Welding technology has the distinct advantage of having some organizations who come to NIT Trichy solely to hire welding masters. In core welding firms, more than 50% placement is guaranteed. During the placement process, many software and mechanical firms visit the campus. 

• According to the recent placement highlights, the placement average for Welding Technology was around 60%. The placement average is less this year due to the ongoing pandemic. 
• The average CTC offered in the placement is 7-9 LPA. 
• The major recruiting companies that visit the campus are Tata Steel, Caterpillar, Lincoln, etc. NDT companies also recruit from Welding. If you have the required skills you can also sit for software and data science roles. 
• Almost 60% of the branch get placed in Mechanical core while the remaining 40% get placed in sectors like software, marketing, etc.

If you have good CGPA and decent communication skills then getting into core sectors from Welding Engineering at NIT Trichy will not be that difficult.

I have a few friends pursuing MTech Applied Mechanics from MNNIT Allahabad. According to their review, the Department of Applied Mechanics at MNNIT is known for its rigid and research-oriented teachers. 

If you plan to complete a Ph.D. and further studies after M.tech then this course is a good option.

However, if you are opting for MTech just to prepare for BTech level competitive examinations, then it will be better not to choose this department. 

MTech students do get placement offers in the on-campus placement drive. If you work hard and maintain good grades, you are likely to secure a placement offer. Many private companies visit the campus for placement drives. Securing a placement offer depends more on your effort.

NIT Manipur is a central funded autonomous institute ranking 148th in the engineering category by NIRF 2019 ranking. The placement record is 80% for all branches of engineering every year. The department of thermal engineering from NIT Manipur develops students through scientific and intellectual knowledge. 

DIAT Pune is one of the best institutes for pursuing marine engineering and imparting technical education for 60 years. The institute ranks 57th in the NIRF engineering rankings. Moreover, nearly 80% of placements are offered by the institute. 

Admission process:-

NIT Manipur:-

• The minimum criteria requires a 60% marks in BTech.
• The candidates require a valid score in the GATE examination. 
• The cutoff required is 626 in the GATE examination.
• The total fees is INR 1.48 LPA.
• The seats alloted is 37.

DIAT Pune:-

• The minimum criteria required is a graduation degree with 50% marks. 
• The seats allocated for this course is 75.
• The total fees required is INR 1.45 LPA.

Placements:

There are lots of opportunities for the students once they graduate from these colleges. The institute has recently witnessed 50 students getting placed in top MNCs with an average package of INR 6 LPA. 

The top recruiters are DRDO, HCL, Tata Power, L&T, Amdocs, Mphasis, etc.

Faculty:

NIT Manipur consists of 72 faculties out of which 40 are holding the PhD degree in their respective fields. 

The faculty members of DIAT Pune are very cordial and helpful and maintain a healthy relationship with the students. 

Facilities:

• The Library of NIT Manipur consists of over 24000 books and 81 journals.
• There are two separate hostels for girls and boys each with a capacity of 150.
• The hostels of DIAT Pune consists of an accommodation of 240 students in their hostel.
• The institute encourages the students to participate in the cultural and technical fests which the students look forward to every year.

Thermal and marine engineering are two different fields of engineering. Both of these branches have different career scopes in the future. Therefore, it is advisable to check and then decide which stream to pursue from which institute.

Before 2017, the MTech Mechanical department saw only 40%-50% placements with PPOs which were places of internships for students as well; as part of the MTech project. MTech Mechanical in CAD CAM saw 10-15 placements in 2017; most of the students did get internships with Siemens, Fiat Chrysler, and Cummins.

The department has good labs, over 27 faculty members, and 85 seats with a distribution of 18-25 each for the 4 MTech specializations.

The table below highlights the placement facts of the mechanical engineering department for MTech in 2018-19

Placement Statistics

• The computer science department at VJTI had a higher placement rate in comparison to the Mechanical Department.
• In 2019; Ambuja Cement, Bank of America, Barclays were major recruiters with an average package of INR 6 LPA.
• In 2019, the average on and off Campus placement rate for MTech students, in general, was 62.23 %; with an average package of INR 5.30 LPA.

The latest data of 2020 placements has not been made available yet. There has been a 20% improvement in the placement rate of MTech students from 2017 into 2019. The BTech level still has a much higher placement rate of about 85%-97%. Students are free to decide through the placement data shared above.

IIT Hyderabad, located in the Sangareddy district of Telangana is one of the 2nd Generation IITs initiated by Govt. of India and shares strong links with IT and Industrial Hubs. The Institute offers an MTech in Mechanical Engineering with a course fee of 5.01 lakhs per annum.

Rankings:

IIT Hyderabad was ranked 8th for Engineering by NIRF 2020 and ranked 198th in Asia by QS World Rankings.

Admission Process:

Admission to MTech Mechanical program at IIT Hyderabad is done through scores obtained in GATE.

Mechanical Engineering - Highlight:

• Faculties at IIT Hyderabad engage in high-impact research and projects which are funded by organizations such as ISRO, GM, BHEL, DRDO, DST, and NRB.

• CFD, Dynamics & Control, Acoustics & Vibration, Mechatronics, Thermodynamics, Multiphase flows, Manufacturing, and Fracture Mechanics are the major research areas for the department.

• The department offers M.Tech programs in Design, Manufacture, and Thermo-fluids.

• The department is equipped with scientific software such as MATLAB, ANSYS, FLUENT, MAPLE, Unigraphics, Hyperworks, ADAMS, VA One, etc.

Faculty:

At present, there are 26 faculty members in the Mechanical Engineering Department. The faculty members are well-qualified and have years of experience in teaching.

Alumni:

Renowned scientists from IIT Hyderabad include Dr.M Nirmala, Dr.Paladugu Suresh, and Dr.Arruri Sathyanarayana.

Placement:

• Top recruiters at IIT Hyderabad include Accenture, Deshaw, Oracle, Microsoft, ISRO, L&T, MRF, Qualcomm, and Infosys.

• The highest package offered was 53.79 LPA.

• The placement season of 2019 saw an 80% surge in new international recruiters.

The placement statistics for the last placement drive at the institute are as follows.

The Mechanical Engineering at IIT Hyderabad is top-notch with state of art laboratories and a history of impact research under collaboration with industry.