BIT Mesa, also known as Birla Institute of Technology, Mesa, is known to be one of the most prestigious engineering and technical institutes in India. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of engineering, technology, applied sciences, management, and architecture.
The college has a great emphasis on research and innovation and has ties with several national and international institutions. It is ranked among the top 50 institutions by almost all the ranking agencies. However, the right choice for one person may be wrong for the other, thus making it a matter of preference. So it’s better to
BIT Mesra and all allied top colleges like IIT and NIT are not only normal colleges but institutes of national importance.
Every coin has two sides and likewise, every institute has its strengths and weaknesses. BIT Mesra has a number of flaws pertaining to its education and culture. I have listed a few
I really hope the institute makes amendments and brings about a massive research culture soon!
As per the 2022 placement record of BIT Mesra, the average package for B.Tech CSE stood at Rs. 19.27 LPA for the year. In the same year, the average package for B.Tech IT stood at Rs. 20.58 LPA.
113 out of 124 eligible B.Tech CS students were successfully placed during 2022. For IT, this figure was 56 out of 59 eligible students. The median package for both B.Tech CS and IT was Rs. 16 LPA, and the highest package was Rs. 58.33 LPA for both.
EY, Cognizant, Wipro, Daffodil Software, etc. were some of the top recruiters for the year.
You can check further details on the placement statistics of BIT Mesra.
This happened with my friend Rohit, back when we were at BIT Mesra. We were freshers at the time.
That night, Rohit was returning back to his hostel from a gaming event at 10:30 pm. As he was entering the hostel gate, a senior told Rohit to park his (the senior’s bike) inside the hostel as a favor. The senior pretended to have hurt his leg in a minor road accident.
Rohit obliged, but as he was following the request, the senior took away his wallet and ran inside the hostel. That senior did so to tease Rohit. But Rohit was scared, and asked the guard for help. The guard called the patrolling guards who took the situation under control. They got to the senior, and took back Rohit’s wallet from him. Rohit decided not to complain about all this to the college authorities.
But the next day, the hostel guard reported everything to the Dean. The hostel supervisor asked Rohit to write a written complaint. Rohit was frightened and wrote down everything honestly. A month passed by, and all this while, the senior kept on apologizing to Rohit.
After one month, a notice was pasted, stating that the matter was being taken seriously. My friend was asked to write down his complaint once again. This time Rohit mentioned that the senior had apologized multiple times. Rohit requested that the matter be resolved.
At the end, the senior got two black dots and Rs. 2000 fine. But at the same time, Rohit also received one black dot and Rs. 1000 fine. This happened only because Rohit had changed his written statement, and asked for the senior to be forgiven.
This is an interesting and disappointing “Black Dot” story.
There are a number of reasons that have resulted in the deteriorating quality of BIT Mesra. Here are a few main reasons
These are some major reasons why the quality of education is slowly taking a fall in BIT Mesra. I really hope the institute takes care of these matters and helps restore its reputation.
I can only talk about the CS/IT department of BIT Mesra.
The M.Tech curriculum is pretty good, but teaching quality is lacking. The department faculty seems uninterested in teaching. This may be due to lack of resources and a poor administration, which annoys them as much as it does the students. Almost zero importance is given to coding for PG students. The college seriously lacks a research culture, but if you are adamant on pursuing research, you may find good guidance nonetheless.
The location of BIT Mesra is unfavorable for placements. Despite this, the department performs really well during placement season. Big shot firms like Microsoft and Goldman Sachs recruit M.Tech students from the department. The highest package for M.Techs is around 40 LPA. Getting placed is totally your responsibility. The college’s work is simply to invite top companies for campus placements, which in this case, it does.
As far as the CS/IT department of BIT Mesra is concerned, it offers decent academics and good placements. Moreover, it's not necessary that things are any better at other institutions.
A relative of mine used to be a student of BIT Mesra. She and a number of her peers have chosen Mr. Anup Kumar Keshri to be the best professor at BIT Mesra.
He is thankful to Professor Choudhary for teaching him the ‘Language of Engineers’, on which Professor Keshri did the paper in 1996. He did not have to refer to any textbook for preparing himself for the paper. He wishes to be a teacher like Professor Choudhary.
You’ll receive ample placement opportunities at BIT Mesra, given that you understand electronics well. You may consider joining Robolution, which will give you an edge over the others. Qualcomm visits the ECE department with good offers. A few years back, it appointed 4-5 ECE students for a package of 15 LPA. If you are willing to put in the extra effort and learn coding, you may get into good IT companies. Some of them being- Microsoft, Amazon and IBM.
Academically, the ECE department of BIT Mesra isn’t the most ideal choice. This is because the department faculty is strict, and the curriculum is tough. If you couldn’t get CSE at BIT Mesra, you can try for IT instead of ECE. The ECE branch requires a lot of effort and time, which can be overwhelming.
There are various reasons combined together that have resulted in deteriorating education opportunities and quality at BIT Mesra. Despite the huge amount of funds ranging into hundreds of crores, the institute has been receiving, there is no improvement in the situation at all. Here are a few reasons why BIT Mesra has suffered a deteriorating situation over the past few years
The students should work hard to bring about the above changes if they want to save their college from falling into the pit.
The placements for the BIT Mesra Main Campus BE program are particularly good for the core branches and circuital branches. The CSE and IT placements record the best placements while in other branches the scenario is average.
BIT Mesra placement drives are conducted by its active placement cell. In 2022, students received 1257 placement offers. The highest salary was recorded at INR 58.33 LPA while the average salary was INR 13.01 LPA. A total of 235 companies visited the campus.
Here is the branch-wise placement scenario at BIT Mesra
Particulars |
Lowest CTC |
Average CTC |
Median CTC |
Highest CTC |
Computer Science & Engineering |
INR 4 LPA |
INR 19.27 LPA |
INR 16 LPA |
INR 58.33 LPA |
Mechanical Engineering |
INR 4 LPA |
INR 8.05 LPA |
INR 8 LPA |
INR 15 LPA |
Electronics & Communication Engineering |
INR 4 LPA |
INR 13.13 LPA |
INR 11 LPA |
INR 58.33 LPA |
Information Technology |
INR 4 LPA |
INR 20.58 LPA |
INR 16 LPA |
INR 58.33 LPA |
Electrical & Electronics Engineering |
INR 4 LPA |
INR 11.91 LPA |
INR 8.12 LPA |
INR 29.25 LPA |
Major recruiters included Hashed In, Persistent Systems, Cognizant, Daffodil Software, Genpact, etc.