Mining Engineering at BIT Sindri is managed by one of the reputed professors Dr. UK Dey. He has immense knowledge of the subject and was a gold medalist of his times. Under his presence, the branch has flourished in a better way. Considering few other factors like faculty, facilities, placements, etc. will help you in analyzing how is the mining branch at BIT Sindri.

Faculty: Initially, BIT Sindri lacked experienced faculties but the recruitment of new faculties with M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees from IITs and NITs has improved the teaching scenario of the college. 

Labs and Infrastructure: The college is equipped with well-structured labs that will help you in the advancement of your curriculum. The mining building is well equipped with better technical facilities. 

Training Opportunities: The college focuses on the overall career development of their students and that is why they organize surface and metal mining vocational training at various PSUs and private organizations. 

Placements: The college has a pretty decent placement record. Companies like L&T, DMT, etc. visit the college for recruitment purposes. The average package offered ranges between 5-8 lacs. 

Attendance: In Mining Engineering, attendance is not a major issue and you get optimum time to prepare for competitive exams like GATE, CAT, etc. 

Other Opportunities: Being at BIT Sindri, you will definitely get opportunities to participate in national-level mining events. So, if you want to get enough exposure, BIT Sindri will help you at its best. 

Alumni: You can easily find one of the alumni of BIT Sindri in the esteemed companies of BIT Sindri. They will help you in finding better job opportunities. 

Mining Engineering at BIT Sindri will definitely not offer spoon feed and bring you everything on the table. If you want to learn and get exposure, you will have to work hard. Mining Engineering at BIT Sindri itself has a reputation. So, if you are choosing the branch, make sure you study hard and make your way to success.

BIT Sindri mechanical is way better than that of many NITs and maybe some less popular IITs. Though the lab is very old still its machinery is in good condition. 

Facilities-

BIT Sindri offers great facilities and types of machinery such as a wind tunnel, and other automobiles.

• Wind Tunnel is an apparatus where models of submarines, airplanes, and other automobiles are tested to ensure that the prototypes will be working the same way as their respective models. This machine is huge and maybe you would have never seen it in your life. 
• The honeycomb maze section of the apparatus is likely to blow your mind. 
• It has been exported from IISC Bangalore, and till now even ISM does not have it.

Birsa Institute of Technology or BIT Sindri is the best college to study Mechanical Engineering. 

Thus, if you are looking to study Mechanical Engineering then BIT Sindri would be a good option. Along with good infrastructure, it also has skilled faculty and good placement. So, you can join it without any doubt.

Yes, you can take IT in BIT Sindri easily with a common merit rank in JCECE. In usual circumstances, a candidate can even get Chemical Engineering in the second round of counseling. 

The table below shows the cut-off ranks in JCECE for BIT, Sindri for different categories - 

A score of 90+ is considered to be enough to get a good branch in BIT Sindri, for general category students.

Life at BIT Sindri is considered to be of an average standard, being an engineering college. There are several shortcomings about being in BIT Sindri which turns out to be a disadvantage during the course. 

The following points state a few facts about life and placements at BIT Sindri, which are the opinions of almost every student.

• The overall experience in BIT Sindri consists of a learning atmosphere that is largely dependent on the student himself.
• BIT Sindri doesn’t provide that so-called college life, which is generally expected from engineering colleges in India.
• In BIT Sindri, there is a shortage of resources, modern facilities, lab equipment, etc.

Placements

• The placement in BIT Sindri has a decreasing standard in recent years and is not in a good position at present. 
• In branches like CSE/IT, BIT Sindri is far behind the standards of IITs, NITs, or any other good institute in India. 
• Core branches like Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Metallurgy, etc have the same PSU culture as good NITs and IITs, so they are still in a better position. 
• There are several BIT Sindri alumni currently settled with a government job.

To crack competitive exams like GATE, CAT, GRE, etc, students in BIT Sindri have to work hard and experience tough college life.

There are students who consider their life at BIT Sindri to be as glorious as expected, with several memories and campus stories. The government is taking a lot of initiatives to regain the glory of BIT Sindri, which is a positive aspect at present.

According to recent data, BIT Sindri’s production, metallurgy, and chemical engineering departments have good scope for placement in core companies.

The points listed below state the general aspects and facilities provided by the departments in BIT Sindri.

• The department has official communications with companies for training and internship purposes. They are an essential aspect of pre-placement preparation.
• Most professors are quite good, and help a lot in curriculum and other placement related issues.

For Metallurgy undergraduates, the opportunities are listed below.

• In off-campus recruitment drives, students have large scope towards other prosperous companies and huge package offers.
• There are chances for students in Metallurgy to get into PSUs like SAIL because very few engineering colleges have the Metallurgy department.

For the Production undergraduates, the opportunities are as follows.

• A good core job in this branch is the best option one can opt for in Production. There are limited seats for production and industrial engineers which makes it difficult to get selected.

For the Chemical undergraduates, the opportunities are listed below.

• Few private chemical companies visit the campus too, but they are quite less in number.

To summarize, the above three branches provide a decent amount of opportunities in both private and government sectors. It is always the choice of the student to excel in his/her skills, their preparations and hardships they go through the four years of engineering, making a difference in career and further opportunities.

First of all, it is one of the most sought out branches here in BIT Sindri, so definitely if you are studying CSE and the world of coding fascinates you then go for it. Without a doubt, I can say that if you are good at coding and you are really passionate about it then the college doesn't matter much because there are many good online courses and competitions available to prove your skills.

In terms of placements, you will be placed, but not in the companies you desire. Metallurgical engineering clearly outperforms the competition. To be honest, production and chemicals are not great, but it also depends on the person, as I have seen my seniors from these branches get placements in Vedanta and Tata with good salary packages.

In 1st year in engineering at BIT Sindri, you are not required to buy books. You can take help from your seniors. You can buy books for GATE/IES preparation. But for the 1st year of Engineering, you can take books from the library or borrow from your seniors.

One of my cousins studied at Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri, in B.Tech throughout his year he only bought core subjects of IT books such as Operating Systems, C++, DAA, Software Project Management, Data Structure, Java, AI, etc. Rest of the books he gets from his seniors. 

Therefore, for first-year engineering at Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri, you don’t need to buy books. You can always take help from your seniors asking them for notes, or borrow books from them, or get it from the college library.

You should not make a decision based on the placement records of any institute. It should come last on the criteria list. It is a known fact that no college can guarantee you placement. Your decision should be based on your ultimate aim. If coding is your thing, go for IT, ECE, CS, or if you feel that you might someday work at PSUs, go for the core branch. 

Comparative Analysis

• Once you decide on a college and realize that core is your thing, you can study ESE and prepare for GATE at BIT Sindri. 
• It would be wrong to state that it doesn't provide an authentic code environment. But it doesn't match the level of IIIT Bhubaneswar. 
• I have friends who study CS and IT there. They have told me that labs are not good and the college is devoid of a wifi connection too.
• Talk about IIIT Bhubaneswar or BIT Sindri, both the institutes fall under the State Government. 
• Plus, getting into IIIT Bhubaneswar can push you to witness national-level competition as you'd be required to crack the JEE Mains to get into it. 
• The quality of the faculty has become better, hostels are providing better facilities and the old buildings have been renovated into new hostels. 

The following table shows the placement statistics of both institutions:

You should choose the college that provides more and better opportunities so that it becomes easy for you ahead. BIT Sindri has improved its placement opportunities over the years, however, if you want an IIT tag, then choose IIIT Bhubaneswar.