For Mechanical Engineering, these five IITs should be ranked in the order given below.

1. IIT Bhubaneswar

2. IIT Indore

3. IIT Jodhpur

4. IIT Ropar

5. IIT Mandi

In IIT Bhubaneswar the average package for the mechanical branch offered was 8.8 lakhs p.a. last year and a total of 91% of students got placed from this branch. According to MHRD rankings, IIT-B has made the most significant improvement among all IITs by jumping to 17th rank. NALCO, TATA STEEL, VEDANTA, TECH MAHINDRA are the major recruiters at this college.

After IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT-Indore’s mechanical department is undertaking the best ongoing research. It also boasts of the most modern Central Workshop in India. HPCL, Tata Motors, L & T, ISRO, Mahindra, being some of the major recruiters in the college. In last year’s placement drive the average package offered was 8 lakhs p.a. for mechanical last year while the highest was 16 lakhs p.a. 

With 64% placement last year, IIT Ropar is one of the best places for mechanical studies in India. NIRF ranks IIT-R 29nt under Top Engineering Institutes in India. Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, L&T, Amazon, Facebook, Oyo, Flipkart, Futures First, etc. are the top recruiting companies here.

IIT Jodhpur recorded 83% placement last year for mechanical students while the average package was around 8 lakhs p.a. BPCL, TCS, NBC Bearings, Tata Motors, are the companies conducting placement drives here. IIP program in IIT-J allows students to go for internships from the first year which is a plus point in comparison to other IITs.

With 61% placement for the mechanical branch in the last year, IIT-Mandi comes last among the other colleges aforementioned. The average salary package for mechanical students ranged from 6 to 7 lakhs per annum. In comparison to other institutes, IIT-Mandi falls short in figures and therefore is ranked last here.

IIT Patna should be prioritized over IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Ropar for CSE. It is because IIT Patna has taken a great leap forward in the domain of coding culture. It provides better research facilities and opportunities for placements in reputed companies. The placement scenario at IIT Bhubaneswar is also quite good, in 2019 there was a 100% placement form CSE. However, there is a considerable shortage of faculty in IIT Bhubaneswar. 

Furthermore, IIT Patna has marked its distinction in ACM ICPC (Olympics of Coding). The institute was successfully able to reach the world finals twice. This clearly illustrates the excellent coding culture at IIT Patna, which is undoubtedly unparalleled. The institute has also performed quite well in Robocon and in various IIT Tech Meets. According to 2019 placement highlights, a total of 50 students got placed from CSE with an average package of 16.76 LPA. Students from the institute have been successful in securing their place in reputed universities like Stanford University, University of New South Wales, University of Tokyo, including other eminent institutes. 

On the other hand, IIT Ropar is new among IITs and its placement statistics are not as good as of the other two colleges. So, the precedence order should be IIT Patna, followed by IIT Bhubaneswar, followed by IIT Ropar. Although the NIRF ranking(for 2019) of IIT Bhubaneswar (ranked at 17) is better than IIT Patna(ranked at 22), the CSE department of IIT Patna is better than that of IIT Bhubaneswar. On the contrary, IIT Ropar lags behind with an overall NIRF ranking of 29. 

Electrical at IIT Bhubaneswar is a better option than IIT Ropar. IIT Bhubaneswar has a better ranking than IIT Ropar and also a better placement record than IIT Ropar with 86% of electrical engineers getting placement from IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019.

The School of Electrical Sciences in IIT Bhubaneswar received the highest package and average package of 38 LPA and 11 LPA respectively. Moreover, a good number of Core companies, software companies hire electrical engineers from IIT Bhubaneswar. The electrical engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar received 86% of campus placements.

IIT Ropar in 2019 got 85% placement in electrical engineering in some of the top companies namely Goldman Sachs, OYO Rooms, Finisar, etc. The average package offered for the electrical engineers was 13.83 LPA. The institute also witnessed an overall rise in the number of jobs offered across all streams from 4% to 10% hike.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Ropar both are new IITs and offer a decent CSE program both in academics and placements.

According to the NIRF ranking, IIT Bhubaneswar is at 22 whereas IIT Ropar is at 25. In 2019, the CSE department students from IIT Bhubaneswar got 100% placement in top companies like Google, Amazon, Jio, HP, etc. with an average package of 10-35 LPA.

In IIT Ropar, the average package of the CSE was over 13.83 LPA and students received offers from Cisco, Samsung, Facebook, Microsoft, etc. The highest package offered in India was 17.45 LPA and outside India was USD 1,25,000 per annum. The students have also received the chance for admission in IIMs.Lastly, the decision is up to you so choose according to your convenience.

Both IIT Ropar and IIT Bhubaneswar were established in 2008. IIT Bhubaneswar shifted to its 936 acres permanent campus in August 2015, whereas IIT Ropar shifted to its 501 acres brand new campus in the year 2019. According to the ranking of NIRF (Government of India), IIT Bhubaneswar ranked 18 and IIT Ropar ranked 21 all over India. The students to faculty ratio of IIT Ropar is 1:8 whereas IIT Bhubaneswar has 122 faculty for approx. 100 students. IIT Ropar has adopted a new curriculum according to International standards. IIT Bhubaneswar has adopted the curriculum of its parent institute IIT Kharagpur.

Big recruiters such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Flipkart, Cognizant, Reliance, Samsung visit both institutes every year. A total of 90.24% of students placed in the year 2018. The highest package of 17.45 LPA and an average package of 13.83 LPA was recorded at campus placement. The coding culture at IIT Ropar is quite profound. Over 89.55% of placement recorded at the end of the placement season of 2019 at IIT Bhubaneswar. The highest domestic CTC offered was 39 LPA and the average package is about 11.44 LPA.

Apart from academics, IIT Bhubaneswar also focuses on extra-academic activities. It provides one credit compulsory cultural course to first year. IIT Ropar provides sports facilities that are needed and organizes sports fest AAROHAN every year. It has clubs like BOCA (Board of Cultural Activities), BOST (Board of Science and Technology), and several societies.

Ropar is well connected to cities like Delhi, Chandigarh, Mohali, Shimla, and Jalandhar. It is nearby many vacation sites like Shimla, Manali. Bhubaneswar is the capital city of Odisha. It has Biju Patnaik International Airport. The campus is situated at the foot of Barunei Hills and it provides a unique scenery and pollution free academic environment.

Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good. The faculty is well qualified and experienced. The school of Mechanical Sciences has 16 well-equipped laboratories along with a high-end computational lab. According to 2019 placement statistics, Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar had 83% placement. The average CTC offered was 11.44 LPA.

IIT Ropar has been ranked at no. 29 as far as the overall ranking provided by the Ministry of HRD for the Indian Universities. The campus placement is also good, 2019 placement statistics show, 64% of students got placed from the Mechanical Engineering department. As it is a new IIT good infrastructure facilities are there and trained faculties who guide the students to get good job opportunities.

Both IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Ropar offer a decent Mechanical Engineering program in terms of faculties, lab facilities, and placement. So, choose the institute according to your convenience.