ECE and EEE, most of the syllabus is same and the subjects are considered as electrical core subjects like analog, digital electronics, signals, networks, etc. With courses being almost the same, the comparison comes down to other aspects of institutes. 

• If you aim to get good placement packages after finishing your degree to work then you should opt EE in IIT Bhubaneswar. In 2019 placement 86% EE batch was employed. PSUs hire directly from IITs with the new mandate by the government which gives students in IIT to pursue a career in PSU without having to clear GATE. Although for ECE the placement of IIIT Hyderabad is higher (10 LPA) compared to IIT Bhubaneswar.

• IIIT Hyderabad also provides great infrastructure and laboratories and have been very well funded for research papers. IITs get their funds from the Govt. and both institutes are on equal pace in this aspect.

• Campus life can be one more aspect that students may find interesting while selecting the course and college. Academics in IIIT Hyderabad ECE is considered to be advantageous compared to IIT Bhubaneswar EE, because of IIT BBS is a new institute.

• Faculty members at IIIT Hyderabad are also some of the highly eligible professors and some of them are from old IITs.

Overall, when comparing both courses and institutes, IIIT Hyderabad comes on top, but the choice should be branch instead of college when both have equal pros and cons.

IIT(ISM) Dhanbad being an institute that was established in 1926 has its own legacy and alumni base working in the world’s top MNCs and India's government services. Whereas IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the new IITs which provides good opportunities to its student but doesn't have the alumni base as large as IIT Dhanbad. 

86% of the students of EE from IIT Bhubaneswar got placed with an average salary of 11.4 LPA. Whereas in IIT Dhanbad it was 75.7% and the average salary offered was around 15.5 LPA. 

IIT Dhanbad has all kinds of societies such as Tech societies, cyber societies, coding clubs, dance and drama clubs, etc.) for students from almost all of its departments while IIT Bhubaneswar also has societies regarding all of its departments but it lacks behind having good exposure to tech societies. Both the IITs have a well-developed infrastructure. Considering the faculty, IIT Dhanbad being an old institution has an experienced faculty and staff. 

Both the IITs are good for EE and have their pros and cons.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Indore both are among the new IITs and IIT Indore is considered best among the 2nd generation IITs in terms of faculties, infrastructure, placements, NIRF ranking, etc. According to the NIRF Ranking of 2020, IIT Indore and IIT Bhubaneswar are placed at 10 and 22 respectively.

IIT Indore’s EE department is considered one of the best departments with a dynamic group of well-experienced professors. The college has various technical clubs including robotics & electrical which help students to get practical experience and good exposure. IIT Bhubaneswar also offers a decent EE program but it lags a little behind in terms of proper infrastructure. The JEE Advanced cutoff for EE at IIT Indore and IIT Bhubaneswar are 1868-4848 and 2276-7542 respectively which indicates more students prefer IIT Indore for EE.

Many top multinational companies and various corporate houses like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, D E Shaw, J P Morgan, BPCL, ISRO, IBM, Reliance, Morgan Stanley, HCL, Infosys, etc. visit IIT Indore for placements. The overall placement rate here is around 99% with an average package of 16.06 LPA. In 2019, campus placements 86% of students got placed from EE and the average package of IIT Bhubaneswar was 11.44 LPA.

IIT Dhanbad ranks 15th among the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. It is a much older establishment than IIT Bhubaneswar. The fee structure for BTech in ECE at IIT Dhanbad is 2,30,120 for one year. It Requires a JEE ranking of 3000-10000 for ECE. The ECE department of IIT Dhanbad has seen 60% placement of students with an average annual salary package of 15 lakhs per annum and highest being 39 lakhs per annum. IIT Dhanbad has a total of 332 faculty members who are highly qualified and experienced members. Out of total, 315 members are Ph.D. holders. 

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. It is one of the newer IITs. The students with JEE ranking between 2000-7000 are eligible for Electrical Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar. IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019 has seen 89% placement in the Civil Engineering Department with an average annual salary package of 11 lakhs per annum, 39 lakhs per annum being the highest. IIT Bhubaneswar has a total of 145 faculty members who are highly qualified and Ph.D. holders. IIT Bhubaneswar has 2 hostels for boys and girls each. It also has Shopping Complex, Healthcare centers, gym, Sports grounds and courts, Common rooms, Media entertainment rooms, ATMs, etc. 

Thus, IIT Dhanbad will be a better option to study ECE than Electrical Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar because, Being one of the oldest established IITs, IIT Dhanbad is known for its quality of education and their campus life. It also has better and more experienced faculty members.

IIT Bhubaneswar witnessed 90% placement in 2019 at the end of the academic session. Around 89 companies visited the campus with the average salary offered was 11.45 LPA.

The placements of electrical and mechanical engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar were 86% and 83% respectively. The top recruiting companies that visited IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019 were Capgemini, DELL, Honeywell, L&T construction, TATA Steel, etc.

In general, Mechanical engineering (ME) is a more versatile course than other engineering courses. Mechanical Engineers are hired in corporate managerial positions. On the other hand, Electrical engineering (EE) can deflect their career towards software development and programming.

Both of these branches are excellent choices to opt from IIT Bhubaneswar where the placements record is quite good. So, pick the course you are interested in.