IIT Bhubaneswar has a lot of talented professors at its service which has till now produced around 2000+ research papers. Some of the professors worth mentioning are as follows:

1. Dr. Rajan Jha: He is from the School of Basic Science working in the physics department and would most probably teach you in the first semester itself. He’s done his Ph.D. from IIT‌ Delhi. Your whole journey of the college becomes a lot easier if you get a teacher as inspiring as him with his unmatched teaching style.
2. Prof. Sujit Roy: He’s done his Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur and further studies from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and Hokkaido University, Japan. He basically is one of those professors who’d give you your pending fruits of qualifying the JEE Advanced, by fulfilling your dreams of studying in a class filled up with enthusiasm and curiosity. He would definitely make you fall in love with the subject
3. Prof. Joy Chandra Mukherjee: He’s done his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He belongs to the branch of computer science and engineering and teaches Data structures to the first-year students. He is one of those professors who are not that strict with the rules of attendance and even conducts open book examinations. He is always open to students with their queries.
4. Dr. Rajesh Kumar: He’s a professor from the School of Basic Science in the Mathematics department. When you talk of a teacher, he has every box ticked in front of his name. With most of the students finding the calculus and graphs boring, it’s his teaching methodology that never lets go of any student’s attention.

The list might have passed over some of the names but the fact that being qualified enough to teach in a premier institute such as IIT Bhubaneshwar itself tells the quality of the faculty.

These are the following inputs that can help you know more about an M.Tech degree in structural engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar.

Admission: One needs to score 60% or 6.5 CGPA in B.Tech or B.E degree in civil engineering and a valid GATE score. The weightage division for admission is 70% in the GATE score, 15% in written test, and 15% in the interview. There are 12 seats for this specialization.

Infrastructure: IIT Bhubaneswar is a fairly new IIT. It has an academic area, residential area, training centers, and Research Park.

Faculty: M.Tech in Structural Engineering comes under the School of Infrastructure. The school has 14 Assistant Professors, 4 Associate Professors, and 1 Professor.

Exposure: IIT Bhubaneswar attracts students from all over India. Hence, you will have the opportunity to be part of an excelling academic culture.

Placement: The placement percentage of the M.Tech department of IIT Bhubaneswar is 68% according to 2019 placement highlights. The average CTC offered in 2019 was around 11.44 LPA.

IIT Bhubaneswar has been ranked as 56th in the NIRF’s list of top colleges for Ph.D. The overall NIRF ranking of the college, however, is 22 among all the engineering colleges in India. To apply for the Ph.D. courses in IIT Bhubaneswar, one has to go through the GATE entrance examination or have secured a UGC/CSIR-NET JRF score. Facilities for the Ph.D. courses are quite good at IIT Bhubaneswar, the fee structure has been increased but is feasible and around Rs 36.09 year.

The course structure in Physics consists of fundamental subjects like Experimental Atomic-Molecular-Surface Physics, Modeling of Biological Systems, Biophysics, and Quantum Field Theory among others.

While looking at the overall placement rate of the college, which is 89.5% in the year 2018-19, IIT Bhubaneswar is a pretty good option, with better prospects and average CTC of Rs 11.4 Lakhs.

The college has also been accredited to the Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme, which was designed by the Government of India to improve the quality of research, which is a plus point for those who wish to pursue Ph.D. in any subject.

It’s difficult to determine which institute is better as the courses in question are different. However, given below are information about the two courses which may help you make the decision.

• Though NIT Surathkal is among the oldest of the NIT’s, their IT department is comparatively new. IIT Bhubaneswar’s Mechanical Engineering department is popular and one of the core subjects.
• It is always better to study Mechanical engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar than IT from NIT Surathkal because core engineering will be preferred by recruiting companies than IT.
• NIT Surathkal has better placements than IIT Bhubaneswar due to its older and more noticeable connections with the recruiting companies.
• An IIT Bhubaneswar graduate will be offered less salary than an NIT graduate due to its reputation and popularity among recruiters. A graduate from NIT receives an average salary package of around 9 lakhs per annum.
• NIT Surathkal is ranked 5th in their Engineering category and IIT Bhubaneswar ranked 9th in their engineering category by Times Engineering Ranking 2019.
• The Cut off for IT in NIT is 2509-3321 and for Mechanical Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar is 4003-12065.
• IIT (Bhubaneswar) as a brand that is much more popular than NIT (Surathkal) and is valued by both students and recruiters alike.

The final decision is up to the choice of a student and his/her preferred course of study.

The complete procedure for M.tech admission in IIT Bhubaneswar is described below briefly.

To get admission in M.Tech at IIT Bhubaneswar, students should register online through the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP). After completing the COAP registration, you will receive the COAP registration number which needs to be used in the online application form.

Following are some of the specializations inviting application for admission in M.Tech at IIT Bhubaneswar:

Filling of Online Application Form and Payment Procedure follows the following steps:-

• You need to fill the application forms on the official website of the institute. Register on the online-portal by providing your current Email ID. Login to the portal and provide the email ID and password that were given at the time of registration. Fill the required information and submit your application.
• There is no application fee for female candidates, however, male candidates are required to pay the application fee. One can easily pay the fee through online mode of payment.
• Take a printout of the application form for future reference. Applications without legitimate installment and SB Gather Reference Number are refused.

The selection of the candidates is done based on their GATE score(70% weightage) and their performance on the written test and the interview(30% weightage). If you get selected the college authority will let you know via email.

In India, very few institutes offer M.Tech in Transportation Engineering. This course is somewhat similar to Automobile Engineering but not quite the same and pursuing it from a reputed institute like IIT Bhubaneswar offers a lot of opportunities. Students with a civil engineering degree can opt for the MTech Transportation Engineering program. The eligibility criteria for applying into the program is a BTech degree with an aggregate of 60% in a similar field. Students are also required to clear the GATE cutoff for Transport Engineering for applying. The course fee for M.Tech Transport Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is 2.34 lakh/year.

The course curriculum for M.Tech in Transportation Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar involves planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation facilities. Transportation engineering also concerns the driver-vehicle interface and user interface of road signs, signals, and markings. The program is a good choice if you wish to join the public service. Before pursuing the M.Tech, doing an internship with any transportation company or civil engineering firm will provide the experience needed in planning and designing transportation projects, preparing estimates, and evaluating traffic patterns.

According to the placement highlights of IIT Bhubaneswar, 68% of students from the M.tech courses were placed in 2019. A total of 89 companies visited IIT Bhubaneswar for recruitment in 2019 and the average salary package was up to 11 lakhs per annum. Companies like Tata Motors, L&T Ltd., visited the campus for the placement drive.

The placement statistics of 2019 show the civil engineering department in IIT Bhubaneswar had a placement rate of 89%. The average package offered was 7.6 LPA. While the overall placement rate in IIT Bhubaneswar was 90% with an average package of 11.4 LPA and the highest package offered was of 39 LPA. The M.Tech batches had a 68% placement rate. The third-year students also received cushy internship offers from globally renewed organizations.

The list of top recruiters included Tata Steel, Amazon, Tata Power, IBM, Tesco, etc.Students of Civil Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar also got recruited by PSUs like ISRO, DRDO, IOCL, HPCL, ONGC.