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Babu Banarasi Das University vs Madras Engineering College

A side-by-side look at Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Madras Engineering College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, both offering B.Tech / B.E., MBA / PGDM and MCA and 1 more courses. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

Babu Banarasi Das University logoBabu Banarasi Das UniversityLucknow, Uttar PradeshPrivateMadras Engineering College logoMadras Engineering CollegeChennai, Tamil NaduPrivate

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailBabu Banarasi Das UniversityMadras Engineering College
TypePrivatePrivate
LocationLucknow, Uttar PradeshChennai, Tamil Nadu
Course fee range₹1.6L – ₹7L₹1.8L – ₹8.4L
Highest package₹44 LPA₹24 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed124
StreamsArts, ScienceScience
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0499C-75754
In the official registersUGC, AISHEAICTE, AISHE
Official websitebbdu.ac.in mec.edu.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Babu Banarasi Das University: from ₹1.7 lakh, against ₹1.8 lakh at Madras Engineering College.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists the higher top package: ₹44 LPA, against ₹24 LPA at Madras Engineering College.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University is in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Madras Engineering College is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, about 1,550 km apart.
  • Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes and Madras Engineering College lists 4; 4 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Babu Banarasi Das University lists 12 programmes in all and Madras Engineering College lists 4; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (4)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • MBA / PGDM
  • MCA
  • M.Tech

Only at Babu Banarasi Das University (8)

  • BBA
  • BCA
  • BA
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • B.Pharm
  • B.Arch
  • Hotel Management
  • M.Pharm

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