Choosing a course to pursue can be an overwhelming process. However, the most important factor to keep in mind is the interest of a student for making the decision. Below are some pointers which can provide some clarity to make a choice between the colleges:

Chemical Science and Technology in IIT Guwahati provides a huge scope for research studies. If you want to pursue a career in FMCG or Chemical industry, CST from IIT Guwahati can be considered as a good choice. Some of the subjects under the course include Spectroscopic Techniques in Chemistry, Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Green Chemistry & Technology, Medicinal Chemistry, etc. The annual fees charged by the college is close to 2,19,350 INR. The total number of students admitted in B. Tech and B. Des. was 561. In the year 2019-20, 71% of the CST branch got placed. The average package offered was close to 11 LPA INR. Around 250 companies visited the campus for final placements. Few of the top recruiters include companies like Coca-Cola, ChemBiotech, and PSUs like IOCL, HPCL, etc.

Civil Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar provides an opportunity for the students to pursue higher studies as well as opt for government jobs via the GATE exam. Some of the subjects under the course include Water and Wastewater Engineering, Sustainable Water and Sanitation System, Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. The annual fees charged by the college is close to 2,13,568 INR. The total number of students admitted to B. Tech was 120. In the year 2018-19, 89% of the Civil branch got placed. The average package offered was 11.44 LPA INR. Around 89 companies visited campus for final placement. Few of the top recruiters include companies like L&T Constructions, TATA Steel, and PSUs like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM, etc.

First of all, it depends on your interest whether you want to pursue engineering in Mechanical or Civil, and only then you can decide the better college. As the engineering branches are different it’s difficult to pick one college over the other.

Comparing the two courses in terms of placements offered last year, we see 83% of the Mechanical branch students got placed in IIT Bhubaneswar with average CTC 11.4 LPA. 77% of the Civil students in IITG got placed last year. The average package offered in IIT Guwahati was around 11 LPA while the highest went up to 39 LPA.

Being the older IIT, the infrastructure of IITG is good and the placements for both the core as well as the non-core sectors are also quite good. IIT Bhubaneswar has been showing good numbers in recent years and is developing gradually.

You can also look for some other options for mechanical other than IIT Bhubaneswar. If you manage to get a good score in Mains, you can look for admission in old NIT where you will get better future opportunities also good placement packages. While IIT Guwahati being an older institute is expected to attract many of the major recruiters from all the sectors and provide good CTC.

So, choose the college based on your branch of interest.

Both the choices IIT Bhubaneswar(EE) and IIT Guwahati(Civil Engineering) have their own significance.

Coming to the specifics, the Electrical Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good. The placement stats are also better than most of the new IITs. In the year 2019, around 86% of students got placed from the Electrical Engineering branch. The official average package for the batch 2017 as released by the institute was 8.5 LPA, which is more than a decent package for a fresher. A good number of Core companies, software companies and PSU’s hire Electrical Engineers (EE) from IIT Bhubaneswar. The subjects taught in Electrical Engineering, have their applications in day to day life. Hence this subject always has potential in the future.

Coming to Civil Engineering in IIT Guwahati, the civil branch may not be as lucrative as CS, IT branches. But it does offer some great opportunities. In core engineering and the Pvt sector, there are very few companies that offer decent packages. In 2019 around 77% of students got placed in Civil Engineering. The average package for this branch is around 6.6 LPA to 7 LPA. Hindustan Construction Company, L & T, DLF, Tata Projects, Gammon India are some of the major recruiters for Civil Engineering.

If you intend to join public sector, then Civil is the best branch as there is very less competition compared to other branches. You can go for PSU's through GATE or join Engineering Services. Also if you are strictly after govt. jobs, then you can take civil at IIT Guwahati.

First, you should decide which branch you want to pursue ECE or Electrical, as that would help you choose the institute. The electrical engineering branch mainly focuses on the power systems and machines while Electronics is mainly focussed on hardware and working of electronic devices.

Now coming to options you have, for electrical IIT Roorkee and IIT BHU have similar course content. But IIT Roorkee has a slight edge over IIT BHU as more companies visit the campus compared to IIT BHU. A total of 254 companies participated in the placement drive for 2019-20 at IIT Roorkee. The average CTC offered was around 14.7 LPA. Whereas, the placement highlights for 2019 at the IIT BHU show, a total of 52 companies visited the campus and the average salary was around 8.19 LPA. A total of 88 students from Electrical Engineering got placed this year.

IIT Guwahati offers a good ECE program. In 2019, the ECE department had 84% placement and the average CTC offered was around 11 LPA. A total of 88 students got placement from IIT BHU last year. If you want to have the option for software placement, then IIT BHU will be the better option. Software placements of IIT BHU are better than IIT G. Also, IIT BHU offers a better coding culture.

The nightlife of the students at IIT Guwahati varies depending on the students. At IIT Guwahati most of the classes and labs are completed by 5:30 pm, after which students can spend their time as they want. Many indulge in sports, drama, and theater to club activities, etc. There are different categories of undergraduates and postgraduate students and the nightlife varies accordingly.

A lot of students practice dancing in the dance room, play music in the new SAC till 1 am. The food court is another place where students hang out during nighttime. You can also take a stroll on the campus or hang out with friends beside the lake. Apart from this some students also prefer to spend their nights playing sports such as football, lawn tennis, basketball, squash, etc. Canteens generally at nights keep swarming with students and this frequency doubles up during the exam times.

The library remains open till 2 am and one can find Ph.D. and Mtech students there at night busy with their lab experiments, projects, and thesis writing. Many students also stay in their rooms or lab.