M.Tech Mechanical is a preferred stream but its success is directly proportional to the level of placements offered by colleges in comparison to the fees or investment made. The number of students enrolled is less compared to B.Tech making it a less lucrative option for campus placements.

The detailed analysis is as follows.

Eligibility:

• The basic criterion stands at graduation with a minimum score of 50%.

• The common examination accepted is GATE.

Fees:

• NIT Surathkal has a fee structure of Rs. 1.85 Lakhs

• ISM Dhanbad offers the course is Rs. 1.05 Lakhs.

ISM has fewer fees as compared to NIT Surathkal.

Placement Details:

The prime-most details to be focused upon are the average and highest placement scenario of both the colleges in general.

• 79% placements in NIT Surathkal M.Tech as opposed to 50% in ISM.

• Major Recruiters are Teradata, Cisco, Dell EMC, Riverbed Technology, and Huawei Technologies.

• ISM M.Tech is not preferable for mechanical, it’s a sure shot option in case of CSE or Mineral engineering.

• The only reason to prefer ISM is the IIT factor attached to it which makes it more appealing in terms of faculty and culture.

The choice can be made both on the basis of placements and college ranking with respect to the course offered. The packages offered in the Mechanical stream in NIT Surathkal are quite good as compared to those in ISM Dhanbad. NIT Surathkal also holds a reputation in the institutional list with respect to its 7th position in the list of NIT.

Placements of any college depend on its Alumni Network and this fact can’t be denied that being a 100-Year-Old institution IIT BHU has a wide range of alumni working in every area. Placements here are comparable to other IIT’s. MTech in Mechanical at IIT BHU has a good placement percentage. IIT BHU has Training and Placement Cell working hard for the placement of their students.
There are several PSUs like IOCL, ISRO, BPCL, HUL, CIL, ONGC, etc. who came to the campus for placement drive. Besides there are other private firms too like Bajaj, Maruti, Jaguar, Trident Automobiles, etc. that visit campus too for recruiting students from MTech in Mechanical Engineering. With good placement percentage students are placed in well knows firms with an average pay package of 8.10 Lakhs per annum and the highest package offered was 30 LPA CTC.

Amity University offers a decent M.Tech program for Thermal engineering. Although it is not at the same level as IITs, the institute has a dedicated and distinguished team of faculty members, who are keen to impart in-depth knowledge about the subjects. The median salary package offered to an MTech Thermal engineering graduate is 3 LPA and some of the top recruiters are Apollo Tyres, Bajaj Allianz, Blue Star, British Airways, Escorts Group and Government organisations like PWD have also recruited engineers in the recent years.

Amity University has tie-ups with universities across the globe, some of them include The University of Queensland, University of Birmingham, University of Denver, Brunel University which provides good opportunities for the students to pursue higher studies. If you want good placement offers after completing your M.Tech then Amity university may not be the right place for you.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Gandhinagar both are new IITs and have decent placement records so it’s hard to pick one institute over the other.

According to the NIRF Ranking 2020 (Engineering Category), IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked at 22nd place. The overall M.Tech placements percentage at this institute was close to 69% in 2019. The placement of M. Tech design is quite good too. The main recruiters included most of the PSU’s such as HPCL, Oil India Limited, IOCL, and MNCs like Goldman Sachs, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, etc.

IIT Gandhinagar is ranked 24th among the engineering colleges of India according to the NIRF Ranking 2020. The majority of placements offers at IIT Gandhinagar are made by PSU’s. Students also opt for different options according to their preferences about different careers.

But in the end, these are just some statistics that can change over time. So, you should make your decision according to your convenience.

IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 11th among the IITs and 12th in engineering by India Today 2020. The M.Tech in Machine Design at IIT Bhubaneswar accepts students based on the scores of their GATE examination. There are 20 seats for Machine Design at IIT Bhubaneswar. The annual tuition fee for this course is 60,000 approximately.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates must register through the official website of COAP.

• Students need 600 points in their GATE exam to be eligible for a seat in IIT Bhubaneswar. For Machine Design the required cutoff in 2019 was 605 (General).

• Students need to go through a written test and personal interview in order to be selected.

• Students need a 6.5 CGPA and 50% score in their B.Tech degree.

Course Details:

• The Mechanical Design branch has four core courses, six elective courses, and three labs in two semesters combined.

• Some of the core courses are Vibrations, Advanced Solid Mechanics, Control Theory and Applied Elasticity.

• The course includes thesis work and provision for "Research Review Paper" to focus on students' aptitudes.

Placements:

• IIT Bhubaneswar offers 100% placement opportunities.

• The average salary offered is 8LPA, the highest is 12 LPA, and the lowest is 6 LPA.

• The companies that come to recruit are IOCL, ISRO, DRDO, Wipro, LNTC, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, TCS, Infosys, Siemens, Walmart, and, FIITJEE.

IIT Bhubaneswar has a pretty decent infrastructure for a relatively new institution. It has all the necessities for students. It has top-notch laboratories, classrooms, and Wi-Fi facilities, medical and sports facilities. The course curriculum focuses on building a strong foundation of the subjects and faculties are efficient and help students with their academics.

PES University is one of the renowned colleges in Bangalore and was ranked among the list of Top 25 M.Tech colleges in India by CareerIndia. A two-year full-time M.Tech. course in Mechanical is provided by the university.

• The total course fee for MTech Mechanical is 1.31 lakhs.

• The total intake for the program is 60.

• Exams accepted for admission are GATE, PESSAT, Karnataka PGCET.

• The eligibility criteria for the program are 50% in graduation.

The Placement Statistics for Mechanical in PES are average. Most of the job positions in which students get hired are for maintenance in various companies. Although, packages for an M.Tech. students are higher than B.Tech. student, in the end, individual academics and performance are all that matters.

Placements - Last year has been quite satisfactory for PES in terms of placements.

• 56 Companies visited for the recruitment of students. Top recruiters that visit the institution include Amazon, Cleartrip, Flipkart, JP Morgan, LinkedIn, Intel, Mahindra Rise, Mercedes Benz, and Deloitte.

• The highest package received for the Mechanical branch was 15 LPA whereas the median salary offered was 6.8 LPA.

Course Curriculum-

• PES University provides a perfect blend of contemporary education and industry exposure.

• The course curriculum for the Mechanical department includes Specializations in Automotive Engineering, Thermo Fluids Engineering, Machine Design, Manufacturing Science and Engineering.

• A weekly session called Basecamp is organized to introduce entrepreneurship and decode the start-up journey of guest entrepreneurs. Filled with fun, activities, and live examples, it is a great opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship, and also get a chance to interact with fantastic entrepreneurs and start-ups.

The residential facilities are well planned as per international standards and the hostels comprise of well-ventilated rooms and a modern cafeteria.

Faculty - All the teachers in the university are highly qualified and experienced. They are quite helpful and approachable whenever needed. The subjects offered in the course are relevant and make the student industry-ready.

For M.tech. Mechanical PES is a good option. However, if you only rely on the college for placements then the academic performance should be great.

Yes, there is a good chance that you will get a seat in IIT Bhubaneswar core mechanical department. In IIT Bhubaneswar, the selection is based on 70% weightage for the GATE score and 30% weightage for the performance in the Written Test and Interview. The department has 3 main branches i.e. Design, Thermal, and Manufacturing. The cutoff is most likely to be, Design>Thermal >Manufacturing in all IITs. As design seats get filled first, then thermal and then manufacturing.

There are 18 seats for both Mechanical Systems Design and Thermal Science and Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar. The basic eligibility criteria are 60% marks in B. Tech./B. E. in Mechanical Engineering with a valid GATE score. Although cutoff changes every year for each branch but based on last year’s record, in 2020, the expected GATE cutoff for Mechanical System Design(GEN) is 595- 605 in IIT Bhubaneswar. So, yes there is a good possibility that you will make the cut.

Chances are not much good as the number of seats in the thermal specialization are less (only 18) and IIT Bhubaneswar conducts a rigorous interview (half an hour to 45 minutes per candidate), within that duration you need to explain the topics on the board to the interviewers. Some of the interview questions asked in the previous year were boundary layer theory, transient heat conduction, the significance of Prandtl, Nusselt, etc.

The process for admission in the course is based on marks secured in graduation. The student must have 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in a 10-point scale in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (with a valid GATE score). 

The final selection of regular candidates will be based on the combined scores of the candidates in GATE (70%) and the written test (30%). The Written Test and Interview shall be given equal weightage of 15% each.

Students in the unreserved category will be eligible to sit in the interview subject to scoring a minimum of 40% marks in the written test and for final selection a minimum of 50% marks in the interview.

Hence, an interview becomes a very crucial factor in securing admission. It is completely technical in nature as explained above it judges the in-depth knowledge of the applicant in the subject. NPTEL lectures can be useful in preparing for the interview so as to enhance the understanding of the in-depth concepts of the subject in detail. Since the analysis part of some concepts as mentioned above can also be asked. The project report is also required there so one can expect questions from there also.

Finally, the cut off of the course is around 600 hence you can expect to have a fair chance if you have good understanding and command over your subjects.
 

Thermal engineering is among the most aspiring specialization courses in mechanical engineering. The mechanical engineering department from IIT Bhubaneswar has good faculties, hence academically you don’t have to worry. There are numerous research areas in which thermal engineering professors are working.

Moreover, you will get an equal opportunity from any IIT when it comes to Ph.D. or research assistantship from foreign universities in IIT Bhubaneswar. As far as placements are concerned, thermal engineering got 100% placements with 70% of them in industries and 30% in academics. Whereas, there was an overall 69% placement rate from M.Tech courses in 2019. The average placement package offered was 11.4 LPA.