Which is better, civil engineering at IIT Madras or mechanical engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar?
Both Civil Engineering at IIT Madras and Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar are great options for students to pursue. However, if you ask me I have limited knowledge about IIT Madras but being a student of IIT Bhubaneswar I can share some insights on the institution.
- The Mechanical Engineering department at IIT Bhubaneswar offers excellent academic curriculums, research opportunities, and placement opportunities as well.
- It is an undergraduate full-time program for four years.
- In 2023, around 82% of the students were placed in this department with a median package of INR 12 LPA.
- Some of the top recruiters were Google, Amazon, Microsoft and more.
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I think I am qualified to answer this question as I graduated from IIT Madras Civil Department and I am working for L&T in Mumbai.
You should choose IIT Madras due to following reasons:-
- I can tell you that it is one of the best branches in our campus with tremendous scope in the future and prospects that appear as good as that of electrical or mechanical engineering.
- It has a strong faculty helmed by reputed and highly educated professionals.
- IIT Bhubaneswar has a NIRF ranking 47th with IIT Madras at 1st.
- The Average salary for IIT Bhubaneswar Mechanical Program is 12.57 LPA.
- The Average package for IIT Madras Civil Engineering is 21 LPA
- The Highest package for IIT Madras Civil Engineering is 76.5 LPA.
- L&T, GMR Group, DLF, and Jaypee Group are among the top firms that visit IIT Madras each year.
For more detail Refer - https://www.iitbbs.ac.in/index.php/home/placement-2023
https://internship.iitm.ac.in/downloads/P&I_Report_22-23.pdf
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IIT Madras is ranked 1st in the engineering category by NIRF Ranking 2020 making it one of the leading engineering colleges in India preferred by eligible students making it their first option. It has a strong faculty helmed by reputed and highly educated professionals. Last year, the cut off ranged from 90-5000. In the year 2018-19, this IIT had an outstanding placement season with recruiters coming from companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Rolls Royce India Pvt. Ltd., Apple India Pvt. Ltd., Visa Inc., Uber, etc. IIT Madras had the highest offered salary of 16 lakhs per annum for the undergraduate engineering program.170 students out of 189 were placed in these companies. A 65% placement rate from the civil engineering department was observed.
IIT Madras is enriched with facilities like Hostel, Libraries, Common Rooms, Music rooms, Dance rooms, Indoor games, swimming pools, gym, cricket ground, multipurpose indoor stadiums, food courts and a hospital on campus.
IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the newer establishments of IIT. Unlike IIT Madras, it does not have the infrastructure or the strong faculty as it is still in the developing phase. IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019 had a placement percentage of 83% from the Mechanical Engineering department. The core engineering departments are very much valued by students as well as professionals. More than 110 students were recruited by companies like Accenture, Renault, HP, Amazon, Jio, Adobe, etc. students were offered a salary of 11 lakhs per annum in the year 2019.
So, while choosing the institute keep in mind your rank and the choice of subject. Depending on that you can decide where to study.
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