IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Gandhinagar both are new IITs and have decent placement records so it’s hard to pick one institute over the other.

According to the NIRF Ranking 2020 (Engineering Category), IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked at 22nd place. The overall M.Tech placements percentage at this institute was close to 69% in 2019. The placement of M. Tech design is quite good too. The main recruiters included most of the PSU’s such as HPCL, Oil India Limited, IOCL, and MNCs like Goldman Sachs, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, etc.

IIT Gandhinagar is ranked 24th among the engineering colleges of India according to the NIRF Ranking 2020. The majority of placements offers at IIT Gandhinagar are made by PSU’s. Students also opt for different options according to their preferences about different careers.

But in the end, these are just some statistics that can change over time. So, you should make your decision according to your convenience.

IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 11th among the IITs and 12th in engineering by India Today 2020. The M.Tech in Machine Design at IIT Bhubaneswar accepts students based on the scores of their GATE examination. There are 20 seats for Machine Design at IIT Bhubaneswar. The annual tuition fee for this course is 60,000 approximately.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates must register through the official website of COAP.

• Students need 600 points in their GATE exam to be eligible for a seat in IIT Bhubaneswar. For Machine Design the required cutoff in 2019 was 605 (General).

• Students need to go through a written test and personal interview in order to be selected.

• Students need a 6.5 CGPA and 50% score in their B.Tech degree.

Course Details:

• The Mechanical Design branch has four core courses, six elective courses, and three labs in two semesters combined.

• Some of the core courses are Vibrations, Advanced Solid Mechanics, Control Theory and Applied Elasticity.

• The course includes thesis work and provision for "Research Review Paper" to focus on students' aptitudes.

Placements:

• IIT Bhubaneswar offers 100% placement opportunities.

• The average salary offered is 8LPA, the highest is 12 LPA, and the lowest is 6 LPA.

• The companies that come to recruit are IOCL, ISRO, DRDO, Wipro, LNTC, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, TCS, Infosys, Siemens, Walmart, and, FIITJEE.

IIT Bhubaneswar has a pretty decent infrastructure for a relatively new institution. It has all the necessities for students. It has top-notch laboratories, classrooms, and Wi-Fi facilities, medical and sports facilities. The course curriculum focuses on building a strong foundation of the subjects and faculties are efficient and help students with their academics.