Are IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Indore comparable?

Both the institutes have their advantages and it entirely depends on what you are looking for. According to NIRF Rankings, IIT Indore ranks at 16 and IIT Bhubaneswar ranks at 26. But ranking changes every year so you should give preference to the branch over the institute.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Indore both are decent IITs with good academics and placements. In 2019 IIT Bhubaneswar witnessed a big jump in placement in comparison to previous years in some streams in B.Tech. In 2019, a total of 89 companies visited the campus for recruitment. Many famous companies such as Amazon, Adobe, Accenture, Akash Institute, DELL, Delta Power, FIITJEE, Honeywell, INTEL technology, ISRO, IOCL, Jindal Stainless Ltd, KEC International, Microsoft, MathWorks, Mastercard, PNB Metlife, TATA BSNL, TATA steel, TATA Advance System, Thermax, TETCOS, TESCO, UHG and other companies as well recruited students from IIT Bhubaneswar. 

Around 89.55 % of placement was recorded at the close of the session in this IIT last year. The average domestic CTC offered was around INR 11.44 LPA. Whereas, the highest CTC offered went up to INR 39 LPA. IIT Bhubaneswar recently signed MoU with many universities for various purposes like research and student exchange. The institute also 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 presents the students of this institution with excellent internship and research opportunities.

IIT Indore witnessed a 99% placement rate in placement drive for 2018-2019. Students were offered an average annual package of 18.86 LPA. The highest domestic package offered was 36.5 LPA whereas the international package was 6 million Yen which roughly amounts to 43 LPA. Top recruiters at this IIT include Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Arcesium, DE Shaw, etc.

So, choose the institute based on which branch you are interested in and which IIT is doing better at that specific branch.