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If you get NIT with these marks, good for you otherwise LPU is a wonderful option (*You might have to write LPUNEST). These are some of the reasons for it
1. It is world class infrastructure with modern facilities for students.
2. It has good placement records and offer proper placement inputs for students.
3. It has industry-specific curriculum.
4. It offers scholarships to meritorious students.
5. It offers extra-curricular activities for the overall development of students' personality. Certainly these points call for checking the website of the university. In recent NIRF rankings, LPU has been raked better than most of NITs. Good luck.

Yes you are leading in a right direction. If you are interested in engineering programme I would like to recommend Lovely professional university as it is good in all the aspects. LPU is a well renowned university, providing quality education, innovative pedagogy and unbeatable placements both national and international. LPU provides a great academic exposure to its students. It provides a chance to the students to attend guest lectures or workshops, so that they get to learn as much as they can. The students also work on live projects, so that they are able to apply their knowledge to practical settings. It is one of the few that has embraced international practices when it comes to designing a curriculum. Instead of using old school books and lectures, LPU has experimented with books, interactive problem-solving interactions and working through real-world applications. The university has been ranked high by various outer agencies with regard to placements. LPU is conferred with National Employ-ability Award 2020 by Aspiring Minds for the 7th time in a row for having Most Employable Students and being one among the top colleges and universities in India with one of the highest Employ-ability rates. The university provides ample opportunities to each and every of the eligible students to secure good placement. Special inputs in the form of placement classes are given to students to hone their skills and prepare them for placements. The university leaves no stone unturned to shape the future of its students. It is definitely the first choice of both national and international students. LPU has become the landing place of many leading industries for recruitment. It has many top rankings in placements. From Google to Microsoft to Apple, Computer Science students of LPU are working with hundreds of leading IT giants of the world. CSE/IT students secured salary package of up to Rs 27.5 LPA and placement opportunities from companies like Amazon, Adobe, Bosch Engineering, VMware, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Kony India, Schneider Electric India, HP India, LG Soft India, ITC Infotech, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, KPIT, Morgan Stanley, Drishti Soft Solutions, etc. In the year 2019 a student from B.Tech CSE got 42 LPA from Microsoft.