Yes, you can change your branch from metallurgy to ECE after the 1st year. At IIEST Shibpur only 20% of students in each branch are given that choice except the architecture branch. There are the following conditions for changing branches:

1. You should not have past records of failure supplementary or re-admission.
2. You should not have any record of disciplinary action in the college.
3. Your dues should be clear to date.
4. This scheme is restricted to 5% of the total seats available in the various branches.
5. The reduction in the number of students in each branch should not go below 10% after the relocation.
6. You should have a good CGPA in the last semester. It should be above 8.4 points in the metallurgical department.

Allocations are given on the basis of the above conditions and if there is a tie between two students then the tie is broken through the CGPA marks in physics, chemistry, and math. One who has the highest marks gets the seat.

Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering are two entirely different streams. You should go through a lot of thought and analyzes facts before choosing among streams of engineering. Considering CSE at NIT Durgapur and EE at IIEST Shibpur, the points below state the major areas of importance that students should look into before selecting one among the others.

• The first factor that everyone should consider is your own interest in the two fields, i.e. - programming and circuits.
• Electrical Engineering is the most demanded stream at prime engineering colleges in India and has some of the most brilliant minds in engineering every year. On the other hand, CSE holds a much better edge in placements because of the high demand for software developers at present. Software engineers are even paid much better than electrical engineers.
• Students should understand their strengths, qualities, and skills before choosing among branches. If you have better computational strength, you should choose CSE but, if you have more interest in circuit-oriented works, you should go for electrical engineering.

Therefore, it is clear that choosing among the two available options is entirely dependent on your field of interest and passion. But, in general, CSE at NIT Durgapur should have a better placement and so, is preferred over the other to some extent.

It is critical to understand the market's demands, you have to examine every aspect properly.

Some of the measures are as follows:

• Faculty: Hire the best in the market who have good credentials and have good experience in particular fields.
• Placement coordinator: A placement coordinator serves as the link between the college and the industry.
• Curriculum: The course curriculum should be industry-relevant for better exposure. It must be in sync with the wider industry and its association.
• Students: The admission process can be made a little stringent so that only good students can get admission. A good company can be brought to campus, but whether they hire or fire students is entirely up to the individual.
• Infrastructure: Issues like dilapidated buildings, run-down canteens, and a booklet library should be taken into consideration. A good infrastructure attracts better companies and it will only enhance the reputation.

To implement the same, it is important for every department to raise their voices together and improve the quality of the placements.

The B.Tech course offered by IIIT Jabalpur in Computer Science and Engineering is not good. The placement report is not that impressive. There are very few faculty members available for CSE at present in that institute according to one of my friends who recently graduated from this college.

On the other hand, IT in IIEST can be a pretty good option if you want to make it big. The infrastructure of the college is quite good. Students get the option to grab good internships. Microsoft hires from the campus. The diversity of students and faculty members present at the College is also good.

Here is a brief placement highlight for both institutes.

You can visit the official website of both these colleges to get further details and updates regarding the Placement and other aspects of the colleges.

I have some friends at IIEST Shibpur and NIT Rourkela and based on what I heard from them, I will suggest that you choose the former. Here is why.

• NIT Rourkela offers placement opportunities. Also, the companies that visit NIT R are more reputed.
• Very few companies offer pre-placement offers to IIEST as compared to NIT R.
• Many reputed companies have blacklisted IIEST Shibpur. Job opportunities available at the campus are quite low. Only a few mass recruiters like TCS, Accenture, Infosys visit the placement drive.
• Also, securing a placement through off-campus placement will be quite challenging. You will have to have impressive coding skills to get recruited through off-campus placements.

Here are the recent placement statistics at the institutes.

Go for IIEST, only if you are interested in doing research further, you can make some good contact there which will be helpful. But from a placement point of view, NIT R will be better for a CSE course.

My friend studied at IIEST Shibpur but it was a long time ago. The quality of pedagogy back then was good, however now one can't say much of it. Also personally, CS does not have the best faculty in AMU.

If you wish to compare the state of teaching in the institutions, just log in to the official website and go through the qualifications of the faculty members. Check both the academic achievements of the faculty in general, as well as that of the departments.

If you live near Shibpur then it'll be easier to commute, however, if you live far away then you can choose AMU. You must note that IIEST Shibpur's IT department might have to shut down and you may regret your decision during placements.

In JEE Main, a score of 190+ is considered to be sufficient if you want to get admitted to IIEST Shibpur and you belong to any other state apart from West Bengal.

Here is the cutoff required for different branches in recent years.

You need to keep in mind the marks obtained in JEE Mains are completely based on the difficulty level of the question paper. If the question paper becomes easier, more marks will be required and if the question paper is difficult, lesser marks will work. But you should aim for a higher score so that things fall in your favor.

One of my friends attends IIEST and here is his insight regarding cutoffs.

Your rank in JEE mains seems to be 5-6k more than the cutoff borderline for receiving admission into Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. According to the recent cutoff trends, the required cutoff for Metallurgy and Material Engineering are as follows.

• Home State- 26837-29720
• Outer State- 19784-28592

It would be difficult to get in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering with your rank. Your admissions in any branch are never guaranteed solely on the basis of cutoffs as the cutoffs drastically change in the case of JEE. The cutoffs provided are an approximation of your field of choice.