I would suggest you go for metallurgy if you plan to do a job right after completing your degree. Metallurgy has more job opportunities to offer. With Metallurgy, you can easily learn coding and go for tech companies. NIT Trichy has a great coding culture, so picking up coding skills will not be difficult.
If you plan to prepare for civil services or any other government job, I would suggest you go for civil engineering.
When compared to metallurgy, there are fewer job opportunities in the civil department.
If you plan on doing an MBA after having done your engineering, you can opt for either of them because then it does not matter anyway.
It’s difficult to compare these branches or any other branches of engineering until and unless you specify the parameters of comparison. Scope, placements, future opportunities, etc., play an important role in differentiating the branches. Also, you should choose based on your interest and future goal while opting for a branch rather than on such parameters.
Now, if you do not have any interest in any particular branch and like most of the students out there, are doing it for the B.Tech tag, you can opt for any of the branches. Both the branches at NIT Trichy are at par. You will get decent placement opportunities from both the branch, provided you maintain decent CGPA. According to the recent placement highlights, the average CTC offered by NIT Trichy is 6 LPA.
It’s a bit difficult to draw comparisons between NIT Warangal CSE program and CivIl Engineering program at IIT Madras, as they are different programs offered at different institutions. Both NIT Warangal and IIT Madras are highly respected institutions in their respective fields, and both offer excellent educational opportunities.
It’s a brainer that CSE is a much more preferred branch than civil engineering. But before choosing any branch you need to first determine your inclinations whether you want to go for IES, PWD job, a government sector job, or want to enter the corporate world. For most of these prospects, Civil is a better choice but for the corporate sector, CSE is better. Moreover,
I am not saying Civil has no opportunities, it’s just that CSE is the perfect choice for someone interested in programming and wants to enter the corporate sector.
Ultimately, the decision of which program is "better" for you will depend on your personal interests and career goals. It's important to research and thinks about the curriculum, campus culture, research opportunities, and career prospects offered by each program before making a decision.