First of all, it depends on your interest whether you want to pursue engineering in Mechanical or Civil, and only then you can decide the better college. As the engineering branches are different it’s difficult to pick one college over the other.
Comparing the two courses in terms of placements offered last year, we see 83% of the Mechanical branch students got placed in IIT Bhubaneswar with average CTC 11.4 LPA. 77% of the Civil students in IITG got placed last year. The average package offered in IIT Guwahati was around 11 LPA while the highest went up to 39 LPA.
Being the older IIT, the infrastructure of IITG is good and the placements for both the core as well as the non-core sectors are also quite good. IIT Bhubaneswar has been showing good numbers in recent years and is developing gradually.
You can also look for some other options for mechanical other than IIT Bhubaneswar. If you manage to get a good score in Mains, you can look for admission in old NIT where you will get better future opportunities also good placement packages. While IIT Guwahati being an older institute is expected to attract many of the major recruiters from all the sectors and provide good CTC.
So, choose the college based on your branch of interest.
Every year, there is a change in the marking scheme and exam pattern of JEE Advanced so it’s difficult to tell you if you can get admission to IIT Mandi or Guwahati with a score of 250. The best way is to refer to the JEE Advanced cutoff. The IIT that will accept you depends on your JEE rank. You cannot predict the rank before the main JEE examination.
Here is the IIT Mandi and IIT Guwahati JEE Advanced cutoff 2022 for your reference (2022)
IIT Mandi JEE Advanced cutoff 2022
Course |
Male |
Female |
Civil Engineering |
12801 |
20745 |
Computer Science and Engineering |
3017 |
5988 |
Electrical Engineering |
6946 |
11782 |
Engineering Physics |
11691 |
19876 |
Mechanical Engineering |
10038 |
16438 |
IIT Guwahati JEE Advanced cutoff 2022
Course |
Cutoff by Rank |
CSE |
589 |
AI and Data Science |
924 |
MNC |
1041 |
ECE |
1690 |
EEE |
2196 |
ME |
4692 |
Engineering Physics |
5483 |
Branch | Placement Percentage | Students Registered | Students Placed |
CSE | 95.88% | 97 | 93 |
ECE | 95.18% | 83 | 79 |
EEE | 93.61% | 47 | 44 |
ME | 81.81% | 88 | 72 |
CE | 79.45% | 73 | 58 |
It’s highly illogical to compare the likes of IIT BHU and IIT Guwahati with DTU. You cannot compare a tier-1 with a tier-2 college. IITs are home to the best minds of the country and the crowd IITs attract cannot be compared to an institute like DTU. The faculty pool is refined and highly learned at IIts that are recruited through a rigorous process. IITs are funded by the central government and the campus and facilities are at another level.
Specifically talking about placements, here is a comparative analysis of the placement statistics of the aforementioned institutionsParticulars | IIT BHU | IIT Guwahati | DTU |
Number of Companies Participated | 117 | 264 | 403 |
Number of Offers | 472 | - | 2459 |
Highest CTC | INR 1.2 CPA | INR 2.4 CPA | INR 1.8 CPA |
Top Recruiters | Uber, Flipkart, Microsoft | American Express, Qualcomm, JP Morgan, C-DoT | Samsung, Instabase, Atlassian, Sprinklr, Amazon, Alphonso, Salesforce, Microsoft, Adobe, etc |
From the above table we can infer that IIT Guwahati has the best placements and DTU and IIT BHU are at the same level.
If you are interested in CSE but choosing Mathematics and Computing just for the sake of overlapping courses, then trust me you are making the wrong decision. I have seen many CSE branch seekers taking Mathematics and Computer to land CSE-related jobs. Let me tell you frankly, Mathematics and Computing are no substitutes for Computer Science.
If you want to get a deeper understanding of this, go through the Syllabus of Mathematics. You will find most courses that are theoretical, abstract, and purely mathematical and very few courses related to Computer Science. Mathematics at IITs is not everyone’s cup of tea. It is extremely tough, unlike JEE Math.
However, if you are passionate about Mathematics and want to pursue a research career in it, go for it. The courses might include lengthy proofs of Mathematical Induction and set and relation theory. Discuss the curriculum once with students of Mathematics at IIT and then make the final decision. Usually, the coursework in Mathematics and Computing is the same for all the IIT Branches.
To sum it up, if you are planning to take Mathematics and Computers just for the CSE courses, please make a better decision. My best advice would be to go for CSE in a better engineering college like IIT Hyderabad or Indore.
For Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati will be a better option. It is among the old 7 IITs and offers good academics, placement, and faculty, for the branch. IIT Guwahati Civil Engineering placement record is good. Around 80% of students from the branch get placement opportunities. The average CTC offered to the student of this branch is around INR 17 LPA.
If you don’t have any particular inclination toward Mechanical Engineering, then Civil Engineering from IIT Guwahati will be the better choice. It is an old IIT and offers good infrastructure, faculty, and a well-developed alumni base.
According to the statistics of recent years, IIT Guwahati Civil Engineering placement statistics are pretty good. Around 80% of the students get placed each year and the average CTC offered to the students of this branch is INR 17.5 LPA.
These are very different choices and you should first make up your mind on the choice of stream.
Here is the relevant information on each stream from the different institutions:
IIT BHU Civil Engineering is a 4-year full-time on-campus degree. The course fee for the first year is INR 2.28 Lakhs, while for the next three years, it is INR 2.13 Lakhs each. During the 2023 placements, the placement percentage for the Civil Engineering branch was 76.98%. The median package was INR 15.75 LPA and the Average Package was INR 19.09 LPA.
All the above institutions carry the prestigious IIT tag but to compare all of them that too using different courses is quite difficult. You must first choose the course that you wish to pursue and then decide which of these institutions best fulfills all your goals.
You can use the above statistics for course fees and placements to get a rough idea of each.
Design courses at IIT Guwahati are highly regarded for their innovation and interdisciplinary approach. These courses are offered through the Department of Design (DoD). The department provides BDes (the only UG program of its kind in IIT), MDes and PhD programs.
The courses focus on inventing and using technologies to create efficient and usable user experiences. The curriculum blends theoretical aspects with practical skills in different design courses. It aims to produce graduates capable of leading the scenario with their skills and values.
Design courses students are provided with modern labs equipped with the best facilities for enriching hands-on experience. These courses encourage research and industry collaboration through the department’s strong ties to work on real-world projects.
Admission to BDes and MDes courses are based on UCEED and CEED respectively. Candidates must clear the exam and appear in the selection process to secure a seat. PhD admissions are provided based on the GATE or CEED scores. BDes from IIT Guwahatiti costs around INR 11 Lakhs while the fee for MDes is INR 1.91 Lakhs.
IIT Guwahati AI courses are highly regarded and offer a comprehensive education in AI. The institute has a dedicated department called Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. The school aims to be the leading place in India where work is done to create knowledge through various datasets by leveraging intelligence.
It offers BTech, MTech and PhD programs in data science and AI. The programs are meticulously designed to prepare you to meet the demands of the industry. Upon completion, you will be well-equipped with essential qualifications, skills and resources to pursue various roles in the technology sector where AI is used in various roles. Admission to these programs is based on entrance exams like JEE Advanced and GATE. BTech DS and AI students recorded an average package of INR 25.75 LPA with the highest package being INR 2.40 CPA.
In 2023, the school also started a one-of-a-kind online BSc (Hons) course in DS and AI catering to working professionals who wish to learn the advancements in the data science and AI field to improve their career prospects. This course can also be pursued by students and other individuals if they meet the eligibility criteria.