Which dual course is better, IIT Kharagpur’s manufacturing science and engineering or IIT Bhubaneswar mechanical engineering?

IIT Kharagpur is one of the older establishments of IIT. The dual degree is a 5-year course with BTech in Manufacturing Science and Engineering and MTech in Industrial Engineering and Management. Manufacturing Science is similar to mechanical engineering but also has some differences.

Placement Details:

• According to the placement statistics, 95% of students from the dual degrees got placement in 2019 at IIT Kharagpur. Over 50% of students of the program are recruited in the non-core sectors.
• The job roles include business analytics, technical analytics, research analytics, consultants, and software developers.
• Companies like Tata Steel, L&T, Reliance, Honeywell, Hindustan Unilever, Procter and Gamble, BPCL, Coal India Limited, IOCl and ISRO visited during the placement program.
• The average salary offered was 15 lakhs per annum.

IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the new IITs. Although it does not have the same reputation as IIT Kharagpur, it offers decent infrastructure and facilities for M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.

Placement Details:

• According to the 2019 placement highlights the average CTC offered at IIT Bhubaneswar was around 11.4 LPA.
• The companies that participated in the placement program were Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, HCL, HPCL, and IOCL.

It is difficult to choose which institute is better as the branches are different. Mechanical Engineering is a core subject, thus choosing it will give you several options in your career. Whereas, IIT Kharagpur is more reputed and will be a better option if you want to study and further research on your subject abroad. The institute has many collaborations with foreign universities like the University of Melbourne, Curtin University, University of Wollongong, University of Alberta, and the University of Auckland. So, choose according to your convenience.