Mechanical and Civil Engineering are core branches of engineering and both offer good future prospects. You should choose one according to your interest.
So, factor in all these points and see what interests you more.
Irrespective of the Institute, placements for Civil Engineering are just average and not at par with IIT standards. Here’s why:
These placement highlights were related only to the Indian market and not the situation outside India might be different.
My sister was in the batch of (2014-18) at IIEST Shibpur. There were 84 students in her batch, 19 chose a dual degree, and about 60 students were eligible for placements. The major recruiters were M.N Dastur, ZS Associates, HSBC, CGI information systems and management consultants, etc.
The recent placement highlights for Civil Engineering at the institute are as follows.
Placement Average |
75% |
Highest CTC |
12 LPA |
Lower CTC |
3.5 LPA |
Job Roles |
Graduate Engineer Trainee, Junior Structural Designer |
This is the placement scenario of the Civil branch at IIEST Shibpur. The number of students applied for placements also matters. Due to their training for GATE, ESE or CAT, etc, or simply the lack of interest in private work, there are a number of students who don’t appear willingly on-campus placement.
The choice of the branch is always yours to make. People can advise you on the same but to make the best decision you will have to determine your area of interest and look up the fields you are choosing from. It’s a very crucial decision and needs to be taken after much thought.
IIT Roorkee Civil Engineering
IIT BHU Mechanical Engineering
Ultimately, the choice of the branch and institute both are matters of personal preference and should be given due consideration.
With no specific area of interest, the best option for you is IIT Delhi Biotechnology. Here are a few points to support my opinion
IIT Delhi is the dream college of many owing to the excellent brand name and opportunities it offers. Trust me, once you are inside your branch will hardly matter.
Both of the institutes are located in Delhi, so location is not the issue. Both are visited by top management companies like Bain and BCG. Honestly speaking, Civil Engineering will limit your chances to go for tech companies like Microsoft, DE Shaw, Cisco, and Google. However, for Quant profile, IIT Delhi is the best with top banks such as JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs.
Both institutes have access to coaching institutes for preparation for Civil Services or MBA but IIT Delhi has a much better location. Basically, both institutes offer a heterogeneous mix of facilities and opportunities.
Why should one go for NSUT?
IIT Delhi Civil is a bit inferior in comparison to NSIT, as TPOs mostly comprise Tech Companies that are open for circuital branches like CSE, EE, ECE, M&C, and Instrumentation. Moreover, IIT Delhi has a better crowd and thus more competition during internships and placements. The core placements in Civil are pathetic and most students opt for non-core placements.
Why should one go for IIT Civil?
Conclusion
If you are looking for internship opportunities right after graduation, NSUT is the place for you but if you are ready to pursue a slow but stable career with a great scope for growth then IIT Delhi Civil is a good choice for you.
In core Civil-Engineering, the most important aspect is experience. Civil Engineering does not promote much research in comparison to CSE and EE which have research as the most important aspect. Hence, CR graduates are not considered of the same level as CSE and EE graduates. Another reason is that today, Civil Engineering is not in much demand and is considered to be an old profession in this fast-paced world.
So even if you are talented, you will have to invest a lot more effort in Civil Engineering to understand the necessary know-how. Companies hardly consider freshers in Civil Engineering and their pay is very less in comparison to an experienced Civil Engineer.
Because the primary focus is on experience, young Civil Engineers are offered lower packages in comparison to that of Electrical Engineers with the same experiences. In search of higher paying jobs, Civil engineers start looking for non-core jobs and core companies lose employees that had become talented and skilled after training in the company. To prevent this in the future, companies don’t prefer IITians who are overly ambitious and look for students from other institutes. This is why today there are many talented Non IITian engineers who became successful after gaining a lot of experience after working in core companies.
In my opinion, the institute is more crucial than the branch as academics rarely matter for an IITian. What actually matters is how the college molded him from a fresher to a mentally stable and talented person who has honed his talents to the fullest through maximum exploration.
That being said, I would recommend you to go for IIT Bombay irrespective of the branch you are able to make it into.
Overall, IIT Bombay will give you a sense of freedom to explore everything and broaden your opportunities.
The department of civil engineering recently completed five decades of its existence. It is one of its kind in the region, which provides quality undergraduate education, excellent research environment by its Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programs.
Below given are some facts about the civil department and university:
The table shows a brief overview of the institution:
Particulars |
Thapar University |
Average Salary |
Rs. 6.5 lakhs |
Highest Salary |
Rs. 43 lakhs |
Entrance Criteria |
JEE MAIN |
Fees |
Rs. 13.23 lakhs |
Everything is good from faculty to placement cell of civil engineering. Overall Thapar University is a potential choice.
If you are sincerely interested in coding, algorithms etc and you are ready to bet your career in this branch only, then NIT Rourkela is the best choice for you. This is because the CS department of NIT Rourkela is considered the best among all the NITS. The learned faculty pool combined with decent lab facilities and placements make it a good choice for CS aspirants. NIT Rourkela offers a number of opportunities to kick start your career in CS.
However, if you lack the necessary conviction and are still not very sure about your area of interest and the branch you want to choose then the safest bet would be IIT KGP. IIT Kharagpur is way ahead of NIT in every possible aspect be it placements, infrastructure, lab facilities, research culture and alumni network.
Additionally, IIT Kharagpur has a richer coding culture than NITs where coding is limited to the circuital branches and mathematics. Irrespective of their branches, IITians are generally inclined towards coding and are ready to learn programming. So even if you take the Civil Engineering branch, you are always open to involve yourself in programming activities such as the IITs coding culture . This is only possible if you are passionate enough to invest extra time and efforts apart from your main coursework. The final decision hence should be mainly based on your preferences and goals.