Which one is better, mechanical in IIT Bhubaneswar or electrical in IIT Dhanbad?

It is difficult to compare two institutes when the choice of the branch is different. You should choose the institute based on the branch you are interested in. IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Dhanbad both are among the new IITs, although IIT Dhanbad is an old institute with well-developed infrastructure and a huge alumni base compared to that of IIT Bhubaneswar. NIRF has ranked IIT Dhanbad and IIT Bhubaneswar 15th and 17th respectively in the engineering category.

The mechanical engineering department one of the most developed departments at IIT Bhubaneswar and it has been present in the institute form the inception. In 2019 the JEE Advanced cutoff for mechanical engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar was 4003-12699 (general category). The fees for the first-year is INR 2.14 LPA.

In the 2019 placements, 83% of the mechanical engineers got jobs. A total of 89 companies visited the campus of IIT Bhubaneswar for the placement drive. The core and PSU sectors, along with top MNCs, participated in the campus drive. The average package offered was INR 11.4 LPA.

In 2019 the JEE Advanced closing rank for electrical at IIT Dhanbad was 3189-11247 (general category). The course fee for the first year is INR 2.3 LPA.

The placement highlights at IIT Dhanbad for 2019 shows, 76% of the electrical engineers got jobs in the placement drive. The highest CTC offered to the EE students was INR 15.5 LPA. The top recruiters were Google, Amazon, KPMG, Deloitte, Walmart, etc.