The admission to the M.Tech programs at IIT Bhubaneswar is done based on the performance of the students in GATE.

Regular candidates:-

The shortlisting of regular candidates for admission into MTech is based on their GATE score only. The fixing of the cutoff score for candidates in different categories is as per the norms of the institute. For the selection of regular candidates, 70% of weightage is given to the GATE score and 30% to the written tests and interviews. The written test and the interviews are given 15% weightage each.

A student from the unreserved category is selected for the interview if he/she scores a minimum of 40% in the written test and for final selection, candidates need to score a minimum of 50% marks in the interview. The ultimate selection of the candidates is based on the combined score of GATE, written test, and interview.

Sponsored Candidates:-

The candidates who served for three years in the sponsoring organization are known as sponsored candidates. The sponsored candidates can be divided into three categories and the shortlisting and selection procedure for the different categories are discussed below.

• The sponsored candidates with a valid GATE score undergo the same shortlisting and selection process as the regular candidates.
• Sponsored candidates without GATE score are shortlisted if he/she secured a minimum of 65% (or 7.0 CGPA in a 10-point scale) marks in all academics. The weightage for the written test and the interview is 70% and 30% respectively. Candidates are considered eligible for interviews if they secure a minimum of 40% marks in the written test and for final selection, they need to secure a minimum of 50% marks in the interview.
• The candidates sponsored by DRDO are selected through approved internal processes and admitted to the appropriate discipline.

To book a room in the IIT Bhubaneswar guest house, there are “Requisition forms” available at the reception desk or can be downloaded from the official website.

The duly filled forms are to be submitted at the Guest House reception. In the case of Deluxe Rooms or Institute Guests, the duly filled forms are to be approved by the Director/Deputy Director/Dean/Registrar/HOS. The booking is provisional and based on availability. The rooms are given in a condition that it must be shared with another guest.

The confirmation of the room allocation is done through email within 24 hours of the requisition submission. If you want to cancel the guest house booking, then it can be submitted either by a duly filled form at the Guesthouse reception or an email to PIC as early as possible.

For single occupancy, the charge per room is Rs 800, and for double occupancy, the charge per room is Rs 1200 per day.

Yes, pursuing M.Tech in Material Science and Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar is worthwhile. The placement record for 2019 at IIT Bhubaneswar shows a 68% placement rate for M.Tech courses. Around 90 companies visited the campus for placement drive in 2019 and the top recruiters were Amazon, Jindal Stainless Ltd, TATA STEEL, Adobe, etc.

The School of Minerals, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering is quite good at IIT Bhubaneswar, the faculties are well-experienced and involved in sponsored projects by the Department of Science and Technology, UGC-DAE, Govt. of Odisha, and many more. This department also has students and faculty exchange programs with Warwick Manufacturing Group at Warwick University, UK, and Shanghai, Jiao Tong University China. Material science and metallurgy is the only department in which every second-year student gets internships. Also, Odisha is blessed with minerals, so students can gain practical knowledge through field trips.

Civil engineering is one of the oldest branches at IIT BHU and largest in the country. Recently the architecture department also was inaugurated at IIT BHU which is headed by one of the professors of the Civil Engineering Department. This department has well-funded labs which are equipped with modern instruments. Professors of this department are well qualified and most of them are from IITs. The structural engineering department is quite a robust one and some of the professors have worked on projects as big as the Hirakud dam construction.

The department has developed close links with international and national organizations which helps during placement times. Placement statistics are also promising, here at IIT BHU and some of the offers are comparable to the other branches such as CSE and ECE. This department has taken up various research programs by CSIR, UGC, SAP, HUDCO, and many more. They also cooperated with industries to work on projects given by Govt., Semi-Govt., and private organization. This branch would provide you with enough opportunities involving real-time problems in the city and around the campus. Also due to increasing urbanization, civil engineering has a high scope. It is a perfect branch if you wish to have a government job and aspire for IAS, IES, and UPSC. On top of that civil engineering could be regarded as one of the easiest amongst core branches.

Overall, the civil engineering department at IIT BHU is worth joining and has a quite appreciable image as opposed to the perception of this branch elsewhere.