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THURSDAY | JUNE 26, 2014 Advertorial, Education Promotional FeatureAN OMS INITIATIVE with The Times of India

Times Group partnered with i3 Research Consultants to conduct

its first Engineering College 2014survey to determine the topengineering colleges in India.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGYThe objective of this research was

to arrive at a list of top engineeringinstitutes in India. The study had twomajor modules: Perceptual ratingsurvey and Factual survey.

In the first module, based onconvenience sampling, a structuredquestionnaire was administered toselected respondents to arrive at a

ranking and rating of engineeringcolleges in India. The initial list hadover 600 engineering colleges, thougheach respondent was asked to giveratings for only those colleges thathe/she was aware of and a maximumof 20 colleges to avoid investigationfatigue to ensure quality data.

A sample survey of 1,500 wasconducted in select cities of Class-A(Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai,Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad andAhmedabad) and Class-B (Chandigarh,Pune, Indore, Jaipur, Lucknow,Bhubaneswar and Ranchi).

A geographical spread of the sample

was ensured by multiple startingpoints spread across the city.

There were two main respondentcategories who were interviewed toevaluate an engineering institute,those who had the experience of suchinstitutes (Experiential) and those whowere searching, aspiring forengineering and evaluating theseschool (Perception). The respondentcategories included:

EXPERIENTIAL● Engineering college faculty● HR consultants who hire from

engineering colleges● Alumni of an engineering college

PERCEPTUAL● Students aspiring to take admission

in an engineering college● Parents of students aspiring for

admission in an engineering college● An extensive five-week fieldwork

was conducted beginning the firstweek of May 2014

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Engineering Institute Survey: Rank 50-100

51 Jiwaji University - Gwalior 52 NIT Warangal53 Rizvi College of Engineering, Bandra - Mumbai54 Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) - Surat55 NIT Jalandhar56 IIT Hyderabad57 Indian School of Mines - Dhanbad58 Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad59 ITM University, Gurgaon 60 BIT Sindri 61 Vasavi College of Engineering - Hyderabad62 Government Engineering College, Surat 63 Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) - Allahabad64 Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune 65 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) - Kakinada66 Jadavpur University, Faculty of Engg & Tech - Calcutta67 Bangalore Institute of Technology - Bangalore68 NIT Kozhikode69 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) - Anantpur70 S.J. College of Engineering - Mysore71 University Visvesvaraya College of Engg. - Bangalore72 Dhirubhai Ambani IICT - Gandhinagar73 P.E.S. Institute of Technology - Bangalore74 IIT, Bhubaneswar75 IITM - Delhi76 Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia77 GNIT - Delhi78 K.L. College of Engineering - Veddeswaram79 Cummins College of Engg for Women - Pune80 Punjab Engineering College - Chandigarh81 JIS College of engineering - Kolkata82 Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 83 Medi-Caps Institute of Technology and Management- Engineering, Indore84 Rustamji Institute of Technology, Gwalior 85 Government School of Engineering and Technology,Vikram University,Ujjain86 Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow87 Institute of Engineering and Science, IPS Academy, Indore 88 Institute of Engineering and Technology, Indore 89 Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai 90 Government College of Engineering, Amravati 91 KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai 92 Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Indore 93 S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science - Indore94 Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mumbai 95 Maharastra Academy of Naval and Training MANET - Pune96 Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur 97 Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg98 Atharva College of Engineering, Malad - Mumbai99 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) - Bhopal100 Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College - Nagpur

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Engineering Institute Survey: Rank 1-50 (Private)

1 SRM Institute of Science and Technology - Chennai2 BMS College of Engineering - Bangalore3 BITS Pilani4 BIT, Mesra - Ranchi5 Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT) - Pune6 Amity School of Engineering & Technology - Noida7 Manipal Institute of Technology - Manipal8 Maharashtra Institute of Technology - Pune9 SASTRA - Thanjavur10 Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore11 National Institute of Engineering - Mysore12 Nirma Institute of Technology - Ahmedabad13 D Y Patil Group's: Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology - Navi Mumbai14 Manav Rachna College of Engineering, Faridabad 15 SSN College of Engineering - Chennai16 Graphic Era Institute of Technology (GEU)- Dehradun17 M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology - Bangalore18 R.V. College of Engineering - Bangalore19 Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College - Ludhiana20 MIT College of Engineering, Pune 21 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - Bhubaneshwar22 Rizvi College of Engineering, Bandra - Mumbai23 ITM University, Gurgaon 24 Vasavi College of Engineering - Hyderabad25 Bharati Vidyapeeth - Pune 26 Bangalore Institute of Technology - Bangalore27 S.J. College of Engineering - Mysore28 Dhirubhai Ambani IICT - Gandhinagar29 P.E.S. Institute of Technology - Bangalore30 IITM - Delhi31 Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia32 GNIT - Delhi33 K.L. College of Engineering - Veddeswaram34 Cummins College of Engg for Women - Pune35 JIS College of Engineering - Kolkata36 Medi-Caps Institute of Technology and Management- Engineering, Indore37 Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow38 Institute of Engineering and Science, IPS Academy, Indore 39 Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai 40 KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai 41 Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Indore 42 Xavier Institute of Engineering - Mumbai 43 Maharastra Academy of Naval and Training MANET - Pune44 Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur 45 Bhilai Institute of Technology - Durg46 Atharva College of Engineering, Malad - Mumbai47 Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College - Nagpur48 Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai - Mumbai49 Indira College of Engineering - Pune50 PCMC College of Engineering - Pune

1 IIT Kharagpur2 IIT Guwahati3 IIT Kanpur4 IIT Bombay5 IIT Delhi6 Delhi College of Engineering - New Delhi7 SRM Institute of Science and Technology - Chennai8 IIT Roorkee 9 IIT Madras 10 NIT Durgapur11 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) - Nagpur12 BMS College of Engineering - Bangalore13 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) - Pune14 Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) - Mumbai15 BITS - Pilani16 BIT, Mesra - Ranchi17 IT-BHU - Varanasi18 Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT) - Pune19 Amity School of Engineering & Technology - Noida20 Sardar Patel College of Engineering - Mumbai21 Manipal Institute of Technology - Manipal22 Maharashtra Institute of Technology - Pune23 College of Engg, Anna University - Guindy24 NIT - Suratkal25 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) - Hyderabad26 SASTRA - Thanjavur27 Jamia Millia Islamia - New Delhi 28 Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore29 LD College of Engineering - Ahmedabad30 IIT Gandhinagar31 National Institute of Engineering - Mysore32 Nirma Institute of Technology - Ahmedabad33 D Y Patil Group's: Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology - Navi Mumbai34 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) - Hyderabad35 NIT - Rourkela36 International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) - Bangalore37 NIT -Patna38 Manav Rachna College of Engineering, Faridabad 39 SSN College of Engineering - Chennai40 Mumbai University Inst of Chemical Tech - Mumbai41 Govt. College of Engineering - Pune42 Graphic Era Institute of Technology (GEU)- Dehradun43 M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology - Bangalore44 R.V. College of Engineering - Bangalore45 Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College - Ludhiana46 MIT College of Engineering, Pune 47 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology - New Delhi48 College of Engineering - Trivandrum49 NIT Jamshedpur50 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - Bhubaneswar

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For more detailed information about the Engineering Institute

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Chandigarh University (CU)derives its name from TheCity Beautiful-Chandigarh;

an expression of contemporary In-dia blending modernisation andnature’s preservation. The locationof the University in the vicinity ofChandigarh is a safe and interest-ing one, in a picturesque city fullof opportunities.

The Chandigarh University (CU)is a research-intensive universityknown traditionally for multidis-ciplinary approach to education.Widely known as ‘CU,’ the campus

is renowned for the size and qual-ity of its libraries and laborato-ries, the scope of its research andpublications, and the distinctionof its faculty and students.

Its seven institutes and 50 un-dergraduate, post-graduate anddoctoral courses are at the fore-front of technological develop-ment. CU maintains close linkswith (inter)national industry, con-tributing to the relevance of its ac-ademic programs and careerprospects for its graduates. Theuniversity has partnerships withleading universities all over theworld, enabling students to in-crease their international experi-ence through cooperation and ex-change.

Engineering is an integral partof CU. University Institute of En-gineering (UIE) at CU has been con-sistently ranked nationally amongthe very best in a variety of disci-

plines and the students build thislegacy by proving their mettle atInternational competitions held byNASA and ASME.

UIE is unique in drawing itsstrength and motivation from theunprecedented patronage provid-ed by blue-chip multinational com-panies (MNCs), including, Mi-crosoft, IBM, Wipro and manymore. This industry patronage hasresulted in industry collaboratedcourses and establishment of spon-sored labs helping students to de-sign and fabricate products andprocesses for the future market.

UIE provides an innovative mod-el to create ideal engineers and dis-tinguished corporate leaders dif-ferent from traditional and rusticprofessionals being produced byrun-of-the-mill institutions.

Toll-Free Number: 1-800-200- 0025www.chandigarhuniversity.ac.in

A VARSITY PAR EXCELLENCE

Engineering is an evolving disciplinethat reinvents itself to explore andcreate solutions to new problems.

Fields such as molecular biotechnologyand nanoscale science that were non-ex-istent in the past are now expected to pro-duce dramatic breakthroughs. Progress-ing engineering is driven by the applica-tion of varied fields of human under-standing and subject to episodes of rapidenlightenment brought about by advancesin technology.

In the traditional approach to teaching,the professor lectures and assigns read-ings and well-defined convergent single-discipline problems, and the students lis-ten, take down notes and solve problemsindividually. However, alternative peda-gogical techniques have repeatedly beenshown to be more effective and much morelikely to achieve the objectives. Amongthese techniques are cooperative (team-based) learning, inductive (discovery)learning, the assignment of open-endedquestions, multi-disciplinary problemsand problem formulation exercises.

At Rawals, while educating students,care is taken of maintaining appropriatebalance between ‘fundamentals’ and ‘ap-plications’. A lot of thinking goes into de-ciding whether the flow within a courseor curriculum should generally proceed

from fundamentals to applications or vice-versa. Special care is taken to integrateclass material across courses and disci-plines, so that engineering students be-come accustomed to thinking along in-terdisciplinary lines in their approach toproblem solving. The institute innovateson how “clusters of concepts” be presentedsystematically throughout the teachingsession. Emphasis is laid on in-class ac-tivities, homework assignments, labora-tory exercise. The testing and grading poli-cies and procedures adopted by the insti-tute have been found most effective at increasing knowledge and critical studiesand at promoting and reinforcing positiveprofessional attitude. A balance is main-tained between teacher and student-cen-tered instructions; between cooperativeand individual learning; between activeexperimentation and reflective observa-tion.

Maharashtra Academy ofEngineering and Educa-

tional Research’s (MAEER’s)Maharastra Institute of Tech-nolog (MIT), Pune was estab-lished in 1983 under the guid-ance of Prof. (Dr.) V.D. Karad,who is the founder and execu-tive-president of MAEERPune, India. The institute’s vi-sion is to excel in the field ofeducation and research. It nowencompasses 74 institutes,65,000-plus students in variouscolleges and schools in thefields of engineering, man-agement, pharmacy, medicine,and general education. MITGroup of Institutions havebeen founded by teachers whofirmly believe that value-basedquality education is the bestfoundation for success in life.With this in mind, at MITGroup of Institutions, focus islaid on excellent infrastructureand faculty for imparting high-est quality of holistic educa-tion and emphasize on incul-cating the right values throughdiscipline and spiritual edu-cation. From academics tosports and from spiritual de-velopment to personality de-velopment, every aspect is im-portant in the institutions andattention is paid to each ofthese facets of education. MITGroup of Institutions has con-tinuously strived to provide thefinest environment for learn-ing, research, innovation andcharacter building.

At MIT, students are en-

couraged to achieve full po-tential in careers as engineersand as leaders with a global out-look. MIT institutes are cater-ing to the engineering facultyin the field of Mechanical, Elec-tronics & Telecom, Computer,Information Technology, Civiland Petroleum Engineering.MIT has been entrusted by AsiaBroadcasting Association andDoordarshan to host ROBO-CON India Tech-fest since adecade. Besides, MIT providesManagement, Naval Educa-tion, Design courses and Mu-sical courses.

In addition, MIT has state-of-the-art Medicine, Dental,Pharmacy, Art, Science, Com-merce and Nursing disciplines.With winning combination ofworld class teaching facultyand high quality campus fa-cilities, it provides value-basedKG to PG education across mul-tiple disciplines, to nurture cit-izens of tomorrow. Apart fromquality education, MIT Groupof Institutions contributes tothe society in the form of pres-tigious programs like BharatAsmita Awards, World PeaceCentre Alandi, Bharatiya Char-ta Sansad, among others.

In the last 30 years, MITGroup of Institutions has pro-gressed well ahead and willcontinue to do so in the future.There is no doubt that MIT stu-dents are attaining high levelsof educational and professionalachievements with the blendof spirituality.

PCCOE PLACES 9,800 STUDENTS IN FIVE YEARSPimpri Chinchwad Education

Trust(PCET), which is arenowned name in educationsince 1990, has two engineeringcolleges: Pimpri Chinchwad Col-lege of Engg.(PCCOE), Nigdi,Pune and Pimpri ChinchwadCollege of Engg. & Research(PC-COE&R), Ravet, Pune. It is NBA-accredited and TUV-certified ISO9001:2008 institute, permanent-ly Affiliated to Pune University.

D.P.Landge, Chairman ofPimpri Chinchwad EducationTrust (PCET), said that TCS hasdone a hat-trick of sorts in place-ment centuries by selecting 123,101 and 104 students in the lastthree years respectively. Some ofthe major recruiters include Z.F(32 lakhs), Symantec (9lakhs),Pubmatics (6lakhs), Thought-works (6lakhs), Informatica(6lakhs), Tibco (5.5lakhs), Yodlee

(4.5lakhs), Cisco (6lakhs), TataMotors (5.5lakhs), Siemens(4.5lakhs), SKF (4.25lakhs), Am-docs (4lakhs), IBM(4lakhs), Go-drej (4lakhs) and many more.Every year more than 100 re-puted companies provide an op-portunity of placements to ourstudents

www.PCCOEpune.com/ www.PCCOER.com

>> Campus of Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engg.(PCCOE) Nigdi Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad

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“We promote the‘culture of peace’through value-based‘Universal EducationSystem’, with a firmbelief that union ofscience and religion/spirituality alone willbring peace tomankind.“We contributeprofessionally, globally,and socially.Weunderstand thechallenges of changewhich orients us forinnovation.We take carethat our students areindustry-ready andplaced in campus.”

The Anjuman-i-Islam'sM.H. Saboo Siddik Collegeof Engineering is the ulti-

mate destination to pursue a degreeof engineering for various reasons.One of them its privilege of beingin one of the most enviable loca-tions of the Mumbai city. It has alarge campus with good infra-structure and highly qualified andexperienced professors to help andguide students to pursue educationwith confidence. The college haslaced itself with all the modernamenities to facilitate learning onthe campus. Many of its courses ac-credited by the National Board ofaccreditation (NBA), the collegehas the state-of-the-art classrooms,laboratories, a well-stocked libraryas well as a fully-functional gym-nasium on the campus. Even the im-portant amenities such as canteen,students’ common room, etc. arealso above the mark. Because ofsuch a congenial and conducive en-vironment, the students of the col-lege have been steadily making bigachievements on and off the cam-pus in various national and globalcompetitions.

The professors and the support-ing staff of the college are highly

qualified and experienced and helpout students generously enablingthem to do their best in learning inclassrooms, laboratories, libraryand workshops, which turns out tobe good in their university resultsand other co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Once on thecampus, students find a unique am-bience to pursue their long cher-ished dream to study the subject oftheir choice and show their best per-formance in their subject as well asin other co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Thus, It wouldindeed be delight and privilege forany student to opt for Anjuman-i-Islam's M. H. Saboo Siddik Col-lege of Engineering to study anengineering course of their choice.It is not surprising that many stu-

dents of this college have made amark not only in their academicsin the university results, but theyhave also come out with flyingcolours in many competitions at thenational and international levels.

With top ranks in the universityresults and several other topachievements in co-curricular andextra-curricular activities, the Sa-boo Siddik students have made amark of distinction even at the glob-al level. One of them being the topranks achieved by the students ina global competition in Micro De-sign held at Fortworth, Texas, USArecently. While one team of Auto-mobile Engg students secured theFirst Position Globally in the SAEAero Design West Micro Class -2014,another team of students of the col-lege emerged as the First Positionin Asia in the Advanced Class ofAero Design at the same venue inMarch, 2014. These exemplaryachievements of the students havemade the college proud and thesame was widely covered by almostall the national dailies, TV chan-nels and many social media net-works.The placement record ofM. H. Saboo Siddik CoE studentshas been quite encouraging all these

years in spite of the hidden reces-sion in the market. There has beenabove 90 per cent placement in somedepartments. Further, many stu-dents, who do not participate in thecampus recruitment drives, preferto go for higher education in Indiaor abroad. The Anjuman-i-Islam'sM. H. Saboo Siddik College ofEngineering, thus, provides its stu-dents the best-of-class facilities onthe campus where they can makethe most out of this opportunity toearn a degree that will bring themthe pride and privilege of peerlesseducation and best achievementsin life and career!

For details, contact:022-2305 1356 / 2308 1294 Email: mhssce@yahoo.in

www.mhssce.ac.in

EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH INDUSTRY-READY SKILLS

The module 1 was a secondaryresearch module. A comprehensivelist of engineering institutes was

generated with the help of the internet,magazines and other publications. Thevarious sources used for generation ofengineering college list included:● AICTE-approved list of colleges● List of colleges from previous surveys

● A discussion with industry experts toadd/ delete any institute to ensure acomprehensive listIn addition, two criteria of short-listingwas applied:● Institutes that have, as on April 2014, atleast three graduate batches ● Colleges/institutes that offer at leastundergraduate courses

600 engineering colleges were sent the factual dataquestionnaire and then rigorously followed up telephonicallyas well as physically.

The factual data sheet was used with a purpose to one,validate findings of perception study, by correlating withfactual data (we got a correlation score of 0.78) and two, tocalculate scores in case of data gaps(in case of institutes notresponding/late reply)

THE FACTUAL DATA SHEET WAS FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AREAS:

● General information of the college: Establishment, Collegetype, Affiliation etc.

● Courses offered and number of seats

● Selection criteria

● Infrastructure

● Faculty

● Intellectual capital

● Industry interface

● Placement

● Potential to network

● Exchange programs and global exposure

● Alumni chapter – national and international

Engineering Success

>> MIT Group of Institute

Prof. (Dr.) V D Karad,Founder and executive-president

MIT Group of Institutions,PUNE,Maharashtra

With 50-plus companies com-prising heavyweights like L&T

Constructions, Kappa Building & Ma-chines Pvt Ltd, CMC and GEECL vis-iting the institute every year and of-fering an average package of Rs 7.2lakh, SAL Institute of Technologyand Engineering Research(SALITER) has established itself

among the top-notch engineering in-stitutes in the country over the pastfive years.

Located in the peaceful and sylvansurroundings of Ahmedabad, Gu-jarat, SALITER was established inJune 2009 under the aegis of AdarshFoundation and is spread over 25acres of land, which is lead by Er. Rajendrabhai Shah, an UdhyogRatna award-winner. An AICTEaward (2013) holder, SALITER ac-counts for three Limca Book ofRecords, one of the most astonishingbeing; nine people, including Prin-cipal Dr.Rupesh P Vasani, filing 110patents with 303 claims in a singleday!

Rajendra Shah, Chairman of SALGroup of Institutes, says, “Let’s alljoin our hands together to create anew and better ‘Skill India’ and freeour society from ‘Scam India’through education and technology.”

For details, contact:Dr. Rupesh Vasani, Principal

SAL Technical Campus099251 95818

rupeshvasani@yahoo.co.uk

STUNNING PACKAGES AT

SALITER!

>> RAJENDRA SHAH,Chairman of SAL Group of Institutes

HIGHLY EXPERIENCED ANDWELL-READ FACULTY:

It is often said that marvelous concretestructures and well trimmed grass lawns donot make an institute, it is the students andteachers who invoke life into those well main-tained architectural marvels.

SAL’s strongest differentiator is its groupof dedicated faculty members who have yearsof commendable experience. With diverseacademic and professional backgrounds, allin one place, the teachers are committed tomaintaining their high standards of teach-ing, mentoring and consulting.

In this world of change, life is moving ata fast pace and numerous things tend to be-come obsolete and irrelevant. Even the syl-labus faces this problem! To counter this un-stoppable hazard, many of the faculty mem-bers have actively contributed to curriculumdesign, which ensures that the engineeringcourseware is always kept updated and rel-evant.

SALITER PROVIDES EXPOSURE:

The institute provides its students withan opportunity to go abroad for numerousconferences, which is a huge platform togain invaluable exposure. One of the top-notch institutes of the country now,SALITER is fast progressing towards thepinnacle of excellence and is taking its stu-dents along with it to the zenith!

ANALYSIS: FINAL RANKING OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE

A robust approach was followed to arrive at the final rankings. The step-by-step process is given below:

PERCEPTUAL SCORE> Ratings on various parameters for each college> Calculating importance of various parameters to arrive at weights for

each parameter – a regression model was used to arrive at the importanceof various parameters

> Calculation of raw scores and weighted scores for each parameter> Calculation of overall score for each college using importance weightages

FACTUAL SCORE> The information collected corresponded to similar parameters as in the

perceptual survey> A detailed scoring system was developed for each parameter> After assigning scores to each parameter, raw scores were calculated> The raw scores were weighted by their importance to arrive at weighted

scores> The final college score was calculated as in the perception survey● The final score for an engineering institute was an average of Perception

Score and Factual Score - equal weight age was given to both

Some caveats/ assumptions:● Only those colleges for whom we received more than 30 responses, were

included in the ranking● Finally a total of 204 colleges fulfilled that criteria● Further a few colleges refused to participate in the survey – such colleges

were removed from the list● Some of the colleges could not provide the factual data completely for

their colleges> For all such gaps, an average score was assigned to the college concernedGiven that there is a fair variation in various colleges, Q1, Q2and Q3 as wellas top 10 percentile were calculated to apply averages to various colleges

A perception questionnaire was administered torespondents. The same also checked for awareness scores.Respondents were allowed to respond for those engineeringinstitute only which were known to them.

Respondents were provided a list of parameters to evaluatethe engineering institute and rate on a scale of 1-10 where 1was poor and 10 was excellent. The list of parameters to becovered in the survey was arrived at based on past surveys aswell as discussions with experts from the engineeringfraternity – faculty, HR, among others.

As mentioned above, five different stakeholders were takeninto consideration for the national perceptual survey:Faculty, HR executives, alumni, parents of aspiring studentsand students aspiring for an engineering course.

The questionnaire was so designed that both experientialand perception target respondents were exposed to the sameparameters – this ensured that the scores of differentstakeholders could be correlated and collated to arrive at asingle final score.

MODULE 2 | PERCEPTUAL SURVEY

MODULE 3 | FACTUAL DATA COLLECTION

EDUCATION IN ENGINEERINGSTREAMS: CHALLENGES ANDELUCIDATION

NOTE: The final rankings provided by i3 Research Consultants have beensubjectively moderated based on other qualitative inputs by the Times of India

MODULE 1 | SHORTLISTING OF ELIGIBLE ENGINEERING COLLEGES

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>> C B RAWAl,Chairman of Rawal Group of Institutions

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DY Patil Engineering Institutes: Relying onfour Fs–Faculty,Facilities, Feedback andForesightedness

ENLIGHTENING MINDS,INSPIRING TECHNOLOGY

With its commitment and ded-ication, DY Patil Group hasearned the reputation of be-ing a provider of quality

education in areas of professional sig-nificance. Its engineering colleges inPune and Navi Mumbai are popularamong students for their faculty and fa-cilities, environment and culture.

While one is pleasantly surprised atthe lush green surroundings, equallyinspiring is the urban infrastructure.Equipped with the latest technology andfacilities, these institutes manage to re-tain the serenity of a holistic educa-tional experience conducive to academ-ic excellence and practical learning.

Speaking on the key features ofDY Patil Engineering institutes,Dr. Vijay D Patil, President, DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai, explains,“Most important is the state-of-the-arttechnology-solution for students. Stu-dents that are native to technology can-not be taught with traditional methods– and hence the use of interactivemethodologies is most important.”

Dr. Patil stresses on the need for an excellent faculty-students interaction.He adds, “While we are looking at the ad-vancement in technology as a facilita-tor, we are making sure that student-teacher interaction remains to the opti-mum, higher the interaction better thelearning and guidance.”

He also emphasises that studentsshould do their ground work and re-search in choosing the right institutionprior to seeking admission. “Studentsneed to study the faculty, the physical en-vironment where they would be taught,placement records, feedback from alum-nus of various institutions, facilities forpersonality development beyond educa-tion, sports facility and more. They haveto look at an institution in totality interms of what it offers to its students.”

He added that in spite of the adventof a number of new career options, en-

gineering would always be among pre-ferred choice. “There is immense growthin the country’s infrastructure – and itmeans large number of bridges, roads,rails and more. Manufacturing sectortoo is poised to grow rapidly. Till the timethere is growth in the nation, tradition-al branches of engineering would neverrun out of fashion. In addition, someniche areas too are getting developed totake care of specialised needs and in-terests.”

A LOOK AT DY PATIL ENGINEERING INSTITUTES:

Dr. DY PATIL COLLEGE OF ENGI-NEERING, which was established in2009, offers Bachelors programs in Com-puter Technology, Electronics andTelecommunication, Information Tech-nology and Mechanical Engineering aswell as Masters programs in ME E &TC(VLSI & Embedded System) and MEComputer.

Dr.DY PATIL INSTITUTE OF EN-GINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY of-fers Degree course in in Civil Engineer-ing, Computer Engineering, Informa-tion Technology and Mechanical Engi-neering and Masters programs in ME

Mechanical (Mechanical Design) and MECivil (Construction Management).

Dr.DY PATIL SCHOOL OF ENGI-NEERING ACADEMY offers Degreecourse in Civil Engineering, ComputerEngineering, Automobile Engineering,E&TC Engineering and Mechanical En-gineering and Masters programs in MEMechanical (Heat Power Engineering)and ME Electronics (Signal Processing).

All these three institutes located inTalegaon Pune campus are affiliated tothe University of Pune. The institutesfocus on keeping up with the changingtrends, while at the same time stayingin step with technology.

Standing tall in the sprawling DY PatilVidyapeeth Campus since the last 30years, the Ramrao Adik Institute ofTechnology, affiliated to the Univer-sity of Mumbai, is one of the oldest andfinest institutes in Navi Mumbai. Expe-rienced teachers, amicable environment,state-of-the-art infrastructure and bestof the amenities make it one of thefavoured colleges among engineering as-pirants. Among the courses that the col-lege offers are Electronics, Computer, In-strumentation, Information Technologyand Electronics and Telecommunication.

The college has counsellors and re-dressal cells to take care of student’s wor-ries and grievances. In addition, it hasan effective feedback mechanism inplace. Scholarship and tuition waver fa-cilities are also available for deservingcandidates.

An interesting and socially and envi-ronmentally relevant step taken by DY Patil Engineering students is gener-ating biogas from the bio-waste that isgenerated in its canteen kitchens. Thisbiogas powers entire street-light in NaviMumbai facility as well as there are ve-hicles that run on bio-gas. The entire ac-tivity was driven by the students.

‘AT THE HEART OF LEARNING’At DIT University, highly distinguished faculty, impressive

infrastructure and opportunities for holistic development ensureoutstanding placements year-on-year

AN EDUCATION OASISlocated in the peaceful

and pristine greens of DoonValley, DIT University is fastemerging into a centre of ac-ademic excellence in conso-nance with the contempo-rary and future needs of thesociety. A campus with over5,500 students, coached byhighly distinguished facul-ty using the latest teachingaids, and a vision that drivesit to ensure imparting ho-listic education to its stu-dents, is what sets DIT Uni-versity apart from run-of-the-mill engineering uni-versities spread all over thecountry.

DIT University, estab-lished vide Uttarakhand ActNo 10 of 2013, is a new gen-eration university, one thatis open to fresh ideas andthinking. Even before theconferment of Universitystatus, DIT Dehradun hadgained national reputationfor quality education. Thisis amply brought out by nu-merous national surveys,which have rated DIT con-sistently among top 50 En-gineering institutions in thecountry over last five years.The steady climb has beenthe outcome of hard work,dedication and commitmentof the qualified and compe-tent faculty backed by ex-cellent infrastructure. As aresult, DIT University hasconsistently had an out-

standing placement recordin terms of numbers as wellas quality, year after year.

The curricula of variousprofessional courses has beencarefully developed to ensurerelevance of the knowledgebeing imparted, developmentof soft skills, specialized tech-nical knowledge and ofcourse employment worthi-ness of the students whenthey graduate. The academ-ic ambience of the Universi-ty reflects its intrinsicstrength promoted throughsystem openness, fairness,transparency, encourage-ment for student participa-tion in governance and sup-port to student clubs. Gamesand sports, cultural and tech-nical events and competitionsare regular features that goa long way in sustaining the

excitement in the learningprocess making it more en-joyable, sweet and meaning-ful.

The University providesthe students, glorious oppor-tunities to nurture and nour-ish their creative talent. Sev-eral mechanisms are in placeto enable their all-round de-velopment and employmentworthiness when they grad-uate. With an impressive ar-ray of facilities including the-atre-style lecture halls, mod-ern labs, conference and sem-inar halls, high-tech Learn-ing Resources Center, airystudent residences, messserving wholesome meals, in-door and outdoor sport facil-ities and a state-of-the-artComputer Centre, DIT Uni-versity is a well proven routeto future success.

UNIVERSAL COLLEGE OF ENGG:TRAINING GLOBAL CITIZENS

Since the last 17 years, NSHMKnowledge Campus is busy shap-ing careers through cutting-edge

education services. And this year, CSRmagazine (Competition Success Review)has recognised its effort and has hon-oured with the ‘Excellence in Education2014’ award.

NSHM’s motto is to open doors of pos-sibilities to young minds with academ-ic guidance and rigorous practical proj-ects. True to the group’s philosophy,NSHM Faculty of Engineering & Tech-nology aims to impart sound technicalknowledge imbued with human values.This, we believe, will make our studentscreative, talented and globally compe-tent professionals.

The NSHM Edge comprises eminentand well experienced faculties. It has anacademic support system with centrallibrary and e-learning facilities, Wi-Fi- enabled cam-pus, R&D Cell, Industry-Institute Part-nership Cell, Patent Cell, Soft skill & Per-sonality and Entrepreneurship Devel-

opment facilities, Language Lab in col-laboration with IIT, KGP, Training &Placement Cell, among others. Studentcare facilities with Medical unit, Repro-graphics, un-interrupted power supply,separate hostels for boys and girls, SportsComplex for out-door and in-door games,Amphitheatre, multi-specialty gymna-sium, Yoga and Meditation Centre,among others. It also have students’ clubsin Photography, Drama, Fine Arts & Lit-erature, Mountaineering & Trekking,Music, Science & Technology etc.

The NSHM Durgapur Campus cover-ing an area of 25 acres offers a lush in-campus ambience for students after aday’s hectic learning schedule .

For details, contact:Durgapur Knowledge

Campus ArrahShibtalaVia Muchipara

Durgapur 713 212Phone: 99039 85025

Fax: +91 0343-2534025Email: pratyush.kumar@nshm.com

Dear Student,NSHM Knowledge Campus Durgapur had unfurled its flag of

honor and prestige since a decade. Nurturing the tender minds andbrightening the prospects of young India, have been of capitalimportance here, with the effect that NSHM provides researchers,professionals, competent to serve globally.

With a wide vision to enrich the students and to serve as one ofthe best institutes of the country, it offers courses in various fieldsunder the NSHM banner. They are NSHM Faculty of Engineeringand Technology, NSHM School of Hotel Management, NSHMBusiness School. AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education)approved and WBUT (West Bengal University of Technology)affiliated. NSHM Faculty of Engineering and Technology caters tothe need of aspiring engineers. Five career-driven B.Tech degreecourses with Diploma courses in Mechanical and Civil Engineeringguided by Experiential Learning Techniques help the students tobecome skilled professionals with greater problem solving capacity.Any student who aspires a proliferating career, NSHM KnowledgeCampus is the right destination to experience holistic and disciplinedlearning.

Warm regards,Prof. (Dr.) P.K. Bose,Director,NSHM Faculty ofEngineering Technologyunder NSHM Knowledge Campus,Durgapur - Group of Institutions

From the Director’s Desk...

For NSHM, though,excellence is a matter of repetition

RECOGNISED AMIDST THE BEST EDUCATIONALGROUPS OF THE COUNTRY… ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE BEST ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF THE STATE

Sri Aurobindo Group of In-stitutions is amongst thelargest educational groups

in central India and is the onlymultidisciplinary campus ofthe region.The Sri AurobindoUniverse comprises 11 insti-tutes, accounts for 27 years ineducation, offers a staggering35 courses and nurtures over6,000 students.

Sri Aurobindo Institute ofTechnology (SAIT) is amongstthe leading engineering collegesin both education and researchat the national level, and cur-rently is the front runner inadopting innovations in educa-tion, research and technology.

SAIT has emerged as the bestinstitute in Central India withunprecedented placements andindustry-interface.

Recently, SAIT bagged the‘Best Private Engineering Col-lege of Madhya Pradesh’ award,which was presented by UnionCabinet Minister Kalraj Mishra,for its infrastructure, educa-tional facilities and experiencedfaculties. The research was doneby One Planet Research

AT SAIT, STUDENTS INNO-VATE

SAITians participated in theInternational Go-Kart Cham-pionship at Lovely Profession-al University, Jalandhar, wherethey faced a challenging task ofbuilding their own Go-Kart. Thebudding engineers were un-fazed and delighted the judgeswith a one-of-its-kind model-IROQUOIS. It was a 4-stroke, 1-cylinder GO-Kart with the En-gine displacement of 124.52 cc.

MICROSOFT INNOVATIONCENTER

SAIT has the Microsoft In-novation Center (MIC), whichis one amongst 100 in the worldand 32 MICs in India. Mi-crosoft’s hub on the SAIT cam-pus provides students with anopportunity to work in a com-pletely new environment whichgives them an exposure which

they have experienced, neverbefore.

In a short span since the in-ception of MIC, students havedeveloped more than 50 apps andhave completed over 300 train-ings. The MIC is a state-of-the-art technology facility for col-laboration on innovative re-search, technology or softwaresolutions, involving a combina-tion of government, academicand industry participants.

COMPANIES GALORE ATSAIT

SAIT has unprecedentedplacement records as studentsare getting placed every year intop companies and are gettingthe excellent packages to begintheir professional lives.

SAIT has the maximum num-ber of companies coming overevery year in Indore, whichgives students the highest num-ber of placement opportunities.The companies coming over forsearching for new recruits in-clude big names such as Syntel,American Megatrends, Mather& Platt, Era Group, Data 64,Gannon Dunkerley & Co, toname a few.

–SARANSH KARNAWAT

For details, contact:Sri Aurobindo Institute of

Technology,SAIMS Campus,

Indore-Ujjain HighwayNear MR-10 Crossing,

Indore 453 555Phone: 096850 26677/

096850 26688www.sait.ac.in

Universal College ofEngineering is anA I C T E - ap p rove d

Mumbai University-affili-ated college of Engineer-ing. It offers four-year full-time Bachelor of Engi-neering program of Mum-bai University with an in-take of 420 students in Civ-il, Electronics & Telecom-munications, Electronics,IT and Computer Engi-neering streams.

THE LOCATION: Stratig-ically located, UniversalCollege of Engineering canbe reached by taking a rightturn from the Western Ex-

press Highway on KamanBhiwandi Road and barelyafter 5 kms (from Bhajan-son’s Dairy) one would no-tice a huge green campusof Universal College of En-gineering. It is about 20minutes from Vasai stationor a 20-minute drive fromBorivali station. The cam-pus is surrounded by na-ture, with the Kaman riverflowing on one side andhills at its backyard. Study-ing in such a location is ablissful experience wherethe entire environment isfresh and unpolluted.THE BUILDING DESIGN:The purpose-built campus

is designed by therenowned New York-basedinternational architect,Perkins Eastman, who isamong the 25 largest ar-chitecture and design firmsin the world.ACADEMICS: The rigor-ous academic program isdelivered by Universal's dis-tinguished faculty usingstate-of-the-art learningtechnologies. The industry-relevant program is furtheraugmented by the use ofthe workshops, lab ses-sions, soft-skills develop-ment programs, industrialvisits, internships and in-teractions with industryleaders. Students are ex-posed to hands-on experi-ence through the various

industrial visits and work-shops. Artistic and athlet-ic opportunities are pro-vided to makes a student'scampus life as fulfilling out-side the classroom as it isinside.

The college possesses Gu-jarati Linguistic MinorityStatus. This benefits theGujarati community stu-dents by by-passing themerit-based CAP round ofadmissions and they cantake direct admission in thecollege. They informed usthat last year the minorityseats were filled in the firstfew days.THE LEADER: Says JesusLall, Chairman & CEO,Universal Education, “AtUniversal College of Engi-neering, we are looking for-ward to developing globalcitizens and not merely de-gree holders. An extraor-dinary experience awaitsyou at our college.”

www.universal.edu.in

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Its distinguished faculty along with state-of-the-art learning technologies have chalked out an industry-relevant program