JIIT Noida 

• The campus has 6 hostels, 3 for boys and 3 for girls.
• The institute has conducted and participated in 21 international conferences, 275 expert talks, 91 workshops and seminars with around 4450 delegates from around the world in the last 5 years.
• They have a student strength of more than 35,000 students.

UIET Chandigarh

• The campus area is 11 acres and has 2 academic blocks including labs, offices, library, ATM and lecture halls.
• There are separate hostels for boys and girls including a dining mess, individual washrooms and sporting facilities.

YMCA Faridabad 

• The campus area is 27 acres.
• They have a student strength of more than 1500 students.

Depending on which course you intend to take will determine which college will be better for you. They all are equally good but some may vary from department to department. Considering all your criteria you can choose where to study.