Top Private Universities in India with Best Placement Statistics

The top private universities in India that provide the best placements are always successful in projecting their relevance. These universities generally showcase the highest rate of placement; highest CTC offered and top recruiters participating in their placement drives. With the admission season drawing in, private universities that provide 100% placement along with good jobs in some of the most popular companies, attract more applicants. Nevertheless, the competition is quite intense among the top private universities that offer the best placement in India. Here, we will have a look at some of the top private universities in India with the best placement statistics:

KIIT or Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Ranked 11^th in the Law category and 34^th in the Overall category as per the NIRF 2022 rankings, KIIT Bhubaneswar was initially established as an industrial training institute in 1992. Later on, it was renamed Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in 2017. This private academic institute in Odisha offers different study programs at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in the fields of medicine, management and technology. At KIIT, there are top quality academic facilities available for more than 27, 000 students with admissions granted on the basis of valid scores in KIITEE followed by counselling.

KIIT has received an “A” ranking by the NAAC and has also been ranked 201+ globally for University by Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. KIIT also ranked 5^th Best Multi-Specialty Medical Facility in Eastern India in 2022. The university conducts KIITEE for students seeking admission into MBA, BBA, BCA and other undergraduate courses. For students seeking admission in medical courses, it is necessary to have valid scores in NEET PG or NEET UG to fulfill the admission criteria. Besides KIITEE, the university also accepts the scores of other examinations, like UGAT for BBA, NATA for B.Arch, UGC NET for PhD and GATE for M.Tech.

The placement report of KIIT 2022 shows a total of 3500 students participating in the placement drive doling out more than 4200 job offers by 270+ top notch organizations. With this attractive placement record last year, KIIT appears well-poised to accomplish 100% campus placement for yet another year. Among the 3500 students who participated in the placement drive at KIIT last year, 1200 received several job offers with the highest CTC going to INR 52 LPA offered to 5 students. The average CTC stood at INR 6.05 LPA with the top 1500 students being placed in Dream Companies with a CTC going above INR 8.10 LPA. More than 130 companies offered a CTC of INR 5 LPA in the 2022 placement drive at KIIT.

KIIT has also collaborated with HighRadius, a FinTech company and has come up with a FinTech Lab where more than 2000 students get an annual experiential learning internship with a stipend of INR 15, 000 per month. The company has also offered placement to 710+ KIIT students with a salary package of INR 8 LPA. Top recruiting companies at the placement drives at KIIT include Cognizant, Accenture, Amazon, Wipro, Capegemini, Infosys and Escorts.  

Chandigarh University

This private university in Mohali is one of the premiere universities of India with NAAC A+ accreditation and a 3.28 GPA. It is the youngest private university in India to do so in the very first round on accreditations. It received 29 ranking by NIRF in 2022 making it the best-ranked university in Punjab. The university has also earned “Diamond” rating from the QS IGauge and has been ranked 3^rd among the top private universities in India as per the QS World Ranking 2023. Established in 2012, Chandigarh University has created a benchmark in campus placements. The university attracts Fortune 500 companies to its placement drives with the highest CTC standing at INR 35 LPA in 2020. This recorded a 30% increase in the highest CTC as compared to 2019.Students from Chandigarh University find placements at companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Ernst, IBM and Young SAP Labs.

VIT University

VIT or Vellore Institute of Technology is one of the most popular engineering universities in India. The university not only holds recognition by some of the most prestigious national ranking organizations in India but also holds prominent rankings by international ranking organizations, like Times Higher Education Rankings and QS Rankings. As per the recent 2023 rankings, VIT Vellore has been ranked within 1001-1200 by the QS World University Rankings and among the 801-1000 band of the World University Rankings 2022. It has also been ranked 198 by QS Asia Rankings.

The 4-years B.Tech program is the most opted and popular study program at VIT offered at the undergraduate levels. It showcases 24 varied specializations along with a number of minor specializations. The placement record of this private university in Vellore is also amazing with its 2021 placement drive offering 7, 403 jobs to 4, 503 students at 382 companies. Among the students placed at different organizations, a large number of them were extended several job offers from different companies.

Amity University

Amity University in Noida, Uttar Pradesh has set the benchmark for global education in India with a system that perfectly matches the standards, resources and best practices of education across the world. Established in 1986, Amity has become one of the most popular brands in India, with affiliations from NAAC, UGC and NATA. The university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Association of Indian Universities. With such strong and renowned affiliations, the university has attracted 8, 000+ students for varied study programs at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

As per NIRF 2022, Amity University Noida ranks 22^nd in the university category with its engineering department ranking 25 and management with rank 28 in India. The university offers several undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate and doctoral courses, such as MBA, BBA and B.Tech categorized into different streams with varied specializations. Admissions to all these programs are offered on the basis of scores achieved in the entrance examinations and on student merit. In 2022, 525 recruiting companies participated in the placement drive at Amity University offering jobs to more than 1706 students in some of the most prestigious sectors of the industry. The highest CTC for the students stood at INR 30 LPA with the average CTC standing at INR 4.5 LPA.

Conclusion

When looking for the top private universities in India, students generally look for the universities that not only offer them with a good curriculum but also ensure high rates of return on investment. And this is the reason why they make it a point to check the placement records of the institutes or universities they shortlist as prospective academic institutes for admission. Here, one thing that you always need to keep in mind is that only those universities that focus on balancing the practical, research and academic aspect of their programs are more likely to offer the best placements to their students.