Mechanical engineering is amongst the major B.tech. Degree, provided by Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT).Admission to the four-year program is made on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in Jee Main(Joint Entrance Exam Main)and also on the basis of theIPU CET exam, conducted by the university.

B.Techin Mechanical engineering is a flagship program of NIT Kurukshetra. Admission is made on the basis of marks scored by a candidate in Class XII and candidate’s performance in JEE Main.

Tabulated below is an overview of the courses in both colleges:

Placement statistics ofMechanical in MAIT(IPU)

1. The placement of the mechanical branch does not have that many options. Only 2-3 companiesvisit the campus for mechanical engineeringstudents but the freedom of opting in different branch placements is available for students who are eligible.
2. There is no attendance requirement so that the students can have ample time to work ontheirskills.

Infrastructure:MAIT has a better infrastructure than most of the other IPU Colleges except for USIT. The labs are functional, the classes are pretty decent for an Engineering collegebut has no active clubs.

Placement Statistics of Mechanical in NIT Kurukshetra:

1. The placement cell of NIT Kurukshetra has many facilities to help the students in placements. Activities like assisting visiting companies, facilitating pre-placement talks, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, online interviews, etc are conducted on a regular basis.
2. There has been aconsistent growthinthe overall percentage of the student getting placedsince 2015, making the placement rate to be 95%
3. Companies like TATA, Maruti, Mahindra and Mahindra, CNH industrial, Hero motors visit the campus for campus placementsand make the placement of the institutionabove par.
4. The highest package offered to the students is40.63 lacs.

Infrastructure:The campus facilities are very goodwith greatinfrastructure. Wi-Fi is available in the whole campus 24/7. Classrooms are very good with full air conditioning, neat and clean. The hostel facility is also goodwith good food.Sports facility is also available.

Additional information giving NIT Kurukshetra an upper hand for Mechanical engineering:

1. MAIT gives a Mechanical and Automation degreewhich is not a popular degree for placements.
2. NIT Kurukshetra has well qualified andvery experienced faculties.
3. Active clubs are present at NIT Kurukshetra. One of the major clubs is the SAE club.

Despite being a new IIT, IIT Bhubaneswar is doing quite well, both in academics and placement. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar was ranked 26, among all the engineering colleges in India. The department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar has experienced professors and is well equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory instruments. It has also signed an MoU with many universities for research and student exchange. This results in active academic research and excellent internship opportunities for the students. The institute 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. Out of 35 students of Mechanical Engineering, 32 students secured positions in campus placement in 2019. The average Domestic CTC offered last year was around INR 11.44 LPA. PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM participated in the placement drive to recruit students. Besides that, last year a total of 89 companies visited the campus to recruit students. Many famous companies such as Amazon, Adobe, Accenture, Akash Institute, BYJU, Atkins, Angel Broking, Capgemini, Gupta Solution, Flinto Solution, Honeywell, Jindal Stainless Ltd, KEC International, KIIT, Microsoft, MathWorks, Mastercard, Rao Edusolutions, TATA BSNL, TATA steel, TATA Advance System, Thermax, and other companies as well recruited students from IIT Bhubaneswar.

NITs like Durgapur or Kurukshetra are also good institutes to pursue core engineering like Mechanical. According to NIRF Rankings, NIT Durgapur and NIT Kurukshetra rank at 30 and 48 respectively. As National Institute Of Technology, Kurukshetra is a Tier 1 college in India so every major MNCs come to college for campus placements. And Package is according to a person's skills and knowledge. Overall average job packages are around 7 lakh per annum. The placement record of 2019 in the National Institute Of Technology, Durgapur shows Mechanical Engineering bagged the highest percentage of placement with 78.46%. The highest CTC offered at NIT, Durgapur was INR. 32.54 LPA whereas the average salary package was around INR. 9.09 LPA.

IIT Bhubaneswar, NIT Durgapur, and NIT Kurukshetra all are good institutions with decent mechanical engineering programs. So choose according to your convenience.