Being ranked 11th by NIRF 2020 for engineering in India, IIT BHU is popular among students for its B.Tech and M.tech courses. IIT BHU is one among few Institutes in India offering 2 years M.tech course in BME. This course majorly amalgamates medical science with the latest engineering technologies thus both teaching and research process are carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Science (BHU)

The tabulation below gives a brief summary of M.tech in Biomedical Engineering at IIT BHU.

Admission:

• Aspirants must clear GATE in order to get admitted for m.tech BME at IIT BHU.

• Students from any IITs having a B.Tech degree with a CGPA equal to or higher than 8.0 can get direct admission for this course at IIT BHU without having to appear for GATE.

• GATE cutoff for students from General, OBC, and SC/ST categories are 25.0, 22.5, and 16.6 respectively.

• IIT BHU offers only 12 seats for m.tech in BME thus making the selection process highly competitive.

Placement statistics:

• 52 companies participated in the recruitment process in 2020 making 570+ job offers.

• Lead recruiters include Adobe, Amazon, Capgemini, Flipkart.

• M.tech BME graduates of the 2019-20 batch have a placement record of 73% with a median salary of 9 LPA.

• Best ever CTC offered domestically for a BME graduate is 68 LPA.

• As BME is still a growing field in India core companies visiting the campus are very few, so many students land up in IT companies.

• All students are offered a Teaching Assistantship for the course of 2 years at IIT BHU.

• All students are offered internship opportunities through college with a minimum stipend of 80,000.

BME is still a blooming field in India thus there will be high scope for BME graduates in the coming years. If you want to take up research further, BME from IIT BHU is an amazing decision. As of now, there may be less lucrative job offers from core companies not only through campus but anywhere in the country in general. M.tech in BME is a good option if you are looking for a career abroad.

The English Diagnostic Test is conducted at IIT Bhubaneswar for 1st year B.Tech students at the beginning of the academic year under the supervision of the Director. This test identifies problems that a student may have with the English language. The main objective is to help students meet certain academic standards by identifying their strengths and weaknesses in academic English that may interfere with their learning, course-work, teaching, and research at IIT Bhubaneswar. This test also aims at improving the quality of teaching, learning, and curriculum at the Institute by helping students find remedies for their weaknesses and poor performance in the English language. It mainly consists of components such as language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing (LSRW) including vocabulary and grammar. This test is of a total of 100 marks.

Speaking Skills Test is the last part of this three-part test. It is for 20 marks and the time allotted for this test is 10 mins. The purpose of this test is to analyze a student's fluency in English. All students are required to take speaking skills tests at specific times allotted to each one of them. The Counseling Service team of IIT Bhubaneswar assists all students during the test.

IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the good engineering colleges in India among other new IIT’s. The infrastructure and placement of the college are also excellent and above-average than other IITs.

Electrical engineering, CSE, and mechanical departments are the best classes with some of the best faculties.

Mechanical engineering has maintained its steady placements of 84% in some of the top core industries. Electrical engineering on the other hand has more than 80% placements. The CSE in 2019 has 100% placement from IIT Bhubaneswar.

The highest package offered by IIT Bhubaneswar in 2019 was 38 LPA. The average package offered at CSE and mechanical engineering department is 14 LPA and 8.8 LPA respectively.

IIT Bhubaneswar always works hard for their students' success. The students of IIT Bhubaneswar get placed in some of the top-ranking companies namely Google, Microsoft, Amazon, TATA Steel, HP, Adobe, JIO, etc.

The best classes depend fully upon the students and their choice of interests. Apart from the classes offered, IIT Bhubaneswar organises many festivals, cultural events for their students. This is an excellent opportunity for students who are not fluent in communication can improve their skills by meeting people from different communities.

Moreover, there are facilities available for sports, gyms which won’t make the students feel homesick. One can attend regular workshops, training sessions which ultimately provide a student the cozy atmosphere for which they are desiring.

IIT Bhubaneswar is the better option in this case. Civil engineering from IIT Guwahati has less scope as compared to ECE from IIT Bhubaneswar. Although IIT Guwahati is in the category of old IIT’s unlikely IIT Bhubaneswar and also comes at 7th among the engineering colleges in India.

IIT Bhubaneswar offers better placements for electrical and electronics & communication engineering. In 2019, electrical engineering had an 86% placement rate and the average package was around INR 11.44 LPA at IIT Bhubaneswar. At IIT Guwahati there were 77% placements for civil engineering.

If we compare on the basis of streams; Civil Engineering lacks behind ECE. Civil is easier than ECE but the decision depends on your interest and whichever course interests you more should be the first priority.

There are 4-year B.E/B. Tech and 5-year dual degrees in Mechanical Engineering courses at IIT Bhubaneswar. The cutoff varies depending on the course and caste of students. Given below is the all India JEE (Advanced) – 2017 closing cut off for various Mechanical Engineering branches in the second round of IIT Bhubaneswar.

Shoolini University is India’s first Biotechnology University. Over 400 patents are already filed which is among the highest in India. Shoolini University has been consecutively ranked high by BioSpectrum Magazine. The School of Biotechnology at Shoolini University has international collaborations with some universities such as Gachon University (Korea), Lanzhou University (China), University of Arkansas (USA), University of Naples (Italy), University of Maryland (USA).

Admission:

• To be eligible, a student must have 10+2 (PCB/PCM) with at least 50% of marks and by the merit of qualifying examination (Shoolini University Entrance Test).

• Students can fill the applications and submit the same along with an application fee 1200/- in the form of a cheque, DD, and cash in favor of Shoolini University payable in Solan.

• Shoolini University reserves 25% seats for students of Himachal Pradesh and provides relaxation in required aggregate for SC/ST/OBC candidates as per the rules of Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.

The fees for BSc (Hons) in Biotechnology is 37,471 per semester. The total duration of the course accounts for three years.

Facilities:

• Shoolini University has 250+ Global Alliances and students can visit foreign universities for exchange programs.

• Students from abroad also stay at the university with more than 180 exchange opportunities.

• There are 100+ cutting edge laboratories for student access.

• Students have Sprint programs every year which makes the students corporate ready and helps to grab placements also.

• Other special features include- WiFi throughout the campus, a library with thousands of EBSCO books, and projectors in every classroom.

Placements:

• A BSc (Hons) graduate is open to the job opportunities to be Research Associates, Marketing Managers, Government Jobs, IP & Patenting, Biopharma, Entrepreneurs, Teaching, Product Analysts, Scientists, etc.

• The placement success at Shoolini for the year 2018-19 was 100%.

• The highest annual package for Shoolini University was INR 15 lakhs.

• The chief recruiters like Cipla, Mankind, Godrej, Biocon offered Junior Associate & Associate roles to students.

• The highest package for BSc (Hons) Biotechnology was INR 3.5 lakhs/annum and the lowest was INR 2.4 lakhs/annum. The average was somewhere INR 3 lakhs/annum.

• However, 100% of students got internships at their desirable companies.

BSc (Hons) in Biotechnology is a very desirable branch of Shoolini University. 100% of placement records prove the same. Getting admission is easy if a student scores well in the entrance exam.

PES University was ranked as the 6th best private university out of 50 universities in India by outlook in 2019. The college is recognized by UGC, AICTE, and AACSB. It is one of the top private universities in Bangalore.

The college provides 6 streams under B. Tech including Civil Engineering.

Admission:

There are a total of 60 seats in B. Tech Civil Engineering.

• In order to be eligible for the course, a student needs to pass 10+2 with at least 45% and should have appeared in KCET.

• KCET is the exam accepted in the college.

• B. Tech in Civil Engineering is a 4-year course and the fees of the course are Rs 3.30 lakhs (first-year fees).

Faculty:

The teachers in the college are interactive and there are frequent seminars held so that the students can learn effectively. The faculty consists of members who are Ph.D. holders in their respective fields.

Placement:

• The total number of companies that visited PES University in the year 2019 was 56 and the total number of job offers was 851.

• The highest salary offered was Rs 48 LPA and the lowest salary offered was Rs 4 LPA.

• The top recruiter of the university was Microsoft and the other recruiters include IBM, HP, Accenture, Infosys, HCL, ITC, Ashok Leyland, and BOSCH.

Therefore, in conclusion, PES University is one of the best private universities in India. In civil engineering, the college has provided excellent placements and the faculty of the college are well-experienced and aims for excellence.