Which institute is better, IIT Dhanbad or IIT Bhubaneswar?

IIT Dhanbad is known for its rich legacy. It was established on the line with the Royal School of Mines London which is now merged with Imperial College of London. 

Reputation - IIT Dhanbad: (Winning Institution - IIT Dhanbad)

• IIT Dhanbad has ranked 46th by the QS World Rankings 2020.
• It was named by ISRO to be part of the Mars Orbiter Mission.
• The largest manganese ore deposit in India with an estimated worth of around Rs 36,000 crores was found by the institute.

Academic and Research: (Winning Institute - IIT Dhanbad)

• The institute consists of 18 departments and 5 interdisciplinary centers.
• The institute has also been ranked first for faculty productivity in terms of research publications per faculty.
• The institute is actively involved in research and development projects along with industry-sponsored projects which are estimated to be worth around Rs 124 crores.
• The institute has signed MoU with McNally Bharat Engineering. Co. Ltd, MTI, BHP Billiton, CSIRO, Bosch Rexroth AG Germany, SIMTARS, CSIR laboratories, etc for technical collaboration.
• The institute has also signed MoU with 25 universities placed around the globe.
• It has nine posts of Chair Professors in different departments which is instituted by TATA steel, Coal India Limited, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Steel Authority of India Limited, National Mineral Development Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Sandvik and Uranium Corporation India Limited.

Campus life - IIT Dhanbad:

• IIT Dhanbad consists of academic buildings, separate hostels for boys and girls, a health center, faculty and staff quarters, a workshop, a canteen, and a student activity center. 
• It has all the outdoor and indoor sports facilities available on the campus.
• It has also a massive G+7 fully air-conditioned library which has state-of-the-art facilities.
• The institute has clubs and societies for almost every department, like CSE Society, CE Society, ME Society, etc. 
• The institute also organizes various fests and grand festivals such as cultural fest (Srijan), techno-management fest (Excelsior), departmental fests, etc.
• ISM has two extension centers in Kolkata and Delhi. MBA, MTech are some of the programs offered at these campuses. 

Placements:

The placement of IIT Dhanbad is on par with the other IITs. Placement for branches like Earth Science, Petroleum, Mining is top-notch. But placement for two branches is below IIT standards. 

The placement statistics of the two institutes in 2020 are as follows.

Although IIT Dhanbad is technically a new IIT, it is not in the same league as the others. The rich legacy and reputation set it apart from the other new IITs. IIT Dhanbad is definitely better than IIT Bhubaneswar.