IIT (ISM) Dhanbad although a new IIT, has a rich legacy of being one of the oldest technical institutes in India. It is considered even better than some old IITs and obviously better than the new ones. IIT Dhanbad has an outstanding placement record thanks to its extensive alumni pool. Consider the following placement statistics for a better understanding
Batch |
2023 |
Total Offers |
1087 |
Total Placed |
1052 |
PPOs Offered |
234 |
PPOs Accepted |
199 |
Highest CTC |
INR 56 LPA |
Average CTC |
INR 17.46 LPA |
So choosing IIT Dhanbad over the new IIts will be a better decision on your behalf.
BITS Hyderabad, which is affiliated under BITS Pilani, ranked 30th by NIRF amongst top engineering colleges in India, is very well renowned for computer science. While IIT Tirupati and IIT Palakkad were recently established and haven't been ranked yet by NIRF. On the other hand IIT Dhanbad, previously known as ISM is ranked 15th according to NIRF for engineering.
The table given below briefly compares the colleges
Category |
IIT Tirupati |
BITS Hyderabad |
IIT Dhanbad |
IIT Palakkad |
Average Fee Per Year |
78,218 |
4,23,475 |
2,27,500 |
2,12,000 |
Entrance Mode |
JEE Advance |
UGC Net, BITSAT |
JEE Advance |
JEE Advance |
Student Strength |
60 |
80-100 |
140 |
50-60 |
Campus
Placement
The first batch of both IIT Palakkad and Tirupati graduated in 2019, hence detailed placement data is not available. BITS Hyederabad has around 95% placement rate for CS Branch while it is around 90% for IIT Dhanbad.
The table given below gives a brief comparison on placement statistics.
Particulars |
IIT Tirupati |
IIT Palakkad |
IIT Dhanbad |
BITS |
Average CTC |
9.6 LPA |
10 LPA |
13 LPA |
12 LPA |
Highest CTC |
25 LPA |
21.5 LPA |
39.5 LPA |
42 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Envestnet Yodlee, Bosch, TCS, Honeywell, etc |
Paytm, Adobe, Dell, Swiggy,Uber, etc. |
Amazon, Flipkart, Google, Paypal, etc. |
Microsoft, Adobe, BeeHyv, Amazon, etc. |
Computer Science is one of the most sought after specializations in the current industry. Though IIT Dhanbad is one of the oldest institutes in the country, it is more so renowned for Mining and Mineral engineering. BITS despite being a private college is widely preferred due to the opportunities presented and course structure. It is up to the individual to select a given course in a particular college and excel in that field of study.