Both IIT BHU and IIT Hyderabad are new IITs. However, IIT BHU is an old institute and later on converted to IIT while IITH is newly constructed. Though newly constructed, the growth of IITH has been pretty impressively. According to NIRF ranking, IITH (rank - 7) is far ahead of IIT BHU (rank - 14) which proves that IITH has better infrastructure, faculties, research facilities, outreach, and location.
As of 2019, the opening and closing rank of IITH for Electrical is 808-1868 while in IIT BHU the closing rank was 2054. The IITH has the combined electrical and electronics engineering course which provides students with the knowledge of both the areas as the industry demands and provides opportunities in various areas. In contrast, IIT BHU has a separate electrical engineering course that is dedicated to specific electrical subjects.
Both the IITs hold good placement records. In 2019 a total of 88 students were placed from EE in IIT BHU. The offers were ranged between 10 LPA to 58.21 LPA. Whereas, the placement statistics for the EE department in IITH suggest there was 73.17% placement with a median salary of 15.23 LPA.
IITH has signed MoUs with renowned Japanese colleges, so there is a huge trend of going to further studies in Japan. Unlike IITH, IIT BHU, being an old college, has a strong alumni network, and there are many alumni at high positions in the organization. Both these institutions have their perks for a EE degree, so choose according to your convenience.
IIT Roorkee and IIT BHU both used to be engineering colleges before they converted into IIT, due to which a comparison between these two institutes exists. Given below are a few information on which IIT Roorkee and IIT BHU can be compared.
NIRF ranking of 2019 placed IIT BHU on an overall 11th rank among Engineering colleges in India. The institute made a great leap from its previous 19th rank in the NIRF list in 2018 which was 31 in 2017. Although being one of the oldest IITs in the country, the institute lags behind other eminent IITs due to its infrastructure and facilities. The college comes behind IIT Madras(rank 1), IIT Delhi (rank 2), IIT Bombay (rank 3), IIT Kharagpur (rank 4), IIT Kanpur (rank 5), IIT Roorkee(rank 6), IIT Guwahati (rank 7), IIT Hyderabad (rank 8), Anna University(rank 9) and NIT Tiruchirappalli(rank 10) in the NIRF rankings for 2019. The institute was ranked 9th among engineering colleges in India in 2019 by “The Week”. The Outlook ICARE(2019) ranking agency assigned 16th rank (out of 100) for IIT BHU. Jagran Josh(2018) ranked the institute at 21. Besides these rankings, there have been several biased ratings given by a few private agencies which are not as reliable.
IIT BHU, Varanasi has massive hostels with sprawling, lush-green lawns. There are 12 male hostels and one female hostel with two extensions. Students at IIT BHU are provided with double-seated accommodation beginning in their first year, thanks to the construction of four new hostels in a year and the renovation of others. Needless to say, all of the hostels have LAN access, and students are permitted to use the internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the semester. A few hostels have Wi-Fi, making it even easier for students to connect to the internet. First-year students are assigned to separate hostels, whereas second-year students are assigned to hostels at random, with students from all years living in the same hostel. This facilitates social interaction among students from all branches and batches.
Hostels have their own common room, as well as badminton and volleyball courts, and are always bustling with activity. Each hostel has its own hangout area, complete with chole-samose and chai. Many inter-hostel competitions are held throughout the year, ranging from matki-phod on Janamashtmi to the Inter Hostel Sports Tournament. Each hostel has its own mess service, which is supervised by student volunteers who work with the Mess Maharaj to decide on the menu.
The choice of the branch is always yours to make. People can advise you on the same but to make the best decision you will have to determine your area of interest and look up the fields you are choosing from. It’s a very crucial decision and needs to be taken after much thought.
IIT Roorkee Civil Engineering
IIT BHU Mechanical Engineering
Ultimately, the choice of the branch and institute both are matters of personal preference and should be given due consideration.
Both are decent options but which one is good for you depends on your interests only. In fact, whoever is going to answer this question, will be driven by his own interests and thus there is no objective answer to your question. Choose the branch that appeals to you the most, be it EE or ME.
Just bear in mind that while analyzing, placements should not be the major criteria for your judgment. You should consider versatile factors like the campus life the Institute offers, alumni network, faculty pool, etc. Don’t limit yourself to good packages and seek much more.
The best way to decipher which branch is better is to interact with seniors of both institutes belonging to the respective branches. Enquire about the opportunities, exposure, and other things that cannot be known from statistics. Only after weighing the opinions of both the parties, should you reach a conclusion that satisfies you the most.
It is difficult to say which program is better as it is more of a matter of personal interest than program worth. However, it is a well-established fact that IITs are highly respected and provide an excellent education in the field of computer science and engineering (CSE). Both the CSE programs; the 5-year program at IIT Kharagpur and the 4-year program at IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, and IIT BHU are equally good academically.
If it’s placements you are concerned about, IIT BHU will satisfy all your expectations as it has the best companies, amazing coding culture, and an elaborate alumni network. The highest package for 2022-2023 placements was reported to be INR 1.2 CPA with top companies like Microsoft Google, and Facebook visiting the campus to hire for their Seattle/California office. Most reputed companies in India pay a visit to IIT BHU and sometimes offer more than one offer to each student. Some students even have PPOs way before the placement season begins. If placements are your concern you can rest assured as the CSE branch at IIT BHU offers the best packages in top companies. Some top recruiters include
Additionally, it would be important to consider your personal interests, career goals, and other factors when making this decision.
I assume that you haven’t decided on a specific branch and hence you have multiple options open from different institutes and branches. Before I give you my suggestion it’s important to know that most non-CS students at IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur try to get a job in CS only. For this, they learn programming and sit for non-core placements.
For the same reason, I am recommending you join either BHU or Guwahati (CSE).
In the end unless you are a North-Eastern, BHU is the best option for you. Either way you are good to go and thus can make a decision that suits your location.
In my opinion, if you are interested in CSE, you should go for IIT BHU Pharmaceutical. Some points to prove my opinion right are:
IIT BHU offers better packages than NIT Jalandhar.
IIT tag is very valuable
Study environment, facilities and academic culture at IIT BHU is much better than NIT Jalandhar.
Initially Pharmaceutical may seem challenging. But with time you will adjust.