Being one of the most prestigious Universities in India, IIEST Shibpur sees a lot more top companies for placement purposes every year. Jadavpur University on the other hand also has a high placement rate but oversees more core companies as compared to IIEST.

• Funds: IIEST Shibpur receives a high amount of funding from the central government annually, being a public university, and therefore has a better campus, more equipped facilities, and better tech services as compared to Jadavpur University.
• Crowd: Since IIEST is considered among the top college of national importance, it enrolls students from all over the country, therefore, making it a diverse environment culturally.
• Placements: Although, for students looking for courses in CSE, Jadavpur University is known to offer a 100% placement record with an average salary package of 19.96 LPA. Some of the top recruiting companies are Microsoft, Reliance, Samsung, Oracle, and more. IIEST offers the highest placements across the Information Technology branch with an average salary of 5 LPA.
• Course Offered: If students are looking for an integrated course that offers placement services, then the BTech+MTech dual degree course offered by IIEST Shibpur is apt considering Jadavpur University does not offer dual degree courses as part of their curriculum. But in terms of individual placements in the streams of Civil, Mechanical, andEE, Jadavpur University offers some great placements for students amongst some top recruiting companies.

Being well known nationally, IIEST attracts more number of companies for placements but Jadavpur University offers a higher number of core company placements across specific streams. It offers the highest salary package of 42 LPA whereas IIEST offers the highest salary package of 39.12 LPA.

Therefore, students can make a choice related to which university offers better placements depending upon the core subjects they are looking at studying.

The answer to this question may help the student, as my sister was in this place just a year before. However, class notes are the best and real deal, and the students must follow class notes to understand the topic discussed in the class.

Chemistry

• Class notes are the best, but the students must collect notes from the different departments as well.
• My sister also followedCastellan for the Physical Chemistry part.

Computing and Programming

• There are numerous books for Logic Gates and Binary System.
• C programming course is the main course for this subject and you can follow Let us C for this course.

Basic Electronics Engineering

• The student must follow the Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory by Boylestad and Nashelsky for this subject. This book contains a number of solved problems.

Mathematics I

• For this, students can go for Higher Engineering Mathematics by B.S Grewal; this book is also helpful for the second year of study.
• Besides, the student can also follow A Textbook of Engineering Mathematics Volumes I, II, III, IV by Guruprasad Samanta from their first year to last year’s study.

Mechanics

• The class notes and the problem sheets are important for this subject and you should solve the problems thoroughly.
• Besides, they can follow the book with 4 authors, namely, Engineering Mechanics by S.Timoshenko, D H Young, J.V Rao and Sukumar Pati. 

Basic Electrical Engineering

• Besides regular class notes, the student can go for Basic Electrical Engineering by Abhijit Chakrabarti, Sudipta Nath and Chandan Kumar Chanda, and Basic Electrical Engineering by V.N Mittle and Arvind Mittal to get a good backup.

Mathematics II

• As it is mentioned in Mathematics I, the Vector Space chapter will be quite troublesome for the students. For Linear Algebra, they can follow the book written by Sheldon Axler.

Physics

• Students must go for B.K Guha's Degree Physics for Science and Engineering, as this book helps the student keep afloat.
• They can also follow Ajoy Ghatak for Optics¸, Schaum's Outline of Vector Analysis by Murray Spiegel and Seymour Lipschutz for Vector Algebra¸ Advanced Acoustics by D.P Ray Chaudhri for Acoustics.

From the above, it is cleared that class notes should be the first priority for every student; besides, they can take the book from Ramanujan Central Library. But, they have to be an early bird; otherwise, everything will be stocked out. Students can also find online PDFs for the study if they can’t buy books, as most of the books are expensive enough.

IIEST Shibpur is equipped with well-maintained accommodation facilities for the students to provide them the comfort of home. 

• Currently, the campus has 15 hostels or halls of residence. With the increase in the number of admissions every year, the management has decided to construct new hostels to accommodate the students. 
• For boys, separate halls of residence are allotted as per their years. 1st-year boys are allocated to hostel 8, 9, 10. Second-year boys are accommodated to hostel 7, 11, or 15. Then, from the third year onwards, students reside in a big hall of residence. 
• On the other hand, girls are allocated 2 hostels. First-year girls reside in Nivedita Hall while from 2nd year onwards, they live in Pandya Hall. 
• In the initial first year, 4 seater rooms are allotted to students. The rooms are spacious enough for 4 students. While from third year onwards students have an option to choose from a single-seater room to multiple seaters. 
• The college has taken full care to provide a neat, clean and hygienic environment to the students. Every hall of residence has its own mess, common room, carrom, table tennis room, badminton court, etc. 
• The wifi facility is available 24*7 with high-speed internet. 
• Many other facilities like newspapers, washing machines, etc. are also there. Apart from that, the management keeps on updating the facilities to make the students feel better. 
• Lunch and dinner are provided in each mess of every hostel. Initially, they have started to provide breakfast but you have to buy evening snacks. You will also get a feast once a week during fests. 

If you are relocating, you need to get nothing to move in the hostel. If you want some extra comfort then only you need to buy which is also available in the nearby market.

You can’t. There is no direct formula for converting CGPA to percentage. After the end of semesters, the mark sheet you will receive will contain your CGPA, the total marks you obtained with credits for each subject. Now CGPA is a function of both the marks you obtained in a subject and the credits it carries. While percentage is only a function of the marks you obtained in a subject. So, there is no formula to convert percentages to CGPA and, vice versa. But simply multiplying your CGPA by 9.5 will give you an approximate answer. 

It will be better if you go through your mark sheet, and note down the marks and calculate by yourself.

While Civil Engineering is a widely popular branch of engineering in India, a B.Tech. in the same at IIEST, Shibpur is a highly demanded degree. One of the main points of attraction for the interested students is the quality internships that they can avail as civil engineering students at IIEST, through networking with the wide alumni base, situated both in India and abroad.

About the Placement Cell:

• The Training and Placement cell at IIEST, Shibpur is responsible for bringing internships, jobs, and vocational training opportunities to its students. It even grooms the students for the same.

• The cell also brings its students paid and/or summer internship opportunities including the DAAD Scholarship-Working Internship In Science And Technology.

Statistics:

• Around 40-60% of the students at IIEST get internships during their study period at the institute. Consequently, students also get jobs and/or valuable industry contacts through the said internships.

• In 2016, a 3rd-year student from IIEST Shibpur got an internship at Google Headquarters in the USA after competing with the best young minds of the nation, from top colleges like the IITs, for the spot.

• Students that are interested in VT ( vocational training ) can contact their professors at IIEST, who usually have contacts at some of the top civil construction or design firms.

• Texas Instruments offers internships on campus to 3rd-year students. The selection procedure for the same is rigorous. Internships are also offered by CESC.

• About 78% of the students from Civil Engineering (Batch of 2016) got an internship at Hindustan Construction Company.

• Microsoft offers internships to IIEST students every year as well.

Apart from these, students also look for internships/training opportunities independently at various companies to learn the workings of the industry and increase their expertise.

Therefore, B.Tech. in Civil Engineering at IIEST is a decent option for students looking for fantastic internships to cultivate, practice, and improve their skills and efficiency while studying, so that they are prepared and fit for the job by the time they start working. It also gives them practical experience in the real world, which helps one learn. IIEST Shibpur enables this through the opportunities it gives its students and its strong alumni network.

IIEST Shibpur is one of the oldest institutes in India, which is mentored even prior to establishing the first IIT in this country. It is an institute with different feelings rather and a respected institute in India.

The infrastructural facilities and the IT department itself are excellent, and the most important thing is that Microsoft recruits from this institute. Besides, you will receive a good internship opportunity and the placement percentage is also satisfactory. One student even made an internship opportunity in Google, California. If it is compared with CSE, then IT is somewhat behind, as a student from the CSE background gets higher CTCs. But IT has diversity, which is also good.

Additionally, IT in IIEST is one of the branches in which students can face a bitter rivalry, although the student’s quality of this branch is outstanding (far better than the CSE in most cases). The faculties of IT are also excellent like the CSE department.

The placement of both of these institutes is also very good. The main difference is seen in the academic curriculum, which is negligible in most cases.

If the student considers IIIT Gwalior, then it can be mentioned that it is undoubtedly a good college, but it is quite behind in most cases if it is compared with IIEST in recent days.

Thus, the student should try for IIEST; if they get a chance, they must go for it without thinking of any other options.

A senior of mine has told me that a score of 225 would be more than enough for getting admission in electrical in IIEST Shibpur. The admission criteria are the same for applicants belonging to the home state (West Bengal) or from any other state. With that score, you can also get CST and ECE with ease.

You can also compare trying to solve the paper for the previous years for getting acquainted with the pattern. Difficulty of the exams also somewhat determines admission, especially when cutoffs change every year. According to the cutoff trends of recent years, a score of 225 should be enough to secure admission.

Jadavpur University and IIEST Shibpur are both considered as one of the best institutes in India to pursue Engineering. Both fall under the top 50 institutes for engineering according to the NIRF ranking. Jadavpur University is considered to be a tier A university whereas Shibpur University is not that popular.

Discipline:

First of all, it is important for students to research the difference between mechanical and chemical engineering before choosing it for their career.

• Chemical Engineering (CE) deals with the oil industry, pharmaceutical companies, biomedical studies, metals, minerals and nanotechnology.
• Mechanical Engineering, on the other hand, includes applications in oil, pharmaceutical, metal, nanotechnology, semiconductors, automobiles and power plant equipment, etc.

Ranking:

IIEST Shibpur and Jadavpur University are both excellent colleges for education.

• Jadavpur University is one of the top graded A-tier universities in India however, IIEST holds more brand value because of its recent popularity and placements.
• Jadavpur University has been ranked at 12 out of 200 universities in India by NIRF ranking and the 2nd best university in Kolkata. IIEST Shibpur has been ranked at 43rd place in the same ranking.

Admission Cut-offs:

• The average general cut-off for Mechanical Engineering at IIEST Shibpur is 11669 - 19625 rank in JEE mains.
• Jadavpur University for chemical engineering requires 338-416 rank in JEE mains.

Placements:

• The placements offered at Jadavpur University are better for the reason that it has a better nationwide ranking and engages in campus recruitment programs. It had recently achieved a record of 84% placements in May 2020.
• IIEST mechanical engineering program had 71.93% placement for the year 2020. The top recruiter at JU includes Amazon, TCS, Bajaj, Microsoft, Adobe, BPCL whereas the top recruiters at IIEST include Accenture, Google, ITC, SBI, TATA etc.

The choice of University and course completely depends on the student’s interest and their JEE ranking. Both these subjects are relatively difficult to get but if the student is determined and smart at studying, nothing is unachievable.

IIEST Shibpur is a government institute in Howrah, whereas Jadavpur University is a public state university in Kolkata. IIEST has 21st position in Engineering colleges as per NIRF Rankings 2020. The mechanical department of Jadavpur stands at 8th/9th position and one of the top two departments of Jadavpur University.

Admissions:

IIEST Shibpur:

Students can take admission based on their rank in JEE Main.The final selection will be done through JoSAA Counselling and CSAB Special Round.Last year, the cut for Electrical engineering went up to 21436 as compared to last year which was 17529.

Jadavpur University:

• Being a state university, Jadavpur conducts its entrance through WBJEE scores.90% of seats are reserved for the domicile General category and 10% of seats are for All Indian students.
• Getting admission here is not a cakewalk. A person has to get rankings under 1500 to secure a place.Last year, the cut off for Mechanical engineering was 379.

Fees:As of fees, BTech in IIEST Shibpur costs 1.37 lakhs fee per year.Comparatively, Jadavpur University charges a minimum of INR 2,400 per annum.

Placements:

IIEST Shibpur:

• IIEST Shibpur offers Indian and abroad internships based on the students' academic performance.
• The placement rate for Electrical Engineering in 2019 was 63.24%, which was a drop of 11.76% from 2018. The highest placement rate is INR 26.88 lakhs LPA.
• The top recruiters were Ericsson, Daikin, ITC limited, Google, Hindustan Motors, etc.
• There were 68 eligible students from the Electrical department, out of which 81 offers were made, and 51 got placed.
• MTech in Electrical Engineering saw a 100% placement rate as 3 were offered a job and all 3 got placed.

Jadavpur University:

• Jadavpur University students get internship offers from Samsung, Oracle, Siemens, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.
• JU has an overall placement rate of 80%. The highest annual package to date is INR 42 lakhs LPA. The average annual package stands at INR 19.96 LPA.
• The total companies that made offers were 55 in number. Out of which, the majority were of Core Engineering with 84%.
• While more than half the students got placements, other students shifted to other countries for further studies.
• The recent highest package for the Mechanical department in JU was 17.6 LPA by Gail. The other core companies which offer placement are Reliance Industries, Wipro, Maruti Suzuki, etc.

Considering all the factors, Jadavpur University has more value of money, placement rate, and rankings. IIEST Shibpur is good but lacks behind in every aspect of JU.