Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar and BITS Pilani are among top Institutions of India. IIT Bhubaneswar and BITS Pilani are ranked 22 and 27 in the engineering category respectively by NIRF in 2020. The admissions in both the Institute is done through national level examinations. 

Admission:

IIT Bhubaneswar:

• The admission is done on the basis of rank secured in JEE Advanced.
• Students must have passed 10+2 levels of education with 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
• Usually, the cut-off of this program ranges between 2134 - 7160 for male candidates and 3456 - 12989 for female candidates.
• The annual course fee is INR 2.14 lakhs.

BITS Pilani: 

• Admission to BE in Electronics and instrumentation courses is done on the basis of a Computer-based Online Test (BITSAT) conducted by the institute itself.
• Students must have passed 10+2 levels of education with 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English 
• Students have to score 60% marks individually in each subject.
• First-year course fee is INR 4.23 lakhs

Placement:

IIT Bhubaneswar:

• The Mechanical Engineering course has a placement rate of almost 80 percent.
• The average placement package offered is INR 15.8 LPA, with the highest package going up to INR 43.4 LPA.
• Top recruiters are L&T, Tata Power, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Texas Instruments, and Hindalco Industries.
• The highest recruiting sector is IT & analytics followed by PSU and E-commerce.

BITS Pilani:

• The Electronics and instrumentation course has registered a 78% placement rate in 2019.
• The average placement package offered in this program is INR 12.56 LPA, with the highest package going up to INR 77.4 LPA.
• Top recruiters are Barclays, IBM, HDFC, Facebook, eBay, Capgemini, Aditya Birla Corp, Capital IQ, etc.

This is all about the IIT Bhubaneswar's Dual-degree Program and BITS Pilani's Electronics and instrumentation program. Choose the course and institution that best suits you based on your interests and preferences.

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.

When you complete a course of four years normally, you complete your graduation with the fundamentals of your branch which allows you to pursue higher studies if they are in your interests. It also gives you the option, at the same time, to complete your undergraduate degree in another subject if you wish to.

If you want to pursue a dual course, it can probably put a dent in your freedom to pursue your interests and you will be ‘rewarded’ with the master’s degree. Another problem after receiving the master’s degree would be the confusion about looking for a job, pursuing a doctorate in the field of your interest(s).

The dual degree in mechanical will demand more dedication from you but the four-year degrees are easier compared to those. Mechanical engineering is a good option if going for higher studies is in your interests.