Which is better, IIT Dhanbad mining or NIT Surathkal CSE?

IIT Dhanbad faces little competition from other colleges in mining, making it the best mining campus in the country, but the branch itself is very challenging, and the career prospects are very different from what you might be thinking of after graduation.

NIT Surathkal is very comparable to IIT Dhanbad and CSE and will open many doors for you and provide better placement opportunities. You should not choose mining over CSE at NIT Surathkal unless you have a genuine interest in mining or a background in mining.

IIT Dhanbad is a Public/Government institution and ranked 12th among IITs. Whereas, NIT Surathkal is ranked 13 for Engineering by NIRF. As the courses are different it is difficult to compare and choose the better option. However, here are some important factors about the two choices.

IIT Dhanbad:

Admission:

• The admission for BTech is based on a student's JEE Advanced rank. In the year 2019, the cutoff required for BTech Mining Engineering was 20194. The total student intake for BTech Mining is 104 and the course costs around 7.82 lakhs.
• For MTech Mining Engineering the institute accepts GATE examination scores. The required eligibility is graduation in a related branch. The MTech program costs around 1.05 lakhs.

Placements:

• Approximately 76% of students were placed in various companies.
• The highest salary package for students in Mining was 18 LPA and the lowest was 5 LPA.
• The major recruiters were ZS Associates, KPMG, PWC, and Orica Mining.
• Around 30% of the students got an internship, and 4 of them got an internship in Volvo Construction Equipment.

NIT Surathkal:

Admission:

• The admission process in NIT Surathkal is based on a JEE Main followed by JoSAA counseling for BTech CSE. The basic required eligibility is a minimum of 75% aggregate in class 12 for BTech.
• For MTech in Computer Science, students should be a BTech holder in the relevant subject with a minimum of 60% aggregate. Students are selected based on their GATE scores followed by CCMT counseling.
• The course fee for BTech is 4.94 lakhs and for MTech, it is 1.85 lakhs.

Placement:

• Almost 100% of the students got placed, the highest offered package is 55 LPA and the lowest offered salary is 3 LPA.
• The recruiters were Google India, Amazon, and Sprinklr visiting the campus and top roles, like software engineers and software analysts, are offered to the students.
• About 70% of the students got an internship in companies like Microsoft, Amazon, L&T, etc.

Finally, it’s the students' decision to choose according to their choice of course and as well as college.