Hello!

Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh is ranked higher by NIRF than NIT Hamirpur! The NIRF ranking of NIT Hamirpur is 98 whereas the NIRF ranking of PEC Chandigarh is 68. Also, the rank for mechanical branch in PEC Chandigarh is higher than that of ECE branch in NIT Hamirpur. The fees are of course lower in NIT Hamirpur, so if you are financially unstable you must choose NIT Hamirpur right away.

NIT Hamirpur is an institute of national importance. So, the colleges infrastructure is commendable with smart classrooms and equipped laboratories. As per the student reviews, the academics is average in the ECE department as the curriculum is not udated regularly but the faculty is very experienced and gives industrial exposure to the students. Almost every ECE batch has good placements with an average package of Rs.5 LPA and the highest package can go up to Rs.30 LPA. The placements are more good in the ECE department. Overally, NIT Hamirpur has a better rating than PEC Chandigarh.

Click here to read the student reviews of NIT Hamirpur

In PEC Chandigarh, the core subjects in the mechanical dept. is above expectations, as said by the students themselves. The course curriculum is updated. The college infrastructure is good as any other govt college. One of the main positive aspects of college being in Chandigarh is Companies come here for placement and Internship opportunities. The placement percentage is above than 90%. The average placement in the mechanical dept. was Rs.10LPA. There is a dedicated CGDC department dedicated for placement training in PEC Chandigarh.

Click here to read the student reviews of PEC Chandigarh

Overally, if you are getting PEC Chandigarh, go for ot as you will gget better placement oppotunities and updated curriculum.

You can compare your choice of colleges with the below link:-

https://www.careers360.com/compare-colleges

Hope this answer helps!

Dear Aspirant,

Both the Institutes are good and kinda pretty neck to neck in several aspects of an engineering institute.

Punjab Engineering College is the older established Institute than NIT Hamirpur. In terms of placement prospects, the average package offered by PEC is slightly better than that of NIT Hamirpur. The average salary offered by companies in PEC is 7 lakhs whereas in NIT Hamirpur, it is 6.5 lakhs. PEC, Chandigarh has a higher NIRF rank than that of NIT Hamirpur. It also offers wifi facility in its campus which is absent in NIT HAMIRPUR.

The positives in NIT Hamirpur is that it has lower fee structure as compared to PEC. It has greater intake of students every year for engineering and also has a greater number of astute faculty members teaching in the institute to many students. The cutoff mark for NIT Hamirpur is above 6000 whereas for PEC Chandigarh, it is close to 3500. Therefore, it is comparatively easier to get admission in NIT Hamirpur than in PEC Chandigarh.

If you want to compare these colleges and know for yourself which is the better college, all you need to do is to just click on this URL:-

https://www.careers360.com/compare-colleges

This great comparison tool shall be able to answer your queries in relevant aspects related to college admission. It compares colleges based on their merits and demerits and focusses on key parameters like placement prospects, scope for research or higher education, fee structure, infrastructure, facilities provided, etc.

Hello aspirant, hope you are doing good.

So, below I'll mention some of the key points of comparison between the two colleges and the subjects that you have mentioned, and you can see for yourself, which one suits you better .

Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh has higher rank

BE Mechanical Engineering in Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh has higher cutoff through JEE Main

B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering in National Institute of Technology Hamirpur has lower fees

Ranking ( according to NIRF ranking) :

NIT Hamirpur : ranked 98

PEC(Punjab Engineering College) : ranked 68

Course fees :

NIT Hamirpur :  Rs. 5.84 Lakhs

PEC Punjab  : Rs.   6.19 Lakhs

So, the fees is more or less in the same range in both the colleges, if thats a concern for you.

As far as the infrastructure and faculty is concerned, PEC punjab being a very old college, has definitely a better faculty full of experienced teachers but NIT Hamirpur has got more students intake

Placements (median salary) :

NIT Hamirpur: Rs.6.78 Lakhs

PEC punjab : Rs. 7 Lakhs

For detailed comparison, get it here:

https://www.careers360.com/compare-colleges?college=149-198-course=7955-9808

hope this helps you. Good Luck !!