UIET Chandigarh is a public institute approved by AICTE and affiliated to Panjab University. Electrical and Electronics Engineering at UIET Chandigarh is a 4 year course which deals with the areas of Power and Energy, Machines to neutral networks and database management systems.

PEC Chandigarh is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is deemed to be a university approved by AICTE. Metallurgy Engineering in PEC Chandigarh is a 4 year full time BTech course. It has an intake of 60 seats.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Requirements

• Students should have 60% in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is compulsory.
• The selection will be based on the JEE rank.

Placements

UIET Chandigarh

• 56 companies took part in the placement process.
• The highest package offered to the students was 16 LPA whereas the average salary was 5.62 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies for Electrical Engineering at UIET Chandigarh are KPMG, Mu Sigma, Infosys and Capgemini.

PEC Chandigarh

• The highest package offered to the students was 15 LPA while the average salary was 6.5 LPA.
• It witnessed an overall placement rate of 40%.
• The companies that visited PEC Chandigarh during their placement for Metallurgy Engineering are Hindustan Zinc and JSW Steel. 
• Placements of this department are poor compared to other departments.

Facilities 

UIET Chandigarh 

• The campus is 11 acres in area.
• The institute has 2 academic blocks including labs, offices, library, ATM and lecture halls.
• There are blocks for mechanical labs and workshops.
• It also has 2 separate hostels for boys and girls having a dining mess, individual washrooms and sporting facilities.

PEC University 

• With 146 acres, it provides facilities like Medical Facility and Graduate Research Project Award. 
• They have 6 hostels, 4 for boys and 2 for girls.
• They have a library consisting of 1,19,830 books.

Electrical Engineering has better scope of placements than Metallurgy Engineering. Choosing EE will be better for your career. 

Both the branches are totally different from each other so first decide what you want to study for the next 4 years. Both the IITs are new and there is not much difference in them. Metallurgy is a sub-branch of mechanical and civil is a core branch. Civil engineering has better job opportunities if you compare it to metallurgy engineering.

The average package at IIT Indore for the year 2019 was 16.05 LPA and at IIT Bhubaneswar it was 11.44 LPA. If you want to get a job in the core-sector then it would be a bit difficult because both the branches have very low placements in the core sector. Students usually go for higher studies and others for non core placements. Civil engineering will give you a better opportunity if you want to go for higher studies.

The suggestion will be that you should focus on what branch you are more passionate about and choose that. Don’t go compare colleges, both are IITs therefore are equally good and offer similar facilities.

The placement scenario of IIT-BHU metallurgical engineering is not as good as other branches but this is improving every year. More companies like Tata Steel, Tata Motors, and Saint Gobain are coming with job offers for B.Tech, IDD, and M.Tech students. The chances of getting placed are more for a B.Tech student than for an M.Tech student.

• In the year 2016, 52 B.Tech, 16 IDD, and 10 M.Tech students registered for placement out of which 36 B.Tech, 11 IDD, and 1 M.Tech student secured jobs. The highest CTC was 13 LPA, the lowest CTC was 5 LPA and the average CTC was 7.78 LPA. These statistics have improved in successive years.

• In the year 2019, 44 out of 47 registered students got placed and the average CTC was 9.67 LPA. This clearly shows that the percentage of students getting placed and the average package amount has improved over the years.

Moreover, not all students register for placement rather they prepare for other entrance examinations like CAT, GATE, GRE, UPSC, etc. The chances of clearing these entrance examinations are higher here than other IITs because one gets more free time in IIT-BHU and can spend more time in personal development. This will help them in grabbing good jobs even without registering for placements.

Some non-core companies also present job offers that are open to all branches. These recruiters only look for a particular set of skills that one can acquire through online courses in their free time. Thus there are many opportunities for the students and it depends on the student how he/she grabs the opportunity

IIT BHU and IIT Bhubaneswar both are good choices to pursue Metallurgical Engineering from.

IIT BHU is an old IIT with a good reputation. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019, IIT BHU ranks at 14. This IIT holds a good placement record for all the branches of engineering. The placement statistics of 2019, 72% of the students from Metallurgical Engineering got a placement offer.

Despite being a new IIT, IIT Bhubaneswar is doing quite well in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. This department has witnessed 90% placement record in the year 2019. Also, according to the NIRF 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked at 26, which is quite impressive considering this IIT was established only in 2008.

IIT BHU and IIT Bhubaneswar both are perfectly good options for Metallurgical Engineering. Also, both of these IITs offer decent placement opportunities. So, the choice is up to you.

From an academic point of view, the Metallurgy department provides great opportunities, industry exposure, good placement opportunities, and so on. There are many other reasons you can find relevant to consider it.

1. IIT Bhubaneswar has experienced professors from the respective background. There is also a good Student-Teachers ratio in the metallurgy department.
2. IIT BBS has furnished and well-equipped labs fit for research. As Orissa is famous for minerals, you will get many chances for field trips too. This will provide you with practical experiences.
3. During the 2019 campus placement,  90% of students from the metallurgy department got placed. The average salary package offered was around 11.4 LPA. In the past, many graduates have got a good salary package and got the chance to work abroad.
    

NIT Durgapur and IIEST Shibpur both are excellent universities for pursuing Bachelor's and Master's in Engineering. Both institutes are located in different parts of West Bengal in famous areas. NIT Durgapur has been ranked and 46th in Engineering Category by the NIRF Rankings in India. It does carry a reputation value to the degree by being a premier institute of Engineering. IIEST is a lesser-known institute but well advanced in their research faculty and content.

In a nutshell:

Courses:

• Metallurgy or Biotechnology at NIT can only be selected after the first year depending on the marks scored by the candidate. Since it is a premier institute, it will be relatively difficult to get the subject of your choice.
• At IIEST, metallurgy is offered in B.Tech however, mining engineering is only offered in the dual program of B.Tech + M.Tech. Thus students who wish to pursue mining engineering at IIEST Shibpur will have to go for the dual degree program.

Admission:

Admission at NIT would be much more competitive than IIEST. It requires a higher JEE mains rank. The choice of the subject involves even more competitiveness as it is done at the end of the first year based on CGPA. Most students who get selected at NIT do not wish to go for metallurgy, however, if you are interested, then it is one of the best institutes. IIEST is relatively easy when it comes to admissions and choice of subjects.

Placements:

• At IIEST metallurgy and mining are considered as research-based subjects and thus do not have high paid placements at the start. However, the mining course does offer better placements and opportunities to study at other premium and specific institutes in India which can land a good job in the future.
• NIT Durgapur, on the other hand, can provide better placements due to its reputation standard.

The B.Tech. program at IIEST may not hold much value, but it is supplemented by excellent research professors who encourage students to take part in national missions and research projects. The competitiveness at NIT won’t provide that opportunity to every student.

Considering this question, it can be mentioned that if you want the best institute, then opt for NIT Rourkela. Besides, if you want to be engaged in other things besides study, then NIT Jamshedpur is the best choice. This is because the students of this institute get a huge time to think about their dreams. 

However, my friends personally do not have much idea considering IIEST, so he told me some facts which may be helpful for the student to understand their best choice.

• My friend is from NIT Jamshedpur, and he once told me that he represented the institute in the inter NIT Volleyball competition in NIT Surathkal in the year 2017. This institute is considered one of the best NIT in India. 
• Another interesting thing is that only 4 students among the total students got jobs in the core companies. My friend has heard this from one of the students of NIT Surathkal. 
• Concerning this, NIT Jamshedpur is far better.

In the following, some facts are tabulated considering the placement facts of these three institutes.

However, it is completely the personal opinion of my friends, and the decision may vary from person to person. So, you must take your decision very wisely, considering your future perspectives.