Parul University is a leading private Educational institution of Vadodara which is ranked among Top 100 Engineering colleges in India by Times Engineering Institute Survey 2019. It is approved by AICTE thus guaranteeing students of the most enriching quality learning experience. Parul university provides masters in branches and sub-discipline of civil engineering. Parul University offers two specializations in master's in civil engineering:- Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering.

Here are a few highlights of Civil Engineering programs offered by the institute-

Admission Criteria:

• Candidates must have passed a Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in the relevant field.
• Minimum Aggregate of 50% following with personal counseling conducted by the university
• Candidates are selected on basis of merit

Faculty:

Parul University is a culturally global destination with an elite league of highly qualified and well-experienced faculties from renowned IITs and NITs, along with the industrial experts. 

Infrastructure:

• Parul University has a campus area of 100 acres with a Lush green environment with a magnificent and comprehensive range of facilities within the campus for its students. 
• The following facilities are provided by Transport, Banking Health Care, Cafeteria, Classrooms, Auditorium, computer centers, and hostel facilities for Students.

Placement:

Parul University has a placement cell that bridges a gap between students and industry. 

• There are over 600 recruiters annually that recruits over 1,600+ students.
• Placement opportunities are provided in almost 160 multinational companies, 310 national companies, and 58 of the most highly innovative startups.
• The highest package offered at the institute is INR 18 lakhs per annum and an average package of ranging from INR 5 to 6 lacs per annum.
• Top recruiters include L&T, Tata, Sandvik, John Deere, Reliance, Amazon, Mahindra, HDFC bank, and Alembic pharmaceuticals.

The course curriculum of civil engineering of Parul university has been designed in such a way that increases innovations and experiential learning. Civil engineering has more scope than other departments. So go through the information given above and choose according to your convenience.

NIT Hamirpur has been ranked at 47 for Engineering by Outlook 2019 and is popularly known for its BTech and MTech programs. It is recognized as an institute of national importance and is ranked at 98 across NIT’s in India.

Regarding MTech in Civil Engineering, you can find important factors given below:

Admissions:

Curriculum:

• The curriculum is well-planned out with a heightened focus on practical and research-oriented subjects. 
• Depending on the specialization chosen, students will have the opportunity to learn using practical methods and an efficient approach to industry trends. 
• It offers a core focus on solving 3D stress analysis problems.

Specializations:

The institute offers five specializations in the field of MTech civil engineering, which are: Environment, Structures, Geotechnical, Transportation, and Water Resources.

Faculty:

• The faculty members are academic professionals and Ph.D. holders in their respective fields of teaching. 
• They help guide and train students to gain practical knowledge and adapt to modern industry trends. 
• They also advise students regarding jobs and placement opportunities.

Infrastructure:

• While the campus is modern and offers well-updated services to students, the practical labs and software are equipped only for a limited number of students. 
• Apart from that, the institute offers high-speed internet access all across the campus, a sports complex, spacious classrooms, a well-stocked library, and hostel facilities.

Placements:

• The placement rate is 65%. The highest CTC is 15 LPA while the median CTC is 5.3 LPA.
•  The top recruiters are Accenture and Bloomberg.

While there are other institutions that offer comparatively better programs in Civil Engineering, NIT Hamirpur is surely one of the top in terms of curriculum and specialization options, which are offered in very few universities across the country.

Students can make an informed choice after doing their research and going through the points mentioned above.

Both the colleges are equally good but you should go for NIT Surathkal because it is a well-established institute and has a greater alumni background. It is one of the top NITs which are better than a new IIT. IIT Bhubaneswar is a new IIT therefore it lacks proper infrastructure, alumni, and faculty. 

On the other hand, NIT Surathkal is old and has proper faculty and alumni which is a plus point. The average package at NIT Surathkal was 11.90 LPA for M.Tech and 11.44 LPA at IIT Bhubaneswar. In 2019,  there was a 69% placement for M.Tech students in IIT Bhubaneswar. M.Tech is considered a dead course in India because it lacks job options. But it is up to you, what you do with your post-grad degree. Both colleges will provide you a great number of opportunities. 

College life of both the colleges is great but there is one thing that NIT Surathkal has that no other college in India has and that is it has an own beach. Environment wise both colleges are good. NIT Surathkal hosts the second biggest fest in south India called Incident. 

Although the IIT tag offers certain advantages, you should choose NIT Surathkal because of its experienced faculty and better opportunities it can provide.
 

Question papers from previous years suggest the M.Tech admission test at IIT Bhubaneswar in civil engineering follows the same syllabus as GATE. In the written examination, there are mostly conceptual questions from core subjects as well as questions from mathematics and aptitude.

So, it would be wise to prepare ahead of time by solving all the previous year’s question papers and also study the basics of all the subjects side by side. But as it is IIT, there is no boundary of the questions. So, cover your basics thoroughly.

Results of the admission test are declared within 1 hour of the exam. If you are selected, you need to get through document verification and an interview to get enrolled. Mostly, interviews are purely technical and questions are asked to test the basics concepts. The interview takes around 15 mins maximum and at least 3 Interviewers will be present in the interview board.

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.