IIT BHU Varanasi is unique in a way that it resides inside BHU and the campus is quite prodigious. The campus is an open campus which at first might seem odd since it contains a tourist destination, the New Vishwanath Temple of Lord Shiva, but soon you will fall in love with it. 

You do not have to feel deserted at IIT BHU, since it has other institutions of various disciplines like IMS, Law, Commerce, Arts, Management, etc. Being a student of IIT BHU, you can also do a diploma course in the above-mentioned disciplines along with your BTech. It has a number of branches from conventional to non-conventional ones. Students can also meet lots of people from other disciplines during fests, events, etc. 

Apart from the excellent placements and huge alumni networks, there are other factors like the mess food of IIT BHU is one of the best. One can also bring their own motorized vehicles. 

Placements at IIT BHU have always remained excellent and at par with the old IITs. The institute also boasts of its huge alumni network has completed its 100 years in 2019. Although it doesn’t make its placement report public as it is done by most other IITs. Pre placements offer (PPO) offered to the students have scaled a record high this year, indicating a bumper recruitment season where leading employers hired through the tried and tested internship route.

The institute witnessed a jump in the number of PPOs to 116 from 108 in the last year. Several companies made early offers for the first time like Walmart, Bajaj, and OYO also offered PPOs. 

Traditional giants like Goldman Sachs, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Citibank, Samsung, Bajaj, EXL, OYO, Vedanta, and General Electric will visit the IIT BHU campus for recruitment along with first-time companies like Apple, RB, and Sprinkler.

With over 45 company's coming on the first day, the number of offers made was 266, which is the highest number so far. The companies that visited the campus of IIT BHU on day 1 were Apple, Microsoft, Google, Uber, Goldman Sachs, Intel, etc.

During day 2 and day 3, close to 50 organizations conducted their hiring processes. Some of the notable companies which hire students include Flipkart, Oracle, Cipla, Deloitte, Reliance Jio, OYO, etc.

With a total of 1151 students registered for the on-campus selection, around three fourths (75%) have already been placed. Three international offers of Rs 1.51 crores have been presented by Microsoft international, accomplishing the highest bids of this placement season. 

So, IIT BHU Varanasi is indeed an excellent institute than other IITs. The institute makes sure that the students of all the courses are given placements in top recruiting organizations. The training and placement cell at IIT BHU Varanasi not only has its unique way of training the students, but it also provides the infrastructural facilities for the students in order to conduct the group discussions, tests, and interviews. 
     
 

Getting in touch with the professors could be the easiest way to get an internship at IIT BHU. You can send an email to the professors with whom you want to carry on your work. All the contact details of the professors and department related personnel are available on the official site of IIT BHU. Now, mailing those profs. could be a difficult and tedious task because you may not get a reply right away. A solution for this is keep sending reminders at some intervals. Also, your statement of purpose ( SOP ) should be enthusiastic, keen, and well written. If you have any prior research experience at your college, then it would be of great help. If you know some professors personally, then the chances of getting the internship are high as well. IIT BHU also offers direct internships for summers, so just keep checking their official website.

Lastly your CGPA should be quite good and you should have good recommendations from the professors at your college.

IT(BHU) got converted into an IIT in 2012. The institute has seen many changes since then. A few major ones have been listed as below:

• There is a new administration, which is directly influenced by the MHRD.
• The processes of recruiting faculty is more thorough and therefore, newly recruited faculty are better qualified as well as equipped for teaching.
• There is now a proper course structure to be followed, with each course having a more rigid curriculum. The academic calendar is taken more seriously.
• Exams happen twice - one mid-semester and one end-semester instead of the CT’s and final exams.
• There is a new 75% attendance rule. Assignments and projects have become a major part of many courses. The concept of relative grading has been introduced.
• There is a much more functional Training and Placements Cell, along with a new Entrepreneurship Cell. There are also new start-up incubators. Placements have seen an obvious major boost.
• Many new departments have been added - the latest being Architecture. Also, department fests are taken much more seriously.
• More and more students are enrolled each year into various departments. This has also resulted in the construction of new hostels and increasing room occupancy of some.
• A new library has been built and a new student activity center is being constructed.
• Many new councils and clubs have been introduced.
• Google Start-up Weekend, FMC Weekend, and IIT(BHU) Modern United Nations are being held every year. Also, TEDx is being conducted whenever possible.
• The campus now has not only Internet access but also numerous WiFis.
• A huge marketplace developed nearer to the “IIT side” of the campus.

IIT BHU is one of the prestigious IITs of India and is 100 years old. The Mechanical Department of IIT BHU has good faculties and excellent lab facilities. Course Curriculum of Mechanical Engineering is designed in such a way to provide students with industrial skills. The Mechanical Department at IIT BHU has good placement stats having companies visiting campus for jobs in both cores as well as non-core profiles.

Some of the well-known core companies visiting the campus include DRDO, IOCL, HUL, Jaguar, TATA motors, Reliance, Maruti, L&T, BPCL, etc. The list of companies is not only restricted to the core, but students get offers from non-core sectors too like Software/IT, Consulting, Analytics, Finance, Education, etc. It has been observed that most of the students are placed in well-known organizations with an average package ranging from 10-12 lacs CTC. The Highest package in the core sector is around 31 Lacs CTC while in non-core is nearly 41 lacs CTC. Thus, the overall placement percentage of students for the Mechanical Engineering Department is above 90%.

JU is also a good college with some of the good faculties and infrastructure. It is considered one of the best colleges in West Bengal after IITKGP. One of the perks of joining JU is that fee is only 10k per semester which is quite cheap when compared to IIT BHU. Placements are very good and on par with other colleges and students get placed in top companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, Samsung, Goldmann Sachs, etc. Students were offered an average package of 12 LPA CTC while the highest being offered was 39 LPA CTC by Adobe.

It is difficult to compare two institutes for different branches. You should choose the institute based on your branch of interest.