ECE, CSE, and IT departments are excellent at BIT Mesra. Although other core branches at NIT Rourkela are much better. 

A friend of mine is a student of BIT Mesra, so I have some idea about the campus. The campus is good and there are various club activities going on throughout the year. There are more than 10 student clubs of engineering departments, music, and culture including the Highlander Adventure Club, Engineering Society, etc.

Here's a table comparing the basics of both the institutes.

As you can see from the table above, BIT Mesra is so much costlier than NIT. The course fee will be half at NIT Rourkela. Choose BIT Mesra, only if you are ready to pay a huge amount of course fee.

My friend is pursuing MCA from BIT Mesra and they find it to be an average course academically but definitely a profitable one in the future because of BIT's brand value. BIT ranks #16th on the NIRF rankings but its infrastructure and quality of faculty members cannot be said to be the best. 

Highlight:

Here are some points to be noted. 

• BIT has turned a bit mercenary with its high fees of about INR 80,000 and the administration disregards the students.
• The placement rate is around 90% and that's one of the best things about BIT. Most of the seniors have been placed with names like Amazon, Hero Motocorp, and Axis Bank at an average pay of INR 4.5-6.7 LPA.
• The mess food is average as well. Almost every year there’s a hike in mess fee.

Here's a table highlighting the MCA program at BIT Mesra. 

BIT is one of the most reputed colleges in Eastern India and its brand value carries a lot of weight. The institute will surely help to kick start your career.

BIT Mesra is the main campus situated in Mesra, Ranchi. The Lalpur campus is an extension that deals with several other selected courses like BCA, MCA, MIT, MBA, IMCA and IMBA. The Lalpur campus is located at the Lalpur Chowk, Ranchi.

The below table will give you the details of courses offered, along with placement details in BIT Mesra and BIT Lalpur. 

BIT Lalpur is an extended campus of BIT Mesra. It offers only a selected course. In Undergraduate program Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), and in Postgraduate Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Application (MCA), M.Sc degrees are offered.

Therefore, both the campuses are different from each other located at different locations. Both of them have their own recruiters and placement cell.

There are a couple of things you could do after getting placed in BIT Mesra. First of all they can enhance their coding and technical skills, because these are valued by every top recruiting company. Do not slag, because laziness will definitely drag you down and that may affect your overall preparation.

Do not stay up all night, losing sleep will surely make you unhealthy and create a bad habit overall. Instead workout, go to the gym, play outdoor games and keep yourselves active. 

The final projects need more dedication and preparation, because these will serve as a strong point in your portfolio, which will be later analyzed by the recruiters. So, improvement of the final project is of utmost importance. Do not keep it incomplete till the last minute, it will only put pressure on your overall performance.

Mathematics and Computing is a stream that contains concepts of mathematics merged with sophisticated computer science. It is evident that computer science fundamentals are dependent on applied mathematical skills, but in the present syllabus for M.Sc in mathematics and computing, things are not as they used to be.

The table below gives a brief overview of the integrated course in BIT Mesra.

Key highlights:

• According to the present syllabus, fundamentals of Data Structure, Computational Statistics for AI and Machine Learning, Algorithms, etc. are not well developed for computer science graduates due to their weak background in mathematics. 

According to surveys, most students in mathematics don’t have enough concepts built in Information Systems, Computer Architecture, Data Mining, HPSC, Numerical Analysis, Cryptography, and Network Security. These concepts are essential for software design, simulation, and analysis in engineering economics, military, aerospace, etc. The integrated course in Mathematics and computing is the best bridging stream in this scenario, providing an all-in-one knowledge-based syllabus on both mathematical concepts and computer science technologies.

• Both domains are covered equally in Mathematics and computing, and students can’t choose any one of them in the curriculum.
• BIT Mesra is a constantly developing institute in this stream, and the students are touching the peak of success through research and placements. Several research projects of avionics, robotics, aerospace, etc have seen the involvement of students from this stream.
• The placement of maths and computing has a major improvement throughout the years. Having almost negligible count, in the beginning, it has now almost reached an 80% placement rate, with several MNCs offering decent salary packages ranging from 3 LPA to 11 LPA.

Overall, the Mathematics and computing stream, though comparatively newer to the institute, is now under a tremendous rate of progress and is worth opting for.

Comparably BIT Pilani will offer better career options for Chemical Engineering. Also, one of my friends attends BIT Mesra for Chemical Engineering, so I have some idea about the course at the institute. 

BIT Mesra:

In his branch, there are 60 chemical engineering students and 60 polymer students. The size of the batches does cause an issue during placements. On average, around 30% of students get placed with core companies. You may also want to consider these points.

Faculty and Teaching Methodology:

The faculty assigned for chemical engineering are IITians with PhDs, but their pedagogy is average. You'll be given a lot of quotidian assignments which do not have any scope of exploration.

Infrastructure:

The chemical engineering department has laboratories packed with flow meters, filters, and other important tools but the overall infrastructure is not up to the mark.

Grading System:

Getting a good CGPA is a bit difficult because of the grading system and strict faculty.

In general, the program is full of average students who are not very creative. Most students mug up the syllabus to score well. As for placements, here is a table. 

Even though the highest Salary offered was INR 39 LPA, it was non-core. If you have the option, opt for other colleges. Top NITs will be good options for pursuing Chemical Engineering.

A friend of mine provided me with a clear picture of how the MBA program is at BIT Mesra. The management department at BIT Mesra was established back in 1979 and has resourceful faculty. 

• BIT Mesra has an excellent infrastructure facility as the whole campus is spread around 980 acres.
• The campus has a good hostel, well-established library, mess, good medical facilities all with a reasonable fee. 
• The college organizes internship opportunities and guest lectures for the students to get updated with the recent trends associated with the industry. Students were offered internship opportunities in ONGC, ITC, ICICI bank, Wildcraft, NIIT, Tata Steel, etc. 
• The college also has a good campus placement record for the 2020 batch and has an average package of around 4.5 LPA. You will be at an advantage anyway regarding the return on investment as the fee structure is very affordable and packages provide greater value.
• If you are pursuing MBA, you will be called for GD/PI on the basis of percentile scored in CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT. Admission on the basis of performance of candidates in GD and PI.

Listed below are some information about the course: 

This year a lot of great companies visited BIT Mesra for the recruitment process. Some prominent companies are ICICI bank, Bandhan bank, Bajaj, Godrej, Airtel, Biju’s, etc. 

It is better than any private college with a similar placement record. In short BIT Mesra is a good place where you can better equip yourself with the facilities available and grab the best out of it for a better future.

The placement scenario of BIT Mesra is pretty good, considering the highest and average placement packages respectively. The table below gives a brief overview of the placement in BIT Mesra.

Key Highlights:

• The CS & IT branches lead in the highest CTC offered. Companies like Microsoft (39 LPA), Salesforce (30 LPA), Goldman Sachs (22 LPA), etc provide high salary packages and are generally limited to circuital branches only.
• The high fees of BIT are usually considered as an assurance of getting placement, but what matters most is the candidate's skills and preparation.

Overall, it is considered that BIT Mesra has an upper edge in B.Tech placements (mostly CS & IT), though Integrated M.Sc students get decent offers too.