IIT Ropar - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITR], Ropar

It’s beyond my understanding why you would consider joining Thapar University when you have such a good option of IIT Ropar to choose from. I can say with certainty that IIT Ropar is a much better choice than Thapar University. IIT Ropar is considered among the top 3 IITs among the ones that are newly established,

• IIT Ropar has a high cutoff and accepts only the top JEE rankers so the quality of the crowd is not compensated. Thapar does not attract a very good crowd and has many average students as well thus bringing down the quality of the institute.
• Addressing the elephant in the room, even the placement scenario at IIT Ropar is better than Thapar University. Thapar University's average package 2022 stood at INR 10.97 LPA while IIT Ropar's average package 2022 stood at INR 28.54 LPA.
• IIT  Ropar is well-known for its cutting-edge research and has a top-notch research facility. It also has many  MoUs and ties with foreign universities and organizations. 
• The exposure offered here is great and every year many students go for internships, jobs, and studies in foreign universities.
• The faculty pool comprises highly experienced professors that are Ph.D. holders from top overseas universities.

Overall, IIT Ropar is definitely better than Thapar University and you shouldn’t have any second thoughts.

According to media reports, the highest package offered during IIT Ropar placements was INR 50 LPA. Previously, the median package offered during IIT Ropar BTech placements 2021 was INR 12.4 LPA, according to the IIT Ropar NIRF report 2022. Furthermore, the placement rate for IIT Ropar placements in 2021 was 74%. ISRO, DRDO, ONGC, Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum, Tata Steels, Tata Motors, General Motors, Larsen and Toubro, Indian Navy, Coal India, SAIL, Hyundai, and many others are previous mechanical department recruiters.

In terms of location, IIT Ropar is well-connected to cities such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Mohali, Shimla, Jalandhar, and almost all of northern India. It is close to Chandigarh, a well-developed city with an international airport.

It has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with foreign universities and formed collaborations with several industries and universities to promote the development of research at IIT Ropar. Ropar is a calm and peaceful location that provides a beautiful setting for an institute like IIT.

Many students from the electrical/mechanical department have been chosen for the GSoC. (Google Summer Of Code). The institute covers the entire cost of the student's projects. The hostels are fully managed by students and have separate labs for robotics, coding, and other purposes. Regular workshops and guest lectures by experienced professors from various prestigious institutes are organized by the institute. Regular industrial visits are held to give students appropriate exposure to a practical working environment.

According to data, the undergraduate placement rate exceeds 94%. A total of 293 B. Tech students were offered positions. Six students will receive the highest domestic CTC of 44.10 Lakhs per year.

The average salary for a B.Tech is 18.95 lakh per year, and an M.Tech salary is 10.34 lakh per year.

PSUs such as Oil India Limited, BEL, IOCL, GAIL, Tatagarh Wagon Ltd, and C-DAC took part in the campus placements. Google, Amazon, Byjus, Gojek, Unacademy, Mathworks, Goldman Sachs, GE India, Flipkart, Adobe, Toppr Vedanta, Qualcomm, TCS R & D, Samsung, FlyFin, Paytm, D.E.Shaw, L&T, LTI, and Tata Steel are among the multinational corporations that have participated in this year's placements.

Without a doubt, IIT Ropar is far superior to Bhubaneswar because IIT Ropar provides a wide range of opportunities for its students to achieve excellence in their respective fields.

Both IIT Mandi and IIT Ropar are well-respected engineering institutions. The institute which is most suitable for you depends on your individual needs and preferences. Some parameters you would like to consider are location, campus culture, research opportunities, and faculty expertise.

In my opinion, IIT Ropar fares better in terms of infrastructure, college life, labs, and resources. IIT Mandi on the other hand is lacking in terms of infrastructure and its campus is still in the development phase. The facilities and infrastructure are crucial to a conducive learning environment and IIT Mandi has failed to do so. IIT Mandi is also located remotely and thus students cannot avail of facilities easily and the exposure offered is also limited. IIT Mandi labs have failed to meet IIT standards and are decked with outdated equipment.

The labs of the School of Engineering and the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering are not at all good and have very limited operational capacities.

Keeping all the above factors in mind, it's better to go for IIT Ropar. Additionally, it is recommended that you visit the websites of both institutions and speak with current students or faculty members to get a better sense of what each has to offer.

Anyone getting admission to any IIT should not consider NITs then. It’s true that the old IITs have better infrastructure and brand value than tier-2 IITs but these new IITs are still in their development stage and haven’t reached their conclusion. Considering their huge growth over the past decade, they will reach new heights in the future

The new IITs provide better opportunities and freedom to students as the foundation of the college isn’t very strong so they build it alongside. The students grow and develop their personalities along with the growing institute. There is no compromise in the quality of education as the faculty is recruited after tremendous filtering. 

The branch is more important than the college so don’t choose a less preferred branch in an old IIT just for the brand value rather go for the branch of your choice in a new IIT.

As for Physics, it requires genuine commitment and interest. Go for it only if you are certain of a career in it as the options in this branch are limited in contrast to Electrical Engineering. That being said, IIT Ropar is one of the best second-generation IITs, and its curriculum is very flexible and the location is also great. So my final recommendation would be to go for IIT Ropar Electrical.

If I had to choose from IIT Ropar, IIT Gandhinagar, and IIT Roorkee, I would have gone for IIT Ropar. Let’s compare the institutes and their branches individually.

IIT Ropar and IIT Gandhinagar (CS):

• The CS department of IIT Ropar is much older than the CS department of IIT Gandhinagar.
• IIT Ropar has 73 seats in CSE while IIT Gandhinagar has only 38, this is why the Closing rank of IIT Gandhinagar was better last year, while the Opening Rank of IIT Ropar is better.
• IIT Ropar was ranked 22 by NIRF while IIT Gandhinagar was ranked 23.

IIT Ropar CS and IIT Roorkee EE:

• Those who opt for IIT Roorkee EE will eventually end up in CS and in fact, they will have to invest double the efforts than IIT Rapor CS. 
• Students who take EE will have to complete an EE course along with studying CS in their free time to prepare for placements.
• EE students will have to compete with CS students in placements because Software companies will prefer CS or ECE students over EE students.

All in all, IIT Ropar CSE offers better job opportunities, and thus the general preference order looks like 

IIT Ropar CSE >> IIT Roorkee EE >~ IIT GN CSE.