Which college is best for chemical engineering NIT Calicut or ICT Mumbai?

In the Engineering category, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut is ranked 28th by NIRF in 2019 whereas, in The World University Rankings 2020, the institute has been ranked at the band of 401-500 for the Engineering and Technology category. ICT Mumbai has been ranked 7th among all the Indian universities by The World University Rankings 2020.

Department:

NIT Calicut:

The institute offers graduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs in chemical engineering. The admission to BTech and MTech in Chemical Engineering is through JEE Mains and GATE.

• In addition to the curricular activities, the department conducts continuing education programs for academic faculty and engineering professionals, job-oriented short-term training programs, and faculty development programs.

• The department is facilitated with laboratories designed for undergraduate, graduate, and research students.

• The research group and specialization include Microfluidics, Biosorption, WasteWater Treatment, Biofuels, Polymer Technology, and many more.

ICT Mumbai:

Consecutively for 3 years, the department is ranked 1 in the country by The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and AICTE survey. For admission to BTech and MTech, the institute accepts JEE mains and GATE scores.

• The major thrust of research areas includes Green Technology, Development of Novel Reactors, Reactions and Separation Processes, Adsorptive and Chromatographic Separations, Advanced Separation Techniques, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Industrial Crystallization and Filtration, etc.

• The department is highly equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities.

Placement:

NIT Calicut:

• The placement cell at the institute offers dream opportunities to the students across renowned and reputed organizations and companies.

• The placement rate for BTech Chemical Engineering in the academic year 2019-2020 was 83.33%.

• The highest CTC offered was INR 30 LPA and the average CTC of INR 8.01 LPA was offered.

ICT Mumbai:

• The institute holds a placement percentage of 90%.

• The highest package offered was INR 18 LPA while the average package was INR 5 LPA.

• Top recruiters include TATA motors, Honeywell, Jacobs, Nerolac, BPCL, etc.

Facilities:

NIT Calicut:

On-campus, the institute offers numerous facilities and provisions for its students. This includes healthcare facilities, sports ground, and courts, hostels with necessary facilities, transport provisions, well-stocked library.

ICT Mumbai:

A wide range of facilities is provided by the institute that includes a library, sports complex, laboratories, hostels, wi-fi campus, gym.

Both the institutes have gained a good reputation owing to their high standards of education and qualified faculty. Moreover, scholarships are also offered by the institutes as financial assistance to the students.