B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering 

at Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur

PRIST University does not have a good placement record. Although the college is a Tier 2 college, they are not that promising.

Scope Services, CITI Finance, ABN AMRO Group, Citicorp Finance India Ltd., Bajaj Auto, Delphi-TVS Diesel Systems Ltd., and more were the top companies recruiting from the university.

The median salary package provided by the university is INR 3.65 LPA. 

To get into PRIST University for a BTech course, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the university. Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology offers full-time BTech courses of four years' duration. Students can get into this course based on merit + TNEA counselling. Apart from the selection criteria, students must pass Class 12 (common eligibility). 

Yes, the BTech course is available at PRIST University. The university offers BTech courses at the UG level. Candidate must meet the eligibility criteria to enrol for BTech course admission set by the college. Aspirants must pass Class 12 with a 45% aggregate.  Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology admission process is merit + TNEA counselling.

PRIST (deemed-to-be) University offers freeships/scholarships to students enrolled in its UG-level programmes. These scholarships are meant to benefit the students belonging to the economically weaker sections of society. The university also award scholarships to the wards of faculty/non-teaching staff enrolled in PRIST courses. Other scholarships and financial assistance available for students purusing undegraduate programmes at PRIST are listed below:

• Book bank facility for meritorious and economically backward students
• Intramural grant for the Student Innovation Projects
• Scholarship for the UG & PG students for winning Prizes at National International conferences for paper/poster presentation, in the form of sanctioning deputations
• Scholarships for meritorious and economically backward students.
• A scholarship of merit of INR 10, 000 (via DD) is awarded to the toppers of the university examinations at all the levels of different PRIST UG courses

BCom graduates can take up various job roles in the Finance sector of government organisations, such as government bank and regulatory bodies. They are also eligible for competitve exams, such as UPSC, SSC, etc., that lead to various jobs in the government sector. Tabulated below are some of the prospective government jobs for BCom graduates of PRIST University, along with their average salaries:

Note: The above-mentioned are industry-based average payouts. The actual salary may differ from student to student based on their skills and competency.

PRIST University has a good placement record. According to reports more than 80% of students get placed every year. Wipro, Capgemini, Mahindra, TCS, and Sunpharma were the top recruiters who participated in the placement drives. The university has a separate Training Placement cell which provides students help to secure job opportunities. The highest package offered was INR 6.5 LPA, and the minimum package was around INR 1.2 LPA. 

PRIST University is a Tier 2 college. It is one of the top universities in Tamil Nadu offering B.Tech. The courses are somewhat more expensive than other universities. The placement opportunities are also less. The fee for the tuition for B.Tech at the university is 1 Lakh, per sem. The average package offered was INR 4 LPA which is not a good ROI. 

In order to get admission at Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology students must apply online. Aspirants can check the list of documents required for admission below:

At PRIST University, the fees for various courses are as follows :

B.Tech- 1.5 L - 8.1 L with 45 percent in graduation

MBA- 1.1 L - 2 L along with 50 percent in graduation

Msc- 14 K - 48 K with 50 percent in graduation

MCA- 65 K and graduation 50 percent

B.Ed- 50 K

As per Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology Engineering and Management NIRF reports 2024, the median package offered during BTech and MBA placements 2023 stood at INR 4.34 LPA and INR 4 LPA, respectively. Further, a total of 48 students were placed and 4 students opted for higher studies out of total 59 students during MBA placements 2023. Other than this, 159 students were placed and 21 students opted for higher studies out of total 198 students during BTech placements 2023. Students can check the detailed PRIST University placement stats here.