The major factor that drives the decision of which course to pursue is the placements.

Chemical Engineering- IIT Roorkee

As per the 2018-19 placements record, more than 250 companies participated in campus placements, some of them were ITC, Reliance, Jindal Steel, TATA, and many more. Chemical Engineering Students at IIT Roorkee recorded an average placement of INR 13.05 lakhs per annum. A total of 8 PPOs were offered to Chemical Engineering students. Roles were offered for Technologist, Researcher, Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Consultant, etc. The placement rate for Chemical Engineering was around 80%.

ECE at IIT Bhubaneswar

ECE is one of the new branches of IIT Bhubaneswar and was introduced in 2016. Due to this, the first batch to pass out would be the batch of 2020. So there are no past records for this course. However, seeing the trend of placements for electrical engineering, the same can be assumed for ECE as well. In the year 2018-2019, 86% of the Electrical Engineering Department was placed. Companies like Amazon, INTEL Technology, ISRO, DELL, Thermax, Tata Steel, and many more visited to recruit students during campus placements. The average placement was recorded at INR Rs. 11.44 lakhs per annum.

EEE at IIT Mandi

As per 2019-20 placements, 62.5% of EEE were placed during phase-1 of campus placements. A total of 75 companies visited the campus and some of the top recruiters were Accenture, Wipro, CISCO, ISRO, CSC India, Siemens to name a few. The average package offered was 13.5 lakhs per annum. Several PPOs were also offered.

Considering the placements data, you should choose Chemical Engineering at IIT Roorkee. However, the final decision of which course and college to select rests up to you.

ECE in NIT Jamshedpur would be a better option than IT in BIT Mesra considering the facts given below. One of my friends pursued her ECE degree from NIT Jamshedpur and had a good experience. 

Placements: (Winning Institution - NIT Jamshedpur)

• The placements in NIT Jamshedpur for the ECE branch are much better than IT placements in BIT Mesra. 
• Most of the students of NIT Jamshedpur get placed in the software companies, only a few core ECE companies visit the campus.

Infrastructure and Faculty: 

• The college infrastructure and faculty of NIT Jamshedpur are not very up to the mark but then you cannot depend on the teachings. 
• Most of the time you have to study on your own or along with your friends. 

Branch Selection: If you are interested in opting for the IT branch then you can definitely go for BIT Mesra but if you have certain confusion in your branch selection, then it is recommended to choose ECE from NIT Jamshedpur. 

Mess and Hostel: (Winning Institution - NIT Jamshedpur)

• NIT Jamshedpur takes really good care of its students. Facilities like hostels and mess are really awesome. From the tasty food of mess to the clean rooms of the hostel, everything is just perfect. 
• My friend visited BIT Mesra for a workshop and according to her experience, the food at the campus is not that good. Their facilities are not up to the mark. 

The following tables have a comparison of the BIT Mesra and NIT Jamshedpur.

Considering all the facts mentioned above, NIT Jamshedpur stands out to be the better option.

The Panimalar Engineering College in Chennai is affiliated under Anna University and approved by AICTE. It has a faculty strength of 3500 members and was ranked 201 for BTech by NIRF 2020 among top engineering colleges.

The institute offers a BE program for ECE. ECE deals with the researching, developing, designing, and testing of electronic equipment. They also consider and supervise the manufacturing of communications and broadcast systems.

Here are some of the key information about the BE ECE program at the institute.

Admission Requirements - 

• Students seeking admission for BE ECE should have 50% in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
• For final selection, TNEA ranks are considered.

Placements:
 

An ECE graduate can work as an electronics engineer, field test engineer, network planning engineer, electronics and communications consultant, electronics technician, service engineer, and technical director.

• More than 50 companies participated in the placement process in the last placement drive of the institute. 
• The top recruiting companies included Wipro, Infosys, TCS, HCL, Google, DBS Bank, Mindtree, HTC Global Services, DRDO, ISRO, Accenture, Phillips, Texas Instruments, DMRC, etc.
• The placement average at the institute is 84%.
• The highest CTC offered was 8 LPA.

Industry-Institute Interaction:

• The In-plant training cell of the ECE department offers In-plant training to interested students in collaboration with various industries during summer and winter vacations.
• Many industrial visits are also arranged around the academic year to provide the students with an insight into the internal working of the industries.
• The department signed MOU's with ABE Semiconductor Design, Einnel Technologies, Infosys Private Limited, Suntastic Solar Systems Pvt. Ltd., and many more. 

Faculty:

The ECE department has a dedicated group of faculty members, consisting of 54 professors.

Facilities:

Apart from the central library, there is an ECE departmental library. The departmental library has subscriptions to 32936 National and International E-Journals. 

The institute also has well-equipped labs, cafeteria, computer labs, healthcare centers and also provides hostel facilities.

ECE and EEE, most of the syllabus is same and the subjects are considered as electrical core subjects like analog, digital electronics, signals, networks, etc. With courses being almost the same, the comparison comes down to other aspects of institutes. 

• If you aim to get good placement packages after finishing your degree to work then you should opt EE in IIT Bhubaneswar. In 2019 placement 86% EE batch was employed. PSUs hire directly from IITs with the new mandate by the government which gives students in IIT to pursue a career in PSU without having to clear GATE. Although for ECE the placement of IIIT Hyderabad is higher (10 LPA) compared to IIT Bhubaneswar.

• IIIT Hyderabad also provides great infrastructure and laboratories and have been very well funded for research papers. IITs get their funds from the Govt. and both institutes are on equal pace in this aspect.

• Campus life can be one more aspect that students may find interesting while selecting the course and college. Academics in IIIT Hyderabad ECE is considered to be advantageous compared to IIT Bhubaneswar EE, because of IIT BBS is a new institute.

• Faculty members at IIIT Hyderabad are also some of the highly eligible professors and some of them are from old IITs.

Overall, when comparing both courses and institutes, IIIT Hyderabad comes on top, but the choice should be branch instead of college when both have equal pros and cons.

Institute of Technology, Nirma university holds rank #10 for private engineering by Times. The admission process for both courses is almost similar based on Merit and JEE. The placement of the university is also quite good in comparison to other colleges.

Tabulated difference between mechanical and ECE at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University

Admission process:

• The admission process is fully online with an application fee of 1500 INR.
• Admissions for both the programs are based on the results of the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET)and JEE Mains followed by interviews and counseling.
• With this, students also must have at least 45% in 12th board with required subjects.

Placements

• Both courses have the same placement rate. Companies like Accenture, CMC, Cognizant, DeloitteConsulting, Eicher Motors, etc visit campus in search of good placements.
• The average salary package offered to students is 4.1 lakhs and the highest package is offered up to 20 lakhs.

The university is known for its huge campus and beautiful infrastructure. The faculty is also well-experienced.

Both the courses are equally good. Admission process, placement rate fees are almost similar for both. University has a huge campus with good facilities. The environment is very friendly and engaging for students. Overall there is no harm in choosing any course.

The ECE branch at DTU is very competent. It has a pool of talented, intelligent, and hardworking students. The reason being that the cutoffs for ECE usually are high. DTU ECE students get placed every year in MNCs like Qualcomm, SanDisk, TI, Samsung, and other such reputed firms that hire electronics engineers. A good percentage of the students also pursue an MS from renowned universities across the globe. Students also prepare for competitive exams like CAT, GATE, UPSE CSE, and even succeed in them.

The faculty here is very knowledgeable and teaches lucidly. They are also very lenient in their evaluation.

The curriculum is entirely focused on hardware, communication, computer architecture, advanced integrated circuits, signals and systems, superior probability, networking, and control systems. This is just a broad classification, the actual curriculum is vast, and students can find a lot of interesting sub-fields in electronics. The only drawback of the curriculum is that it does not offer any CSE electives. Assignments are scarce and can be efficiently dealt with as the solutions are readily available from various sources.

The workload is at the bare minimum level. The exams require just a couple of weeks of diligent studying. For the rest of the semester, one is free to explore his/her skills, hobbies, and interests.

75% and above GPA is straightforward to achieve and maintain. Pushing a bit more during the exam period can fetch even 80% and above. This all makes the college life here very exciting and rewarding. To sum up, ECE at DTU is a good option that can be exercised if one compares among the top NITs.