All IITs have their merits and demerit. Weigh in the following factors to make a better decision.

Faculty – IITs have the reputation of hiring and employing well-qualified professors. There are 2 professors, 7 associate professors, and 18 assistant professors in the Electrical Engineering Department of IIT Bhubaneswar. The Chemical Engineering department of IIT Kanpur has 23 professors in core faculty and 14 professors in emeritus faculty. Core faculty are further divided into 13 Professors, 8 Assistant Professors, and 2 Associate Professors. The CSE department of ISM Dhanbad has 3 Professors, 11 Assistant Professors, 3 Associate Professors, and 1 Visiting Professor.

Exposure – The students in all these IITs come from a wide variety of backgrounds. You will have the opportunity to interact with some of the brightest students of India.

Placement – Currently, IIT Bhubaneswar has a placement record of 100% for the CSE department. The average salary package is between 10 – 35 lakhs per annum. According to placement data, Chemical Engineering is one of the most preferred branches in IIT Kanpur. The average package offered to the students of Chemical Engineering is around 13 LPA. ISM Dhanbad has a record of 90.2% placement in 2019 in the CSE department. The highest salary package was 39.50 LPA.

Infrastructure – IIT Bhubaneswar has digitalized classrooms, residential areas, gyms, and a conference room, a community center, an activity room, an auditorium, training centers, and Research Park. IIT Kanpur has a residential area complete with health care centre, various kinds of sports and recreational facilities, on-campus eateries, retails and shopping facilities, digitalized classrooms, and a library. There are 156 classrooms and sixteen sports grounds. ISM Dhanbad has one of the largest libraries in the country, two big auditoriums, smart classes, laboratories, residential areas, sports, and recreational facilities.

In conclusion, these colleges have their benefits and limitations. IITs carry their reputation across the world. You can make a final decision based on your preferences and interests with the help of the data given above.

It depends on how passionate you are in either of the fields. If your interest lies in Chemical engineering, you cannot go wrong with BITS Goa. Being ranked 30th for engineering in India by NIRF 2020. BITS offers a BE degree in Chemical engineering and has a faculty-student ratio of 1:15 with highly qualified and experienced professors.

If you are inclined towards Computer science, PES University must be your priority. Ranked 93 for engineering by NIRF in 2020, PES offers a B.Tech degree in CSE as its flagship course. It has well-experienced and qualified facilities withholding 76 on-campus teaching staff and several visiting professors from National Institutes.

The tabulation below gives a brief overview of both the Institutes:

Admission:

BITS Pilani Goa:

• BITS Goa conducts an entrance exam namely BITSAT for admission in BE.
• For admission in the Chemical engineering branch, 254 was the closing score in BITSAT 2019.
• The branch offers only 60 seats, thus making the process highly competitive.

PES University:

• Besides accepting K-CET and JEE main test scores, PES University conducts its own entrance exam- PESSAT for B.tech admission.
• KCET rank under 450 andwas considered as a cutoff for B.tech CSE admission in the first round previous year.
• A rank under 600 in PESSAT can also fetch a seat in the CSE branch at PESU.

Placement statistics:

BITS Goa:

• Overall 160+ companies worldwide participate in the recruitment process every year. Top recruiters include Amazon, IBM, TCS, Maruti Suzuki, Accenture.
• Placement rate is around 50-60% with 30 students being placed this year with an average CTC of 7.5LPA
• Core companies visiting the campus are very few which includes Schlumberger, Cairn, Exxonmobil, UOP Honeywell, Shell.
• Highest CTC offered to date for the CE branch is 15LPA.

PES University:

• 100+ companies participated in the campus recruitment process in 2020.
• 11 students were placed from the CSE branch in Microsoft this year, with an average CTC of 39.2 LPA.
• Top recruiters in recent years include Accenture, Amazon, Bosch, HCL, HP.
• 851 students were placed in campus recruitment this year with an average CTC of 7LPA.
• The highest domestic CTC offered in 2020 for a CSE student is 48LPA by Atlassian.
• CSE department at PES University holds the record of the maximum number of placements to date with the current placement rate being 99.14%

Both BITS and PESU are prestigious Institutes in India that offer quality education. The deciding factor here is the field in which you dream to build your career. It is to be mentioned that opportunity is quite less for Chemical engineering students when compared to CSE at BITS or anywhere in India in general. But if you are passionate about the subject you should go for it.

Placements Of Chemical engineering at IIT BHU are quite decent. The average package which a chemical engineering student gets depends on the sector in which he/she will work. Broadly speaking, there are two sectors of work for chemical engineering students, first the core sector and second the non- core sector. The core sector comprises like ONGC, IOCL, HUL, ITC, etc. offers ranged between 10- 12 lakhs per annum in the year 2019. From the chemical engineering department, a total of 43 students got placed last year.

The second sector is the non-core sector which comprises software, analytics, and consultancy firms. Placements in this sector are relatively easy because more job offers are available particularly in the software sector. The average package offered by software firms is around 23- 24 lacs per annum and the highest package offered in this sector was 55 lacs per annum. These companies are not interested in academic credentials but are only concerned about the coding knowledge of the applicants. Generally, if a student starts coding in his/her 4th year then he/she settles with a package of Rs 10- 13 lacs per annum, but on the contrary, if a student starts coding from his/her first year then he/she generally gets a package of around 35 lacs. Also, some students pursue their career in analytical and consultancy firms. The average package in these firms is around 15 lacs per annum.

CGC Landran, while a good university, does not offer any programs in B Tech chemical engineering. Students can opt for any other B.Tech programs in Mechanical, Computer Science, or Electronics and Communication Engineering at CGC.

DCRUST Murthal offers a program in Chemical Engineering. Some of the specifics regarding the same are mentioned below:

Eligibility:

• In order to be eligible for admission at DCRUST Murthal, students will have to provide JEE MAIN scores and pass 10+2 grade with 75% and physics, math or biology and chemistry as their subject.
• Admission is mainly made on the basis of inter-se-merit of JEE MAIN.
• CGC Landran has a similar admission eligibility criteria.

Fee Structure:

The fee structure of DCRUST has been compared with CGC Landran. However, this is only for the purpose of comparison as CGC Landran does not offer this course.

Placements:

• CGC Landran has the highest offered package at 35 lakhs per annum whereas the highest package offered at DCRUST Murthal is about 10 lakhs per annum.
• DCRUST Murthal has recruiters like Jindal Iron and Steel, Idea Cellular, TCS, Mediatek, Tech Mahindra. Moreover, it is known to have near about 100% placement rates.
• Companies visiting CGC Landran include Axis Bank, IBM, Cipla, Polaris, Wipro, Amazon, and about 65000 students who have been placed via the 691 recruiters that visit the campus every year.

DCRUST Murthal is a popular choice among students for chemical engineering specifically. However, if you are not keen on looking for that field particularly, placement wise, students are advised to opt for CGC Landran as it has a higher placement rate and more connects as compared to DCRUST Murthal. However, if chemical engineering is your chosen field, DCRUST Murthal is a good choice.

Both colleges offer the ultimate career opportunities in chemical engineering. ICT, Mumbai has been ranked in the 15th and 7th position by NIRF and The World University Rankings. While NIT Surathkal has been ranked in the 21 positions by NIRF. Here are a few more quick facts about both the colleges.

ICT, Mumbai:

Admissions:

• The college accepts students based on various entrance exams such as JEE Mains, GATE, MHT CET, etc.

• The minimum eligibility for B.Tech(Chemical Engineering) is 10+2 with a 75% score in MPC and JEE Mains.

• The cut-off ranking for the chemical engineering course is 196 to 429 in JEE Mains. And in MHT CET, the cut-off is 158.

Fee and Faculty:

• The B.Tech first-year fee is 85,350 INR.

• Most faculty members hold the highest degree in their respective fields and are subject experts.

Placements:

• The chemical engineering course has the highest placement record of 100%.

• The highest salary acquired by chemical engineering students is 14 LPA. The average salary of a chemical engineer at the institute ranges between 6 LPA to 7 LPA.

• The companies visiting the campus are ITC, Jacobs, Pidilite Industries, UOP India Private Limited, Mario, Honeywell, Tata Motors, Johnson, BPCL, etc.

NIT, Surathkal:

Admissions:

• NIT, Surathkal accepts students based on the 10+2 with a total score of 75% along with the JEE Mains score.

• Students should get the top 20 percentile in 12th class exams.

• The selection is based on JEE Marks.

• The cut-off rankings for chemical engineering are 7894 to 12127 for other state students. And for local students, the cut-off is 12479 to 15224.

Fee and Faculty:

• The first year B.Tech fee is 4,48,479 INR.

• Like ICT Mumbai, NIT Surathkal also has top-notch subject expertise in chemical engineering courses.

• Most of the professors hold M.E, M.Tech, or Ph.D.’s in their respective fields.

Placements:

• NIT Surathkal has a 100% placement record.

• The highest and average salary packages of the students are 29.14 LPA and 7.73 LPA respectively.

• The companies visiting the campus are CitiBank India, Morgan Stanley, Belong Technologies, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Capgemini, Sprinklr, Walmart Labs, Genpact, Deloitte, Tesco, and many more.

This is all about both courses at ICT, Mumbai, and NIT, Surathkal. As for which institute will be better for you, you should be the one to decide that.

The Department of Chemical Engineering at IGIT Sarang is one of the highest-ranked departments in which students could pursue excellence in all sub-areas of Chemical Engineering. The department is producing well-trained chemical engineering aluminum who have innovative thinking understanding and abilities to excel in the field.

Infrastructure:

• The Department of Chemical Engineering at IGIT Sarang has equipped laboratories namely fluid flow lab, chemical technology lab, fuel technology lab, heat transfer lab, mass transfer lab, process control lab, chemical reaction engineering lab, and computer-aided design lab.
• The Institute is located in an industrialized belt that possesses different chemical, metallurgical, and power sectors. 
• There is a plentiful possibility for decent cooperation and satisfactory functional education for the students.

Faculty:

• The department has two professors and eight assistant professors, and all of them are highly qualified. Most of them have completed their Masters and Ph.D. from I.I.T.
• Some of the faculty members who are excellent in teaching are Dr. SB Mohanta, Mr. Anup Bairagi, Dr. Anup Swain, and Dr. Dipa Das.

Placements:

• Around 50% of the students were placed, and the rest opted to prepare for higher studies. The highest package was INR 8 L.P.A., and the average package was INR 3.5 LPA.
• Vedanta, Tata, B.S.L., Jindal steel were some of the top recruiters.
• Process Engineer and Technical Engineer were the roles that were offered to students, and almost every student in the department got an internship.

Chemical engineering graduates from IGIT Sarang have a bright job scope in fertilizer, petrochemicals, cement, metallurgical, paper, pharmaceutical, and software industries. The course structure is revised following the needs of different industries. To cope up with the demand of software engineers, the department is putting extra emphasis on computer-related subjects. The department always arranges industrial study to use to make students familiarise themselves with different industries.

The institution prepares its students for the placement process. There are many internships offered to the students by the college.

Highlights

• The institution has a 61.90% placement rate for Chemical Engineering.
• 26 out of 42 students were placed in the placement process.
• 31 jobs were offered to the students of Chemical branch.
• The highest CTC offered was INR 8.91 LPA.

Placement procedure at NIT Hamirpur

Following are steps followed by the institution for placements:

• Invitations are sent to the companies for the placement process.
• Then the companies share the JNF Form.
• The database of the students is shared for eligibility criteria by the institution.
• Students are shortlisted by the companies based on their requirements.
• Then the companies visit the campus for the recruitments.
• The recruitment process includes an Introductory Presentation by Company Executives, Online Exam or Paper-Pen test, Group Discussion, and Final Interviews.

Students reviews from Chemical Engineering branch

• According to most of the reviews given by the students who have completed their B.Tech degree from Chemical Engineering branch the institution provides good placement opportunities.
• They say that at the end of the day it the students’ hard work and determination that matters.
• The institution leaves no scope from their side and provides the best of all to their students.
• Internship opportunities are also provided in the middle of the semesters i.e., semester breaks.
• 6.5 CGPA is the minimum requirement for the students to take part in the placement process.

The students are given training for the placements. They are prepared beforehand about the type of questions they will be asked, how the procedure takes place, what all qualities are required to crack the placement process, etc.

NIT Surathkal has been ranked at 4 for Engineering by The Week in 2020 and is an institute of national importance. ICT Mumbai is a government institute and is ranked at 18 for Engineering by NIRF in 2020.

The admission details for Mechanical Engineering at NIT Surathkal and Chemical Engineering at ICT Mumbai are as follows.

Curriculum:

NIT Surathkal:

The course curriculum is well-designed with an emphasis on practical based subjects. It is the perfect combination of education, training, research, and consultancy.

ICT Mumbai:

The institution has a core focus on research and offers a great theory and research-based curriculum for the Chemical engineering course. It offers a mix of Industrial chemistry, core chemical engineering subjects, and industry-relevant applications like ASPEN.

Faculty:

NIT Surathkal:

The faculty are academic experts and provide an easy-to-follow curriculum and are cooperative. They organize mandatory industrial training and internships for 2 months to enhance the student experience.

ICT Mumbai:

The faculty conduct live demonstrations, workshops, seminars, and conferences to provide students with the best learning experience. All the faculty members are Ph.D. holders and are responsible for updating the curriculum every four years.

Campus:

NIT Surathkal:

• The campus offers updated practical labs and classroom facilities.

• It organizes a cultural fest called Incident and an Engineering fest every year to provide students with the best campus experience.

ICT Mumbai:

The practical labs are extremely well equipped, it has spacious classrooms, modern infrastructure, five hostel blocks, a sports complex, and an information processing center.

Placements:

For NIT Surathkal Mechanical, some of the major recruiters are Adobe, Amazon, Capgemini. Whereas, top recruiters at ICT Mumbai Chemical Engineering include Asian Paints, Cipla, DSM soft.

Students who are Chemical engineering aspirants can opt for ICT Mumbai considering it is comparatively better for the said course, whereas NIT Surathkal is a great option for Mechanical Engineering.