According to the NIRF ranking, Manipal University was ranked 14th out of 200 for overall and 8th out of 200 for The Top Universities in India. It is also ranked as 2nd overall in the state of Karnataka. Whereas, Jadavpur University was ranked 17th out of 300 for B.Tech courses in India 2020 and 1st in Kolkata for B.Tech.

BTech Courses:

• B.Tech in Manipal University is offered in 17 streams, namely CSE, ME, ECE, EEE, IT, CE, Aeronautical Engineering, Data Sciences, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automobile Engineering, Computer and Communication Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Electronics and Media Technology.
• On the other hand, B.Tech in Jadavpur University is offered in 2 streams, namely Food Technology & Biochemical Engineering and Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering.

Admissions:

Manipal University:

• The eligibility requirement is to pass 10+2 with Physics, Mathematics, and English as the compulsory subjects. Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / any technical vocational subjects should be the optional subjects. Also must have attained a minimum of 50% marks from a recognized board.
• The admission is through MET. The 1st year course fee is around Rs.3.35 Lakhs.

Jadavpur University:

• The eligibility requirement is to pass 10+2 with Physics and Mathematics as the compulsory subjects. Also, aspirants must have attained a minimum of 45% marks from a recognized board.
• Students are also required to qualify for JEE MAINS/ JEE ADVANCE/ WBJEE.
• The 1st year course fee is Rs.2,400.

Placements:

Manipal University:

• The highest package offered was INR 27 LPA, whereas the median salary was INR 6.2 LPA.
• 80-85% is the placement rate of the University.
• Some of the top recruits are Forbes Marshall, Mercedes Benz, Hyundai, Cipla, Hero Moto Corp, Maruti Suzuki, INFOSYS, Intel, etc.

Jadavpur University:

• 100% is the placement percentage of the students at the university.
• The highest package offered was INR 42 LPA, whereas the median salary was INR 19.96 LPA.
• Top recruits are Tata Consultancy Services, IBM, Reliance Industries Limited, ITC, L&T Infotech, Cisco, Britannia Industries, Honeywell, Pepsico Pvt Ltd., Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Snapdeal, Infosys, Capgemini, etc.

The city life of both places is totally different. So the aspirant can choose what suits him/ her better. Jadavpur University consists of more number of well qualified B.Tech faculties for the students as compared to Manipal University. By looking at the above data the student can take their own decision regarding which is better for them.

If you really want to pursue a career in the Technical field then it will be suggested to go with M.Tech as you might get ended up in some renowned structural engineer. You can also pursue any other subject as well if you are interested. 

This will open an opportunity in doing a lectureship in college. By doing so, you can further pursue Ph.D.

It would be highly suggested to go with GATE only if you are getting into top IITs and NITs as it will make an impact on future references.

Apart from this, if your interest area is in Civil engineering but in a different domain, then go for NICMAR as it will open the option for accounting, marketing, business development, contracts, planning, valuation, execution, etc. By doing so, you might as well end up as a successful corporate or entrepreneur.

One of my friends attends NITIE and here is his experience. NITIE Mumbai offers 5 courses and accepts exam scores of CTA, GATE, GRE, and GMAT. PGDIE, PGDPM, PGDMM accept GATE scores. PGDIM, PGDISEM accept CAT scores.

• My friend got admission based on his GATE (Mechanical engineering) rank i.e. AIR 689. The GD-PI call is based solely on the GATE score out of 1000. The final selection depends on GD-PI, past academic records, and work exp if any. My friend did convert to PGDIE with a merit number 27.
• One of my friends also got into NITIE through CAT. For this, you must have a CAT score greater than the Cut-off decided by the college. As I have learned from my friend this year the cut-off was around 97.5 % overall with sectional greater than 92 %. Apart from that, they do look into your academics and work-ex.

You can visit ‘www.nitie.edu’ once the institute releases the application and apply. You take admission in NITIE by writing the CAT to apply for the PGDIM/PGDISEM course, or by taking the GATE to apply for the PGDIE/PGDPM/PGDMM programs.

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.

According to one of my friends studying at St. Joseph College, the cut-off score here is 75 percent, and three lists are announced every year by the college.

• The first one is for students who have acquired a score of more than 90 percent. 
• The second is for students who have acquired a score between 80 and 90 percent. 
• The last list includes individuals who have scored above 75 percent. 

The third list is for the students who scored above 75%. Although only 3 or 4 students out of ten who score 75 are shortlisted, based on their scores in science and mathematics. 

The first list is usually declared in the middle of May. The second list is published at the end of May, and the third list is released in the second week of June when the first week of college has begun.