I am a second year B.Tech student at IIT Bhubaneswar. Here is a comparison of IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Ropar and IIT Dhanbad on various parameters:
Parameters |
IIT Bhubaneswar |
IIT Ropar |
IIT Dhanbad |
NIRF 2023 Engineering Ranking |
47 |
22 |
17 |
QS World University Ranking |
951-1000 out of 1400 |
90 (Southern Asia) |
73 (Southern Asia) |
Highest Package |
INR 64 LPA |
INR 55 LPA |
INR 83 LPA |
Average Package |
INR 17.50 LPA |
INR 20.99 LPA |
INR 17 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Adani Group, Google, Deloitte, Paytm, Microsoft, etc. |
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Motors |
Google, Microsoft, Barclays, Bajaj, Phonepe |
In the QS World University Ranking 2025, IIT Bhubaneswar is placed #951 out of 1000 institutions. NIRF Ranking 2023 has placed IIT Bhubaneswar #91 in the Overall category, and #47 in the Engineering category.
Some prominent companies that participate in the IIT Bhubaneswar summer internships are- Amazon, DRDO, Mathworks, Wipro, TCS, Tesla EMS, Bosch, etc.
I think you should go for IIT Bhubaneswar. Although IIT Bhubaneswar rankings may appear to be lower than IIT Ropar and IIT Dhanbad, its overall environment and infrastructure are very engineering-focused. It is also one of the fastest-growing IITs in India. Overall, from my experience, I can tell you that you shouldn’t think twice before joining IIT Bhubaneswar.
IIT Bhubaneswar is popular among the newer established IITs. it is known for its core engineering departments. The Computer Science Engineering Department received salary packages ranging from 10-16 lakhs per annum. In 2019 an overall 90% placement score was recorded. 89 companies visited for recruiting purposes in 2019. The Computer Science Engineering Department has seen 100% placement in the year 2019.
IIT Ropar has shifted to its permanent campus at Rupnagar and currently operates from it. IIT Ropar unlike IIT Bhubaneswar is located far from the main city which has lesser facilities. Among Government colleges, IIT Ropar is ranked 11 by India Today. It also featured in the QS world ranking in 2018. Students being recruited from IIT Ropar were offered a package of 14 lakhs per annum. The Computer science engineering department has the highest placement percentage (91%) followed by Electrical Engineering (85%).
IIT Dhanbad has good engineering departments but it is mainly known for its Mining Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mineral Engineering, etc. 594 out of 781 students get campus placements. A total of 700 Engineering students received job opportunities in 2019. The average salary given to starting engineers is 15 lakhs per annum. The highest number of placements are by the Mining Engineering department (91%) followed by computer science engineering (90%).
Your choice of subject, location, etc. will play a major role in deciding which college you should choose so decide according to your convenience.