Mechanical and automation engineering offered at MAIT is a 4-year undergraduate course dealing with theoretical aspects of conventional core mechanical engineering along with automation.

MAE department of MAIT has highly qualified (Ph.D. and postdoctoral level) and experienced faculties to prepare young minds to the global competition. MAE branch has a faculty Student ratio of 1:5 with 33 professors/assistant professors on campus.

Admission:

• For admission in the MAE branch at MAIT, one has to secure a place in the top 1000 ranks in the IPU CET exam.

• Students with JEE Main rank under 48,611 are also eligible for admission in (MAE)MSIT.

• MAE Department offers a total of 180 seats and the tuition fee for each year is 1.15 lakh.

Infrastructure:

All the labs of the department like FMS Lab, Robotics Lab, Mechatronics Lab, Metrology Lab, Heat Transfer Lab, Strength of Material Lab, Fluid Mechanics, and Fluid Machines Lab have high-quality global level-equipments. The departmental library has more than 500 books of international standards.

Placement statistics:

• Overall 150+ companies participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, Expedia, IBM, TCS, Accolite, Accenture, WIPRO, Infosys, Sapient.

• The number of core companies visiting are only around 5-6 per year.

• 70% of the students pursuing MAE get placed at top companies(most of them include IT companies) with an average salary of 4.95 LPA.

• The highest package offered at MAIT is 28LPA.

• 500+ students were recruited on campus in 2019, with Infosys and Cognizant offering the maximum offers.

Opportunity is quite less for MAE students when compared to CSE or IT students at MAIT or anywhere in India in general. But if you are passionate about the subject you should go for it.

The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) is ranked first among the private institutes of Uttarakhand.

Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology has been positioned under the rank band of 151-200 among 906 engineering institutions across the country which also includes all IITs/IIITs/NITs. It is also ranked 10th among Dataquest T school survey's best engineering colleges. The institute offers its students great placements.

Admissions:

• The minimum eligibility to apply for the UG level engineering programme in UPES is 10 + 2 with a minimum of 50 percent aggregate marks in PCM, subject to JEE Mains or UPESEAT qualification followed by Centralized Counseling.

• To get admission in B.Tech courses in MAIT the candidates should have a valid score in JEE mains/IPU CET

Placements:

UPES-

It has a placement cell which runs different training programmes to successfully place students. UPES believes in building strong leaderships with steadily increasing placements. The Career Services Office works closely with the industry to develop and facilitate collaborative Industry-Academia Interface.

• Top recruiters at UPES include Accenture, Ambuja Cement, nestle, Tata technologies, etc.

• The average CTC received by the School of Engineering at UPES is 5.35 LPA and the highest CTC was 17 LPA.

MAIT Delhi-

The institute offers its students decent placement and internship opportunities by interacting with different reputable companies, such as Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, Amazon, etc.

• 42 firms visited the campus in 2019 offering packages from INR 3.5 LPA to INR 28 LPA.

• Top recruiting companies visiting MAIT are Wipro, TCS, Deloitte, Cognizant, Newgen, Tata Power DDL, Amazon, Vinson, TASL, Samsung, ION Trading, etc.

All of the above courses offered by different institutes stand high in one or the other areas, so it’s up to applicant choice to which course and college to take admission in.

UIT RGPV is one of the premier engineering colleges in Central India for pursuing automobile engineering. It provides one of the best infrastructure and good placements for BTech courses. The institute ranks 102nd and offers attractive job opportunities of 95% placements every year.

Course structure:

The degree of automobile engineering offers various specializations in aerodynamics, emission, motorsports, etc. A fresh graduate in this field can earn an average salary of INR 2 to 6 LPA.

The table below shows the brief description of the college.

Admission:

• A minimum of 45% marks in 10+2 with physics, chemistry and mathematics as primary subjects. 
• JEE Main is necessary for the admission in B.Tech automobile engineering.
• The cutoff required is 88393 - 274034.
• The program fee required is INR 23,920.
• The institute houses a total intake of 60 students. 

Placement:

The college organises both on-campus and off-campus placement drives so that the students get placed in reputed companies. 

The top recruiting companies are Tata Motors, Honda, Ford, Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Hyundai, Bajaj, Renault Nissan, General Motors, Maruti Suzuki, etc. 

Faculty:

The faculties of UIT RGPV are mostly friendly and supportive. They are very much cooperative and help the students in every aspect.

Facilities:-

• The hostel has a 24 hours water supply and all the basic amenities and provides an accommodation of 200 students in each hostel.
• The college has well-equipped laboratories and has a rich collection of books over different topics.

 It depends on the choice and interests of the students. Although, the placement opportunities are significantly less after pursuing automobile engineering, however, if you want to pursue masters, then you can join UIT RGPV for sure.

Acharya Institute of Technology has NAAC and NBA accreditation and the institute is affiliated with VTU. The institute offers a BE program for Automobile Engineering. Automobile Engineering includes designing, manufacturing, vehicle engineering, vehicle electronics, quality management, etc.

Given below are a few of the key highlights of BE Automobile Engineering at AIT.

Admission Requirements:

• Students should have 45% in their 10+2 with PCM to be eligible for application. 
• Students have to take the KCET entrance examination. The selection is based on the KCET entrance examination.
• The required cutoff to secure admission in Automobile Engineering is 47212.

Faculty: The department has experienced professors and lecturers who have specializations in advanced fields. Distinguished scholars often visit as guest lecturers.

Facilities:

• The institute offers hostel accommodation for boys and girls. There are 5 boys and 7 girls hostels. 
• All necessary facilities for recreation like several sports grounds and courts, Gym are available on campus. 
• It has well-equipped labs and a computer center with 1175 computers in total and an internet connection. 
• It has a dedicated health center with qualified staff and medical facilities required by students, staff, and faculty. 
• They have a well-stocked library at the institute with a large collection of books.

Placements:

• The placement average for AIT is 90%. 
• The highest CTC received by the students according to last year’s placement statistics is 21 LPA.
• Students opting for Automobile Engineering can work as a Sales officer, Professor, Automobile Engineer, Design Engineer, Product development engineer, Module developers, Tool Developers, etc.
• Top recruiting companies for Automobile Engineers are Tesla, General Motors, Ford, Toyota, McLaren, etc.

AIT provides an excellent academic environment for the students to achieve the highest standards of technical education and meaningful research in the field of Engineering. It also provides decent placement opportunities to the students of Automobile Engineering. 

UIT RGPV Bhopal is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidiyalaya (RGPV). The institute has highly experienced faculty members most of them being PhD holders from institutes like IITs and NITs. 

LNCT-S Bhopal is approved by AICTE and was ranked 100 in the engineering category by NIRF 2018. The institute is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidiyalaya (RGPV). 

Admission Details - 

• Students should have 50-60% 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.

Placement Highlights

UIT RGPV - 

• UIT RGPV organizes both on campus and off campus placements.
• 220 students overall were placed in the year 2017.
• The top Recruiting companies for Automobile Engineering are Toyota, Tesla, Ford, General Motors, McLaren, Fisker, etc.
• Students pursuing Automobile Engineering can work as Product Development Engineer, Design Engineer, Automobile Engineer, Professor or lecturer and Sales officer.

LNCT-S Bhopal 

• They offered a median salary package of 3.7 LPA.
• The top recruiters for CSE are Infosys, TCS, Capgemini, Accenture, Wipro, IBM, Dell, HCL, Reliance, Google, etc.
• CSE graduates can work as System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.

Facilities 

UIT RGPV - 

• They have hostels, libraries, laboratories, auditoriums and canteens.
• The other facilities include all time internet connectivity, central computer centre, guest house and transport.

LNCT-S Bhopal

• Separate hostels of boys and girls are available with all the basic necessities like canteen, public phone, cold drinking water, hot bathing water, etc.
• They also have a Library.
• They provide 85 busses for students for easy transportation.

Due to the rapidly growing corporate industry there is a constant need for computer engineers or CSE graduates by the numerous organizations in the IT sectors. CSE is considered the most popular engineering specializations. So, choosing CSE over Automobile Engineering in any college of your choice will be a better option because of the former's popularity and demand.

Manipal University Jaipur has been ranked at 54 for Engineering by India Today in 2020. It offers two programs within CSE, with BTech in Computer science and technology and BTech in computer science and communication, which are both 4 year full-time programs. Manipal University’s main campus has been ranked at 9th across deemed universities in India by NIRF. It is also 1st amongst private deemed universities in India by QS World University.

Let us have a look at some of the main features of both the campuses and important details of the mentioned courses:

Admissions:

Faculty:

Manipal University Jaipur:

• They guide students through the online forum where students can post their questions.

• They also conduct industrial visits in order to help students understand practical concepts better.

Manipal University Udupi:

• The faculty members are known for using modern and efficient techniques to teach students.

• They are all pioneers in their industry and most of the members are academic experts who are alumni members of IIT or IIM.

Infrastructure:

Manipal University Jaipur:

It has a huge campus that is spread across 122 acres with modern infrastructure, hostel facilities, well-equipped, and air-conditioned classrooms, Wi-Fi access all throughout the campus, updated practical lab facilities, seminar halls, an open amphitheater, student activity area and much more.

Manipal University Udupi:

The infrastructure at the campus is comparatively outdated considering it is an older campus. But it offers very well-structured academic buildings, hostels, a huge 70, 000 square feet library, a PQ quality testing lab, color testing lab, seminar halls, and a six-storeyed sports complex.

Placements:

Manipal University Jaipur:

• The institute witnessed a 70% placement rate in the recent placement drive.

• The average CTC offered to the students was INR 6 LPA while the highest CTC was INR 42 LPA.

• The lowest CTC offered was INR 4 LPA.

• Some of the top recruiters include Accenture, Amazon, BirlaSoft, Dell, Goldman Sachs, and many more.

Manipal University Udupi:

• The placement rate recorded for Automobile Engineering was 85%.

• Students received the highest package of INR 22.4 LPA while the average CTC was INR 7.2 LPA.

• The lowest CTC recorded by Manipal University Udupi was INR 6.5 LPA.

• The top recruiters that visited the campus were Cypra, Cypress, ABB, Ashok Leyland, Continental, and many more.

Therefore, based on the given factors above students can make a well-informed choice regarding their preferred course and institution.

Manipal University Jaipur has been ranked at 64 for Universities by The Week in 2019 and observes an overall placement rate of 85% across BTech degree courses. The average salary package for BTech is 6.20 LPA with over 1069 students taking part in the recruitment drive for 2019-20. Let us have a look at some of the main features regarding the placement at Manipal University Jaipur.

Internship opportunities:

• Students within the automobile department are required to complete a mandatory 6-month internship in the eighth semester. The University provides students with guidance regarding placements and offers them internships with top companies for 6 to 8 months.

• If students perform well during the tenure of their internship, they are also offered direct jobs and placements after completion.

• Some of these companies are BMW, Mercedes Benz, Secure meters, Volvo Eicher, SapientNitro.

Industrial visits:

• The automobile department also has industrial collaborations with over 34+ companies.

• In 2018-19 the department had corporate visits from over 75 companies and was offered an average salary package of 5.5 LPA.

Placement statistics:

The placements statistics for the Automobile Engineering at Manipal University Jaipur is as follows.

The University attracts a limited number of core companies considering the competition amongst various branches of Manipal. The main campus offers more number of seats and also observes a higher number of core companies as part of their placement drives comparatively.

But, in the past five years, the automobile department of Manipal University Jaipur has managed to attract world-renowned companies like Ashok Leyland, BMW, and Mercedes Benz to be part of their recruitments and have offered students with internships and placement opportunities.

The automobile engineering department offers internships and placements to students and has an 80% placement rate at Manipal University Jaipur.

Manipal University has been ranked at 45th position among the top engineering colleges in India in NIRF 2020 Rankings. It offers experienced faculties from subject backgrounds and has full-fledged laboratories well-equipped.

Infrastructure:

• Manipal University offers the students, with various curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities happening all around the year.
• The campus is fully Wi-Fi enabled and boasts of a large, 300+ PC Central Computing Facility, a well-equipped library, a Language lab facility, and have full-fledged laboratories well-equipped.

Program Overview:

• The BTech program at Manipal University in Automobile engineering provide the students various opportunities, and a unique scope in the field of Automobile Technicians, Executive and Managerial Positions, Automobile Designers, Quality Engineer, Senior Production Engineer, etc

Courses & Admission:

• Manipal University offers a 4-Year full-time BTech program in automobile engineering to the students.
• The total fee for this program in Manipal University is 16.26 lakh.
• The basic eligibility is the student must have passed the 10+2 examination with any recognized board and admission shall be based on Manipal Entrance Test.

Career Opportunities

• Students get placed in renowned industries depending upon their skills and talent related to the automobile Industry, software solutions, product, and technology.
• The major companies visiting the campus for recruitment were Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Daimler India Ltd, Honda 2 wheelers, Tata Consultancy Services.

Placement Statistics:

World-class Faculty:

• Most of the faculty members contribute significantly to the nation's growth in the field of science and technology.
• Nearly all faculty members have doctorates and well experienced in their field

Hence, Manipal University automobile engineering is based on interdisciplinary education, research, and scientific Innovation which results in a well-rounded and brilliantly crafted Curriculum with International methodologies curriculum that helps students work opportunities in a range of automobiles Industries, software solutions, product, and technology.

I have a few friends at these institutes and based on the reviews I got from them I will say choose Chandigarh University for your Automobile Engineering degree. The Department of Automobile Engineering at Chandigarh University is among the best departments at the institute, offering rigorous knowledge of vehicle engineering that incorporates various elements of mechanical, electronics, software, and safety engineering.

• At Chandigarh University, you will gain first-hand experience from some of the country's best subject-matter experts and will be well-prepared for the global automobile market.
• The top companies recruiting Automobile Engineers at the institute are TELCO, Ashok Leyland, Haldex India, Maruti Suzuki, Yamaha, Hero Moto Corp, Audi, L & T, Mahindra & Mahindra, etc.
• The Department of Automobile Engineering seeks to inspire learning through an industry-led curriculum, hands-on experience, open electives, and other means.
• There are industry-sponsored tech labs like Mahindra and Mahindra T-School, Honda Professional Automotive Training and Research Center, Hyundai Lab.
• Chandigarh University offers a unique and inspiring academic model that is designed to meet international standards. Flexibility, experiential learning, and an interdisciplinary focus are combined with a diverse range of programs.
• In the modern research excellence framework, CU is involved in world-class research with outstanding results.
• The University has a vibrant academic fraternity comprised of students from top universities both nationally and internationally. CU has a student-faculty ratio of 14:1.

Based on the given factors, it is safe to say that choosing Automobile Engineering at Chandigarh University will be the best option.