NIT Raipur is a very good college and currently ranks at 67 in NIRF ranking among the top engineering institutes in India. And if you are a good student then maybe you can even get the CS branch as well.

Placements

• Various companies visited on campus for placements. In addition, the faculty will also train you to clear the aptitude test and focus mainly on the orientation of the students.
• The highest salary package offered was 7 lakh per year for metallurgy in software development, while the lowest was 4 lakh. So, on average, it went from 5 to 6 LPA, which is considered a decent package here in Raipur.
• Infosys, Wipro, and Trendence are the top recruiting companies. A total of 5 to 6 out of 50 students are placed in reputed companies of India.

However, if you want to pursue M.Tech in a good college, study well and sit for GATE instead. The department of Metallurgy is famous at NIT Raipur and can help you in getting good scores.

You need to compare various aspects of both the institutes to reach a fair decision.  The parameters that you should consider for comparing are as follows. 

• Course Structure
• Course Specialization
• Facilities
• Faculty Members
• Placements
• Projects, alumni network, and so on

If you see the course structure and specialization, BHU is the oldest center of study for Metallurgical Engineering hence has loads of data available. But on other hand, less data is available for Material Science at IIT Gandhinagar as it is a growing discipline in the Meta field.

Academics: (Winning Institute - IIT BHU)

1. For IIT BHU, there are two specializations in post-graduation: Alloy Technology and Extractive metallurgy
2. For IIT Gandhinagar, it’s Material Science and Engineering. The course is more focused on Biomaterials and nano-materials.

Here is the list of subjects for Metallurgy at IIT BHU with the first 5 being the core subjects:

1. Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
2. Computational Methods for Metallurgy
3. Computer Applications in Metallurgy Practical
4. Materials Characterization
5. Materials Characterization Practical
6. Departmental Elective
7. Humanities/Language

Facilities:

Now coming to the facilities, IIT BHU offers you a long list of facilities for this particular program which are:

• Transmission Electron Microscopy Lab
• Scanning electron microscopy with EBSD Lab
• Projection Microscopy Lab
• Structural Metallography Lab
• Mechanical Testing Lab
• Computer Lab
• Extractive Metallurgy E&C Lab
• Chemical Metallurgy Lab
• Transport Phenomena Lab
• Welding Lab
• Foundry Lab

Faculty:

The faculty at both the institutes are quite good, to know more about the faculty you can visit their official websites:

Placements: 

Now, coming to the placements, both the institutes offer moderate placements in these fields. Most of the students switch to Ph.D. from India as well as in international institutes.

All in all, it depends on your interest and goals. So,  make such decisions carefully. 

IGIT Sarang is one of the best government colleges in Orissa. It is also only one government college of Orissa that is eligible to submit an Institutional Development Proposal. The admission process for Electrical Engineering is based on the results of JEE mains and Orissa-JEE. 

Punjab Agriculture University holds #51 rank among universities in India issued by NIRF ranking, 2019. Admission for B. Tech in agriculture is wholly based on the results of JEE mains followed by interviews and counseling. The placement rate is also good for this university. 

Tabulated below gives a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission process

B.Tech in Metallurgy at IGIT Sarang

• Admissions are based on the results of JEE mains or OJEE valid rank followed by interviews and counseling. 
• With this students are also required to have at least 45% in 10+2 with required subjects(Physics and mathematics should be primary subjects). 

B.Tech in Agriculture at PAU

• The application process is fully online with an application fee of 610 INR. 
• Admissions for Agricultural Engineering are only based on the rank of JEE mains followed by interviews and counseling. 

Placements

IGIT Sarang

• Companies like Ananda, Bhushan Steel, Infosys, Kanbay international, Larsen and Toubro, Satyam Computers, TATA Consultancy Services, Visa Steel, etc visit the campus every year in search of good placements. 
• The average salary offered to students is 4 lakhs and the highest salary package is up to 10 lakhs. 

Punjab Agricultural University

• Companies like Aries Agro, Chambal Fertilizers, CMC, IFFCO, Jain irrigation, Kirloskar, Nestle, New Holland, NSM, etc visit every year for placements. 
• The average package offered for this course is 4.2 lakhs and the highest is up to 7 lakhs.

Both IGIT SARANG and Punjab agricultural university are equally good for both the courses. Both have good teaching facilities and good infrastructure. The environment of both Institutes is very friendly and engaging. Placements are available. But if we talk about the university in which we can get admission easily then IGIT Sarang is there as about 120 seats are available for this course and if we see the Punjab university then there are only 8 seats available.

BIT Sindri has one of the highest placement records of metallurgy in the college. The discussion below will give you an idea about the Metallurgy branch at BIT Sindri.

Placements:

• In 2019 around 50 students got placed from the Metallurgy at BIT Sindri. That's why there is a popular one-liner in BIT “Metal is Settle”. 
• Students from the Metallurgy branch scored wells in GATE in the past and secured lucrative jobs in PSUs.

Birsa Institute of Technology is one of the best engineering colleges. From the table below, you can have a rough idea about the institute.

The required cutoff for metallurgy in BITS is 800 rank in the general category. Therefore, it is a decent option for metallurgy. If you are thinking of joining the BIT Sindri Metallurgy branch, then you must go for it.

The Metallurgy Department of IIT BHU is one of the oldest engineering departments. It started in 1923 and in the year 2023, it will be a century old. Through all these years, the department has produced fine metallurgists. The laboratories of the Metallurgy Department are well equipped. The National Electron Microscope Facility (NELMIF) was established here in 1982. If one wants to have a core job or wants to go to the research field, there are many opportunities at IIT BHU. For the passing batch of 2019, a total of 72 students from Metallurgical Engineering got placed. The average salary was 8.19 LPA. Some of the core sector recruiters were:

• Tata Steel
• JSW Steel Ltd.
• Reliance Industries Ltd.
• Hindalco Industries
• Applied Materials
• Maruti Suzuki
• Tata Motors, etc.

Some recruiters among the non-core firms were:

• Goldman Sachs
• Flipkart
• JPMorganChase
• OYO
• Mastercard
• Zilingo
• ZS Associates
• Novartis, etc.

IIT BHU has lots of opportunities for those who want to do research in the future. The members of staff have been engaged in many research projects. Being one of the oldest colleges, it has a huge network of alumni who can also guide one's path. So, metallurgical engineering from IIT BHU is a quite good choice.