I am opting for the core branches at IIT Bhubaneswar rather than engineering design at IIT Madras.
Hyderabad School of Chemistry
The university is accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade and approved by the AICTE and UGC. The eligibility criteria for MSc in chemistry is a BSc with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate with Chemistry as one of the subjects, preferably with a combination of Physics and Mathematics. The selection of the program is done based on the performance of the candidate in a test conducted by the institute. The fees required for this course are INR 10,710 for the first year.
There are around 33 highly qualified faculty members for the Department of Chemistry and the lab of the department is well-equipped with state-of-art sophisticated analytic instruments.
The university invites numerous companies for campus placements. Maximum students of MSc Chemistry chose to work in research labs and educational fields. Some also go for higher studies. The average package offered is around INR 6 LPA.
IIT Bhubaneswar
IIT Bhubaneswar intakes students into the MSc Chemistry programs based on their performance in IIT JAM and the minimum eligibility criteria is 55% marks in bachelor’s degrees. The course fee required is INR 84,460 for the first year.
The institute has a dedicated group of highly qualified faculty members and all of the faculty holds PhDs in their respective disciplines.
According to the placement statistics of 2019, a total of 70% of the students got placement from the PG courses. The average placement package offered to the students of MSc Chemistry was around 6.5 LPA. The recruiting companies were Amazon, Adobe, CapGemini, Oracle, Infosys, etc. The PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, HPCL, NCCBM also participated in the campus placement drive.
Hyderabad University provides great exposer for research and future employment opportunities in various R&D and Government sectors. Between Hyderabad University and IIT Bhubaneswar, the former would be a better choice for pursuing a M.Sc in Chemistry.
I am a second-year student of ECE at IIT Bhubaneswar.
I think you can go for B.Tech ECE at IIT Bhubaneswar. Even though DTU is a reputed institute, it is mostly known in the Northern parts of India. On the other hand, IIT Bhubaneswar carries the IIT tag, which is recognised nationally and globally.
As a central institution, IIT Bhubaneswar has a more diverse crowd as compared to DTU (also because DTU has a huge Delhi quota). This allows for a better exposure and exchange of values. This will in turn, help you in your profession when dealing with people from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds.
ECE is as good a branch as CoE/CSE, and you can easily get a job at an IT firm by learning coding on the side. Moreover, ECE students are allowed to sit for a large number of IT companies during placements.
Here’s a comparison between IIT Bhubaneswar and DTU for your reference:
Parameters |
ECE at IIT Bhubaneswar |
COE at DTU |
NIRF 2023 Engineering Ranking |
#47 |
#29 |
Highest Package (2023) |
INR 44.62 LPA |
INR 82.05 LPA |
Average Package (2023) |
INR 22.85 LPA |
INR 23.70 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Google, Adobe, Amazon, TCS, etc. |
Samsung, Microsoft, Zomato, Flipkart, etc. |
Since the placements at both the institutions are good, I would recommend you consider the other factors and choose B.Tech ECE at IIT Bhubaneswar.
Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is better than Naval and Architecture Engineering at IIT Madras. I have limited knowledge about IIT Madras, but I can guide you through IIT Bhubaneswar.
IIT Bhubaneswar CSE is better. It is an older institute with a bigger alumni base. According to the highlights of IIT Bhubaneswar placements 2022, CSE had an average CTC of INR 22.40 LPA. While the highest CTC received by the student of the branch was INR 44 LPA. The placement rate was INR 98.15%.
Civil Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is better than Metallurgical Engineering at IIT Indore.
The table below shows the placement for 2023:
Branch |
Placement Percentage |
Highest CTC |
Lowest CTC |
Average CTC |
Median CTC |
Civil |
80% |
INR 38.7 LPA |
INR 6.5 LPA |
INR 12.85 LPA |
INR 10.57 LPA |
Whether it is new or old, an IIT is still an IIT. Once you complete your degree, you will always be an IITian and be eligible for its advantages throughout your professional life. Electrical Sciences, the category under which ECE falls, is in an average position in terms of placement.
During the IIT Bhubaneswar placement in 2022, the highest salary offered to BTech students was INR 44.10 LPA. Additionally, the highest packages for BTech and MTech were INR 44.10 LPA and INR 17.13 LPA, respectively, during IIT BBS placements in 2022. 88% of applicants are placed. There are some problems with it because it is a new IIT.
If the IIT tag is not considered, NIT Trichy’s Structural Engineering M.Tech course is better than IIT Bhubaneswar. But the hallmark of IIT does offer certain advantages.
NIT Trichy was established in 1964 while IIT Bhubaneswar was established in 2008. So, it is the older institution with a strong alumni base. NIRF in 2019 ranked NIT Trichy 10 in India while IIT Bhubaneswar was ranked at 17.
NIT Trichy has a very good placement record over the years and it is pretty good for structural engineering specialization. Almost 80% of the M. Tech students are employed in reputed companies every year with an average salary package of 5 lakh per annum. Some of the companies in which the students get placed are L&T Construction, L&T Hydrocarbon, TCE, L&W Construction, Atkins, Dow Chemicals, Technip, etc.
Compared to NIT Trichy, IIT Bhubhaneshwar does not have an impressive M. Tech placement record. The institute has witnessed around 68% of placement. But in the year 2018, there was an increase in the number of jobs offered from core industries. The average salary package was 11.15 package per annum. Top MNC recruiters were Goldman Sachs, Renault, Nissan, Samsung, Oracle, Infosys, Adobe, etc. The public sector undertakings in India such as ISRO, IOCL, HPCL, NCCBM also participated in placement.
The total fee structure of IIT Bhubaneswar for the M.Tech Structural Engineering program is Rs. 2.31 Lakhs/ Year. While the fee structure in NIT Trichy is only Rs. 96,625/ Year. NIT Trichy has highly qualified and experienced faculty. Most of them hold Ph. D and some of them have completed PostDoc. The institute makes use of the e-learning platform to teach the students. IIT Bhubaneswar is also rich with experienced faculties.
The average cutoff required to get admitted for IIT Bhubaneswar for electronics in the JEE advanced was 1991-5690 for the academic year of 2019. However, the minimum marks required for getting into IIT Bhubaneswar for Electronics can’t be determined, as the cutoff ranks vary every year depending on the difficulty level of the paper, different caste, and gender. The papers for JEE advanced in 2016 were tough as compared to that of 2017. As a result, in 2016 the cutoff was lower than what it was in 2017. In 2017, since the paper was easy hence the candidates needed higher marks to achieve the cutoff.
With the level of difficulty of the exam, the cutoff marks for JEE advanced will be changing for the respective years but mostly it stays closer to the previous year’s cutoff. So the previous year’s cutoff rank is the best parameter to calculate your chances for admission.
The choice between IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Hyderabad can be challenging. Still, IIT Bhubaneswar is a better option as it has a high standard of learning and offers excellent research facilities for students.