This is a pretty difficult question as both the colleges are great in their own ways. National Institute of Technology (Patna) is ranked 134th in India among the leading technical institutes of India by NIRF. Whereas, IIEST Shibpur is ranked 19th among engineering colleges by NIRF. Let's compare some of the parameters which may help you choose which institute will be better for you.

Admission-

Both the institute offer UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs across various streams.

• The entrance exam that is accepted for B. Tech courses is JEE Mains.

• For M. Tech candidates the entrance exam accepted is GATE in both the colleges.

• CAT scores are accepted for MBA programs.

Placement:

• IIEST Shibpur witnessed a placement record of 311 students for the academic year of 2018-2019. The highest recruiting batch was Information Technology. 39.2 LPA was the highest salary offered in the 2019 placement drive.

• Whereas, NIT Patna placed 279 students from the streams of B. Tech, M. Tech, B. Arch. The highest salary offered was INR 39.12 LPA and the average salary was record around INR 7.71 LPA in the 2019 placement.

Both IIEST Shibpur and NIT Patna are equally good. So choose an institute among the two according to your convenience.

NIRF has ranked NIT Patna in 134 positions while the IIITDM Jabalpur is in 81 positions. NIT Patna is highly popular than the IIITDM Jabalpur. However, one should not decide the best college based on popularity. Here is the table that gives quick highlights of mechanical courses in both the colleges.

Admissions:

IIITDM Jabalpur

• The college admits students based on the performance in JEE Mains and intermediate.
• The minimum cut-off for the mechanical engineering course is 20,835 to 33,875.
• The mechanical branch has a total of 109 seats. Out of which, 16 seats are reserved for females.
• The 1st year fee for this college is 1.66 lakhs. Students can also avail of many scholarships and fee waivers in the second year.

NIT Patna

• Like IIITDM Jabalpur, it also NIT Patna enrolls students purely based on the JEE Mains rankings. The college holds the best faculty and provides a wide range of offers.
• The cut-off for this course is 21,770 to 27,050 in round 7.
• The fee is 1.66 lakhs. However, students can avail of scholarships and fee waivers in the second year.
• The total number of seats is 48. Out of which, 14 seats are for females only.

Placements:

IIITDM Jabalpur

• Usually, more than 100 companies visit the college each year. Frequently visiting companies are BMW, Renault Nissan, Mercedes Benz, Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Maruti Suzuki, Havells, DRDO, Cognizant, Capgemini, BARC, Brahmos Aerospace, and many more.
• The highest and average salaries of the students are 23 LPA and 9.9 LPA.

NIT Patna

• The companies visiting the campus are Godrej, HDFC, Hella, Hero Motor Corporation, Gadhia Solar, Capgemini, Samsung, Tata Motor, Encore Technologies, Tat Auto, Verizon, Wipro, Intel, Siemens, Accenture, Aditya Birla, and many more.
• The highest and average salary of the students is 39.12 LPA and 7.71 LPA.

This is all about the NIT Patna and IIITDM Jabalpur. So, choose which college best suits you based on various aspects.