Despite being one of the new generations of IITs, IIT Bhubaneswar is considered among the top engineering colleges in the country. NIRF has ranked IIT Bhubaneswar 17th among the engineering colleges in India.

Among the various engineering programs offered by the institute Civil, ME, EE, ECE, CSE, and Metallurgical Engineering are the most developed branches in IIT Bhubaneswar judging by the infrastructure and placement statistics of the programs.

According to the placement statistics of 2019-20 at IIT Bhubaneswar, 64% of the civil engineering students got placements. For EE the placement rate was 87%. Around 97% and 100% of the students from ECE and CSE got the placements in many top MNCs. Metallurgical engineering had a 90% placement rate. The highest domestic CTC offered was around INR 43.3 LPA and the average CTC was INR 15.8 LPA. MNCs like Honeywell, TCS, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, Wipro, Capgemini, Amazon, etc. have participated in the placement drive.

IIT Kharagpur is a much notable and popular IIT. It is one of the older IITs, making it more reliable and popular among students and professionals alike. It is the first IIT to be established. It ranks 5th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2020. The cut off for Mechanical Engineering in IIT Kharagpur ranged from 1500-5000. Companies like Amazon, Adobe, Cypress, Deshaw are among the top recruiters at IIT Kharagpur. An average salary package of 14 lakhs per annum was provided to students recruited in MNCs in 2019 placement. Being the oldest of the IITs the faculty is more experienced and IIT Kharagpur offers many facilities like hostels, Food Courts, Library, Hospital, 2 Stadiums along with swimming pool and gym all within the campus, making it a society of their own.

Unlike IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bhubaneswar lacks a little behind in Infrastructure, Faculty members, On-Campus Facilities, etc. as it is a newer establishment. IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 22nd by NIRF 2020. The cut off for CSE is 1200-4000. IIT Bhubaneswar though not as reputable as IIT Kharagpur has seen a 100% placement in the CSE department in the year 2019. With an average salary package of 11 lakhs per annum. So choosing to study CSE in IIT Bhubaneswar will not be a bad choice.

Both options have their merits so choose according to your preference of subject and your rank.

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. The institute collaborates with foreign universities such as 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.

Civil Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar has seen 89% placements in the year 2019 with an average salary package of 11 lakhs per annum and the highest being 39 lakhs per annum. Companies like Tata Motors, TATA Steel, TATA Advanced Systems, L&T construction, L&T Ltd, etc.

Jadavpur University ranks 14th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. Out of 55 students, 51 were placed with an average salary package of 6 lakhs per annum and the highest package was 19 lakhs per annum. Top recruiting companies include Microsoft, Uber, Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Samsung, TCS and PWC.

So it is always better to study in an IIT just for its brand value but Jadavpur University being a government college has lesser fees than IIT Bhubaneswar. IIT students are also given a higher salary package than Jadavpur University.

Both IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bhubaneswar are good IITs. So, it’s difficult to pick a single one.

IIT Kharagpur is one of the top IITs in India, ranking at 3 according to NIRF rankings 2019. The placement record of Chemical Engineering in IIT Kharagpur is quite good too. According to the 2019 placement report, 80% of the students got placement offers while a few of them went on to pursue higher education. Abbott India Limited, ITC Limited, Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Ltd, Jacobs Engineering, Ansys India, Johnson Matthey India Pvt Ltd are a few of the top recruiting companies in 2019 at IIT Kharagpur.

While IIT Bhubaneswar is a new name among IITs, it’s doing quite well in placement. The ECE branch of IIT Bhubaneswar started recently and the first batch will graduate in 2020, as a result, there is no previous placement record. But the placement record for Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering is quite good. The 2019 placement record reveals 86% and 83% of students got job offers from Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering respectively. Also, according to the NIRF 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 26, which is a good rank considering it’s a new IIT.

Both the IITs, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Bhubaneswar are good choices, so make your decision according to your convenience.

The placement cell at IIT Dhanbad is known as the Career Development Center. It is truly efficient and dedicated through which the students get placements in top corporate sectors. Top recruiters include Microsoft, Deloitte, Amazon, Flipkart, etc. In the 2019 placement season, 594 students got placed through campus placements of IIT Dhanbad from a total of 781 students that participated. The civil engineering was the 2nd highest with a record placement of 51.35% with maximum CTC offered was INR 14.4 LPA.

IIT Bhubaneswar also offers a good Civil Engineering program. In 2019, 89% of students were placed from the Civil Engineering department. The average CTC offered was around 11.4 LPA.

One major thing is that Dhanbad is an underdeveloped city with not so much infrastructure, whereas Bhubaneswar being capital and has better connectivity and more MNCs visit IIT Bhubaneswar.

Both IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Dhanbad offer good Civil Engineering programs both in terms of academics and placements. But in IIT Dhanbad changing branch is easier as there is the availability of more seats.

The campus of IIT Bhubaneswar is quite impressive. The campus is set-up in a lush green area at the foothill of Barunei far away from the main city. The climate is moderate and provides a conducive environment for students.The campus is well divided into separate Academic and Residential(Hostel) sections. The campus is sprung across a vast area and is probably among the largest IIT campuses. Hostel facilities are very good and provide separate rooms for each student. Furthermore, the food provided in the mess is hygienic and is also of adequate quality. Apart from academics, the institute also provides students with ample opportunities in recreation through sports, almost all sports facilities are available for students. The institute also conducts many annual fests throughout the whole year. These provide students with opportunities to showcase their talents across various fields. The departmental labs have been updated with the latest testing equipment. Besides, the institute also has an impressive placement record and is visited by eminent PSUs like IOCL, BHEL, BPCL including others. The college dean is strict about the rules and requires all students to adhere to the proper rules of conduct. The faculty shortage, which was in talks for quite some time, has also been addressed. Taking note of all the points it is clearly evident that the campus of IIT Bhuvaneswar is quite good and provides a conducive environment for studies as well as recreation.

The campus at IIT Bhubaneswar is spread over 936 acres of land in Arugul which is about 30 km from the main city of Bhubaneswar, The permanent campus was functional from 2015. The campus has a world of its own and is situated under the foothills of Barunei Hills. The environment inside the campus is ideal for studies and socio-cultural activities as it is away from the hustle bustle of city life. There is segregation between the academic area and the residential area inside the campus.

The one aspect that makes the education in IIT Bhubaneswar stand out is the concept of schools instead of departments; each school has a building devoted to itself in the academic area, for eg. There is the school of electrical sciences, the school of basic sciences, the school of infrastructure and the school mechanical sciences. Apart from all the schools, a lab complex exists which houses all the basic lab facilities and classes for all the common courses.

Moreover, the school of infrastructure and mechanical sciences have two workshops dedicated to them. On the residential front there are two hostels inside the campus namely MHR 'Mahanadi Hall of Residence' (for male students) and SHR(Subarnarekha Hall of Residence) (for female students), there are a couple of more hostels which are being constructed and are about to be completed. The sports facilties provided by the campus include a gym, a basketball court, and a racing track (400m), a playground and basic facilties for all the sports. Then there is the community centre which is constantly being used by the socio cultural and the technical societies. 

Along with the faculty quarters for the faculty to live in, there are the guest houses for the guest faculties and delegates to live in along with the visiting parents and there is a 24*7 dispensary which is available too in case of a medical emergency.

All in all the campus provides a great environment for the students to learn, moreover, the winds from the Barunei hills help them relax.

Campus life in IIT Bhubaneswar is great. Discussed below are a few prospects of the campus life in IIT Bhubaneswar  

• INFRASTRUCTURE: Being a new IIT, the infrastructure can't be compared with the old IIT's. But there is some promising state of the art labs and lecture halls. The undergoing construction plan promises to give even better infrastructural benefits in the future.
• NATURAL BEAUTY: The Barunai Hills visible from your hostel windows will help you to relax after a hectic day at college. 
• HOSTEL: This is the most important part of any engineer's college life. The friends you make and the memories you share with them in a hostel is something which stays forever. And the hostel facility at IIT Bhubaneshwar is very good. You are also provided with decent internet connectivity. hence there is no hindrance in the academics. You get to meet students coming from different backgrounds. This adds to your learning process.
• CULTURAL EVENTS: You'll get plenty of opportunities in this area as well. Alma Fiesta is the annual socio-cultural fest of IIT Bhubaneshwar. It's a three-day-long event which comprises of various individual events. You will get to meet and interact with thousands of students from different parts of India.
• MISCELLANEOUS: There's a playing ground for Cricket, Football, etc. there is also an open gym. You also have a tennis court on the Campus. Inside the campus, there is a shopping complex to fulfill your grocery or gadget needs. You also have a to and fro Bus service to take you to the city. 
   

IIT Bhubaneswar has a lot of talented professors at its service which has till now produced around 2000+ research papers. Some of the professors worth mentioning are as follows:

1. Dr. Rajan Jha: He is from the School of Basic Science working in the physics department and would most probably teach you in the first semester itself. He’s done his Ph.D. from IIT‌ Delhi. Your whole journey of the college becomes a lot easier if you get a teacher as inspiring as him with his unmatched teaching style.
2. Prof. Sujit Roy: He’s done his Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur and further studies from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and Hokkaido University, Japan. He basically is one of those professors who’d give you your pending fruits of qualifying the JEE Advanced, by fulfilling your dreams of studying in a class filled up with enthusiasm and curiosity. He would definitely make you fall in love with the subject
3. Prof. Joy Chandra Mukherjee: He’s done his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He belongs to the branch of computer science and engineering and teaches Data structures to the first-year students. He is one of those professors who are not that strict with the rules of attendance and even conducts open book examinations. He is always open to students with their queries.
4. Dr. Rajesh Kumar: He’s a professor from the School of Basic Science in the Mathematics department. When you talk of a teacher, he has every box ticked in front of his name. With most of the students finding the calculus and graphs boring, it’s his teaching methodology that never lets go of any student’s attention.

The list might have passed over some of the names but the fact that being qualified enough to teach in a premier institute such as IIT Bhubaneshwar itself tells the quality of the faculty.

Both the institutes have their advantages and it entirely depends on what you are looking for. According to NIRF Rankings, IIT Indore ranks at 16 and IIT Bhubaneswar ranks at 26. But ranking changes every year so you should give preference to the branch over the institute.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Indore both are decent IITs with good academics and placements. In 2019 IIT Bhubaneswar witnessed a big jump in placement in comparison to previous years in some streams in B.Tech. In 2019, a total of 89 companies visited the campus for recruitment. Many famous companies such as Amazon, Adobe, Accenture, Akash Institute, DELL, Delta Power, FIITJEE, Honeywell, INTEL technology, ISRO, IOCL, Jindal Stainless Ltd, KEC International, Microsoft, MathWorks, Mastercard, PNB Metlife, TATA BSNL, TATA steel, TATA Advance System, Thermax, TETCOS, TESCO, UHG and other companies as well recruited students from IIT Bhubaneswar. 

Around 89.55 % of placement was recorded at the close of the session in this IIT last year. The average domestic CTC offered was around INR 11.44 LPA. Whereas, the highest CTC offered went up to INR 39 LPA. IIT Bhubaneswar recently 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. Which presents the students of this institution with excellent internship and research opportunities.

IIT Indore witnessed a 99% placement rate in placement drive for 2018-2019. Students were offered an average annual package of 18.86 LPA. The highest domestic package offered was 36.5 LPA whereas the international package was 6 million Yen which roughly amounts to 43 LPA. Top recruiters at this IIT include Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Arcesium, DE Shaw, etc.

So, choose the institute based on which branch you are interested in and which IIT is doing better at that specific branch.