NIT Raipur has been ranked 74th in the Engineering category by the NIRF ranking in 2019. IIITDM Jabalpur has been ranked at 69th number by NIRF. It has been repeatedly ranked as one of the best engineering colleges by many magazines and ranking frameworks.

NIT Raipur is one of the leading institutes in India for engineering education. It has been approved by the University Grant Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The admission to this college is on the basis of JEE scores.

IIITDM was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Admission:

Both IIITDM and NIT Raipur offers BTech programs for Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. The admission for the BTech courses is through JEE Mains. The JEE Mains closing cutoff for Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at the institute is as follows.

Course Curriculum:

IIITDM-

• Mechanical Engineering at IIITDM provides a specialized course structure that has been materialized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development itself.

• It provides exposure through numerous internships and many training opportunities for students throughout the year. They have excellent faculty as well.

NIT Raipur-

At NIT Raipur the mechanical engineering department has a great course structure with curated projects and a well-designed education strategy to allow students to maximize their potential.

Infrastructure:

NIT Raipur-

• It has 5 hostel buildings for boys and 3 for girls.

• It also has a well-stocked library, 24/7 OPD, free distribution of medicines, and an extensive sports complex with many facilities.

IIITDM-

• It has over 3 halls of residence with different room types.

• It also has a well-stocked library, laboratories, and indoor and outdoor sports facilities for students.

Placements:

NIT Raipur-

It is famous among recruiters for providing excellent students.

• They have seen an increasing number of placement percentages for the past few years. They have over 80 recruiters visiting campus and the average salary is 7.63 LPA.

• Some of the reputed recruiters include Amazon, Indian Army, Fiat, Samsung, Deloitte, Vedanta, Wipro, Siemens, etc.

IIITDM-

• It has great placement numbers as well with the highest salary figure going up to 37 LPA almost every year.

• A total of 126 students were placed in many notable companies like Canon, Oracle, IBM, Coviam, Infosys, etc.

Thus both these colleges are highly reputed and have excellent academic experience. They also give high placements however, students should look into the faculty information and alumni base as well before choosing a particular college.

Both Mechanical and metallurgical engineering at Thapar and PEC Chandigarh have their own pros and cons. Let's list them out to opt for the best college for you. 

PEC Chandigarh:

• PEC Chandigarh has a better brand name compared to Thapar University. But Thapar is surely not far behind.
• PEC has an amazing culture that prepares its students for future career challenges.
• One can prepare well for their further MBA, Mtech, or MS entrance exams while being at PEC Chandigarh.
• Being a government college, PEC is doing a great job in its placement department. There was a 28% hike in their placement record in 2020 despite the pandemic situation.

Thapar University:

• Thapar has an amazing placement record and coding culture.
• As a brand name, it's growing up to the heights of PEC.
• If you opt for metallurgical science, you will limit yourself to few core companies or steel and other manufacturing firms.

Unless you are into metallurgical sciences it's better to opt for mechanical engineering as you can even jump into both technical and non-technical firms. 

Quick comparison:

Out of the above two, ME at PEC seems like a better option. PEC being a government institute has half the tuition fee of Thapar University which saves you a lot. If you plan on an MBA further, it's better to opt the best out of two and start preparing from the first year of your college itself.

NIMIMS MPSTME, a private University in Mumbai, affiliated to NMIMS Deemed to be University. The University is specialized in areas like B. Tech, B.Tech.+ MBA, M. Tech., MCA, PGDM, and Ph. D that accepts admission based on NMIMS NPAT scores and for M. Tech it counts on GATE Score.

MIT Pune ranked 138 in the NRF Ranking that offers programs in disciples like Engineering, Pharmacy, Law, Journalism, Management, and more. The University also organizes distance learning through the MIT School of distance learning for postgraduate diploma courses.

Placements:

NMIMS MPSTME:

• The university emphasizes pre-placement activities such as mock interviews, seminars, conferences, expert talks, etc for the final year students for the final recruitment process.
• As per the 2019 stats,43 companies visited for B. Tech students.

MIT PUNE:

• The University organizes aptitude tests, group discussions, personal interviews, resume building, and presentation skills for the final year students.
• Some of the reputed recruiters that visit the campus are Asian Paints, Cairn India, Deloitte, Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., EQ Technologies, Eaton Technologies Ltd., Force Motors Ltd., HDFC Bank, John Deere, etc.

The table given below shows the placement statistics of both institutes

Fee Structure:

• NMIMS MPSTME: The fee structure of B. Tech mechanical is 3.13 LPA (First year).
• MIT PUNE: The fee structure of B. Tech mechanical is 3.1 LPA (First year).

Faculties:

• NIMIMS MPSTME has a total of 25 full-time faculty members and 9 full-time administrative and technical support staff.
• MIT PUNE uploads a majority of faculties with Ph.D. degrees that offer good quality education to the students.

However, admission into these colleges is only possible through the college entrance exam and JEE mains. The given details will help you in making your choice for the right college. Yet, the name of an institute or college is nothing more than a tag and you can possibly pursue your dream job from any of the two institutes mentioned with your skills.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has been ranked 17 overall by NIRF 2020. It is also ranked 15th overall by QS 2020. The BTech in mechanical engineering is a full-time 4-year on-campus program. The college has collaborations with Japanese universities and industries.

Admission:

• Admissions to the BTech program at IIT Hyderabad is through IIT-JEE. Successful applicants are selected based on merit.

• The aspiring students must obtain 75% marks in the 12th class examination or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective board. A relaxation of 5% will be given to SC/ST students in the 12th class examination.

• The cutoff Trend of JEE 2019 for BTech in mechanical engineering was 1955-3284 for males and 5896-6817 for females.

The grand total fees for completing a BTech Mechanical Engineering at IIT Hyderabad is around 8.67 lacs. The course fee per year is 2.15 lakhs.

Placements:

• A total of 490 students have been registered for placements across various departments from the 2019-20 batch and the 325 offers have been rolled out.

• 38 international offers have been secured by students in the initial phase of the placements.

• The highest package offered in the year 2020 was INR 60.4 LPA and the average placement package offered was 22 LPA.

• In the mechanical engineering branch, the highest placement offered was 31.5 LPA and the average placement offered was 16 LPA.

• The top recruiting companies were Deloitte, Arista, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, DE Shaw, etc.

IIT Hyderabad is one of the second generation IIT and has successfully built ties with the leading academic institutions that proved to be successful. Mechanical Engineering at IIT Hyderabad is a great opportunity for the student.

Nirma University-Institute of Technology is ranked 135th for private engineering by NIRF 2019. Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology is ranked 193rd in India by NIRF’20.

Nirma University offers 24 courses across 2 streams, and DDU offers 34 courses across 5 streams.

The total number of seats for the Mechanical department at Nirma University is 135, and that in DDU is 120.

Admission Details:

The total course fee at Nirma University and DDU are 7.24 lakhs and 6.08 lakhs, respectively.

Nirma University:

• Students need to qualify for their 10+2 examination with 45% to be eligible for admission to this college.

• Scores from JEE Mains and GUJCET are considered.

• The JEE main (till round 3) and GUJCET (till round 2) cut-off scores are 29073 and 3072, respectively.

DDU:

• For admission in BTech and MTech, students need to sit for the GUJCET, JEE Mains, and GATE exam for MTech.

• Students need to qualify for their 12th with at least a 50% aggregate.

• The cutoff for GUJCET (till round2) is 13208.

Placement Details:

Nirma University:

• The placement record of the mechanical department is around 65%.

• The highest salary package offered is 12 LPA, and the average salary package is around 5 LPA.

• Some of the companies that come for recruitment are Future First, BYJU's, Reliance, Tata Motors, BOSCH, L&T, Mahindra, Lynda, and Maruti.

DDU:

• The average placement percentage of the mechanical branch here is 70%, and more than 90% of students successfully secure internships.

• The highest salary package offered is 7.5 LPA, and the average salary package is around 5 LPA.

• Companies that come for recruitment are Adani SEZ, Hitachi, Reliance Industries, Chemitech, Nirma, Atul, and Coromandel Cement.

Infrastructures and facilities:

Nirma University:

• The university has a budget of lakhs/year for any books and materials relevant to the curriculum. The library has more than 50,000 books, 4000 volumes, journals, magazines, and papers.

• Nirma University also has a mini hospital and doctor available for medical issues.

• The university also encourages cultural and sports activities.

• There is a gym, a sports ground, and a tennis and volleyball court. The university also provides shuttle services.

DDU:

The university provides all the basic facilities needed by students.

• The library is regularly updated with the newest edition of books, magazines, journals, and online resources.

• The university provides accommodation to both girls and boys.

• There are also other facilities like a gym, convenience stores, medical facilities, and shuttle services. Additionally, there are also several sports grounds including a swimming pool.

Both the colleges are similar when it comes to infrastructure, placement, and tuition fees. So, it ultimately depends on the students’ scores and favorable accommodation facilities to decide which college to opt for.

Mechanical at DCE/DTU is ranked 2nd and 34th among India’s best technological universities by TES and NIRF ranking. The institute consists of 230 faculties with a placement record of 100% every year. 

ABV-IIITM Gwalior offers full-time integrated courses such as BTech+MTech, BTech+MBA. The course provides a synchronous curriculum covering IT facets and management. ABV-IIITM Gwalior ranked 76th for MBA by NIRF Ranking 2020.

Admission process:-

DCE/DTU

• The minimum eligibility criteria for admissions is 60% marks in 10+2 from a recognized board. 
• The candidates’ final selection is based on the score in JEE Main, followed by Joint Admission Counselling (JAC).
• The total seats allocated for this course is 186.
• The course fee required is INR 7.81 LPA. 
• The cutoff required is a closing rank of 32382.

ABV-IIITM Gwalior 

• The essential eligibility criteria are a minimum of 75% aggregate in 10+2 with physics, chemistry, and mathematics. 
• The selection of the candidates is based on the JEE Main scores and subsequent CSAB counselling. 
• The fees required is INR 6.7 LPA. 
• The seats allocated are 26.
• The cutoff range is 7028 - 20595.

Placements

More than 323 companies visited the campus of DTU in 2019. A total of 1434 job offers were made to the students with 10% increment in the average salary offered in 2019.

A total of 18% students from ABV-IIITM were offered PPOs (pre-placement offers) and 102 students got placed in 2019.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of placement statistics: 

The top recruiters of DCE/DTU mechanical are Tata Group, Godrej, L&T, Thermax, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Ashok Leyland, General Motors, etc.

The top companies of ABV-IIITM Gwalior are Microsoft, Make My Trip, Amazon, EY, Google, Goldman Sachs, Reliance Jio, Tata Steel, etc. 

Facilities: 

• DTU library has a three-storeyed library with almost 1.34 lakh books. 
• DTU provides the best of the facilities in terms of sports and games for its students.
• ABV-IIITM consists of three boys and one girls hostel. Each of the boys hostel has a capacity of 300 students and the girls hostel has a capacity of 135 students. 
• Various collections of books and journals are available in the central library of ABV-IIITM with various lecture halls and seminars centrally air conditioned.

Both these colleges offer excellent placements along with lots of opportunities. It is upon the students which college they would like to opt for among these two.

Both the colleges are ultimate in providing real-time education to the students. IIITDM Jabalpur is placed in #81 position while the BITS Hyderabad is #6 among the top engineering institutions. Here are the various aspects of both the colleges. The table given below gives quick highlights of both IIITDM Jabalpur and IIIT Delhi.

Admissions:

IIITDM Jabalpur

• The college enrolls students based on the JEE Main with a total minimum score of 75% in their intermediate.
• The cut-off of the college for the mechanical branch is 20,835 to 33,875.
• The fee at the college is 1.38 Lakhs. However, one can apply for scholarships in the 2nd year if they have scored well in academics.
• The total seats in the mechanical branch are 109. Out of which, 16 seats are for only females.

BITS Hyderabad

• The college enrolls students based on the performance in the BITSAT exam. Also, it requires 10+2 scores with a minimum of 75%.
• The fee at the college is 4.23 Lakhs.
• Last year, the cut off for admission in Mechanical engineering was 275.

Placements:

IIITDM Jabalpur

• The highest salary of the campus is 23 LPA. Whereas the average salary of the students is 9.9 LPA.
• The company visiting the campus are BMW, Renault Nissan, Mercedes Benz, Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, DRDO, BrahMos Aerospace, Capgemini, Cognizant, etc.

BITS Hyderabad

• The campus has a 100% placement rate. Each year over 300 companies visit the campus. Out of which almost 475 students get recruited.
• The highest salary of the college is 14 LPA.
• The companies visiting the campus are ADM Agro, Hyundai, Intel, IBM, Facebook, Infosys, TCS, ICICI, Aurobindo, Flipkart, Research-based companies, Pharma companies, etc.

This is all about the mechanical engineering course in both the colleges. One can choose the best college that suits based on the various aspects mentioned above.