I am a third year Civil Engineering student at IIT Bhubaneswar. Here is a comparison of IIT Bhubaneswar Civil Engineering and IIT Guwahati Design on several parameters:
Parameters |
IIT Bhubaneswar Civil |
IIT Guwahati B.Des |
NIRF Ranking 2023 (Overall) |
91 |
9 |
Placement Details (2023) |
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Placement % |
80% |
74% |
Highest Package |
INR 38.70 LPA |
INR 51.32 LPA |
Average Package |
INR 12.85 LPA |
INR 20.59 LPA |
Top Recruiters on campus |
Google, Microsoft, Amazon |
Sprinklr, Ola |
The Civil Department at IIT Bhubaneswar has a highly knowledgeable faculty. The department faculty members hold degrees from top institutes in India and abroad. The department holds technical seminars and workshops on a regular basis.
Even though the NIRF Ranking and placement statistics for IIT Bhubaneswar Civil are not as good as those for B.Des at IIT Guwahati, I can assure you that the Civil Engineering course of our college will provide you with good academics and placements.
You must make the final call based on your own interest and preferences.
In regards to choosing a branch, it's important to note that Civil is generally considered a core branch, while Design is not. It's up to you to determine which branch aligns with your interests. While institutes do matter, the branch you choose matters even more.
It doesn't make sense to me when people prepare for non-core companies from the very first year. While it's understandable if you don't find your branch interesting after the second or third year, and decide to go for a non-core company and MBA.
Ultimately, both IIT Bhubaneswar Civil Engineering and IIT Guwahati Design have pros and cons, so it is suggested going with the one that interests you the most. Review the curriculum and see which branch excites you. If you're still undecided, choose based on your future plans. If you are still deciding whether to pursue a technical career in the future, then IIT Guwahati's design branch may be the better choice for you. However, if you're interested in a technical career, then IIT Bhubaneswar's Civil branch may be the better option.
In terms of placement, IIT Guwahati had excellent BTech placements of around 85%. The average salary offered at IIT Guwahati was around 11.10 LPA. The graduates from the department of design work in domains such as Usability Engineering, Human Computer Interfaces & Interaction Design, System Design & Information Architecture, E-learning & Web Technologies, and many more. The recruiters who came for campus placement in the past include Trilogy, Fair Isaac, Kanbay, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, IBM, Flipkart, etc.
IIT Bhubaneswar on the other hand had a better placement in 2019 for civil engineering and the placement rate was around 89%. The average salary offered in civil engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is an average of 11.45 LPA. The top companies that visited the campus placements of IIT Bhubaneswar were Vizag Steel Plant, DRDO, Jindal Stainless Steel, etc.
You should choose the course you are interested in.