Saying “BIT Mesra is better than IITs” can be a big remark. But considering the fact that the institute was established in the year 1955, one can say that BIT Mesra is one of the old reputed institutes in India. BIT Mesra can be compared to the new IITs in terms of infrastructure, campus, placements, alumni, etc. Comparing BIT Mesra with newer IITs you can find that the BIT Mesra is much better. 

The table below will give you a brief insight into BIT Mesra.

However, if you have an option to choose the same branch in BIT Mesra and New IITs, you should go for IITs. The reason for this is that the new IITs are growing at a very fast pace. Also, the IIT tag offers certain advantages. People with IIT tag in their resume get preference over people from other institutes in various situations such as placements or CAT/ GRE/ GATE/ GMAT.

BIT Mesra Ranchi CSE branch is considered to be excellent, in terms of placement. There are several reasons supporting the success rate of students from the CSE branch in the industry.

The table below gives a brief overview of the institute.

Key Highlights:

• Considering the placement, a good number of students (almost 50) receive job offers close to 20 LPA in placement. CSE graduates received the highest salary packages.
• BIT Mesra has good records in ICPC, the Olympics of competitive coding. It also has a decent number of students who qualify for Google Summer of Code every year.
• Competitions like “Goldman Sachs We Build”, “Codechef SnackDown”, “SIH (Smart India Hackathons)” also have students from BIT Mesra with a good success rate.
• The ACM club of the institute conducts coding contests every week to improve the coding culture, which is quite well established.
• BIT Mesra has its students all over the world in various institutes and organizations like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, etc. There is even an alumnus who won an Oscar for the best animation movie.

These points establish the placement success of the BIT Mesra CSE branch to a good extent. It is considered to be a very good choice for students who have their prime objective of getting a decent job after completing the degree.

The Production Engineering department at the Mesra campus, boasts of excellent facilities. A friend of mine recommended BIT Mesra as it is one of the best departments to opt for in BIT Mesra due to the following reasons: 

• The infrastructure here is great and boasts of well-equipped workshops and labs for forging, foundry, carpentry, welding, fitting, etc with all sorts of machinery.
• Most of the faculties here are very knowledgeable and will be helpful during your course. They make sure the subjects are understandable and interesting. Some of the topics are obsolete in today's world and you’ll need to update yourself as per current trends. The department organises Seminars and conferences regularly to keep students in trend with the industry.
• The workload is decently comparable when compared to other streams. So, if you can put some effort you can easily shine in the academics’ part.
• Placement wise although this department is not excellent you can try to be in the top 15 students in the batch so that you can grab good opportunities. Some of the top organizations such as Hero Moto Corp, Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, NBC Bearings, Vedanta, AVTEC LTD, etc visit the campus for roles related to production engineering.
• Apart from the placement opportunities, many students opt to pursue higher education too. Some of the seniors are pursuing their higher education from top institutes like IIM’s etc.
• To grab better opportunities, it is good to brush some basics related to Mechanical engineering such as SOM, Thermodynamics, I.C Engines, etc. As some of the Mechanical companies allow the students from production engineering for their recruitment process too. 

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So, if you are interested in production engineering and willing to put in some effort to be on the top you can definitely opt for Production Engineering in BIT Mesra.

Listed below are some helpful tips for students starting their first year at BIT Mesra. The tips mentioned above will not feed to all the needs for the survival of a rookie.

• Maintain your academics performance and try to get a grade above 7 GPA as this is a general suggestion, which is given by everyone to almost everyone before entering a college.
• Interaction is the best way to exchange the ideas or thoughts so try to interact with your seniors as well as your batch mates to gain more knowledge and information about the campus life and experiences. There exist moments when supervision can actually prove to be a spark of confidence after a tiring effort.
• The college always has something or other going on all the time so in leisure time try to involve yourself in as much productive activity as possible this will help the student to build their personality. Seek to visit workshops, seminars, associate clubs, and do participate in events and other kinds of stuff. 
• Attempt to identify your strengths and weaknesses, and continually work towards improving yourself and do not overburden yourself with work or expectations.
• Maintain your attendance above 75% r above in each subject. Students frequently have an opinion that college is homologous to proxies and mass bunking but BIT takes attendance matters very seriously and one will not be allowed to attend end semester examination if the attendance is below 75%.
• Utilize the facilities given by the institute reasonably, which covers a library, digital library, gym, sports complex, laboratories, etc.
• Last but not least do explore the wonderful campus of BIT Mesra. As because it really offers one of the most spectacular college campuses of India.

Above tips will provide a little guidance as college life has a lot to offer only if one approaches.

The average package for a mechanical engineering batch of 2019 was 7 LPA. A friend of mine considered the amount a good return on Investment and recommended BIT Mesra. In the 2019 placement season, about 63 mechanical engineering students bagged jobs in the campus recruitment program. 

Here is an overview of the average pay scale of the last 3 years:

Some of the top companies that visit the campus for recruitment include Caterpillar, Eicher Motors Ltd., Maruti Suzuki Ltd., Hero MotoCorp., Metalsa, Hindustan Motors, Suzuki Powertrain Ltd., Hyundai Motors, John Deere India (P) Ltd., Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., TVS Motor Co, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Blue Star, NRB Bearing, BPCL, NTPC, Crompton Greaves Ltd., Cummins India, Simplex Infrastructures, DVC, Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd., Electrosteel Castings Ltd, Essar Ltd., Tata Honeywell, Exide Industries, Tata Steel, etc.