Some of my friends are studying at IIT Ropar. According to them, the location used to be an ancient Harappan civilization site. This became the major influence of the infrastructure. Here are some things that make it stand out among others.
You will have the best four years of your life here and the permanent campus of IIT Ropar is a very good place to be.
IIT Ropar Placements 2023 were recently concluded and recorded 80.85% placements for the B.Tech batch. IIT Ropar highest package was recorded at INR 55 LPA whereas the average package was recorded at INR 22.49 LPA for B.Tech.
A few top firms that visited IIT Ropar for placements included Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Infosys etc.The placements at IIT Ropar are good for some while it can be disappointing for others. They cannot fulfill every student’s aspirations. Some want to do corporate jobs while others want to apply for government fields.
Categories | IIT Ropar |
Placement Percentage (overall) | 80% |
Highest CTC | 24 LPA |
Average CTC | 11.2 LPA |
Recruiting Companies | Wipro, TCS, Infosys, IBM, etc. |
Finally, it is suggested that you maintain a good GPA, work on good projects, get good research internships, and after four years, secure a job role in a notable company or go abroad for an MS.
The former Director of IIT Ropar, Mr. SK Das is very visionary. Sir had hired during his time, very qualified faculty for IIT Ropar. In this institution, the student-teacher ratio 9:1 is appropriate for a healthy teaching environment and ample class interaction. Also, the research facilities and focus on research is truly unbeatable.
IIT Ropar has signed numerous MoUs with foreign universities for faculty, research collaboration, and student exchange. It has a state-of-the-art infrastructure.
The older IITs have a strong alumni network, however, that is not taken into consideration for rankings.
There are numerous rankings and each uses different parameters to rank institutions. One should be accepted if a newer institution ranks higher than an old established one.
The older IITs are mentors to the newer ones and thus, the success of IIT Ropar should be celebrated as an achievement for all.
The branch of mechanical engineering is the best one in IIT Ropar. If you have a strong foundation in the course then you can complete the program from anywhere.
IIT Ropar boasts of having a 100% record of placement in 2021. Some of the major recruiters were Deloitte, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Ericsson, etc.
Categories | Mechanical Engineering at IIT Ropar |
Course Fee | 8.58 lakh |
Highest CTC | 18 LPA |
Average CTC | 8-10 LPA |
Out of the 113 registered students, 96 of them found themselves getting employed. Some of the top PSUs that employed the students were ISRO, Coal India, ONGC, Hindustan Petroleum, DRDO, etc.
IIT Ropar offers hostel facilities to students. For the upcoming batch, two students accommodate in one room for first-year and second-year students. For the third-year and fourth-year students, single occupancy rooms are available.
In the past years, four students used live inside a room in the first year. It was a troublesome but memorable phase for students. Double occupancy rooms are preferable better but may become monotonous.
The students used to criticize the four-sharing room at the time of admission, but they lived their lives peacefully with a lot of fun. However, this is not possible for the new batches.
Overall, accommodation is one of the factors among various others for the selection of college.
According to some of my friends studying at IIT Ropar, the starting days of college consists of an Induction Programme under ISMP (Institute Student Mentorship program) in which the students are allotted a mentor for any inconveniences.
There is no sort of ragging which takes place in IIT Ropar. There is an Anti-Ragging community on the campus of IIT Ropar with the motto of "Ragging is crime and reward is jail". If any situation of ragging arises, he/she can directly contact the mentor or any other teacher. No kind of ragging takes place in IIT Ropar.
The admission to the institute is based on JEE Advance cut-offs. So, it is a tough nut to crack. The following are things to be considered.
Overall, you will have a great life at IIT Ropar.
MS in Computer Science is a research-oriented master’s program at IIT Ropar. There are around 5 to 7 courses you will need to take on for this course. It is different from a regular MTech Program.
You will be trained to gain expertise in this course to work on various research problems as well as expected to publish papers at esteemed international conferences and journals. MS in Computer Science is similar to Ph.D. but this program is for a short duration.
Work Experience: If you have work experience you will have an edge over others. Because if you have experience in industrial fields, working on practical problems will be easier for you. If you aim at working in the industrial field after the completion of your MS(R), with your industry experience you would be able to land a higher placement package than your fellow mates. Also in pursuing academics further, experience generally comes in handy.
Placements: Your placement and placement package depends on your skills and your academic achievement as well. If you have good marks in the master’s degree and you have formulated research papers worthy of appraisals then you do not need to worry. Industries would be more than delighted to have you. Although this is a new program, there is a slim chance of any challenge in your way of receiving good placements. In 2021, the average CTC offered at IIT Ropar was 12 LPA.
Overall, MS in CSE at IIT Ropar is a good course and offers decent opportunities.
As some of my friends studied at IIT Ropar, and also after reading some reviews online, I can say that the best professor is Dr. Dhiraj K. Mahajan.
He values knowledge above marks and he takes his own open time exam for students to understand their potential.
He has guided 5-6 students personally for a year and with his efforts. He helped students in securing a job opportunity in Germany for international exposure.
Apart from him, here are some of the other good professors - Dr. Narayanan C. Krishnan, Dr. Nitin Auluck, Dr. Balwinder Sodhi, Dr. Deepti Bathula, Dr. Apoorva Mudgal, Dr. Yashveer Singh, and Dr. M. Prabhakar.