Punjab has a number of reputed technical colleges that offer MCA courses to the students. There are around 89 top MCA colleges in Punjab including the 87 full-time and 3 distance education institutes.

• The standard of education in all these institutes is extremely high and they provide top-quality education to the students.
• Amongst the 89 MCA colleges, there are 11 government MCA colleges and 78 private colleges.
• Some of the best MCA Colleges in Punjab are Chandigarh Business School of Administration Mohali, PCTE Group of Institutes Ludhiana, Chandigarh Group of Colleges Mohali, Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology Mohali and Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, etc.

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Top MCA Colleges In Punjab: Rankings

MCA is one such course that has been in demand for quite a long time now and Punjab has some of the finest MCA colleges of the country. All these colleges provide an excellent education to the students. Here, we have ranked some of the best MCA colleges in Punjab.

Top MCA Colleges In Punjab with NIRF Rankings

NIRF stands for National Institutional Ranking Framework.  The NIRF ranking scheme is meant for ranking the best institutes of the country so that the students can understand which college/university to go for if they wish to pursue higher education. The list mentioned below rankings the top colleges of Punjab which provide an MCA course to the students. The list is in accordance with the NIRF Overall Rankings.

• From the list, we can see that there are two colleges that have been ranked under NIRF Overall Rankings.
• Punjab Agricultural University has secured a rank of 75. However, its rank went down from 60 to 75.
• The other university which has been included in the lost is Guru Nanak Dev University. It has a NIRF rank of 81. It showed an improvement in its rank.

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Top MCA Colleges In Punjab: Return on Investment (ROI)

ROI or Return on Investment gives you a clear idea regarding which college to go for if you wish to pursue higher studies. Here, we have listed some of the prime institutes of Punjab which provides an MCA course to the students as per ROI rankings.

• Punjab Agricultural University tops the list of top MCA colleges of Punjab as per ROI rankings.
• The college has an overall NIRF rank of 75 and the annual tuition fee is INR 60,500.
• The average annual placement package is INR 4,50,000.
• Some of the other institutes which have been included in the list are Punjab Agricultural University, Guru Nanak Dev University, Chandigarh Business School of Administration, Chandigarh Group of Colleges and PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana

Top MCA Colleges in Punjab: Fees

Here is a list of few top-ranked MCA institutes of Punjab along with their annual fee:

Source: Official Website

• From the list, we can see that there are quite a few top-ranked MCA colleges in Punjab
• The average annual fee of these colleges is around INR 90,000.
• All these colleges have different eligibility criteria.

Top Government MCA Colleges in Punjab

The top Government MCA colleges in Punjab along with their fees structure is mentioned below:

Top Private MCA Colleges in Punjab

The top Private MCA colleges in Punjab along with their fees structure is mentioned below:

Top MCA Colleges in Punjab: Admission Process

There are around 89 MCA colleges in Punjab out of which only 11 are Government Colleges and the rest 78 are private institutions.
 

Source: Official Survey

The MCA students of Punjab are accepted on the basis of their PU-CET score. The exam is held once every year and most of the colleges of Punjab accept PU-CET-PG scores for MCA admission. Some private institutes conduct their own entrance examination.

Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Lovely Professional University is one of the best private universities in Punjab which has gained a lot of popularity in recent times. The institute was established in 2005 and offers various bachelor, Masters’s, and Doctorate courses to its students.

• Lovely Professional University ranks among the top 100 private colleges under Outlook rankings.
• The university offers 200 programs in over 55 disciplines.
• There are over 30,000 students and 4,000 faculties.
• The entrance test which is conducted by the university itself for admission to the different courses is called LPUNEST.
• Some of the most popular courses offered by the university include B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, and MCA.
• The placement scenario is quite good and over 1 crore jobs were offered to the students in the past few years.
• Some of the top recruiters include Amazon India, Microsoft, Cognizant Technology Solutions, etc.
• The students have also acquired internships in companies like Google and Amazon.
• The average tuition fee for this college is INR 1,23,200.

The chart below shows highest packages offered to students in the last 5 years:

Source: Official Website

Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali

Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Mohali was established in the year 1988 and since then, it has always been one of the top colleges of Punjab in the field of engineering and technology. The college secured a rank of 38th by Business Today under the top 50 management institutes of India.

• The college has collaboration with some of the top colleges and universities of NewZealand, UK, and Canada.
• Some of the important courses offered by the Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology institute include B.Tech, M.Tech, BCA, and MCA.
• The MCA course is a full-time course and has a duration of 3 years. The annual fee is INR 89,250
• The students are accepted based on the common entrance test which is conducted by the Punjab government.
• Over the years, most of the students of the college have been placed in various top companies.
• Some of the top recruiters are ICICI Prudential, Axis Bank, Kent RO, etc.
• The average CTC offered by the companies is 3.2 lakhs per annum.

PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana

PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana was established in the year 1999 and it is the first institute to be established in Ludhiana by PCTE Group of Institutes. It is a self-financed institute and has over 2,700 students. There are over 63 faculties who are responsible for providing top-grade education to the students.

• The college was ranked 78 by the Business Today Rankings.
• It has collaboration with various reputed institutions from different corners of the world.
• It offers various undergraduate and graduate courses to its students. The institute organizes research programs as well.
• The average annual fee is INR 93,050.
• Over 130 companies visited the institute in the year.
• The minimum annual package was 6 LPA and the maximum annual package was 10 LPA.
• The average annual package earned by an MCA student is INR 2 LPA.
• Some of the top recruiters of this college are Goldman Sachs, Zomato, DLF, HDFC Bank and ICICI Prudential.

Top MCA Colleges In Punjab: Entrance Examinations

Most of the MCA colleges of Punjab accept students on the basis of their merits in the qualifying exams but there are colleges that give admission on the basis of OJEE, PU CET, and LPUNEST exam score.

Top MCA Colleges In Punjab: Accepting PU-CET Score

PU CET Punjab University Common Entrance Test (PU CET) is a state-level examination that is conducted for entrance to the various colleges of Punjab which runs under Punjab University. This test is also applicable to the MCA candidates. The examination is conducted once every year and the registration process for the examination begins in the month of April. The candidates need to have a minimum of 50% to 55% marks in the 10+2 examination to sit for the examination. 

• The examination is held in various cities across Punjab and across India.

• The examination is carried out online and the medium of examination is English.

• The question paper is divided into different sections and each section has a duration of 70 minutes.

• The examination is held in the month of June. The results are declared shortly after that.

• Once the results are declared, the students will have to appear for the counseling process.

• Few seats are reserved for the SC/ST/OBC candidates.

Some of the top MCA colleges in Punjab accepting PU-CET score are P.U. Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre and Chandigarh Group of Colleges.

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Top MCA Colleges In Punjab: Placement Wise

Punjab has quite a few MCA colleges which provide good placement opportunities to the students. With time, the placement scenario has improved to a great extent in both governments as well as private institutions. Today, over 60% of the students receive on-campus placements every year. Some of the students also acquire jobs in the government sectors. 

• The average number of recruiters ranges from 30 to 40.
• The average CTC was around INR 3.5 lakhs.
• The placement scenario varies according to the current economic conditions of the country and the requirements of the companies.

The following chart shows the CTCs offered by some of the top MCA colleges in Punjab:

Source: Official Website

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