BITS Hyderabad is the newest out of the four BITS campuses. Established in 2008, it is accredited ‘A’ grade by NAAC. The college offers nearly 40 courses including Computer Science, Physics, Biological Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, and other major courses. Now let’s review the college on different aspects-

Infrastructure- The campus, being the newest boasts of well-furnished classrooms, modern laboratory equipment, a library, auditorium, activity center for students, and major facilities that make the campus a well-equipped one, and the scenic beauty of the area is the best sight on the campus.

Academics- Most of the reviews are positive for the faculty of the college and most of them are Ph.D. holders. The students are given the convenience of choosing the courses as per their need and are free to set their own time-tables, and there is a Zero attendance policy which allows the student to only attend classes they find suitable to their interests. There are a variety of elective courses available for the students to choose from which provides the versatility of options for them.

Fee Structure- BITS is a private institute, so it is expected to have a higher course fee and therefore it may not be in the list of many aspirants because obviously not everyone can afford such a high fee.

Placements- As per the 2016-18 data, around 94% of the total students get placed every year. The maximum salary offered has been 14LPA, 3.6LPA being the minimum, and 5LPA being the average. Around 200 companies visit the college every year for recruiting the students. IBM, ICICI, Ola, TCS, Intel, Flipkart, Facebook, KPMG, L&T, Amazon, and many more are some of the top recruiters in the college.

Both the colleges mentioned here are one of the most reputed colleges in the country and have excellent academic as well as placement records available. BITS Hyderabad offers a BE and NIT Surathkal offers a BTech program in mechanical engineering.

Admission- BITS Hyderabad conducts their own entrance exam called BITSAT while NIT Surathkal admits through JEE Main only for the BTech Mechanical Engineering program. The total fees for BITS Hyderabad and NIT Surathkal are 16.73 LPA and 5.39 LPA.

The closing cut off for Mechanical Engineering at these institutes are as follows.

• BITS Hyderabad – 275 in BITSAT

• NIT Surathkal – 8483 in JEE Main

Placement-

BITS Hyderabad- has been quite consistent in their placement statistics, also as the University is attached to Birla Institutes, the industrial exposure is very practical. The highest package received this year is 39.5 LPA and the average package was of 11 LPA.

NIT Surathkal – The placement rate of NIT Surathkal is very impressive. The highest package bagged by the students this year is 39 LPA and the average package was around 14.15 LPA. The top recruiters are Hero, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Citi Bank, Deutsche Bank.

Some of the key points of these colleges are given below.

BITS Hyderabad:

• The institute focuses on practical knowledge and updates its curriculum from time to time to make the best out of it.

• Presently, BITS Hyderabad is having an expansion phase and plans to add a built-up area of almost 50% of the present area.

• Furthermore, it already has 65 research projects that are ongoing in the campus, most of which are supported by the prominent funding agencies from across India and abroad.

NIT Surathkal:

• It is an Institute of National Importance. Situated in Mangalore, this institution offers numerous PG and UG programs in various fields of science, engineering, and management.

• It consists of 11 support centers and 14 academic departments.

• NITK Surathkal was previously ranked 6th amongst the country's top engineering colleges by Outlook India, 16th by India Today, and 14th by The Week.

So coming to the question if the intention is to explore college life at fullest without having any financial constraints and want a good industrial exposure then BITS Hyderabad would be a better option. On the other hand, if one wants a campus that has an equal reputation and almost a quarter in fee structure then NIT Surathkal would be the better option.

IIT Bhubaneswar and BITS Hyderabad are ranked 22 and 30 for Engineering by NIRF Ranking of 2020. IIT Bhubaneswar offers a BTech program for Civil Engineering, whereas, BITS Hyderabad offers a BE program for Chemical Engineering.

Civil engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar:

Admission:

• The students need to qualify in JEE Advanced with minimum cut-off to take admission in BTech Civil Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar.

• The JEE Advance cut-off for Civil Engineering lies in between 7054-9269.

The total number of seats in CE is 40 and the course fee is 7.91 lakhs.

Placement:

• The placement rate for civil engineering is 89%.
• The highest salary of the institution is 43 LPA while the average salary is 15.80 LPA according to the placement statistics of 2020.
• The top companies visiting the college are ISRO, Texas Motors, L&T, Tata Power, IOCL, and many more.

Chemical engineering in BITS Hyderabad:

Admission:

The admission to BE Chemical Engineering is through the BITS entrance exam, BITSAT. In 2019 the minimum cut-off mark for Chemical Engineering was 252. The total course fee is 15.6 Lakhs.

Placements:

• The BITS Hyderabad college stands among the 6th position in engineering with a 100% placement rate.
• The highest salary of the BITS Hyderabad is 14 LPA. While the average salary for chemical engineers in this college is 5.25 LPA.
• Companies visiting the college for chemical engineering students are Aurobindo, Hyundai, Pharma companies, Research-based companies, ADM Agro, and many more.

Civil engineering has more scope than chemical engineering. However, you should choose the course you are more passionate about and the institute according to that.