Both the branches are totally different from each other so first decide what you want to study for the next 4 years. Both the IITs are new and there is not much difference in them. Metallurgy is a sub-branch of mechanical and civil is a core branch. Civil engineering has better job opportunities if you compare it to metallurgy engineering.

The average package at IIT Indore for the year 2019 was 16.05 LPA and at IIT Bhubaneswar it was 11.44 LPA. If you want to get a job in the core-sector then it would be a bit difficult because both the branches have very low placements in the core sector. Students usually go for higher studies and others for non core placements. Civil engineering will give you a better opportunity if you want to go for higher studies.

The suggestion will be that you should focus on what branch you are more passionate about and choose that. Don’t go compare colleges, both are IITs therefore are equally good and offer similar facilities.

Very few IITs in India offer Geology and all of them follow the same curriculum. The faculties at IIT Bhubaneswar is well qualified and experienced. Given below are a few advantages of choosing geology at IIT Bhubaneswar:-

• One of the parts of the IIT Bhubaneswar campus is close to Chilka lake, which is used for ocean and navel geology based courses, it is probably the only IIT in the country with such practical facilities available.
• Being one of the most culturally effervescent cities in the country and having a tropical savanna climate, Bhubaneswar is the most suitable for the field of climate and ocean research.
• There are a large number of elective courses of the geology department that are available in IIT Bhubaneswar with a few notable ones being Glacial Geoscience, Modelling and Stimulation, and many others. There are about 11 elective courses in MSc Geology each having 3 contact hours and 3 credits and divided between semesters(I and II) and (III and IV). The first two semesters have courses like environmental earth sciences and the 3rd and 4th semesters have courses like organic geochemistry.

Electrical at IIT Bhubaneswar is a better option than IIT Ropar. IIT Bhubaneswar has a better ranking than IIT Ropar and also a better placement record than IIT Ropar with 86% of electrical engineers getting placement from IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019.

The School of Electrical Sciences in IIT Bhubaneswar received the highest package and average package of 38 LPA and 11 LPA respectively. Moreover, a good number of Core companies, software companies hire electrical engineers from IIT Bhubaneswar. The electrical engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar received 86% of campus placements.

IIT Ropar in 2019 got 85% placement in electrical engineering in some of the top companies namely Goldman Sachs, OYO Rooms, Finisar, etc. The average package offered for the electrical engineers was 13.83 LPA. The institute also witnessed an overall rise in the number of jobs offered across all streams from 4% to 10% hike.

IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the best new IITs. One of the advantages is the strength of the batch is relatively small. The faculty: student ratio is also low. This forms a close-knit family at the Institute. Also, IIT Bhubaneswar very much focuses on their placement to improve their rankings. Many top firms like ISRO, IOCL, TCS R&D have visited the campus for internship and final placements offer. The average salary package offered to the students was 11.44 LPA, and the highest package was 39 LPA. 

You will feel good to know that IIT Bhubaneswar has collaborated with various foreign universities for student exchange programs and research, as well. In your last year, you will do a project and research work, so you will be able to build a vast industrial insight. Also, dual degree courses are not a bad option because at the end of 5 years you will have two degrees and if you go abroad for a second Master’s degree, some of the courses would have been covered by you in your fifth year. In this way, you will finish your masters in less than 18 months. At the cost of an extra six months, you are getting exposure to the specialized technical courses and a degree. So, dual degree courses are great and it is an IIT after all where you can have a great alumni network ... You are good to go!

Criteria for an academic internship at IIT Bhubaneswar for 6th-semester students are a CGPA around 8.0 which will boost your chances of getting selected at the initial screening stage. Then you have to make a statement of purpose stating why you want to intern at IIT Bhubaneswar and how you will contribute to the project based on your previous experiences and research interest. You will also need to provide required documents such as Academic Transcripts, Resume, Bonafide Certificate, Identity Card, etc. along with your application. Before applying for an internship, you should spend more time honing your skills and doing research about your area of interest. You can also take help from Codzilla application, for practicing coding problems if you are interested in the development role. Finally, if you are selected for an academic internship, you should read about your field of research before the internship begins and upgrade your skills accordingly.