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Mukesh Kumar Praj ... | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2023
Reviewed on 19 Aug 2022
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Good placements.

Placements: 70% of the students are placed in my college. And my college's highest package is 10 lac rupees, the lowest package is 4 lac rupees, and the average package is 5.5 lac rupees. My college students were hired by the Adani Group of Companies and the Vedanta Group of Companies. In addition, 40% of students received internships in Cairn and Oil energy gas company.

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Shubham Singodiya | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2025
Offered by Modern Institute of Technology and Research Centre (MITRC)
Reviewed on 28 Jul 2022
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
I am satisfied with the faculty and course curriculum, but the infrastructure needs improvement.

Placements: About 70% of students were placed with the lowest package of 3.5 LPA, the highest package of 8 LPA, and an average package of 4.5 LPA. Top recruiting companies were Byju's, Havells, Genpact, Tata Consultancy Services, Quantas Technology, Policy Bazaar, etc. About 80% got internships in some local startups as well as some small-scale tech companies. Top roles offered are software engineer, assistant engineer, and software developer.

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ADITYA SOMANI | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2025
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 17 Jul 2022
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
The campus is good, with free Wi-Fi and good hostel facilities.

Placements: The minimum eligibility is having 75% in 12th exams and applied for REAP. The highest package offered is about 25 LPA, the average package is 16 LPA, and the lowest package is 10 LPA every year. Havells, Videocon, Oriental, USA, etc., are the top recruiting companies. A minimum of 80% is required for students to get internships in companies. They play an important role in skill making, technical skills etc.

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Tushar Tripathi | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2023
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 12 Jul 2022
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
The college is above-average, and students with no other choice can join here.

Placements: Students with above 60% aggregate get placed in their final year. If students have extra skills, the best packages are offered according to the course, company, designation and also other factors. Recruitment drives are held here, and also the students of other colleges come here.

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Keshav saini | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2024
Offered by Modern Institute of Technology and Research Centre (MITRC)
Reviewed on 10 Jul 2022
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
MITRC is worth the value for money with strict rules and regulations.

Placements: Placement scenario is average in the college. At least 60% of students got placed. The major role offered in my course is of software developer. The top recruiting company is TCS. The highest package offered is 7 lakhs and the lowest package is 2.5 lakhs per annum.

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hitesh jangir | B.Tech. in Information Technology - Batch of 2023
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 9 Jul 2022
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Overall the college is nice but lots improvement has to be done.

Placements: Around 50-60% of the students got placed from the college in the previous year. Most of the students got placed with a salary package of 3LPA. In civil and chemical branch almost 60% of the student are not able to get the job. Whereas, computer Science branch get the highest package 9.5 LPA. The average offered package is of 5 LPA. The top recruiters are tcs, wipro, accenture and ONCG.

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Ashish Verma | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2025
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 8 Jul 2022
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3.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
Nice campus and hostel. Free Wi-Fi and good placements.

Placements: Minimum eligibility is must having 75 Percent in 12 th exam and applied REAP. You must have 75% in 12th and should have appeared for REAP exam to get admission in this college. The highest package offered is 25 LPA, average is 16 LPA and the lowest is 10 LPA. Havells, Videocon, oriental, USA etc. are the top recruiting companies. 80% students get internship from my course.

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NIKHIL KUMAR | B.Tech. in Information Technology - Batch of 2025
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 7 Jul 2022
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Nice campus, hostel, and free Wi-Fi facility.

Placements: The minimum eligibility for admission in the college is must having 75 percent marks in 12th exam and the students must have applied for REAP. The highest package is about 25 lac, average 16 lac and the lowest package is 10 lac every year. Havells, Videocon, and Oriental are top recruiting companies. 80 percent marks are required by the students to get an internship in the company. Proper technical knowledge is provided to enhance students' skills.

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Khushi Agrawal | B.Tech. in Computer Engineering - Batch of 2025
Offered by Government Mahila Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 6 Jul 2022
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3.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 4
Placements are really nice and education quality is pretty much good.

Placements: 95% of the students have been placed via on-campus placements. The highest package offered is 22 LPA, lowest is 3 LPA and average is 6 to 7 LPA. MNCs are the top recruiting companies. At least 80% students got internships.

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Lokesh | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2021
Offered by Aryabhatta College of Engineering and Research Center
Reviewed on 6 Jul 2022
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3.2
Placements 2 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Review for Aryabhatta College of engineering and Research Center.

Placements: If you have done 12th with PCM then you can join this course. The packages range from 1.3-3 LPA. There are companies like Cyntexa who organise placement drives.

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Anonymous | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2024
Offered by Modern Institute of Technology and Research Centre (MITRC)
Reviewed on 28 Jun 2022
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3.2
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 2 Value for Money 4
The college is absolutely value for money.

Placements: There are average placements held in college, but you will definitely get a job off-campus. The highest package in our college is usually 7.5 LPA and the minimum is 2 LPA to 2.5 LPA. The CS branch in our college gets most of the placements. Software engineer roles are offered.

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Rahul Saini | B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering - Batch of 2024
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 26 Jun 2022
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4.0
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
It has nice campus, hostel, and free Wi-Fi facilities.

Placements: The minimum eligibility is to have 75% in the 12th exam and applied REAP for admission. The highest package is about 25 LPA, the average 16 LPA and the lowest package is 10 LPA. Havells, Videocon, oriental, USA, etc., are top recruiting companies. A minimum of 80% is required by the students to get an internship in the company. It plays important role in skill making and making technical strong. Many companies come for placement.

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Anonymous | B.A. in Sociology - Batch of 2021
Offered by Shekhawati Group of Institutions
Reviewed on 20 Jun 2022
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4.0
Placements 1 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
It's a good college with great facilities.

Placements: There are no placements in college. There are no available options for internships. There are no companies that come here for placements in B.A. They have not organised any placement seminars.

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Rahul | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2024
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 19 Jun 2022
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
It has a good campus, a good hostel, and Wi-Fi facilities.

Placements: The highest salary package is about 25 LPA, the average is 16 LPA, and the lowest is 10 LPA. Havells, Videocon, Oriental USA, etc., are top recruiting companies. Students must achieve a minimum of 80% to get an internship with the company.

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Devendra yadav | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2023
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 16 Jun 2022
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Satisfied with this course and college, if you want to come then welcome.

Placements: Minimum eligibility is must have 75% in the 12th exam and applied REAP. The highest package is about 25 LPA, the average 16 LPA and the lowest package is 10 LPA every year. Havells, Videocon, oriental, USA, etc., are top recruiting companies. A minimum of 80% is required by the students to get an internship in the company. The college plays important role in skill making and making technically strong.

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Jayesh Sogra | B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering - Batch of 2023
Offered by Aryabhatta College - ACERC
Reviewed on 13 Jun 2022
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3.2
Placements 2 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
The college has good infrastructure and facilities, but dissatisfied because of the pandemic.

Placements: The percentage of students placed in my course is approximately 10%. The highest package offered is 5.2 LPA, and the lowest package is 1.2 LPA. There is no chance for an internship.

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Pooja bhather | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2022
Offered by Jodhpur Institute of Engineering and Technology, JIET Group of Institutions
Reviewed on 11 Jun 2022
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Friendly people, supportive faculty.

Placements: Almost 100% of students are getting placed. The average package was 5LPA. Capgemini, Infosys, and celebal are day one companies. Software engineer roles are generally offered. Companies also hire data analysts, business analysts, big data, data Science, and so on roles.

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Devansh Malhotra | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2023
Offered by Jodhpur Institute of Engineering and Technology, JIET Group of Institutions
Reviewed on 9 Jun 2022
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Worthy to join this college.

Placements: About 80% to 90% student were placed. Top company's are TCS, INFOSYS, WIPRO, etc. Top role are offered is Software engineer. The highest Package of 2022 is 15LPA, avg is 4 to 7 and the lowest is 3LPA. About 60 to 75 % go for internship and rest do trainings.

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Krishn Yadav | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2024
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 4 Jun 2022
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Our college has nice campus and hostel facility.

Placements: The minimum eligibility is must have 75% in the 12th exam to get admission. The highest salary package is 25 LPA, the average salary package is 16 LPA, and the lowest salary package is 10 LPA every year. Havells, Videocon, oriental, USA, etc. are the top recruiting companies. Minimum of 80% is required to get internships. The roles offered in skill making, technically strong, etc.

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aditya kumar | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2024
Offered by Engineering College, Ajmer
Reviewed on 2 Jun 2022
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3.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
It is a good place with good education quality.

Placements: In our college, around 70-80% of students get placed every year. The highest package offered in our college is up to 12 Lacs per annum, and the minimum package is 5 Lacs per annum. The top recruiting companies are Mahindra, Wipro, Havels etc. In our course, we have classes on skill development, and we also get practical knowledge on machines.

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