Which is better: NIT Bhopal for electrical or IIEST, Shibpur for a mechanical dual degree?

NIT Bhopal also called MANIT (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology) is approved by MHRD and AICTE. It is ranked 65 for BTech and 101 overall by NIRF 2020. BTech in Electrical Engineering is offered as a 4 year full time course.

IIEST is considered to be one of the top engineering colleges in India. It is ranked 43 overall and 21 for BTech by NIRF 2020. The Mechanical Engineering dual degree is a 10 semester course with 3 specializations: Machine Design, Thermal Engineering and Manufacturing Science.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions: 

Admission Details

• Students must have passed 10+2 exams with 75% marks conducted by a recognized Central or State Board.
• Selection will be based on the JEE Main ranks.
• Application fee at IIEST, Shibpur is INR 1500.
• The application fee of NIT Bhopal is INR 650.

Placements

Tabulated below gives a brief insight into the placement of both institutes:

NIT Bhopal 

• The median salary package offered was 6.5 LPA.

• Therecruiting companies include Accenture, TCS, Wipro, L&T Infotech, HCL, Microsoft, Saint Gobain, Adobe, etc.

IIEST Shibpur

• Out of 603 eligible students 146 were placed.
• 90 companies participated in the placement program.
• Therecruiting companies include TATA, ITC, GE Digital, Reliance, PWC, IBM, Mu Sigma, etc.

Facilities 

NIT Bhopal

• They have 9 boys hostel and 2 girls hostel.
• Facilities like a Library, Extracurricular Space for Sports, Swimming Pool, Basketball and Badminton Courts, Gym, Meditation Hall and other facilities like an auditorium, cafe, children’s park, post office, computer centre and Rolta Incubation Centre.

IIEST Shibpur

• They have a faculty of over 250 members.
• They have a total of 18 hostels 3 of them being girls hostels.
• They also have sports facilities, computer labs, hospitals, mess and canteens.

Both the colleges are reputed and are considered the top Engineering colleges in India. A BTech degree is of 4 years, if you want to opt for a dual degree you will receive an MTech degree too all in the span of 5 years. The choice depends on you and your preferences, both are equally important and respected institutions for Engineering.