IIT Bhubaneswar and BITS Hyderabad are ranked 22 and 30 for Engineering by NIRF Ranking of 2020. IIT Bhubaneswar offers a BTech program for Civil Engineering, whereas, BITS Hyderabad offers a BE program for Chemical Engineering.

Civil engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar:

Admission:

• The students need to qualify in JEE Advanced with minimum cut-off to take admission in BTech Civil Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar.

• The JEE Advance cut-off for Civil Engineering lies in between 7054-9269.

The total number of seats in CE is 40 and the course fee is 7.91 lakhs.

Placement:

• The placement rate for civil engineering is 89%.
• The highest salary of the institution is 43 LPA while the average salary is 15.80 LPA according to the placement statistics of 2020.
• The top companies visiting the college are ISRO, Texas Motors, L&T, Tata Power, IOCL, and many more.

Chemical engineering in BITS Hyderabad:

Admission:

The admission to BE Chemical Engineering is through the BITS entrance exam, BITSAT. In 2019 the minimum cut-off mark for Chemical Engineering was 252. The total course fee is 15.6 Lakhs.

Placements:

• The BITS Hyderabad college stands among the 6th position in engineering with a 100% placement rate.
• The highest salary of the BITS Hyderabad is 14 LPA. While the average salary for chemical engineers in this college is 5.25 LPA.
• Companies visiting the college for chemical engineering students are Aurobindo, Hyundai, Pharma companies, Research-based companies, ADM Agro, and many more.

Civil engineering has more scope than chemical engineering. However, you should choose the course you are more passionate about and the institute according to that.

If you are looking for placement in the non-core sector then it is very good, it is one of the branches with most placement in IIT BHU. Otherwise, if you want to work in core companies you have to take the GATE exam as there are not many core companies offering placement to Chemical Engineering students in IIT BHU. This year 104 students got placed in chemical engineering, mainly in software companies. You can also bag PPO if you do well in your internships.

Some of the companies that came for placements are CSRL, Nucleus Software, PDPU, Fidelity, Nineleaps, Sokrati (business analyst profile), FIITJEE, ET MEDIALABS, TechnipFMC, Onix Capital, CGI, EMERGY Enviro Pvt. Ltd, Tavant Technologies, Info Objects, Mirum, Praktice.ai, Biorasi LLC, Ambuja Cement, HPCL, GAIL, Air Liquide (only for chemical as trainee engineer), Prism Johnson Limited (only chemical and mining were allowed). These companies offered an average package of around 8 lakhs whereas, the highest package was Rs. 1.53 Crore.

Nirma University is a private university, recognized and approved by UGC, AIU, and has been accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. Admissions to the college are open through both offline and online modes. The college offers B.Tech in Chemical Engineering as a four-year full-time course at a fee of Rs 7.24 Lakhs for the full period.

Vellore Institute of Technology is a private deemed university, accredited grade ‘A’ by NAAC. The college has been ranked 1st and 15th by QS Subject Ranking and NIRF rankings respectively in the category of Engineering. It offers B.Tech in Chemical Engineering as a four-year full-time course at a fee of Rs 6.95 lakhs for the full period.

Admission Procedure

Nirma University:

• The prerequisite for seeking admission to Chemical Engineering is scoring 55% and more in 10+2 examinations (PCM/B).
• Students are shortlisted on the basis of JEE Main or GUJCET scores. The course has a total of 60 seats available.

VIT Vellore:

• The prerequisite for seeking admission to Chemical Engineering is scoring 60% and more in 10+2 examinations (PCM/B).
• Students are shortlisted on the basis of VITEEE scores, which is the common entrance examination conducted by VIT. The course has a total of 120 seats available.

Facilities

Nirma University:

• The college is built over a huge 115-acre campus.
• A well-equipped library is on-campus which houses over 1,20,000 books.
• The institute also provides separate hostels for boys and girls with adequate facilities.
• Other facilities such as laboratories, gym, cafeterias, medical facilities, Wi-Fi, air-conditioned classrooms, and auditoriums are provided.

VIT Vellore:

• The college is built over a massive 372-acre campus.
• The college is home to a huge six-storey library.
• The institute also provides separate hostels for boys and girls with adequate facilities.
• The college has a wide range of sporting facilities and four gymnasiums.

Placements

• Nirma University:The course has a placement rate of 70%. Companies such as L&T, Reliance, and HUL come on-campus for placements. The package offered to students ranges between 2.5 LPA and 7 LPA
• VIT Vellore: ECE at the college has an 80% placement rate. Top recruiters at the college include Amazon, Cisco, and Vedanta. The lowest, average, and highest salary packages offered are approximately 3 LPA, 4.5 LPA, and 12 LPA respectively.

VIT, Vellore is a clear winner between the two colleges for Chemical Engineering. The college scores better on every parameter with lower fees, better campus & infrastructure, college ranking, and placement rate. With better facilities and return on investment, one should grab the opportunity at VIT with both hands provided he/she secures admission.

Both IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bhubaneswar are good IITs. So, it’s difficult to pick a single one.

IIT Kharagpur is one of the top IITs in India, ranking at 3 according to NIRF rankings 2019. The placement record of Chemical Engineering in IIT Kharagpur is quite good too. According to the 2019 placement report, 80% of the students got placement offers while a few of them went on to pursue higher education. Abbott India Limited, ITC Limited, Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Ltd, Jacobs Engineering, Ansys India, Johnson Matthey India Pvt Ltd are a few of the top recruiting companies in 2019 at IIT Kharagpur.

While IIT Bhubaneswar is a new name among IITs, it’s doing quite well in placement. The ECE branch of IIT Bhubaneswar started recently and the first batch will graduate in 2020, as a result, there is no previous placement record. But the placement record for Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering is quite good. The 2019 placement record reveals 86% and 83% of students got job offers from Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering respectively. Also, according to the NIRF 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 26, which is a good rank considering it’s a new IIT.

Both the IITs, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Bhubaneswar are good choices, so make your decision according to your convenience.