IIT Kharagpur is one of the older establishments of IIT. The dual degree is a 5-year course with BTech in Manufacturing Science and Engineering and MTech in Industrial Engineering and Management. Manufacturing Science is similar to mechanical engineering but also has some differences.
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IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the new IITs. Although it does not have the same reputation as IIT Kharagpur, it offers decent infrastructure and facilities for M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
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It is difficult to choose which institute is better as the branches are different. Mechanical Engineering is a core subject, thus choosing it will give you several options in your career. Whereas, IIT Kharagpur is more reputed and will be a better option if you want to study and further research on your subject abroad. The institute has many collaborations with foreign universities like the University of Melbourne, Curtin University, University of Wollongong, University of Alberta, and the University of Auckland. So, choose according to your convenience.
While there is currently no official report on the ICT Mumbai placement results for 2023, the NIRF report for 2022 showed that the median package offered during the BTech and MTech placements in 2021 was INR 6.55 LPA and INR 5.25 LPA, respectively. The MTech placement rate in 2021 saw a 13% increase compared to the previous year, with a placement rate of 63%. In contrast, the MTech placement rates in 2020 and 2019 were 50% and 56%, respectively.
As per media reports, ICT Mumbai has concluded the first phase of its placement drive for 2023, with over 1,600 offers secured by students from more than 300 companies, including 45 international offers. The IIT Kharagpur campus witnessed participation from major tech companies such as Excel, Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm, among others, and registered 48 offers in the CTC range of Rs 50 lakh to Rs 2.64 crore.
The highest package recorded till now at IIT Kharagpur is above INR 2.68 crore per annum. Additionally, more than 900 internship offers were secured from 140 companies in the IIT Kharagpur internships of 2022. In 2022 placements drive at IIT Kharagpur, over 245 recruiters took part, making more than 1,600 placement offers and 400+ pre-placement offers, including 35 international offers.
Your first decision must be the subject and choose the institute based on your subject of interest. As all of the above-mentioned choices have their own significance.
Economics at IIT Kharagpur
Total fees of the B.Sc. + M.Sc. Economics is INR 3.94 lacs. The faculty-student ratio here is 1:19. A B.Sc. + M.Sc. Economics graduation degree from IIT Kharagpur is of great value.
IIT Kharagpur has a reputation for its placements. In 2019-20, few students secured offers for more than INR 1 crore per annum. At the beginning of phase 1 of 2019-20 placements which started on December 1, around 1300 students had received job offers. The average package offered was INR 15 lacs per annum. Around 200 companies including Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Honeywell visited the college.
Electrical at IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Mandi
A B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) degree will cost INR 7.91 lakhs at IIT Bhubaneswar, whereas, INR 8.3 lakhs at IIT Mandi.
The faculty-student ratio at IIT Mandi is 1:8, whereas at IIT Bhubaneswar there is a shortage of faculty.
The average package offered to a student of IIT Mandi was INR 13.5 LPA. The placement rate is around 82%. The average package at IIT Bhubaneswar was INR 11.4 lakhs per annum. The placement rate here was 86%.
89 companies including Amazon and HP visited IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019. A total of 112 offers were made at IIT Mandi in 2019 including offers by Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, and Robert Bosch.
Civil at IIT Guwahati and IIT BHU
Civil Engineering at IIT Guwahati costs INR 8.59 lakhs, and at IIT BHU it costs INR 8.67 lakhs.
In 2018-19, a total of 250 companies visited IIT Guwahati. The placement rate for civil engineering was 77%. The highest package offered was INR 1.5 crores. International companies like Microsoft and Uber were the major recruiters.
A total of 52 companies visited IIT BHU last year. The placement rate was 71%. The highest package offered was INR 1.53 crores. The major recruiters included EXL, Wipro, Tata Steels, Oracle, and Maruti.
You may talk to the seniors before choosing the college. The decision must be made based on your subject preference and keeping all these facts into consideration.
The choice of both the college as well as branches depends on your personal inclinations and career prospects. In case you aren’t sure of any branch yet, my answer will surely help you.
The primary step is to analyze what you want from your graduation and then make the decision.
IIT Kharagpur placements are great. Here are the recent placement highlights of the institute.
Parameters | Statistics (2020-21) | Statistics (2021-22) |
Total number of recruiters | 200+ | 245+ |
Total number of placement offers | 1300 | 1600 |
Number of International offers | 30 | 35 |
Number of PPOs | 276 | 400+ |
Highest CTC | INR 80 LPA | INR 2.4 LPA |
HCL, Tata Steel, Microsoft, Google, Hero Motocorp, etc. are among the major recruiters that frequently take part in the placement drive. Most students get recruited in the Software or Analytics domain.
In 2019, around 89 companies visited the campus of IIT Bhubaneswar namely Amazon, Accenture, Adobe, Renault, etc. Almost 90% of the students got placements from IIT Bhubaneswar with 100% placement from the CSE department. The students of the CSE department received a lucrative package of 10-35 LPA. This institute also has MoUs with foreign universities namely the University of Warwick, University of Massachusetts, University of New York, etc which results in good internship offers.
IIT KGP is the oldest IIT in India and students of ECE were offered a median salary of 15 LPA in top companies like Intel, Wipro, Capgemini, Honeywell, etc. More than 70 companies visited the campus and the highest package offered was 24 LPA.
Rest be assured whatever be your choice, it will be worthwhile as both these institutes are good choices so choose according to your course of interest.
If your goal is to prepare for IES, it is not advisable to join M.Tech at IIT Kharagpur/Bombay/Madras. The M.Tech program at IITs is designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of your field of interest, which can aid in your career. However, it is not beneficial for IES preparation, and attempting to do both may be challenging, as the coursework is rigorous. If you try to do both, it may hinder your progress in both areas.
Furthermore, M.Tech programs at IITs are often impacted by PSU recruitment. Students who don't get into PSU's take M.Tech as a backup option, but they may leave the program if they receive a PSU offer, leaving vacant seats in M.Tech. This prevents people who are interested in pursuing M.Tech from getting admission. Therefore, if you join the M.Tech program, you may be taking a spot that someone else who is genuinely interested in M.Tech could have had. Hence, it is advisable not to go for it if your primary goal is to prepare for IES.
There are several reasons for students dropping out from IITs, including lack of interest and passion, pressure, and even not the inability to cope up with the institutional competition. The table below provides some statistics regarding the dropout rates at IITs in recent years.
Academic year |
Dropout rates |
2015-16 |
2.25% |
2016-17 |
1.6% |
2017-18 |
1.71% |
2018-19 |
1.46% |
2019-20 |
0.68 |
Reasons to Drop-out:
These are some of the reasons prevalent for dropouts in IITs. But, it is to be considered that engineering is a way of life. It teaches the students to pass through any ups and downs in life as well as careers.
This totally depends upon your interest in the subject. You should give preference to the subject rather than a degree from college because your subject will shape your future.
The school of water resources is one of the pioneer centers for education and training in water quality and quantity management. There is an advanced research water quality lab in IIT Kharagpur. It is an old IIT and will provide more opportunities for higher studies in foreign universities, people also go to foreign universities from IIT Bhubaneswar but opportunities in IIT KGP will be more.
The water resources have limited scope considering the Indian employment scenario. If you are giving preference to the subject then join IIT Bhubaneswar. If your preference is not the subject then join IIT KGP because exposure and opportunities will be more in IIT KGP. A student planning for Ph.D. after M-tech will have much better scopes in IIT KGP than IIT Bhubaneswar.
While a question like this is bound to attract varying and subjective answers as every student has his/her own preference when it comes to professors. However, there are some brilliant professors which are mutually admired by most of the students. Given are the names of some professors who are considered to be one of the best at IIT Kharagpur.
All these professors have influenced their students’ lives in one way or the other either through inspiration or by imparting knowledge, their teaching methods and interactions with students have played a major role in their students’ success.