The answer to this question depends on what you aim for after 4 or 5 years of your college degree. If you just want a placement and not particularly interested in a branch then you could go for any of those two branches as placement statistics are good for both in IIT BHU. There are enough opportunities in the non-core sector which generally comprise IT, developer, analytics, product management, business analyst, etc. These sectors don't look for a specific branch and rather require good communication and analytical skills. 

Coming to the core sectors, both civil and chemical provide diverse opportunities in these areas. If you are someone who finds chemical processing and chemistry interesting, then go for chemical engineering. If you are the one who gets amazed by the interesting and defying structures, civil engineering should be your choice. According to 2019 placement statistics, 77 students from Civil Engineering and 104 students from Chemical Engineering got placed from IIT BHU.

Opting for civil engineering would open doors to exams such as IES, UPSC, GATE, and other state engineering exams. There are ample opportunities for civil engineering majors. And if you choose chemical engineering, you can go for higher studies or work for PSUs. So, both these branches at IIT BHU would provide enough opportunities to grow and explore and the end decision should be based on your interest.

If you wish to work in the government sector, there are very few jobs in CSE but if you want to go for corporate work life, you should go with CSE.

Considering placements, if you opt for CS at NSUT, the average package at NSUT is around 14 LPA and the median package is around 8 LPA considering some international offers which increase the average package by a huge amount. In IIT Bhubaneshwar, people from Civil get jobs in both core and software companies. The packages range from 6 LPA to 39 LPA with an average somewhere around 11.4 LPA.

The campus life at IIT Bhubaneshwar is better as compared to that at NSUT. There are three fests, many science, and non-technical clubs, etc. There are E-classrooms in the campus with faculty to student ratio of around 15:1. The infrastructure, being newly built, is quite impressive with good classrooms and hostels.

The placement statistics of 2019 show the civil engineering department in IIT Bhubaneswar had a placement rate of 89%. The average package offered was 7.6 LPA. While the overall placement rate in IIT Bhubaneswar was 90% with an average package of 11.4 LPA and the highest package offered was of 39 LPA. The M.Tech batches had a 68% placement rate. The third-year students also received cushy internship offers from globally renewed organizations.

The list of top recruiters included Tata Steel, Amazon, Tata Power, IBM, Tesco, etc.Students of Civil Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar also got recruited by PSUs like ISRO, DRDO, IOCL, HPCL, ONGC.

Civil engineering is one of the oldest branches at IIT BHU and largest in the country. Recently the architecture department also was inaugurated at IIT BHU which is headed by one of the professors of the Civil Engineering Department. This department has well-funded labs which are equipped with modern instruments. Professors of this department are well qualified and most of them are from IITs. The structural engineering department is quite a robust one and some of the professors have worked on projects as big as the Hirakud dam construction.

The department has developed close links with international and national organizations which helps during placement times. Placement statistics are also promising, here at IIT BHU and some of the offers are comparable to the other branches such as CSE and ECE. This department has taken up various research programs by CSIR, UGC, SAP, HUDCO, and many more. They also cooperated with industries to work on projects given by Govt., Semi-Govt., and private organization. This branch would provide you with enough opportunities involving real-time problems in the city and around the campus. Also due to increasing urbanization, civil engineering has a high scope. It is a perfect branch if you wish to have a government job and aspire for IAS, IES, and UPSC. On top of that civil engineering could be regarded as one of the easiest amongst core branches.

Overall, the civil engineering department at IIT BHU is worth joining and has a quite appreciable image as opposed to the perception of this branch elsewhere.

Indian Institute of Technology's (IIT) are among the top Institutions and premiere autonomous public technical and research universities located across India. 

Ranking:

• IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 11th among the IITs and 22nd among the engineering colleges by NIRF in 2020. 
• IIT Patna Ranked 26th in the engineering category by NIRF in 2020.
• IIT Mandi Ranked 31st in the engineering category by NIRF in 2020
• IIT Jodhpur Ranked 56th in the engineering category by NIRF in 2020. 
• IIT Dhanbad is ranked 12th for engineering and 11th amongst IITs by the NIRF 2020. 
• Whereas IIT BHU is ranked 11th for engineering and 10th amongst IITs by the NIRF 2020.

Admission:

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

• The process for admission is the same for all the IITs. Both are four-year degree programs.
• Admission in these Institutes are based on their scores in JEE Main and advanced followed by JoSAA counseling.
• Students need a 75% or above aggregate in their 10+2 exams in the science stream.
• Candidate appearing for the final examination can also apply

IIT BHU Dual Degree

• It offers a dual degree of a 5-year program in civil engineering. 
• The candidate should have passed 10+2 with the Science stream
• The candidate should have scored at least 75%
• The candidate must have a valid score in JEE Advanced

Placements:

The Mechanical or Electrical Engineering course has a placement rate of almost 80 to 85 percent in all IITs. 

• Every year more than 100 companies visit IITs for placement.
• Average CTC offered of IIT Bhubaneswar, Mandi, Patna, Dhanbad, or Jodhpur range between INR 12 LPA to INR 16 LPA
• Some of the top recruiters of these IITs are HPCL, Microsoft, Amazon, CodeNation, and many more.

The civil Dual-degree Program offered in IIT BHU has a placement rate of almost 74%. It is known for the best placement offers on campus.

• The average placement package offered in this program is INR 8.56 LPA, with the highest package going up to INR 1.53 crore. 
• Top recruiters are Goldman Sachs, D Shaw, Microsoft, Google, ITC, Cisco, Uber, Nautonics, Sprinkle, and etc. 

Statistically, all IITs are good in terms of academics and basic knowledge but if you just want to clear IES and not particularly interested in placement then you could go for electrical or mechanical as they are 4-year Program compared to Civil dual degree which is of five years.

The placement scenario for a dual degree in civil engineering is different from other branches in IIT Bhubaneswar. Nowadays, students of civil engineering prefer non-core jobs over core jobs. The reason being higher initial pay in non-core jobs and the unavailability of core job in civil engineering. But for civil engineering in an IIT, a lot of students prefer dual degree courses over BTech. The advantage of a dual degree student is that one gets the opportunity to work on a project in 2nd year holidays, and intern in the 3rd year and 4th year. In 3rd year, the BTech student changes from BTech to Dual degree student.

The placements for civil engineering students’ weather in the dual degrees or in B.Tech are not up to the expectations, whether you graduate from IIT-Bhubaneswar or any other IIT. This is the reason why most of the students indulge in coding and switch to non-core companies. Few students go for their own start-up, while some opt for pursuing a Ph.D. and some go for PSUs. Although a handful of big firms such as L&T constructions, Marvel Realtors, etc. come to campus for recruitment. A student must have good practical knowledge and experience. These firms mostly go for experience (unlike other branches). They hire students as trainees and once the students have completed the tenure as trainees while gaining experience simultaneously, their pay increases satisfactorily and exponentially. The average package is about 7-9 lakhs (approximately). The percentage of students from civil engineering getting placed in core companies is less than the students from other core branches (changes year to year). But overall, the placements for Civil Engineering are not as good as other core branches in most of the IITs and it’s the same for IIT Bhubaneswar.

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the engineering category by NIRF 2019. It is one of the newer IITs established in 2008. It has fully well-equipped kitchens, hostels, Sports grounds, entertainment rooms, etc. The hostels have internet, water coolers, ACs, etc. The Core engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar is good.

In the year 2019, the department witnessed 89% placement with an average salary package of 11 lakhs per annum, the highest being 39 lakhs per annum. Civil Engineering specializations include structural mechanics, structural analysis, structural dynamics, concrete technology, soil-structure interaction, earthquake engineering, and seismic design of structures.

Students graduating from this department can apply for jobs like Engineering Project Managers and Senior Civil Engineers. Other Civil Engineering jobs are CAD Technicians, Consulting Civil Engineers, Design Engineer, Site Engineer, Estimator, etc. their salary ranges from 5-8 lakhs per annum.