Question papers from previous years suggest the M.Tech admission test at IIT Bhubaneswar in civil engineering follows the same syllabus as GATE. In the written examination, there are mostly conceptual questions from core subjects as well as questions from mathematics and aptitude.

So, it would be wise to prepare ahead of time by solving all the previous year’s question papers and also study the basics of all the subjects side by side. But as it is IIT, there is no boundary of the questions. So, cover your basics thoroughly.

Results of the admission test are declared within 1 hour of the exam. If you are selected, you need to get through document verification and an interview to get enrolled. Mostly, interviews are purely technical and questions are asked to test the basics concepts. The interview takes around 15 mins maximum and at least 3 Interviewers will be present in the interview board.

To talk about M.Tech placement, the report of 2018 states that the institute saw around 60% placement. Companies that visited the campus for recruitment are Adobe, Amazon, Infosys, Accenture, KIIT, Affine Analytics, HCL, Go-jek, HPCL, Goldman Sachs

IOCL, ISRO, Ittiam to name a few. Highlights of placement report 2018 of IIT Bhubaneswar show that the highest number of jobs were offered in core industries.

• 39 Lakhs per annum is the Highest domestic CTC offered
• M.Tech saw close to 60% placement.
• A total of 69 students were interested out of which 40 students got placed
• 52 companies visited campus this year.
• The average salary offered was 11.15 lakhs per annum.
• The maximum job offers received were from core industries.
• ISRO, IOCL, HPCL, NCCBM are few PSU’s that participated in campus placement.
• To name few top recruiters- Goldman Sachs, Samsung, TCS, Adobe, Oracle, Renault Nissan etc.
• The internship offers tp 3rd-year students are in the core industry. A few of the interns are engaged in R&D organizations and Foreign universities.

Following is the sector-wise placement analysis for M.Tech at IIT Bhubaneshwar:

• Core- 53 %
• IT- 19 %
• Education- 10 %
• PSU- 8 %
• E-commerce – 5 %
• Analytics- 4 %
• NBFC- 1 %

The M.Tech course delivered at IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good. Besides being taught by experienced and renowned faculty, the institute offers many opportunities through placements to students who pursue their M.Tech. Around 65 percent of M.Tech students who got enrolled in the institute got placed in renowned companies like HCL, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, including others in this year’s placement drive before the countrywide lockdown. Some have even managed to secure themselves in top PSUs like IOCL, HPCL, etc. Among 69 students in M.Tech who were interested in placements, 40 students got placed.

Besides the impressive placement scenario, you will get the opportunity to pursue your project under the guidance of venerated faculty. After the completion of the M.Tech course, most of the students opt for Ph.D. in renowned foreign institutes. Others, who prefer jobs, get recruited in reputed companies. Some have even been successful in setting up successful startups. So considering all aspects, M.Tech from IIT Bhubaneswar offers new avenues through placements as well as future studies.

IIT Bhubaneswar offers a decent M.Tech in the CE program. The Civil Engineering department has experienced professors from the field background. Recently, it has signed MoU with many universities for 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. This will give the students an excellent internship and research opportunities.

Past placement reports reveal that IIT Bhubaneswar has witnessed around 60% of M.Tech placement. Companies like Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, Affine Analytics, HCL, HPCL, IOCL, ISRO, Ittiam, Infosys, KIIT, Go-Jek, Goldman Sachs, and many others visited the campus for recruitment. The average domestic CTC offered in 2019 was INR 11.44 LPA whereas the highest domestic CTC went up to as much as 39 Lakhs per annum. PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM also participated in the placement to recruit students. A popular belief is that most of the IIT fail to offer core placement for civil engineering students in India. This is not the case for IIT Bhubaneswar as it offers plenty of core placement opportunities. 

IIT Bhubaneswar is a good institution to pursue M.Tech in CE from both in academics and placements.

These are the following inputs that can help you know more about an M.Tech degree in structural engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar.

Admission: One needs to score 60% or 6.5 CGPA in B.Tech or B.E degree in civil engineering and a valid GATE score. The weightage division for admission is 70% in the GATE score, 15% in written test, and 15% in the interview. There are 12 seats for this specialization.

Infrastructure: IIT Bhubaneswar is a fairly new IIT. It has an academic area, residential area, training centers, and Research Park.

Faculty: M.Tech in Structural Engineering comes under the School of Infrastructure. The school has 14 Assistant Professors, 4 Associate Professors, and 1 Professor.

Exposure: IIT Bhubaneswar attracts students from all over India. Hence, you will have the opportunity to be part of an excelling academic culture.

Placement: The placement percentage of the M.Tech department of IIT Bhubaneswar is 68% according to 2019 placement highlights. The average CTC offered in 2019 was around 11.44 LPA.

In India, very few institutes offer M.Tech in Transportation Engineering. This course is somewhat similar to Automobile Engineering but not quite the same and pursuing it from a reputed institute like IIT Bhubaneswar offers a lot of opportunities. Students with a civil engineering degree can opt for the MTech Transportation Engineering program. The eligibility criteria for applying into the program is a BTech degree with an aggregate of 60% in a similar field. Students are also required to clear the GATE cutoff for Transport Engineering for applying. The course fee for M.Tech Transport Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is 2.34 lakh/year.

The course curriculum for M.Tech in Transportation Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar involves planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation facilities. Transportation engineering also concerns the driver-vehicle interface and user interface of road signs, signals, and markings. The program is a good choice if you wish to join the public service. Before pursuing the M.Tech, doing an internship with any transportation company or civil engineering firm will provide the experience needed in planning and designing transportation projects, preparing estimates, and evaluating traffic patterns.

According to the placement highlights of IIT Bhubaneswar, 68% of students from the M.tech courses were placed in 2019. A total of 89 companies visited IIT Bhubaneswar for recruitment in 2019 and the average salary package was up to 11 lakhs per annum. Companies like Tata Motors, L&T Ltd., visited the campus for the placement drive.