Birla Institute of Technology - [BIT Mesra], Ranchi - Affiliated Colleges

BIT Mesa, also known as Birla Institute of Technology, Mesa, is known to be one of the most prestigious engineering and technical institutes in India. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in various fields of engineering, technology, applied sciences, management, and architecture. 

The college has a great emphasis on research and innovation and has ties with several national and international institutions. It is ranked among the top 50 institutions by almost all the ranking agencies. However, the right choice for one person may be wrong for the other, thus making it a matter of preference. So it’s better to

• Visit the college personally
• Speak to the current batch and faculty members 
• Research the program you are willing to get enrolled in

BIT Mesra and all allied top colleges like IIT and NIT are not only normal colleges but institutes of national importance.

Every coin has two sides and likewise, every institute has its strengths and weaknesses. BIT Mesra has a number of flaws pertaining to its education and culture. I have listed a few 

• One of the biggest cons of this institute is that students aren’t encouraged or inclined towards research and innovations at all. All they care about is getting a decent GOA and eventually a job. 
• The faculty is least interested in conducting quality research and discovery. They just conduct monotonous classes for the sake of it just to earn money.
• The institute has excellent infrastructure but its utility is poor. There are supercomputers and computational tools, however, they aren’t used to the fullest to bring big achievements. 
• Even in this age and era, students are judged on the basis of personal relationships, attendance count; and GPA. 
• The focus on securing a high GPA has definitely affected the quality of education and resulted in a rat race for placements.

I really hope the institute makes amendments and brings about a massive research culture soon!

As per the 2022 placement record of BIT Mesra, the average package for B.Tech CSE stood at Rs. 19.27 LPA for the year. In the same year, the average package for B.Tech IT stood at Rs. 20.58 LPA. 

113 out of 124 eligible B.Tech CS students were successfully placed during 2022. For IT, this figure was 56 out of 59 eligible students. The median package for both B.Tech CS and IT was Rs. 16 LPA, and the highest package was Rs. 58.33 LPA for both. 

EY, Cognizant, Wipro, Daffodil Software, etc. were some of the top recruiters for the year.  

You can check further details on the placement statistics of BIT Mesra.

This happened with my friend Rohit, back when we were at BIT Mesra. We were freshers at the time.

That night, Rohit was returning back to his hostel from a gaming event at 10:30 pm. As he was entering the hostel gate, a senior told Rohit to park his (the senior’s bike) inside the hostel as a favor. The senior pretended to have hurt his leg in a minor road accident. 

Rohit obliged, but as he was following the request, the senior took away his wallet and ran inside the hostel. That senior did so to tease Rohit. But Rohit was scared, and asked the guard for help. The guard called the patrolling guards who took the situation under control. They got to the senior, and took back Rohit’s wallet from him. Rohit decided not to complain about all this to the college authorities. 

But the next day, the hostel guard reported everything to the Dean. The hostel supervisor asked Rohit to write a written complaint. Rohit was frightened and wrote down everything honestly. A month passed by, and all this while, the senior kept on apologizing to Rohit. 

After one month, a notice was pasted, stating that the matter was being taken seriously. My friend was asked to write down his complaint once again. This time Rohit mentioned that the senior had apologized multiple times. Rohit requested that the matter be resolved.

At the end, the senior got two black dots and Rs. 2000 fine. But at the same time, Rohit also received one black dot and Rs. 1000 fine. This happened only because Rohit had changed his written statement, and asked for the senior to be forgiven. 

This is an interesting and disappointing “Black Dot” story.

There are a number of reasons that have resulted in the deteriorating quality of BIT Mesra. Here are a few main reasons

• BIT Mesra follows a very obsolete curriculum that is not at par with current industry needs and trends.
• Students have to select electives as the faculty’s preference and not their own. This limits their exposure.
• A certain level of bias can be observed among the professors here who give special treatment to girls.
• The institute has poor management and even simple tasks like giving out a transcript become tiring here

These are some major reasons why the quality of education is slowly taking a fall in BIT Mesra. I really hope the institute takes care of these matters and helps restore its reputation.

There are various reasons combined together that have resulted in deteriorating education opportunities and quality at BIT Mesra. Despite the huge amount of funds ranging into hundreds of crores, the institute has been receiving, there is no improvement in the situation at all.  Here are a few reasons why BIT Mesra has suffered a deteriorating situation over the past few years

• C.K. Birla Group is financially highly unstable and thus adds to the insecurity of the institute as a whole. 
• The government of Jharkhand has bad ties with BIT because the CM of Jharkhand was kicked out of BIT without a degree.
• The faculty is worse than VIT, Manipal, RVCE, etc. The poor quality of facilities is the major reason for its drastic downfall. Most of the professors are underqualified or not interested in teaching.
• The college promotes zero research culture and this has resulted in a gradual downfall. 
• There is a huge communication gap between the administration and students. Students should be given positions in administration and the administration should work on improving the facilities such as the incubation center for the betterment of the institute.
• The T n P Cell is also responsible for the fall in the placements. They have minimal connections with alumni and fail to attract better companies.
• The institute lacks International Collaborations for undergraduate internships and research. 

The students should work hard to bring about the above changes if they want to save their college from falling into the pit.