Yes, The permanent campus of IIT Bhubaneswar has started functioning with both administration and students shifted to the permanent campus. The campus is a huge, sprawling across 936 acres of the landmass. It is situated in Argul at the foot of Barunei hill. The campus is located in a near pollution-free, student-friendly environment. IIT Bhubaneswar is well equipped with the basic facilities and runs a residential campus like classrooms, hostels, community center, health center, shopping complex, faculty quarters, etc. The campus is not completely built though; further infrastructure is in the development phase, as new buildings are under construction. Initially, during its inception, the campus was run through two transit camps in the city of Bhubaneswar, but now the campus is fully functioning at the new permanent campus at Argul. The new campus is situated 35km from the airport and 8kms from the nearest railway station. The auditorium and the lecture hall complex are currently under construction.

In IIT Bhubaneswar the placement rate of a dual degree program is comparatively lower than that of a B.Tech course. While some companies do not discriminate between the two degrees but there are also some companies that give preference to B.Tech students and offer them a better salary package.

A Dual degree takes 5 years for a student to complete and students who opt for dual degree programs mostly want to pursue research in the field or want to have an academic career rather than working in MNCs. Dual degree programs are more research-oriented and will provide you with further knowledge about the subject.

If you are looking for admission in M.Tech course then Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is a good option. To get admission, you will need a decent GATE score and you need to go through an entrance exam and interview conducted by the Institute. The college offers M.tech course in the following specialization:

• Climate Science and Technology
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Power System Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Systems Design
• Thermal Science and Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering

To get into the course you should have secured at least 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in a 10-point scale in B. Tech. / B.E. or equivalent degree. IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the best options for the M.Tech course as it is ranked 22nd as per NIRF 2020 Rankings.

It recorded a 70% placement for M.Tech students. Few companies visiting the campus every year are ISRO, NCCBM, IOCL, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Tesco, Adobe, Oracle, IBM, Deloitte, Reliance and many more. The average CTC offered to M.tech students is around 11 LPA. Also, the college ensures that students are exposed to the best infrastructure, well-qualified staff, and practical learning along with theoretical knowledge. The college provides an ambiance for its students which facilitates research and development leading to the creation of knowledge through fundamental and applied research, innovations, and entrepreneurship. At IIT Bhubaneswar you’ll also be exposed to international internship opportunities. However, nowadays the demand for M.tech students is dropping and that’s the reason why many times the student does not get a job in their core field. So, go for M.tech course only if you are really passionate about it.

IIT Bhubaneswar offers a decent M.Tech in the CE program. The Civil Engineering department has experienced professors from the field background. Recently, it has signed MoU with many universities for purposes like research and student exchange. The institute also collaborates with foreign universities such as the University of Warwick, University of Southampton, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Western Ontario, University of New York, University of North Dakota USA, and McGill University. This will give the students an excellent internship and research opportunities.

Past placement reports reveal that IIT Bhubaneswar has witnessed around 60% of M.Tech placement. Companies like Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, Affine Analytics, HCL, HPCL, IOCL, ISRO, Ittiam, Infosys, KIIT, Go-Jek, Goldman Sachs, and many others visited the campus for recruitment. The average domestic CTC offered in 2019 was INR 11.44 LPA whereas the highest domestic CTC went up to as much as 39 Lakhs per annum. PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM also participated in the placement to recruit students. A popular belief is that most of the IIT fail to offer core placement for civil engineering students in India. This is not the case for IIT Bhubaneswar as it offers plenty of core placement opportunities. 

IIT Bhubaneswar is a good institution to pursue M.Tech in CE from both in academics and placements.

If you wish to work in the government sector, there are very few jobs in CSE but if you want to go for corporate work life, you should go with CSE.

Considering placements, if you opt for CS at NSUT, the average package at NSUT is around 14 LPA and the median package is around 8 LPA considering some international offers which increase the average package by a huge amount. In IIT Bhubaneshwar, people from Civil get jobs in both core and software companies. The packages range from 6 LPA to 39 LPA with an average somewhere around 11.4 LPA.

The campus life at IIT Bhubaneshwar is better as compared to that at NSUT. There are three fests, many science, and non-technical clubs, etc. There are E-classrooms in the campus with faculty to student ratio of around 15:1. The infrastructure, being newly built, is quite impressive with good classrooms and hostels.

Students who want to prepare for MTech in IIT have to first check the eligibility criteria of IIT Bhubaneswar before applying for the program. They must secure 60%-70% marks in their undergraduate program (B.Tech, B.Sc, B.Arch) from a recognized university to apply for M.Tech. Admissions will be done through GATE examinations. Students applying without the GATE score will have to take an entrance test conducted by the institute.

GATE qualified students applying for MTech in IIT Bhubaneswar will be able to check their names in the Institute portal. Shortlisted students must report to the institute to reserve their seats. They must pay the fees before the given deadline. Once the GATE application form is submitted, students have to fill the admission form for M.Tech.

By registering for GATE COAP, the candidates will be able to access a common platform through which they will select their preferred subject.

Unfortunately, no. The students, although filled with a lot of enthusiasm to grow, have fewer opportunities and facilities at IIT Bhubaneswar. There is an effective shortage of faculty. The CS branch here has only a total of 5 professors for all the 4 batches. There are internet issues as well. The labs aren’t sufficiently equipped. There are no supercomputers for parallel programming. The college has been trying to expand its horizons since the beginning. There can’t be direct blame at any entity of the college. Newly admitted students are expected to team with their seniors and come up with new ideas and initiatives. The college can excel in such curricular activities only if the students leap over the boundaries set and create opportunities for themselves. And in the recent past, there have been improvements in the availability of opportunities for students in such avenues. This means the goal to build an Open Source Culture may come true in the near future.

Both Mechanical engineering and computer science engineering are two different fields of study so it’s difficult to select an institute over the other.

On the basis of NIRF (National institution ranking framework score) Rankings, IIT Bhubaneswar comes under the top 20 IITs in India. There are more than 15 faculty members for mechanical engineering and their syllabus emphasizes both the technical and communication teamwork. The school of mechanical sciences offers B.Tech in mechanical engineering, a dual degree (M.Tech- M.Tech) and M.Tech in mechanical system design and thermal sciences. Every year it also provides short-term courses, national and international conferences, workshops, project work, and many more extracurriculars. The laboratories are well equipped with 30 computational workstations and other facilities such as Material testing lab instrumentation lab etc. Moving on to placement, various reputed companies visit the campus to recruit students with an average salary package of 11.15 lakh per annum.

Whereas in NIT Andhra, there are less than 15 faculty members but the infrastructure is quite good. The laboratories for CSE are also pretty good which consist of Artificial intelligence lab, data analytics lab, and Enterprise app development lab. Top companies like Amazon, Wipro, Deloitte, etc. visit during campus placement and offers an average salary package up to 5.87 lakh per annum.