Vijay Soni's Review on Chandigarh University, [CU] Chandigarh

Chandigarh University is known for its high on-campus placement turnout and exceptional salary packages. This university has entered the Limca Books of Record, earning the title of Highest Number of Companies for Campus Placements in a particular academic session. Some of the prime recruiters visiting this university are Amazon, Google, Radisson Blu, Dell, HP, Microsoft, and Flipkart. Many students received multiple placements offers from different leading organizations.

In the 2018 academic session, the highest salary package offered was 31.77 LPA and over 627 notable corporations visited the university's campus for hiring purposes. The total number of recruitment offers made during this academic session was a staggering amount of 6314 offers. In the same year, hospitality students received employment with one of the notable organizations, Walt Disney, and aviation sector students received placements with top airlines, including Jet Airways, Indigo, and Vistara.

Applicants interested in applying to this university can fill the form available on its official website. Applicants need to clear the CUCET examination to be eligible for admission in the different undergraduate courses offered by CU. Candidates will also be able to receive scholarships based on their performance in the CUCET exam. There are three different phases in the CUCET entrance examination, namely the Gold Phase, Silver Phase, and Bronze Phase. Applicants must apply to this university in the stipulated period.

Founded by the Punjab State Legislature, Chandigarh University offers education at the Bachelor's, postgraduate, and research levels in various lucrative fields such as film and television, management, engineering, fine arts, and architecture. This university has earned approvals from such notable organizations, including NIRF and NAAC A+. In addition to this, it has received many awards and recognition for its outstanding academic contributions.

To help deserving students with their finances, CU offers many scholarships to them. Students can earn merit-based scholarships based on their JEE (Mains) performance. Students who receive a JEE (Mains) rank up to 25000 can earn a 100% semester fee scholarship.

Additionally, students with a JEE (Mains) rank between 25, 001 to 50, 000 can avail of the benefits of a 75% semester fee scholarship. Candidates gain scholarships based on their 12th standard scores and CAT/ MAT/ CMAT and ATMA percentiles.

Other scholarships offered by this institute are Scholarship for Family Members of Chandigarh University Staff, Scholarship Scheme for Wards of Defence Personnel, and Chandigarh University CUCET scholarship.