The job profiles of Transportation Engineers include construction planning for bridges, highways, municipal utilities, drainage structures, traffic control devices roadway lights and intelligent transportation systems. Under Transportation Engineering, IIT-B covers key subjects like Urban Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering Studies, Fundamentals of traffic flow theory, etc.

Public and Private transportation services are the major recruiters and the job profiles offered to transportation engineers are Systems Engineer, Transportation Innovation Analyst, Mechanical Quantity Survey and Bill Checking Engineer, Transportation Planner, Civil Transportation Designer,, and Infrastructure Utilities Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Senior Transportation Modeller.

In 2019, IIT-B recorded 89% placement for civil engineering students with top recruiting companies like L & T Construction, L & T Ltd., etc. The placements witnessed a high jump in 2019 as compared to 62% in 2018. The average package for civil engineering was 7.5 lakhs per annum in 2019. The number of companies conducting placement drives at IIT-B also showed a significant jump to 89 in 2019-20 compared to 55 in 2018-19.

The scope for transportation engineers in India is significant as with the developing economy, India is in need of advanced traffic networks, pavement constructions, smooth traffic flow structure and R&D consultants.

IIT Patna takes admission for M.Tech in Civil Engineering through the GATE exam. Candidates should have aggregate marks of 60% and above in their Bachelors’s. The GATE cut-off was about 450 for Civil Engineering in 2019. The total number of seats available in the institute are only 18-19. 

The placement drive gives good opportunities to the students and the highest package in 2019 was INR.38 Lakh/year offered by Microsoft , followed by INR.35 lakh/year by DE Shaw, also reputed companies like Samsung, Uber, LinkedIn, Force Motors, L&T, Capgemini, TCS, Wipro, Amazon are the top recruiters.  

IIT Bhubaneswar also needs candidates to clear the GATE exam with a good score along with aggregate marks of 60% and above in Bachelors. The total intake is about 18-20 only. The course fee is about INR 2.31 Lakh approx per annum. In 2019 the highest placement offer was around INR 39 Lakh per year and the average job package offered was INR 11.44 Lakh. PSUs like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM recruited students from IIT Bhubaneswar. There was about 68% of total placement for M.Tech 2019 batch. 

Both the IIT’s are top reputed institutions known for academics and good placements.
 

If the IIT tag is not considered, NIT Trichy’s Structural Engineering M.Tech course is better than IIT Bhubaneswar. But the hallmark of IIT does offer certain advantages.

NIT Trichy was established in 1964 while IIT Bhubaneswar was established in 2008. So, it is the older institution with a strong alumni base. NIRF in 2019 ranked NIT Trichy 10 in India while IIT Bhubaneswar was ranked at 17.

NIT Trichy has a very good placement record over the years and it is pretty good for structural engineering specialization. Almost 80% of the M. Tech students are employed in reputed companies every year with an average salary package of 5 lakh per annum. Some of the companies in which the students get placed are L&T Construction, L&T Hydrocarbon, TCE, L&W Construction, Atkins, Dow Chemicals, Technip, etc.

Compared to NIT Trichy, IIT Bhubhaneshwar does not have an impressive M. Tech placement record. The institute has witnessed around 68% of placement. But in the year 2018, there was an increase in the number of jobs offered from core industries. The average salary package was 11.15 package per annum. Top MNC recruiters were Goldman Sachs, Renault, Nissan, Samsung, Oracle, Infosys, Adobe, etc. The public sector undertakings in India such as ISRO, IOCL, HPCL, NCCBM also participated in placement.

The total fee structure of IIT Bhubaneswar for the M.Tech Structural Engineering program is Rs. 2.31 Lakhs/ Year. While the fee structure in NIT Trichy is only Rs. 96,625/ Year. NIT Trichy has highly qualified and experienced faculty. Most of them hold Ph. D and some of them have completed PostDoc. The institute makes use of the e-learning platform to teach the students. IIT Bhubaneswar is also rich with experienced faculties.

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar is one of the oldest NITs. It has been ranked 67 by NIRF,2020. It has received grade A by NAAC.

Course Information:

• The M.Tech in civil engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar is a 2-year post-graduation full-time course.

• The fees for the course are around 2 lakhs(approximately).

• The course provides specialization in structural and geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, water resource engineering, and planning.

• To get admission a student should score a minimum of 60% in graduation. Students are also required to have a valid GATE score.

According to the 2019 data the required cutoff was as follows.

Faculty and Academics

• The faculty is well qualified, reputed, and has experience in diverse fields.

• Teachers are supportive and helpful. They encourage students to take up internships to gain practical exposure.

• The teachers themselves take the initiative to help students get good internships. Research work is considered important.

• Various industrial visits are organized for the students. Seminars and workshops are also organized.

Facilities:

• The labs for students are well equipped with the latest technology and tools.

• The library is well stocked with the latest publications, journals, and books.

• High-speed Wi-Fi is available all over the campus.

Placements:

Campus placement opportunities are less for MTech Civil as compared to branches like Communication and Information Technology.

• Some good companies do come to hire students but only a small proportion get jobs.

• Companies like IISC Bangalore, NTPC, ABB, L&T InfoTech hire students.

• Other students need to seek jobs themselves by applying at various companies off-campus.

• The average CTC offered in the 2020 placement drive was around 9 LPA. Whereas, the highest package went up to 19.56 LPA.

M.Tech in civil engineering is a good course. Students get a lot of exposure and facilities on campus.