Which is better for civil, IIT Mandi or IIT Ropar?

Both IIT Mandi and IIT Ropar are well-respected engineering institutions. The institute which is most suitable for you depends on your individual needs and preferences. Some parameters you would like to consider are location, campus culture, research opportunities, and faculty expertise.

In my opinion, IIT Ropar fares better in terms of infrastructure, college life, labs, and resources. IIT Mandi on the other hand is lacking in terms of infrastructure and its campus is still in the development phase. The facilities and infrastructure are crucial to a conducive learning environment and IIT Mandi has failed to do so. IIT Mandi is also located remotely and thus students cannot avail of facilities easily and the exposure offered is also limited. IIT Mandi labs have failed to meet IIT standards and are decked with outdated equipment.

The labs of the School of Engineering and the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering are not at all good and have very limited operational capacities.

Keeping all the above factors in mind, it's better to go for IIT Ropar. Additionally, it is recommended that you visit the websites of both institutions and speak with current students or faculty members to get a better sense of what each has to offer.

Civil engineering at IIT Ropar is definitely better because IIT Ropar is developing more rapidly than IIT Mandi. IIT Ropar ranks better than IIT Mandi when it comes to NIRF Rankings. In addition to this, IIT Ropar has established its excellence by being ranked 3rd among the new IITs since the last two years.

The table below shows a brief overview of the institutes:

Many of my friends are from IIT Ropar, therefore, I can tell in detail about it. 

Faculty -

• IIT Ropar has a very experienced faculty. In fact, the professors are PhDs holders and even higher studies from well reputed universities.
• Moreover, the faculty to student ratio at IIT Ropar is 1:9 which is very good. 
• The Director himself has been an MIT Professor. 

Academics - 

• The new curriculum at IIT Ropar stands out as it has been designed by experts as per the International Standards. 
• It provides you with a lot of freedom when it comes to choosing your specialization in different branches. 
• For example, at IIT Ropar you can graduate in Mechanical engineering with a specialization in Manufacturing, or, you can have your BTech in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. 
• It offers specialization to the students in various fields such as Bio medical, CS, Mechanical, Electrical Physics, Chemistry and Humanities along with the BTech Degree. 
• You will find more labs including Tinkering Labs. It has made it mandatory for every student to take courses in Data Structure and working with Arduino.

Because of the freedom to pursue their interests irrespective of their departments, the students build a very dynamic knowledge. This is the reason for placements of many students with a package of 28-30 lpa. Many students from every department have been selected in GSOC as well.