Metallurgical Engineering at IIT BHU is the first and largest in Asia. The department offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs. The eligibility criteria for pursuing a B.Tech in metallurgical engineering are at least 75% in 10+2 with JEE advanced and the course fee is INR 2.28 LPA for first-year. In 2019 the JEE Advanced closing cutoff rank at IIT BHU was 6026.
The department has a dedicated group of highly qualified faculty who are well-experienced in their respective fields and most of the faculty members are actively engaged in various research and consultancy projects. The department has 13 labs and a workshop well-equipped with state-of-art instrumentation.
IIT BHU has an excellent placement record for almost all departments. In 2019, 71% of the students got placements in many MNCs. For metallurgical engineering 44 students got placement offers out of 47 students who registered. The average package for metallurgical engineering was around INR 9 LPA. The top recruiters were Microsoft, Uber, Oracle, Flipkart, etc. Many students also receive internship offers in international institutions like Harvard University, Yale University, University of Tokyo, etc.