IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the good engineering colleges in India among other new IIT’s. The infrastructure and placement of the college are also excellent and above-average than other IITs.

Electrical engineering, CSE, and mechanical departments are the best classes with some of the best faculties.

Mechanical engineering has maintained its steady placements of 84% in some of the top core industries. Electrical engineering on the other hand has more than 80% placements. The CSE in 2019 has 100% placement from IIT Bhubaneswar.

The highest package offered by IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019 was 38 LPA. The average package offered at CSE and mechanical engineering department is 14 LPA and 8.8 LPA respectively.

IIT Bhubaneswar always works hard for their students' success. The students of IIT Bhubaneswar get placed in some of the top-ranking companies namely Google, Microsoft, Amazon, TATA Steel, HP, Adobe, JIO, etc.

The best classes depend fully upon the students and their choice of interests. Apart from the classes offered, IIT Bhubaneswar organises many festivals, cultural events for their students. This is an excellent opportunity for students who are not fluent in communication can improve their skills by meeting people from different communities.

Moreover, there are facilities available for sports, gyms which won’t make the students feel homesick. One can attend regular workshops, training sessions which ultimately provide a student the cozy atmosphere for which they are desiring.

Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good. The faculty is well qualified and experienced. The school of Mechanical Sciences has 16 well-equipped laboratories along with a high-end computational lab. According to 2019 placement statistics, Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar had 83% placement. The average CTC offered was 11.44 LPA.

IIT Ropar has been ranked at no. 29 as far as the overall ranking provided by the Ministry of HRD for the Indian Universities. The campus placement is also good, 2019 placement statistics show, 64% of students got placed from the Mechanical Engineering department. As it is a new IIT good infrastructure facilities are there and trained faculties who guide the students to get good job opportunities.

Both IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Ropar offer a decent Mechanical Engineering program in terms of faculties, lab facilities, and placement. So, choose the institute according to your convenience.

There are basically two types of English courses in the first year at IIT Bhubaneswar,Basic English,andEnglish for Communications.

Basic English or Learning English involves the basics in English such as grammar, punctuation, etc. The course is aimed to develop the listening, speaking, and reading skills of students. The syllabus covers writing practices, practice in listening and speaking in English and grammar practice, etc.

English for Communications is tougher than Basic English as it involves some advanced learning in the subject. It is an integration of language, literature, and communication. The objective of this module is to build confidence and to develop presentation skills, the manifestation of ideas, viewpoints, and thoughts.

The English Diagnostic Test is conducted for first year B.Tech students at the beginning of the academic year. It aims to test one’s knowledge in the subject, the questions asked are basic. Based on the results of the test, the section in which one study is determined. If one scores well in the test, they are registered in English for Communications and if one scores an average mark then they are registered for Basic English.

The overall branch change policy is the same in other IITs. However, there is a 10% rule which should be followed. No branch should have more than 110% and less than 90% of its actual batch strength.

The students who want to change the branch should score more than 8.5 CGPA without any backlog at the end of the second semester. If in case, there is a tie or equal CGPA, then the student having a better JEE ADVANCED rank will be given the priority. Students of 4 years B.Tech are eligible for consideration for a change of branch to any engineering courses including 4-year B.Tech and 5-year dual degree. However, the students in dual degree programs can change to dual degree programs only. Any change in the branch is final.

The institute offers diverse courses at all levels, i.e., Undergraduate, Post-Graduate, Ph.D., and Fellowship programs. The admission procedure at IIT Bhubaneswar is similar to that of any other IIT.

For undergraduate admissions, all of the IITs hold a two-tier entrance examination called the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The first tier of the entrance test is known as JEE Mains and the second one is JEE Advanced. Once you go through JEE Mains, you are allowed to sit for JEE Advanced. If you clear JEE Advanced you will have the chance to get admission to the desired IIT.

In order to be eligible for admission at any IIT, candidates must clear both the exams and must have secured a good rank. If you secure the cutoff asked by the institute you can choose the institutes and courses, in the order of your preference during Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counseling. After document verification, the authority allocates you to the institute as per your ranking and preference.

For getting admission in postgraduate courses you need to clear GATE and the departmental interviews.

The campus of IIT Bhubaneswar has a football ground equipped with necessary sports gear. Each and every year hostel day games are organized by the students where they bid and create their respective teams. The 54th Inter-IIT was held at IIT Bhubaneswar on 15th December 2019. Apart from these, every year General Championships are organized where every department forms their teams and fights to win the Rolling trophy. Along with these features, this year onwards there has been an initiative to organize Mahanadi Premier League (MPL). The practice sessions are continuously held to leave a footprint at the Inter-IIT Sports going to be held at IIT Kanpur.

Other than Inter-IIT, there has also been participating in other sports and fests of colleges in and outside Bhubaneswar.

IIT Bhubaneshwar witnessed a total of 89 companies visiting the campus for recruitment drive 2019 offering jobs to 120 UG students. Core industries gave the highest number of job offers. PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM also participated in the campus placements. Other companies that participated in the recruitment drive are Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, TCS R&D, to name a few. Additionally, third-year students received internship offers in reputed industries. A few of them are engaged in internships in Research & Development organizations and foreign universities. The placement record for UG was 89.55%, while for M.Tech the percentage was 68%. In the past year, the highest domestic CTC offered was 39 LPA and the average salary offered was 11.44 LPA.  IIT Bhubaneswar has raised its bar every year with growth in average salary. You can clearly look at the past trends of the average salary package offered in IIT Bhubaneshwar. In 2016-17, the average was 10.52 LPA, while in 2017-18 it stood at 11.15 LPA. Branch wise placement percentage at IIT Bhubaneshwar is quite impressive too with 100% placement in Computer Science Engineering followed by Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (90%), Civil Engineering (89%), Electrical Engineering (86%), Mechanical Engineering ( 83%). 

In the current employment scenario, there is a high demand for CSE from good Colleges. IIT Bhubaneswar provides good infrastructure for CSE. It also holds an excellent placement record for the CSE branch in the past placement drives. Adding to that there is plenty of good training exposure and internship possibilities. Not only theoretical learning but the technical environment also matters for Computer Science and Engineering. At present, there are 33 laboratories in the school of Electrical sciences. These full-fledged laboratories are well equipped with modern equipment.

IIT Bhubaneswar offers excellent professors from all over the country, there are also visiting professor in IIT Bhubaneswar around from the globe. On the campus, there is a rich coding culture. Many societies like the Web and Design Society and Neuromensor etc. conduct events and competitions all year round to improve the coding skills of the students.

2019 placement statistics reveal students from the CSE branch received maximum offers and the average salary offered was 10-16 LPA. So, judging by all the factors, CSE from IIT Bhubaneswar is a choice worth making.

VLSI in IIT Bhubaneswar is good both in academics and in placements. The teaching standard is very good as most of the faculties are Ph.D. holders. The placement statistics of the university have been excellent so far and it's actually increasing each year. In 2019, 68% of the M.Tech batch have been placed with core and other sectors. The highest number of job offers received from core companies. A total of 89 companies visited the campus during the placement drive. The average salary offered in 2019 was 11.44 Lakh per annum, whereas the highest domestic CTC went up to as much as 39 Lakhs per annum. Companies like Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, Affine Analytics, HCL, HPCL, Ittiam, Infosys, KIIT, Go-Jek, Goldman Sachs, and many others visited the campus for recruitment.

PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM also participated in the placement to recruit students. Recently, IIT Bhubaneswar signed MoU with many universities for various 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 provide the students with excellent internship and research opportunities.