IIEST Shibpur now enjoys the status of being an "Institute of National Importance" status with 160 years of Glorious Record of Producing "World Leaders in Engineering" and is nowhere near colleges like BIT Mesra and NIT Rourkela. The primary purpose behind the establishment of this institute was to combine IIT and IISc into a single body. It receives a high budget at par with most IITs and is a great choice for engineering aspirants.
The institute has successful alumni working in various fields across the globe. Some of them include Dr. Bimal K Bose USA World Leader in Power Electronics, Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan World's Greatest Structural Engineer Designer of the Tallest Tower in the USA, and Dr. Kajal Gupta Chief Technologist NASA USA. The institutes connect spreads across the globe and IIEST Shibpur has Chapters in the USA, London UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Europe, the Middle East, etc.
Even if IIEST is comparable to BIT Mesra and NIT Rourkela today, it will be way ahead of these institutes in the new future given its fast-paced development.
Considering various aspects like placements, infrastructure, environment, and placements, etc, IIEST stands out to be the better among the other two.
Cutoff:
The cut-off of BIT Mesra is very high and the reason behind this is 50% reservation for Jharkhand state, SC, ST, and OBC category students.
Course Fees: (Winning Institution - IIEST)
After the hike in fees for NITs, BIT Mesra is only comparable to NIT Rourkela, not IIEST. The fees of BIT Mesra are much more than IIEST and NIT Rourkela.
Alumni Base: (Winning Institution - IIEST)
All these three institutes were established in the ’60s and hance have strong wide-spread alumni networks. IIEST has a great alumni network with a rich legacy.
ROI: (Winning Institution - IIEST)
ROI is one of the most important factors to consider while choosing an institution. Among the three institutions, IIEST is the best institution in that regard. It has the lowest course fee among the tree.
The table below will give a comparison of the three institutions.
Particulars |
IIEST |
BIT Mesra |
NIT Rourkela |
Ranking |
21 for BTech by NIRF’20 |
38 for BTech by NIRF’20 |
16 for BTech by NIRF’20 |
Average CTC |
> INR 7 LPA |
INR 11.76 LPA |
INR 9.03 LPA |
Highest CTC |
INR 39 LPA |
INR 49.76 LPA |
INR 42 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
Microsoft, Maruti, TCS, HSBC Technologies, Daikin, TCS, Wipro, Godrej, etc. |
Accenture, Amdocs, Cognizant, Deloitte, Microsoft, Facebook, Flipkart, L & T Infotech, etc. |
KPMG, IBM, Myntra, ABB, Infosys, Oyo, L&T, SAP, Oracle, Samsung, etc. |
Popular Courses |
BTech, MTech, MBA, BArch |
BE, MBA, MCA |
BTech, MTech, MBA, MCA |
Fee Range |
INR 28,000- INR 1.37 lakhs |
INR 1.77 lakhs - INR 4.26 lakhs |
INR 97,500 - INR 2.82 lakhs |
Based on the above discussion it is safe to say that IIEST is a better alternative in all aspects.