The institute offers diverse courses at all levels, i.e., Undergraduate, Post-Graduate, Ph.D., and Fellowship programs. The admission procedure at IIT Bhubaneswar is similar to that of any other IIT.

For undergraduate admissions, all of the IITs hold a two-tier entrance examination called the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The first tier of the entrance test is known as JEE Mains and the second one is JEE Advanced. Once you go through JEE Mains, you are allowed to sit for JEE Advanced. If you clear JEE Advanced you will have the chance to get admission to the desired IIT.

In order to be eligible for admission at any IIT, candidates must clear both the exams and must have secured a good rank. If you secure the cutoff asked by the institute you can choose the institutes and courses, in the order of your preference during Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counseling. After document verification, the authority allocates you to the institute as per your ranking and preference.

For getting admission in postgraduate courses you need to clear GATE and the departmental interviews.

There has always been a stereotype that Mechanical Engineering is better suited for male than female students. Girls are pushed to take other courses like Electronics or Computer Science because they are said not to possess the physical strength required for the fieldwork in Mechanical Engineering. Even in top engineering colleges, it is seen that the male to female gender ratio is 140:10 which is fairly low as compared to other branches.

The choice of a branch to pursue should entirely depend on the individual. If a female candidate is interested to pursue Mechanical Engineering, she should be able to make that decision without apprehension. We are in the 21st century and it is high time we free ourselves of stereotypes which cause hindrance in maintaining gender equality through society. 

Mechanical Engineering doesn’t always need the aspirant to work on the field as it opens up opportunities for other fields too like Machine Design and CAD, Robotics and Mechatronics, Structural Analysis, etc. However, an individual, be it any gender, should be able to choose their career freely even if they are interested in pursuing a career in fieldwork after studying Mechanical Engineering.

IIT Bhubaneswar provides a strong faculty base and learning environment for students to pursue M.Tech. A few of the subject matters include Theory of Machines, Design of Machine elements, Power Plant Engineering, Artificial Intelligence & Neuro-Fuzzy Theory, etc. In the year 2018-19, 83% of students got placed from the Mechanical branch and the average salary offered was INR 11.44 LPA. Top recruiters included companies like TATA Steel, Maruti Suzuki, and PSUs like DRDO, ISRO, IOCL etc.
 

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the engineering category by NIRF 2019. CSE department in IIT Bhubaneswar has seen 100% placement in 2019. CSE is a popular subject among students of IIT Bhubaneswar. Computer Science Engineering is not all about coding but Coding Culture at IIT Bhubaneswar is improving.

Many students were selected in Google Summer of Coding (GSoC) in 2018. Many freshers started competitive coding from the very beginning, working on projects and contributing to open source.

The programming society ‘Neuromancers’ is active. Students participate in technical activities and various coding competitions. This leads to a salary package to be around 15 lakhs in CSE department. A number of software companies visit the campus. IIT Bhubaneswar has relatively better placements and a better coding culture.

IIT Bhubaneswar is also among the new IITs. The other new IITs are - IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Ropar, IIT Patna, IIT Mandi, and IIT Jodhpur.

IIT Bhubaneswar is well known for its core engineering departments. The CSE department at the college has a dedicated group of faculty members. The course curriculum for CSE here is similar to IIT Kharagpur. The department has a coding and web designing society. According to the 2019 placement highlights, CSE department had a 100% placement rate. The average CTC was 11.4 LPA and the highest CTC was 39 LPA.

Among the other new IITs, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, and IIT Gandhinagar offer good CSE programs.

IIT Hyderabad is considered the best among the newer IITs. In the academic year of 2019-2020, the CSE department had the highest placement rate with an average CTC 26.6 LPA. The top recruiters were Infosys, Dell, Deloitte, Microsoft, AMD Bangalore, Amazon, and Oracle.

IIT Indore has a placement rate of 99%. Out of 89 students who participated, 88 received job offers. The top recruiters included Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Arcesium. The highest salary package offered was 43 lakhs per annum and the average was 16 lakhs per annum in 2019 placement drive.

IIT Gandhinagar had over 80% placement rate in the 2019 placement drive. More than 70 companies participated in the placement process. The top recruiters were KPIT, Goldman Sachs, ITC, IOCL, HPCL, and ISRO. The highest salary package offered was 40 lakhs per annum and the average was 8 lakhs per annum.

All of the above-mentioned institutes offer good CSE programs both in terms of academics and placements, so choose according to your convenience.

Most IITs do not allow changing courses from dual degree to a B.Tech degree. However, you can shift from a B.Tech degree to a dual degree. The rules regarding the change of course in IIT Bhubaneswar are the same as other IITs.  

In IIT Bhubaneswar, only those students will be eligible to be considered for branch change after the second(spring) semester, who have-

1. Completed all the credits required in the first two semesters of their studies.
2. CGPA not lower than 8.5 at the end of the second semester.

Students in the 4th year of B.Tech courses are also eligible to apply for a change of branch in any engineering (4-Year or 5-Year dual degree) course. But the selection is strictly based on merit of the applicants. Generally, applicants who rank in the top 1% are considered first. In case of ties, the deciding factor is the JEE rank of the applicants. Students who are interested in changing their courses may enlist up to 5 choices of branch according to their preference.

IIT’s are the best engineering institutes of the country and IIT Bhubaneshwar, being in the Top 20, is a great choice for M.Tech after graduation.

It offers a two-year full-time M.Tech course in mechanical engineering. An individual can take admission via the GATE score. The cut-off for MTech in mechanical engineering went around 540 in the year 2019. The fees for the course are 4.62 lakhs divided into 2.34 Lakhs and 2.28 Lakhs. Candidates must have a minimum of 60% or a 6.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 in B. tech/B.E. with a valid GATE score. (50% marks for SC / ST)

There were 68% placements for MTech students in 2019. The highest package stands at 39 LPA comparing to 30 LPA of industry standards. The average package at IIT BBS stands at 11.1 LPA in comparison to the industry average of 7 LPA which clearly shows that IIT BBS is performing very well among other colleges.

The infrastructure is well-developed with a high-speed Wi-Fi available in the academic block. Classrooms are Centralized AC and the Labs are well equipped with the latest technology equipment. Faculty is very knowledgeable, qualified, and uses practical methods to help understand topics.

IIT Bhubaneshwar is at the 22nd rank in the NIRF 2020 ranking. However, there are many other IITs like IIT Madras, Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur, and Kanpur among others, which are ranked higher than IIT Bhubaneshwar.

Looking at the parameter of placement in the CSE branch, it is quite impressive with a placement rate of 100%. Some reputed companies were present in the placement drives conducted in the college. In 2018, Adobe visited the college and offered the highest package, which was worth INR 38 lakh per annum. Similarly, Goldman Sachs had offered a package of 31.5 lakh to three students from the CSE branch.

The infrastructure required for the CSE branch is also quite well at IIT Bhubaneshwar. The college provides essential facilities like Wi-Fi network, computer laboratories, smart classes, library, and gymnasium.

The faculty is well-qualified and most of them are IIT alumnae and have Ph.D. The student to faculty ratio is 1 teacher to 40 students, which is not very impressive. However, the faculty provides students with elaborated notes and PowerPoint presentations to teach them in recreational ways.

Considering the academics and placement rate it’s clear that CSE at IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good.

Old NITs like Surathkal or Warangal have an established stature in terms of placements, courses, faculty, infrastructure, etc. They offer a strong faculty base and learning environment to its students. For example, NIT Surathkal has consistently maintained a placement percentage of 90%+ for the BTech CSE branch. Some top companies that visit the campus for final placements are Adobe, Microsoft, Oracle, etc.

New IITs have also set a promising position for Btech CSE. IIT Indore hosts a variety of projects and events related to competitive programming/coding. Placement records are also good at these IITs. For example, IIT Bhubaneswar records 100% placements of students from the CSE branch with an average package of 11.44 Lakhs INR per annum. Some companies that visit the campus for final placements include Reliance Jio, Amazon, Deloitte, Oracle etc.

You should weigh the pros and cons and join the institute with the better CSE program and not join a college only for the brand value.