Many people think that production engineering is mechanical minus thermodynamics. Which is not true. Production engineering is completely different from mechanical as the subjects are different.

My friend is currently in the 4th year of production engineering, NIT Trichy and according to him, it doesn’t really have a good prospect. Here’s why:

• While other departments have 6 subjects per semester you’ll be having 7. This can get quite hectic for you at times.
• Despite so much hard work, placements are not good at all. You will never be treated equally to your mechanical friends, however good your profile is.
• Although you can go into most of the mechanical engineering fields like automobiles, industrial tools making, etc. you will be paid lesser than your mechanical engineer mates.

However, if you are planning for higher studies and research, then production is a very good choice. Being a production engineer opens up the manufacturing, industrial, and mechanical higher study options too. So, if placement after B.Tech. is your focus, please look elsewhere but if you are into higher studies then surely go for it. Choose wisely.

Microsoft visits NIT Trichy every year to look for students who can offer internships. The company visits during the 7th semester for the placement season. If we go by that logic, Microsoft hires interns who have just completed their second year and are about to start their fifth semester. The position of an intern is usually open to the students who are pursuing ECE and CSE.

Coming to the experience one gains, it varies from person to person. In the past, interns have turned down PPO offers from Microsoft.

Instrumentation and Control engineering of NIT Trichy is a tremendously demanding branch. I have a few friends from NIT Trichy and according to them, the department is great. Except for a few of the faculties the faculty members are cooperative. 

In fact, in this branch, you will be exposed to a very healthy learning procedure. Most essentially, the department of Instrumentation and Control engineering has a broad and diversified curriculum. You can ask some of the alumni members to walk you through the subjects, electives, curriculum, and other relevant areas of concern. 

If you plan to specialize in one particular branch related to your graduation branch, you can opt for it. Or, if you are currently working in some organization or have some work experience and there is a demand for a specialist in your organization, you can opt for it.

If you are not yet placed and still pursuing your B.Tech, I would suggest you first go for the placements and then give it a thought. NIT Trichy is a reputed institute and offers good academics. In fact, it is among the top NITs. 

There is nothing called instrumentation engineering. The students usually study the syllabus of the electronic branch that includes learning low-level languages along with the complete command of them. 

• There is a very high demand for highly skilled engineers who know the top programming languages like TopCoder, GitHub, and many more. 
• Learning these languages totally depends upon the person that they can do without going to college.
• Becoming an electronics engineer totally depends upon the person, and their effort, not the college. 
• Some of the students follow the GATE syllabus to enter into the government sectors. 
• Some get recruitment in top private companies by learning these programming languages. The college can help you out only by giving a proper study environment that can promote your overall development. 

If you wish to join the private sector, then only the placement facility provided by the college is useful to you.

Last but not least we can say that the college for the instrumentation branch is the version of the electronics branch of engineering. It totally depends on you how much effort you are putting into the same and not depend on the college.

The course of DoMS is decent. But the question of whether to join this or not requires the student's information in detail. 

• The information includes the expectations from this course. 
• The experience a student has in this field, and the academic qualifications. 
• When it comes to NIT Trichy, it's a decent place. The course is also good and has low fees. 
• The placement after the course is great and hence it has a high ROI. 
• NIT Trichy also has a wide network of alumni that makes it more reliable. 
• The campus is driven by the students including the activities and the placements. The environment is peaceful and beautiful. 
• The fee structure of NIT Trichy for DoMS is very less as compared to the other colleges. 

The college has various internal politics going on between the students and among the teachers. This affects the college in various ways. The course and college, in general, are better considering the fees. 

Computer science in NIT Trichy is considered to be tough and the dream branch in one of the best colleges. For this, you will have to work hard. To get CSE in Trichy, you might need a score of above 290 in JEE Main.

This is very tough but if you score anywhere above 290, It will be a safe zone for you as those students who qualify JEE mains are sure to get top IITs and NITs. If you wish to get into NIT Trichy for CSE, 290 above would be a safe score for you. You must remember that if you dream high, you will have to work hard.

Mess food at NIT Trichy is decent enough. My friend is a student there. From what I heard, I can assure you that you will not be disappointed. There are separate North Indian and South Indian messes ( both Veg and Non-Veg) for the students of 2nd year onwards. Also, you can change your mess after the end of a month.

• Meals are provided 4 times a day as breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. You also get a facility of taking extra varieties of food items by paying some extra money other than normal mess fees. Extra items include Chicken Biriyani, Chicken Fried Rice, Chicken 65, Mushroom Masala, Kadai Paneer, Gobi Manchurian, etc.
• Usually, messes are run by different caterers. And their future depends on the feedback given by students. You will be expected to give feedback every month without fail regarding food quality, quantity, and cleanliness.

• Also, there is a very strict mess committee under the supervision of the Hostel Convenor and Warden. Student representatives have the ultimate power to change the mess menu every month according to your demand. You’ll often see them making surprise visits inside kitchens to ensure hygiene and food quality.
• You can also get your food from canteens with superior food quality. NIC, Chennai Bekary, Neelkesh, IIM Canteen, Night Canteen, Avin, Vasantham, Buhari Canteen are quite popular among students. 

• There are also some food joints outside the campus. During every fest, food coupons are provided to you which gives you an opportunity to taste from food stalls outside, including KFC, Dominos, MacDonald, etc.

All in all, mess and nearby localities are enough to provide you ample food varieties. Whether you belong to any part of the country, you can get food of your choice easily.