B.E. in Food Technology (Lateral Entry) 

at Chandigarh University (CU), Chandigarh

As per the latest report, a total of 3,750 engineering students were placed during Chandigarh University placements 2025. The top recruiters nclude Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, SAP Labs, Samsung, L&T, Wipro, Flipkart, etc. The key highlights of Chandigarh University BTech placements 2025 are presented below:

The highest domestic and international package offered during Chandigarh University BTech placements 2024-2025 are presented below:

Direct admission to a four-year BTech course is not possible as every aspirant who is seeking admission to this course has to appear for an entrance exam conducted by the university. The university has a provision to offer admission to the direct second year of BTech through Lateral Entry, but admission to this course is also done through the same admission process. The eligibility criteria slightly differ from a four-year BTech course. The website of Chandigarh University website also mentions nothing about direct admission, candidates can reach out to the admission office for their query resolution.

Chandigarh University offers BTech course for a duration of four years in the stream of Engineering. This course is offered across 21 specialisations. These are Automobile Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechatronics, Information Technology, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc. There are other CSE sub-specialisations, which are offered in association with TCS and IBM. For detailed information regarding all BTech specialisations, click here.

For admission to a four-year BTech course at Chandigarh University, candidates must passed Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. They also have studied any two of the subjects among Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Computer Science/ Biology with minimum 50-60% aggregate (45% in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category). Further, Chandigarh University Eligibility Criteria for BTech CSE are slightly different. Find below the eligibility criteria for other BTech specialisations:

• Eligibility Criteria for BTech CSE: Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and any two of these subjects: Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Computer Science/ Biology with minimum 60% aggregate.
• Eligibility Criteria for Mobile Computing and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Class 12 with minimum 50% aggregate (45% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category).

Those who qualify for the above eligibility criteria are able to apply for the Chandigarh Univesity BTech course. For detailed Chandigarh University BTech admission process, click here.

Chandigarh University (CU) has a great track record of placements for courses BTech, MBA and MCA, etc. In the academic year 2024-2025, over 1300 global recruiters participated in the placement process and placed 10000 students of batch 2025. The highest domestic and international packages offered during Chandigarh University placement 2025 stood at INR 170 LPA and INR 54.75 LPA, respectively. 

As per the latest report, the participating recruiters placed over 10000 students of the batch 2025. In 2024, the a total 9124 students were placed. Going back to 2023 placements, 7,500 students of the Chandigarh University (CU) were placed in reputed companies.

Chandigarh University (CU) admissions are generally based on CUCET scores for most of the courses. Students need to appear for the test or submit scores of any other accepted exams as stated by the university. Hence, in some cases, you may get admission in CU without CUCET. The CUCET test is also a scholarship test and if you want to get the scholarship benefits offered by the university based on CUCET scores, then you will have to appear for the exam.

CUCET cutoff 2025 will be released after the scores are out. Tabulated below are the latest schedule for CUCET cutoff 2025: 

As per NIRF 2025 rankings, CU is ranked 31 under the 'Engineering' category and managed to improve its position from the last year's ranking, which was 32 in the year 2024. CU has set records for engineering education & is ranked among the Best Engineering Colleges in Punjab, India.

The students pursuing BTech from the university get excellent placement offers. The highest international and domestic packages offered during Chandigarh University placement 2025 was INR 170 LPA and INR 54.75 LPA, respectively.