Which is better, IIT Dhanbad or IIT BHU?

IIT Dhanbad has been ranked 12th among the best engineering colleges in India by NIRF 2020. B.Tech Earth science, B.Tech mining, and petroleum engineering are some of the popular courses among undergraduates.

Being ranked 11th by NIRF 2020 for engineering in India, IIT BHU is popular among students for its B.Tech and M.tech courses.CSE is the most sought branch in B.Tech at IIT BHU.

The tabulation below gives a short overview of both the institutes.

Admission:

Aspirants must clear JEE advanced with a good percentile in order to get admission at both IIT Dhanbad and IIT BHU.

Category wise cutoffs for some popular courses at respective institutes are given below.

Placement statistics:

IIT Dhanbad:

• Around 95 globally recognized companies took part in the recruitment process and made 700 offers for students at IIT Dhanbad among which 78% were B.Tech graduates.

• The best CTC offered in 2020 is 39.5 LPA while the average package of the year is 15.5 LPA.

• 150+ students got the opportunity of summer internship through campus for 6-8 weeks with a stipend of minimum 50,000.

IIT BHU:

• Overall 52 companies participated in the recruitment process this year offering 762 job offers in total.

• The 2019-20 batch of IIT BHU had a placement rate of 80% grabbing an average package of 21.94 LPA.

• The highest domestic CTC offered at IIT BHU in 2020 was 1.06 CPA and the highest international package was 1.59 CPA.

Both IIT Dhanbad and IIT BHU are amazing in terms of curriculum, teaching faculties, exposure, infrastructure, and fests. Placement records of both the institutes look promising as well. The branch of your interest plays a pivotal role in deciding either of the institutes. Go for the branch in which your passion lies, choose the college accordingly.