Both IIT Bhubaneswar and BITS Pilani are good institutions with decent Mechanical Engineering programs. So, it’s hard to choose one institute over another.

Despite being a new IIT, the Mechanical Engineering program in IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good. This department offers well-experienced faculty members and state-of-the-art laboratories. IIT Bhubaneswar recently signed MoU with many universities for various purposes like research and student exchange. Also, this institute 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. Which means excellent research and internship opportunities for the students.

In 2019, 83% of students from the Mechanical Engineering department got placed at IIT Bhubaneswar. Out of 35 students of Mechanical Engineering, 32 students secured positions in campus placement. The average CTC offered was INR 11.44 LPA. PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM participated in the placement to recruit students. A total of 89 companies visited the campus for the placement drive.

BITS Pilani is a well-known private institute with a decent Mechanical Engineering program both in terms of academics and placements. BITS Pilani Placement Trends of 2019 show out of 33 Mechanical Engineering students 23 got placement offers. The average package offered was 6-8 LPA. Whereas, the highest salary package for the domestic placements was 44 LPA. The recruiting companies at this institute included Barclays, IBM, HDFC, Facebook, eBay, Capgemini, Aditya Birla Corp, Capital IQ, etc.

IIT Bhubaneswar takes admission based on JEE Advanced rank and last year the cutoff for Mechanical Engineering was 4003-12065. On the other hand, BITS Pilani takes admission through BITSAT which is another tough exam and in 2019, the Mechanical Engineering cutoff was 313. So, the academic environment is great in both institutes.

The course fee for BITS Pilani is higher compared to IIT Bhubaneswar as it is a private institute. For B.E, the course fee is around 4.23 lakhs/annum in BITS Pilani. Whereas, in IIT Bhubaneswar the course fee is around 2.14 lakh/annum.

IIT Bhubaneswar and BITS Pilani both are good options for mechanical engineering so choose according to your convenience.

M.Tech in CSE from any IIT across India has seen the maximum package offered to its students from all departments in campus placement.

Details listed below state an overview of M.Tech CSE from IIT Bhubaneswar.

Mentioned below are some statistics regarding the past placement records:

• In 2017-2018, CSE has seen a 52% placement, 62% in 2018-2019, and straight to 97% in 2019-2020, which is a huge increment.
• Batches of 2018 and 2019 have had complaints regarding placement and marked them as an average graded result. 
• The 2020 batch has seen a tremendous increase in both the count and the average CTC offered.
• The overall average in IIT Bhubaneswar is 15.8 lakhs in the last year, the average of CSE being even higher than that.
   

The current M.Tech in the CSE batch got exclusive opportunities in the R&D departments in companies. They got a decent package and a satisfying job at the same time.

Overall, IIT Bhubaneswar, though being a newer IIT and comes in priorities after IISc, ISI, older IITs, DTU, NSUT, etc. is still a decent option for M.Tech in CSE to get enough opportunities in reputed MNCs and grab a handsome salary package at the same time.

In 2019, around 89 companies visited the campus of IIT Bhubaneswar namely Amazon, Accenture, Adobe, Renault, etc. Almost 90% of the students got placements from IIT Bhubaneswar with 100% placement from the CSE department. The students of the CSE department received a lucrative package of 10-35 LPA. This institute also has MoUs with foreign universities namely the University of Warwick, University of Massachusetts, University of New York, etc which results in good internship offers.

IIT KGP is the oldest IIT in India and students of ECE were offered a median salary of 15 LPA in top companies like Intel, Wipro, Capgemini, Honeywell, etc. More than 70 companies visited the campus and the highest package offered was 24 LPA.

Rest be assured whatever be your choice, it will be worthwhile as both these institutes are good choices so choose according to your course of interest.

It is up to your interest which domain you want to go in. But If you were comparing both on just placement perspective, CSE offers much higher packages from companies compared to other branches. 

• Course: CSE at Jadavpur University is quite good and as JU is situated in a metro city majority of IT companies visit the campus for CSE placements. ECE from IIT Bhubaneswar is said to have good academia and help you to shape the future both in IT as well as in the core sector.
• Infrastructure: Most of the IITs are equipped with the latest machines in their laboratories, and IIT Bhubaneswar has the same facilities. Students are learning from the new permanent campus and the hostel accommodations are good. Jadavpur University lacks a little behind IIT Bhubaneswar in terms of infrastructure.
• Exposure: IIT Bhubaneshwar provide opportunities even in the ECE course and IIT also gives you brand name which has its own advantages. However, the placement report of 2019 reveals that CSE students got 100% placement with an average CTC 19.96 LPA in Jadavpur University. The first ECE batch of IIT Bhubaneswar graduated this year so there is no past placement record for this branch, however, in 2019 there were overall 90% placements with an average CTC of 11.4 LPA.
• Environment: IITs provide an excellent infrastructure and college environment as JEE finds the best students for engineering. Also, the professors are highly qualified in IITs. Overall, the learning environment in IIT Bhubaneswar is better when compared to Jadavpur University.

If most of these factors are considered, ECE in IIT Bhubaneswar seems to be the better choice.

It is difficult to compare two institutes when the choice of the branch is different. You should choose the institute based on the branch you are interested in. IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Dhanbad both are among the new IITs, although IIT Dhanbad is an old institute with well-developed infrastructure and a huge alumni base compared to that of IIT Bhubaneswar. NIRF has ranked IIT Dhanbad and IIT Bhubaneswar 15th and 17th respectively in the engineering category.

The mechanical engineering department one of the most developed departments at IIT Bhubaneswar and it has been present in the institute form the inception. In 2019 the JEE Advanced cutoff for mechanical engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar was 4003-12699 (general category). The fees for the first-year is INR 2.14 LPA.

In the 2019 placements, 83% of the mechanical engineers got jobs. A total of 89 companies visited the campus of IIT Bhubaneswar for the placement drive. The core and PSU sectors, along with top MNCs, participated in the campus drive. The average package offered was INR 11.4 LPA.

In 2019 the JEE Advanced closing rank for electrical at IIT Dhanbad was 3189-11247 (general category). The course fee for the first year is INR 2.3 LPA.

The placement highlights at IIT Dhanbad for 2019 shows, 76% of the electrical engineers got jobs in the placement drive. The highest CTC offered to the EE students was INR 15.5 LPA. The top recruiters were Google, Amazon, KPMG, Deloitte, Walmart, etc.

The first batch of the ECE branch of IIT Bhubaneswar was supposed to get passed out in the academic year 2020. IIT Bhubaneswar has offered Electrical Engineering since its inception. But earlier this branch was a combination of traditional Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) and Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE). fROM 2016, these two batches have been divided. For the placement section, many-core companies, PSU’s and software companies are the recruiters of IIT Bhubaneswar.

Placements:

• In the first batch of ECE placements around 10% went for the core companies like Marwell Electronics and Qualcomm. 
• Many were placed in the software companies including Amazon, Microsoft HSBC, Mathworks, Oyo, Razorpay, and many more. 

It can be said that the first batch has done pretty well.

If you are willing to change the domain to a software company you should definitely opt for IIT Bhubaneswar but for the core companies, any old IIT would be a better choice.

Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) has been ranked 10th and 11th in the categories engineering and overall by the NIRF rankings in 2019. The institute has tie-ups with the University of Cambridge (UK), University of Oxford (UK), University of Sheffield (UK). It offers B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of Rs 8.62 Lakhs for the full period.

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar has been ranked 17th in the engineering category by the NIRF rankings in 2019. The institute offers B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering as a full-time four-year course at a fee of Rs 8.63 Lakhs for the full period. The course ranks 11th, 15th, 22nd by India Today, The Week, and NIRF respectively at the institute.

Admission Procedure

IIT BHU:

• The basic admission criteria for B.Tech in CSE is having scored 75% percent in your 10+2 examinations. 
• Further, students are shortlisted on the basis of JEE Advanced scores which is followed by JoSAA counseling. 
• The course has 84 seats available at the institute.

IIT Bhubaneshwar:

• The basic admission criteria for B.Tech in CSE is having scored 75% percent in your 10+2 examinations. 
• Further, students are shortlisted on the basis of JEE Advanced and JEE Main scores which is followed by JoSAA counseling. 
• The course has 52 seats available at the institute.

Infrastructure & Facilities

IIT BHU:

• The institute is built over a massive 1300-acre campus. It is home to a well-equipped library which includes journals, study material, magazines, and various e-learning facilities. 
• IIT BHU has separate boys and girls hostels on-campus. 
• It has top-class sporting facilities and various sporting grounds available. 
• It also has a number of laboratories. Other facilities such as an auditorium, recreation rooms, gym, and cafeterias are also provided.

IIT Bhubaneshwar:

• The institute is built over a huge 935-acre campus. It is home to a well-maintained library. 
• IIT Bhubaneshwar has separate boys and girls hostels on-campus. 
• It has top-class sporting facilities and various sporting grounds available. 
• The institute also has a number of laboratories. Other facilities such as an auditorium, recreation rooms, gym, ATM, Wi-Fi, convenience stores, auditoriums, and cafeterias are also provided.

Placements

IIT BHU:

• B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering has a placement rate of over 90%. 
• Companies such as Amazon, Paypal, Google, and Adobe are some of the top recruiters which visit the campus for the placement season. 
• The lowest salary offered is 11LPA, while the average salary offered is approximately 20 LPA.
• The highest package offered at the institute is 1.25 crores.

IIT Bhubaneshwar:

• The course has a placement rate of over 95%. 
• Companies such as Vedanta, Goldman Sachs, Coal India, and Adobe are some of the top recruiters which visit the campus for the placement season. 
• The average salary offered is approximately 11.44 LPA. 
• The highest package offered at the institute is 39 LPA.

Both institutes being IITs are among the best in the country for Computer Science Engineering. Being IITs, both institutes have the same curriculum, fees, and similar infrastructure facilities. However, IIT BHU ranks a touch above its counterpart. Placement packages offered at BHU are also better than Bhubaneshwar, making it the better choice. The choice between the shall also depend on the preferred city.

IIT Madras is ranked 1st in the engineering category by NIRF Ranking 2020 making it one of the leading engineering colleges in India preferred by eligible students making it their first option. It has a strong faculty helmed by reputed and highly educated professionals. Last year, the cut off ranged from 90-5000. In the year 2018-19, this IIT had an outstanding placement season with recruiters coming from companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Rolls Royce India Pvt. Ltd., Apple India Pvt. Ltd., Visa Inc., Uber, etc. IIT Madras had the highest offered salary of 16 lakhs per annum for the undergraduate engineering program.170 students out of 189 were placed in these companies. A 65% placement rate from the civil engineering department was observed.

IIT Madras is enriched with facilities like Hostel, Libraries, Common Rooms, Music rooms, Dance rooms, Indoor games, swimming pools, gym, cricket ground, multipurpose indoor stadiums, food courts and a hospital on campus.

IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the newer establishments of IIT. Unlike IIT Madras, it does not have the infrastructure or the strong faculty as it is still in the developing phase. IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019 had a placement percentage of 83% from the Mechanical Engineering department. The core engineering departments are very much valued by students as well as professionals. More than 110 students were recruited by companies like Accenture, Renault, HP, Amazon, Jio, Adobe, etc. students were offered a salary of 11 lakhs per annum in the year 2019.

So, while choosing the institute keep in mind your rank and the choice of subject. Depending on that you can decide where to study.

IIT BHU and IIT Bhubaneswar are ranked 11th and 22nd respectively by the engineering category NIRF 2020.

IIT BHU being an older institute does have a large alumni network which results in good placements but it lacks modern infrastructure which is better in IIT Bhubaneswar. Being a new IIT, IIT Bhubaneswar has better hostels than any other IITs. Thus in terms of infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar is better than IIT BHU.

IIT BHU is located in Varanasi which is not the capital city of Uttar Pradesh but IIT Bhubaneswar is located in the capital city of Orissa giving it the advantage of better connectivity with the metropolis, airport and as a result, it attracts more multinational companies.

The closing rank in IIT BHU for CS is under 1000 and that of IIT Bhubaneswar is under 2500. Thus students with a better rank often choose IIT BHU. Coding Culture, Faculty, etc. are also better in IIT BHU.

Placements are also better in IIT BHU for Computers than IIT Bhubaneswar. But despite being a newly established institute the first batch in Computers of IIT Bhubaneswar got placed with an average salary package of 15 lakhs per annum.

So, IIT BHU is a better choice for computer compared to IIT Bhubaneswar is also worth considering because their Computer Engineering department is the most popular. In 2019 placement in Computer Engineering was 100%.

All IITs have their merits and demerit. Weigh in the following factors to make a better decision.

Faculty – IITs have the reputation of hiring and employing well-qualified professors. There are 2 professors, 7 associate professors, and 18 assistant professors in the Electrical Engineering Department of IIT Bhubaneswar. The Chemical Engineering department of IIT Kanpur has 23 professors in core faculty and 14 professors in emeritus faculty. Core faculty are further divided into 13 Professors, 8 Assistant Professors, and 2 Associate Professors. The CSE department of ISM Dhanbad has 3 Professors, 11 Assistant Professors, 3 Associate Professors, and 1 Visiting Professor.

Exposure – The students in all these IITs come from a wide variety of backgrounds. You will have the opportunity to interact with some of the brightest students of India.

Placement – Currently, IIT Bhubaneswar has a placement record of 100% for the CSE department. The average salary package is between 10 – 35 lakhs per annum. According to placement data, Chemical Engineering is one of the most preferred branches in IIT Kanpur. The average package offered to the students of Chemical Engineering is around 13 LPA. ISM Dhanbad has a record of 90.2% placement in 2019 in the CSE department. The highest salary package was 39.50 LPA.

Infrastructure – IIT Bhubaneswar has digitalized classrooms, residential areas, gyms, and a conference room, a community center, an activity room, an auditorium, training centers, and Research Park. IIT Kanpur has a residential area complete with health care centre, various kinds of sports and recreational facilities, on-campus eateries, retails and shopping facilities, digitalized classrooms, and a library. There are 156 classrooms and sixteen sports grounds. ISM Dhanbad has one of the largest libraries in the country, two big auditoriums, smart classes, laboratories, residential areas, sports, and recreational facilities.

In conclusion, these colleges have their benefits and limitations. IITs carry their reputation across the world. You can make a final decision based on your preferences and interests with the help of the data given above.