I have some friends from the Mechanical branch at NIT Raipur. According to them, the faculty for mechanical engineering in NIT Raipur is very talented and experienced in their field. Although the best faculty is a completely subjective view and depends on the perception of individuals, here are some of the faculty that my friends look up to.

• Dr. S.Sanyal
• Dr. Shubhankar Bhoumick
• Dr.SPS Matharu
• Dr.S.L Sinha

There are also others, who are not mentioned in the list. You can check out the departmental page of the Mechanical Engineering branch on the official website of NIT Raipur to get a detailed view of the faculty profiles. Hope this helps.

One of my friends is a Chemical Engineer and she has a better idea about these institutes. She mentions that the Department of Chemical Engineering at Jadavpur University is among the best you could possibly obtain.

It is nonetheless the oldest Chemical Engineering department in the whole country and might also be among the oldest in all Asia. Apart from that, the placement highlights and the faculty of the institute are up to the mark as well.

But, if you want to know the overall placement highlight of both the institutes, then check below,

NIT Raipur is a centralized college, while Jadavpur University is state-funded. Speaking of which, there are almost no such big differences between them. But, opting for Jadavpur University over NIT Raipur will be financially beneficial.

CSE and Civil engineering are two vastly different branches and no one can tell you about your preference except you. It is you who is going to choose your branch based on your interests.

In terms of popularity and placements are concerned, then CSE is better in this regard. If you are remotely interested in the software sector or coding then CSE or its sister branch IT should be considered. Currently, most of the placements even for branches such as metallurgical and material engineering, happen with software companies.

Civil engineering is a core branch and though core sector jobs may be less, it has more scope in terms of government jobs (PSUs). Take a look at some of the placement stats for the year 2019-20 for more detail.

• Average salary (overall) - INR 9.5 lakhs per annum
• Eligible students for placements - 90 (CSE) and 68 (civil engineering)
• Offers received - 82 (CSE) and 34 (civil engineering)

So choose accordingly taking all things into consideration.

A college is decided after taking a lot of things into consideration. You should check the college in terms of education and practical quality, faculty, opportunities, placements, etc.

• Having known some people studying in these institutes, I can say that NIT Durgapur is better than NIT Raipur.
• BIT Mesra is very good for branches like CSE.
• NIT Durgapur offers both B.Tech and dual degree (B.Tech+M.Tech) courses.
• The rest of the things are similar to NIT Raipur.
• The chemical branch at NIT Raipur has a good track record in terms of placements.
• 6 students were directly offered Ph.D. at IIT Kanpur based on their interviews and marks.
• This proves that the quality of education is really good at NIT Raipur.

You can also try ICT MUMBAI which is famous for chemical engineering. Ultimately it depends on you and what you prefer and will be suitable for you.

NIT Raipur and DTU Delhi are two different colleges at two different places. Thus, choose a college according to your convenience and which is not so far from your place.

• Raipur campus is less polluted and in the middle of the capital city. Moreover, NIT Raipur is more affordable than Delhi.
• The students don’t worry about the attendance at NIT Raipur as the college is quite lenient regarding their attendance policy. Which you can use to your advantage.
• Furthermore, NIT Raipur students don’t have to sit for mid-sem exams instead there are two class tests and end semester exams. Hence, it decreases the pressure of examinations.
• Not to mention, it is a safe campus for students and also free from ragging.
• The grading system followed at NIT Raipur is absolute whereas the grading system followed by DTU is relative.
• According to the recent placement highlights, the average CTC for NIT Raipur and DTU are respectively 9.5 LPA and 7 LPA.

It’s on you to choose what seems more convenient.

I have a friend who is an alumnus of NIT Raipur. According to him, you should not emphasize much on the placement statistics. As placement for a particular academic year depends a lot on that year’s economic condition in the industry.

During his final year, around 20 companies visited the campus for the Mechanical branch, out of which only 7-8 were core companies. This was because of demonetization that year.

The recent placement statistics of NIT Raipur are as follows.

It’s better if you concentrate on your studies and focus on getting good CPI in all your semesters. If you have the required knowledge and skills then you might get good placements in companies like TATA and Maruti.

One of my friends from high school used to be a student of IIITDM Kanchipuram and in his opinion, ECE at that institute has a far better system of progressing with the course than the NIT system.

IIITDM Kanchipuram also boasts of having a superior faculty. IT has also been derived from the ECE. Both hardware and software are involved in ECE. So, if you are more inclined towards Physics and Maths, go for ECE.

Thus it is suggested that you go for ECE at IIITDM Kanchipuram than IT at NIT Raipur. ECE also has better scope and opportunities than IT. Graduating with ECE you can sit for placements of both core sectors and corporate sectors.