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How is life while doing M.Tech at IIT?
The following answer is based on a day in the life of an Engineering student at IIT Bombay’, an extract written by my friend to share her experience on the same.
- You wake up at 9:15 to realize that breakfast will be over in 15 minutes so you rush to the washroom and get ready for breakfast.
- Once you reach the mess, you get to eat the very decent breakfast offered till 10 am. Once you are done with breakfast, you go to the lab.
- At around 10:15 you reach the lab and gossip with your friends for a few minutes.
- After wasting an hour, you start working and by 12:15 you realize you need a coffee break.
- By 1 pm you have had coffee with snacks and decide to skip lunch.
- You keep working in the lab till 6: 30 and decide to return to the hostel.
- You hail a Tum-Tum, which is a bus service within the campus of IIT Bombay.
- You do leisure activities during the evening and then go to Gulmohar for dinner
- At night you call up to check with your parents
- After this, you chat with your friends or watch your favorite series.
- After this, you fall asleep late at night to restart the same schedule the next day.
Life at IIT Bombay is not as hectic as people describe it to be and you get to spend a lot of time doing your favorite things and hanging out with friends.
What are the differences you noticed between IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Bombay?
There certainly are many differences between IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Bombay. IIT Bombay promotes freedom whereas IIM Ahmedabad teaches you accountability. IIT Bombay gives you the ability to dream whereas IIM Ahmedabad helps you change them. IITB is more generic in nature whereas IIMA focuses strictly on core concepts. Both carry equal importance in one’s life and one cannot be considered better than the other. They both are like two wheels of a vehicle indispensable to each other.
The table below states the primary differences through statistics.
|
Particulars |
IIT Bombay |
IIM Ahmedabad |
|
Highest CTC |
INR 4 CPA |
INR 1.16 CPA ($1,40,599) |
|
Average CTC |
INR 23.26 LPA |
INR 89.71 LPA ($1,08,405) |
|
Top Recruiters |
American Express, Honda Japan, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group |
Boston Consulting Group, Accenture, Bain & Company, Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs, TAS, and TCS |
|
Number of Recruiters |
400+ |
190 |
How are the hostel rooms at IIT Bombay?
IIT Bombay has 3 kinds of hostel facilities for undergrads
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- Fresher year hostel - Hostel 15-16: In the rooms of these hostels, the kitchens are too small and you just have your own bare space. Some rooms have an additional free space in your room while others have more than enough space for you and your roommate.
- Senior Hostel (for the rest male undergraduates): The rooms are a bit better than Fresher hostels with an additional store room. However, this store room is very small in most cases. There is an additional space apart from your own room and your roommates.
- Senior Hostel (for the rest female undergrads): Girls' hostel rooms have the maximum space and the best facilities.
At the end of the day, the size of your hostel room hardly matters in your college life. You get habitual after a few months and it becomes the smallest issue.
What is the average salary of an IIT Bombay CSE graduate?
There are many factors that contribute to the high packages received by IIT Bombay CSE graduates. Some of the core reasons are
- Extremely high quality of education
- A very strong alumni network
- The excessive demand for skilled CSE professionals in the job market
| Goldman Sachs | Oracle | |
| Microsoft | IBM | Samsung |
| Amazon | Adobe | Uber |
Who are the best professors at IIT Bombay? Why?
Based on my friends' experience, the best professor at IIT Bombay is Professor R. K. Shevgaonkar. He was once a director of II Delhi who left his post because he was strictly against breaking his principles and ethics. He was a man of ethics. He joined IIF Bombay recently and my friend was taught the course EE301- Electromagnetic Waves by him.
The fact that the course book itself was written by the same professor who taught it brought magic to the classroom experience. The students probed challenging questions to the professors and he was the only one who answered each question clearly and precisely. He appreciates the students' thirst for learning and love for the particular subject.
He once told his students that it doesn’t really matter what everyone becomes after leaving IIT, but until they are sitting in his class, they all are electrical engineers. This impressed my friend and he became his favorite professor ever since then.
The exam papers set by him were not monotonous but quite challenging and provoked the students to study harder. He held quizzes to assess the child’s knowledge and abilities.
He is a highly respected professor at IIT Bombay, and because of his immense fame and fandom, the subject taught by him has become everyone’s favorite. He was never strict during classes but his classes were so intriguing that one could not help but pay complete attention.
What is different about IIT Bombay? How is it different from others IITs? What makes it special? Why should one choose it over other IITs?
Some major USPS of IIT Bombay that sets it apart from other IITs are
- Amazing hostels with splendid views and facilities
- There is a hill inside the campus which adds to the overall beauty of the campus.
- Not only is there a hill within campus but also a beautiful lake that makes the ambiance surreal.
- The weekends are filled with many fun activities such as ‘Monsoon Run’.
- The classrooms have state-of-the-art facilities and look really cool.
- Tech fest has amazing exhibits while Mood-Indigo is a crazy festival
These are some highlights that make IIT Bombay unique and much preferred among Engineering students.
How is the mess food at IIT-Bombay?
The quality and standard of the food are pretty good at IIT Bombay. However, after a few days, your tastebuds will get bored and you will crave something new. This is when the canteen comes to the rescue that functions till three in the morning.
The variety and the quality also vary from hostel to hostel. For instance, in hostel 18 the quality and the taste of the food is much better than in other hostels. A brief overview of the food served at various mails is given below.
- Breakfast: Tea fruits, rice with an additional curry.
- Lunch: An extravagant meal consisting of Paneer, vegetable, Chapati, Dal and rice.
- Evening snacks: Usually comprise fruits or biscuits.
The quality of food at IIT Bombay served changed drastically after Covid, but still, they managed to retain the original taste and quality.
How are the MTech placements of CSE in IIT Bombay?
The placement opportunities for MTech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at IIT Bombay are excellent and rightly so.
IIT Bombay is one of the superior technology and Engineering institutes in the country. The placement procedure at IIT Bombay is extremely competitive, and recruiters from a wide range of industries and sectors visit the campus to recruit students.
The majority of the MTech batch is placed in top companies in the technology sector. However, the placement scenario is subject to change every year. Some students even receive offers from startups and other emerging companies in the technology sector.
The table below will give you a brief insight into the placement scenario of CSE at IIT Bombay.
|
Company |
Sector |
CTC in LPA |
Gross Salary |
|
Rubrik |
SDE And R&D |
45.85 |
36 |
|
Quadeye |
SDE And R&D |
102.5 |
66 |
|
Qualcomm |
Core |
28.5 |
15.5 |
|
Shell |
Core |
22.5 |
16.5 |
|
Apple |
SDE And R&D |
32 |
18 |
|
Graviton Research Capital LLP |
SDE And R&D |
90 |
50 |
Please bear in mind that placement opportunities depend not on one but a multitude of factors like individual skills, knowledge, and experience, as well as market conditions and other factors. So to secure the best opportunities, students should work and inculcate skills that make them suitable for the best roles offered.
Which is a better place to study, IIT Delhi or IIT Bombay?
Without any second thoughts, I consider IIT Bombay a much better option than IIT Delhi. Some reasons that speak in favor of my opinion are
- IIT Bombay enjoys a higher locational advantage as well as a better-equipped campus.
- While both IITs have a decent Research culture, IIT Bombay is at a level higher than IIT Delhi in this aspect. It has a larger number of Papers and Patents to its credit.
- The ambiance at IIT Bombay is rather chill with no strict rules and regulations. You are free to do anything and no restrictions are imposed on dress code or LAN.
- IIT Bombay has a better climate than IIT Delhi.
- IIT Bombay enjoys the advantages of being a Financial capital with additional opportunities for the non-core sector.
- IIT Bombay has a few BS programs like BS Economics, Mathematics, and Chemistry which are not present in IIT Delhi. These programs are a bridge between engineering and applied science and render a wide scope of research and at the same time, applied fields.
- IIT Delhi has extra BTech programs like BTech Textile, BTech, and BioTech. The students of these programs usually go for non-core jobs and corporate life.
- IIT Bombay welcomes a number of eminent personalities. Some recently invited personalities include PM Narendra Modi, Brett Lee, Sadhguru, Yami Gautam.
- IIT Bombay has amazing hostels for freshers.
So both the institutes are elite in their own essence but nowadays IIT Bombay is a clear winner between the two.
What is the average package for an MTech graduate from IIT Bombay?
According to recent reports, the highest domestic and international package offered at the end of Phase 1 IIT Bombay placements 2023 stood at INR 3.67 crore per annum and INR 1.31 crore per annum, respectively. The average package offered during IIT Bombay placements 2023 stood at INR 23.26 LPA.
However, the average package is based on many factors. The package you are offered depends on a number of parameters like experience, knowledge, communication skills, etc. Some people receive a salary package that is low but with great additional benefits like stocks, accommodation, foreign travel, patents published, whereas some receive a high in-hand salary with no additional benefits.
Despite all, very few people in India are offered a package above 20 LPA. Most high-paying jobs are in Non-core fields like finance and consulting.
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