Students these days focus more on placements than general potential development. They rank branches on the basis of the placement opportunities they render. But this viewpoint is totally unfair.
Recent years have seen a drastic change in interest from Mechanical Engineering to CSE. People prefer sitting in front of the computer for the rest of their lives just to earn better than Mechanical Engineers.
My advice in this regard is that you should go for Mechanical Engineering at the top 3 NITs over CSE at NIT Jalandhar. Else choose CSE only if you are crazy about coding.
Yes, VIT Pune is definitely a great choice for Instrumentation engineering in Maharashtra, then you are left with a few choices. In Pune, COEP is best.
So VIT Pune is an excellent choice for Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
The life of a B.Tech student at JNTUH is amazing if you make the most of it. There are many perks of choosing JNTUH, especially over its affiliated colleges-
I would also like to shed some light on the weak points of JNTUH. The professors over here teach very well but the teaching assistants do not. You won’t have the freedom to conduct your own experiments in the lab and will have to follow instructions. There are no literary clubs, drama clubs, and anything of that kind over here.
You will have a great time at JNTUH if you create a balance between studies and enjoyment.
Choosing neither of those choices would be outright foolishness. You would be foolish if you waste the chance of getting a seat here.
BITS Goa and top NITs, both have their merits. Speaking from a friend’s experience with BITS Pilani Goa campus has great opportunities for CSE and for the overall development of students as well.
You can talk to someone from NITs about how things are there to get an idea, and then make a choice. Both institutions produce good engineers, so irrespective of what you choose, it will help you if you use the opportunity and facilities offered properly.
The Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering branch at IIT Madras offers courses over 3 levels
B.Tech level: This level offers the maximum job prospects one could ask for.
Masters level: The job prospects are similar to the bachelor's level but most students prefer going for a Ph.D. or a job
Ph.D. level: This is the ultimate level and has very few job prospects
No matter which level you belong to, the students of Naval get to experience the excellent campus life of IIT Madras and get equal exposure to extracurricular activities. The branch may provide limited core opportunities but remember IIT Madras attracts the best non-core jobs and someone open to challenges takes it from a positive perspective.
I am a third year Civil Engineering student at IIT Bhubaneswar. Here is a comparison of IIT Bhubaneswar Civil Engineering and IIT Guwahati Design on several parameters:
Parameters |
IIT Bhubaneswar Civil |
IIT Guwahati B.Des |
NIRF Ranking 2023 (Overall) |
91 |
9 |
Placement Details (2023) |
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Placement % |
80% |
74% |
Highest Package |
INR 38.70 LPA |
INR 51.32 LPA |
Average Package |
INR 12.85 LPA |
INR 20.59 LPA |
Top Recruiters on campus |
Google, Microsoft, Amazon |
Sprinklr, Ola |
The Civil Department at IIT Bhubaneswar has a highly knowledgeable faculty. The department faculty members hold degrees from top institutes in India and abroad. The department holds technical seminars and workshops on a regular basis.
Even though the NIRF Ranking and placement statistics for IIT Bhubaneswar Civil are not as good as those for B.Des at IIT Guwahati, I can assure you that the Civil Engineering course of our college will provide you with good academics and placements.
You must make the final call based on your own interest and preferences.
As a student of IIT Bhubaneswar, civil engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is better than IIT Guwhati's design. I can share some insights about the institution.
Branch |
Placement Percentage |
Highest CTC |
Lowest CTC |
Average CTC |
Median CTC |
Civil |
80% |
INR 38.7 LPA |
INR 6.5 LPA |
INR 12.85 LPA |
INR 10.57 LPA |
Among the above institutes, PEC is a better choice considering the fact that the candidate is interested in an MBA in the future. There are several points supporting the choice, and some of them are listed below.
Categories |
Aerospace Engineering at PEC Chandigarh |
CSE at UIET |
Chemical Engineering at UICET |
Course Fee |
4.14 lakh |
82,197 (1st year) |
22,055 (1st year) |
Highest CTC |
27 LPA |
30 LPA |
16 LPA |
Average CTC |
6-7 LPA |
7 LPA |
6.4 LPA |
Recruiting Companies |
Exxon Mobil, Sukra Helitek, JP Morgan, etc. |
Amazon, Deloitte, KPMG, Infosys, etc. |
ExxonMobil, Reliance, Jubilant, etc. |
Considering all the above factors, it seems that PEC can be the best option for the candidate where he can make good results and participate in extracurricular activities at the same time.
ICFAI University Dehradun has an overall placement record of 90%-99% for the BTech program. ICFAI Tech School saw over 90 companies visit in 2020 which included names like Indian Air Force, Accenture, Airtel, Apollo Tyres, Aerosoft, and Broadridge.
The top recruiters at the institute include Hitachi, Amazon, TCS, BYJU's, and Nihilent Technologies.
Placement Years |
2017-2018 |
2019-2020 |
Number of Companies visited |
37 |
96 |
Highest Package Offered |
INR 27 LPA |
INR 18 LPA |
Average Package Offered |
INR 4.5 LPA |
INR 3.4 LPA |
Some of the major recruiters for the academic year 2018-19 was ABC Bearing Ltd Dehradun, Agilent Technologies, Amrapali Constructions, Andritz Hydro Pvt Limited, Arvind Limited.
For the year 2019-20, the companies visited the campus for placements were 3i Infotech, Accenture, Amazon, Aerosoft, and TCS.
Placement Highlights
More than 5500 of ICFAI Tech School's graduates are working with MNCs all over the world.
ITS has over 100 recruiting partners and internship stations all over the world.
ICFAI Tech School offers industry-oriented programs like Computer Science Engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Mechatronics Engineering, etc.
The Institute offers 7 and a half months internship opportunities to all BTech students.
In 2018, the Code Company offered INR 27 LPA which was the highest package offered to the batch of 2017-18. Hitachi offered an average of INR 8.5 LPA.
ICFAI University Dehradun's Tech School is known for its good placement record, which was around 90% for 2020. It was the top department to get the highest package of INR 18 LPA in comparison to ICFAI University's Business School which received INR 12.4 LPA as the highest package and Law School with a package of 5.4 LPA.
Here is some strong advice for those who are conscious about their CGPA to get placed in a top firm. The kind of job and package you are offered depends on your skills and talents and not your CGPA or the institute you belong to. Many intelligent students secure good packages from average institutes while average students get low packages even from top colleges.
Also, if you are investing your entire energy and efforts in job hunting, you won’t be able to enjoy the process of studying for your favorite branch. If you aren’t planning to become an entrepreneur or go for higher studies, then you will have to focus on your CGPA to get placed with a decent package. That being said, a CGPA >=8 is considered decent by many companies at least for shortlisting in the written round. Your CGPA is not much of value if you have excellent coding skills. So look at the bigger picture and stop focusing on CGPA only!