Which is the best option for chemical engineering, IIT-BHU, IIT Hyderabad, or IIT Gandhinagar?

Previously called Banaras Engineering College, IIT BHU offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral programs across fields including Chemical Engineering. The course fee for BTech Chemical Engineering is 3.02 lakhs.

IIT Hyderabad is considered to be one of the 2nd Generation IITs initiated by Govt. The institute offers BTech Chemical Engineering at a cost of 8.67 lakhs.

IIT Gandhinagar has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance and is mentored by IIT Bombay. IIT Gandhinagar offers B.Tech in Chemical Engineering with a fee of 10.3 lakhs.

Ranking:

IIT BHU is ranked 11th, IIT Hyderabad is ranked 8th and IIT Gandhinagar is ranked 24th for IITs in Engineering for BTech by NIRF 2020.

Admission Process:

Admission to B.Tech program at IIT is done on the basis of the JEE Advanced score. According to the 2019 data, the cutoff for Chemical Engineering at the institutes are as follows.

• IIT BHU - 4048

• IIT Hyderabad - 5923

• IIT Gandhinagar - 6671

Chemical Engineering Highlights:

IIT BHU:

• The Chemical Engineering department at IIT BHU has 3 specializations, i.e Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy Resources, Waste Minimization and Utilization, New Materials, and Devices.

• The Chemical Engineering department at IIT BHU has 18 laboratories, 7 lecture rooms, a 250 seat auditorium, and a library.

IIT Hyderabad:

With over 17 faculty members, the Chemical Engineering department at IIT Hyderabad carries out some cutting edge research in primary areas such as Biochemical Engineering, nanoscience, Process Control, Mineral Processing, Energy Conversion, Polymer Engineering, etc.

IIT Gandhinagar:

• The chemical engineering department at IIT Gandhinagar has strong collaborations with industries such as Reliance-Dahej, UCL, Rainbow Papers, NFL, Amul, and Hindustan Petroleum.

• Primary areas of research at the Chemical Engineering department of IIT Gandhinagar include Thermodynamics, Soft Matter, Energy and Environment, and Bioengineering.

Alumni:

• Renowned alumni of IIT BHU include Nikesh Arora who is CEO of Palo Alto Networks and Krishan Kant, former Vice President of India.

• Renowned alumni of IIT Gandhinagar include Dr.Yogesh Goyal who is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Renowned scientists from IIT Hyderabad include Dr.M Nirmala, Dr.Paladugu Suresh, and Dr.Arruri Sathyanarayana.

Placement:

The placement details at the institutes are as follows.

All the IITs are of high repute and globally recognized. IIT BHU takes the upper hand when it comes to chemical engineering, which is depicted from their quality research. However, you should choose the institute according to your convenience.