Both ICT, Mumbai, and IITs are well-known colleges in India and offer quality education. ICT Mumbai is mostly recognized for chemical engineering courses only. Whereas, IIT’s are recognized for computers, electronics, civil, mechanical, and other engineering branches even. However, one should decide the best college based on the brand. So, here are a few quick highlights of MTech in Chemical at IITs and ICT Mumbai.

IIT:

Admissions:

• IITs accept graduates and GATE qualified members. Also, it conducts a personal interview and intakes only those students who qualify for the interview.

• The candidates should get a minimum of 60% in their graduation in order to be eligible for admission.

• M.Tech Chemical engineering is a complete 2-years course. The total fee for the course is 1.32 lakhs.

Placements:

• The median salary of M.Tech Chemical Engineering students is 20.8 LPA.

• Top companies visiting the popular IIT campuses for Chemical Engineering students are Texas Instrument, Carin, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Microsoft, ITC, Schlumberger, IBM, McKinsey & Company, Deutsche Bank, Tata Steel, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd, and many more.

ICT Mumbai:

Admissions:

• The college accepts students based on academic excellence in graduation and ranking obtained in the GATE.

• The candidates should get at least 60% in their graduation from any recognized university in order to be eligible for admission.

• The total fee for this course is 1.53 lakhs.

• The course has a total of 30 seats.

Placements:

• Over 90% of the students are placed each year.

• The campus has a 100% placement rate in chemical engineering.

• The highest and average salary packages of the students are 14 LPA and 3.5 LPA respectively.

• Most frequently visited companies are CitiBank India, Morgan Stanley, Belong Technologies, Goldman Sachs, Asian Paints, BASF India, Cipla, DSM Soft, Exxon, Black & Veatch, Deutsche Bank, HoneyWell, Capgemini, Sprinklr, Walmart Labs, Genpact, Deloitte, Tesco, and many more.

This is all about the M.tech Chemical Engineering course at IITs and ICT Mumbai. So, choose the best college based on your preferences and interests.

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.

NIT Surathkal is ranked 21st in the engineering category by NIRF ranking 2019. It is one of the oldest and pioneer technical institutes in India. The institute offers an excellent placement record of 92-95% for the undergraduates every year. 

Placement Highlights:

• NIT Surathkal witnessed 80% placements in MTech. Around 286 companies visited the campus in 2019.
• The placement report for the MTech witnessed decent growth in the highest and average package last year. 
• Around nine companies offered the on-job role to the MTech students. 

The table given below shows a brief overview of the institute: 

The top recruiters are Amdocs, Teradata, Radisys India, Honeywell Technology, Idrive Software, Dell EMC, Cisco Systems, Riverbed Technology, etc.

Admission process:- 

• The candidates are selected based on the 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA obtained in BTech/BE/BCA course. 
• The final selection of the candidates is a good mark in the NIMCET test. 
• The cutoff required is 175.
• The fees required is INR 1.28 LPA. 

Faculties:- 

NIT Surathkal has a large and diverse faculty of 385 members. All the members are cooperative and very supportive towards their students. 

Facilities:- 

• NIT Surathkal has a central library equipped with the latest technology. 
• There are shopping complex, medical facilities, open air auditorium, and all the required facilities needed for the students in NIT Surathkal. 

NIT Surathkal provides good placements for undergraduates and postgraduates. The placement statistics for BTech and MTech in this institute are better than other newly built NITs.

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.

Amrita University Coimbatore was ranked 4th by NIRF in 2020. It is a UGC approved university and has been graded ‘A’ by NAAC. Amrita University Bangalore has also been graded ‘A’ by NAAC in their latest evaluation.

Admission:

Amrita University Coimbatore- It has a huge variety of offerings for M. Tech.

• Amrita University Coimbatore offers M. Tech in Cyber Security, Automotive Engineering, Communicative Systems, Computer Science and Engineering, Design and Manufacturing, and more.

• The average course fee remains around 3.57 Lakh and the common eligibility criteria is GATE score.

Amrita University Bangalore-

• It offers various M. Tech courses as well. Among the other ones, the major M. Tech courses that are offered include M. Tech in Data Science, Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Power Electronics, Thermal Science, and M. Tech in Embedded Systems.

• The average course fee remains around 2.5 Lakh for most of the courses.

Placement:

Amrita University Coimbatore-

• Top recruiters that offer various internship and job opportunities to the Amrita University students are Google, Amazon, Microsoft, TCS, CTS, and more.

• The highest salary package remains around 30 LPA and the average package is 5 LPA for the students.

Amrita University Bangalore-

• Top recruiters who offer jobs and internships to Amrita University Bangalore students are Accenture, Amazon, Cognizant, Blue Star, Nokia, Samsung, and many more.

• The highest, average and the lowest salary package for the students remain to be around 10 LPA-12 LPA, 9 LPA, and 3 LPA.

Infrastructure:

• When it comes to infrastructure, both the college campuses qualify to be excellent considering the high-quality classrooms, sports fields, hostel facilities, library services, and other services.

• Both the campuses try their best at providing the students with comfortable campus life.

• The average hostel rate remains to be around 1.70 Lakh. It varies as per the accommodation details.

These are some of the important factors that might be helpful for you to make the final call. When it comes to pursuing M. Tech, Amrita University presents a plethora of options to choose from. Therefore, it would be wise to do proper research according to your comfort and then make the decision for your future.