IIT Patna takes admission for M.Tech in Civil Engineering through the GATE exam. Candidates should have aggregate marks of 60% and above in their Bachelors’s. The GATE cut-off was about 450 for Civil Engineering in 2019. The total number of seats available in the institute are only 18-19. 

The placement drive gives good opportunities to the students and the highest package in 2019 was INR.38 Lakh/year offered by Microsoft , followed by INR.35 lakh/year by DE Shaw, also reputed companies like Samsung, Uber, LinkedIn, Force Motors, L&T, Capgemini, TCS, Wipro, Amazon are the top recruiters.  

IIT Bhubaneswar also needs candidates to clear the GATE exam with a good score along with aggregate marks of 60% and above in Bachelors. The total intake is about 18-20 only. The course fee is about INR 2.31 Lakh approx per annum. In 2019 the highest placement offer was around INR 39 Lakh per year and the average job package offered was INR 11.44 Lakh. PSUs like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM recruited students from IIT Bhubaneswar. There was about 68% of total placement for M.Tech 2019 batch. 

Both the IIT’s are top reputed institutions known for academics and good placements.
 

NIT Manipur is a central funded autonomous institute ranking 148th in the engineering category by NIRF 2019 ranking. The placement record is 80% for all branches of engineering every year. The department of thermal engineering from NIT Manipur develops students through scientific and intellectual knowledge. 

DIAT Pune is one of the best institutes for pursuing marine engineering and imparting technical education for 60 years. The institute ranks 57th in the NIRF engineering rankings. Moreover, nearly 80% of placements are offered by the institute. 

Admission process:-

NIT Manipur:-

• The minimum criteria requires a 60% marks in BTech.
• The candidates require a valid score in the GATE examination. 
• The cutoff required is 626 in the GATE examination.
• The total fees is INR 1.48 LPA.
• The seats alloted is 37.

DIAT Pune:-

• The minimum criteria required is a graduation degree with 50% marks. 
• The seats allocated for this course is 75.
• The total fees required is INR 1.45 LPA.

Placements:

There are lots of opportunities for the students once they graduate from these colleges. The institute has recently witnessed 50 students getting placed in top MNCs with an average package of INR 6 LPA. 

The top recruiters are DRDO, HCL, Tata Power, L&T, Amdocs, Mphasis, etc.

Faculty:

NIT Manipur consists of 72 faculties out of which 40 are holding the PhD degree in their respective fields. 

The faculty members of DIAT Pune are very cordial and helpful and maintain a healthy relationship with the students. 

Facilities:

• The Library of NIT Manipur consists of over 24000 books and 81 journals.
• There are two separate hostels for girls and boys each with a capacity of 150.
• The hostels of DIAT Pune consists of an accommodation of 240 students in their hostel.
• The institute encourages the students to participate in the cultural and technical fests which the students look forward to every year.

Thermal and marine engineering are two different fields of engineering. Both of these branches have different career scopes in the future. Therefore, it is advisable to check and then decide which stream to pursue from which institute.

PES University, formerly known as the PES Institute of Technology is ranked at No. 6 among the best 50 private universities by Outlook-India. Times of India states that PES University is the second-best destination preferred by the B-School aspirants.

Admission: The M.Tech program at PES University is a two-year integrated program, offering various specializations in electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, biotechnology, information technology, and civil engineering.

• The course fee for the M.Tech program at PES University ranges around 1.7 Lacs per annum.

• As per the concern of the eligibility criteria, to get admitted at PES University for the M.Tech program, one has to have a passing grade in graduation and for the selection is supposed to give the GATE.

Placement:

PES University outstands other universities for its 100% placement records. From Architecture to Finance to Commerce, the alumnus from PES University has made its mark in almost all the domains.

• The top recruiters visiting the campus, providing placements to the students of PES University are among TESCO, Amazon, Cisco, Mahindra, Morgan Stanley, LinkedIn, Microsoft, JP Morgan, Flipkart, LOreal, Bosch, Nestle, ITC, Oracle, HDFC, etc.

• The highest salary package announced at PES University ranges around 48 LPA. Whereas, the average salary package offered is around 6.8 LPA.

PES University is reputed for its placement. The institute also offers decent academics for the MTech courses.

Yes, there is a good chance that you will get a seat in IIT Bhubaneswar core mechanical department. In IIT Bhubaneswar, the selection is based on 70% weightage for the GATE score and 30% weightage for the performance in the Written Test and Interview. The department has 3 main branches i.e. Design, Thermal, and Manufacturing. The cutoff is most likely to be, Design>Thermal >Manufacturing in all IITs. As design seats get filled first, then thermal and then manufacturing.

There are 18 seats for both Mechanical Systems Design and Thermal Science and Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar. The basic eligibility criteria are 60% marks in B. Tech./B. E. in Mechanical Engineering with a valid GATE score. Although cutoff changes every year for each branch but based on last year’s record, in 2020, the expected GATE cutoff for Mechanical System Design(GEN) is 595- 605 in IIT Bhubaneswar. So, yes there is a good possibility that you will make the cut.