Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) is a public engineering university, situated in Varanasi. The institute is built over a massive 1300 acre campus with top-notch facilities It offers an online mode of admission. The institute has tie-ups with the University of Cambridge (UK), University of Oxford (UK), University of Sheffield (UK). IIT BHU has been ranked 10th and 11th in the categories engineering and overall by the NIRF rankings in 2019. 

About the Course:

• The institute offers M.Tech in Civil Engineering as a full-time two-year course at a fee of Rs 53,050 for the full period. 
• The course has 29 seats available at IIT BHU.

Placements

• Placement rates for civil engineering in most institutes are low, IIT BHU is no different in this respect. 
• As compared to other branches, the number of companies coming for placements are less. 
• Top companies for civil include L&T, Indian Oil, and Flipkart. 
• The median salary at the institute is 8.1 LPA, whilst, the average package is approximately 8.2 LPA.

Recruiters from Indian and foreign companies visit the campus for placements. However, civil engineering rarely helps students land good placements as compared to other courses. Still with IIT being a renowned university student bag decent placement offers which average around 8 lakhs per annum, while the highest package may go upwards of 15LPA. 

With various international tie-ups, the institute has enhanced its learning experience and placement facilities. If you want good placements, it would be suggested you opt for a different branch of engineering.

After a having a look at the M-Tech placements at IIT Bhubaneswar for the batch of 2020, it was observed that the placement rate for MTech students was 68% with companies like Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, Affine Analytics, HCL, HPCL, IOCL, ISRO, Ittiam, Infosys, KIIT, Go-Jek, and Goldman Sachs coming as recruiters and PSUs like IOCL, NCCBM, ISRO also taking part in the recruitment process. The highest placements were about 40 LPA CTC with the top recruiters being Goldman Sachs, Renault Nissan, Oracle, Samsung R and D, TCS R and D, Infosys, and Adobe to name a few. IT, Core Engineering Sectors, and education sectors drew the maximum placements followed by PSU, E-commerce and Analytics. Now moving on to VLSI while this branch is not available as a full branch for MTech at IIT Bhubaneswar, another branch of ECE is available in MTech which is communication systems although it is also named as ECE in MTech. This branch has VLSI as an elective course with 3 credits and 3 contact hours, and the above M-Tech placement statistics ought to give you an idea with respect to the placements of that branch at IIT Bhubaneswar.

VJTI Bombay is one of the oldest institutes in Mumbai. It offers a number of courses and has a legacy of highly placed and reputed alumni. Their course structure has undergone many transformations in recent years and they have also adopted the latest technology for IT and CS courses.

• The B.Tech course at VJTI can be considered a well-reputed course as they receive hundreds of applications every year.
• They are an autonomous college and allow students to take up interdisciplinary courses, irrespective of their graduation specialization.
• VJTI allows students to take up more research and experience-based projects to add to their portfolio value and the overall student experience is motivating and challenging for students to achieve new heights in their careers.

The integrated course at IIITM Gwalior has two formats: B.Tech + MBA and B.Tech + M.Tech.

• Students can choose their specialization of whether to do an MBA or M.Tech in their 3rd year.
• Their course structure at IIITM Gwalior is famous among engineering colleges and their placement rates are very high.
• IIITM has one of the best research faculties and integrated program students are mostly taken up by P.hD level professors.
• Pursuing an integrated degree allows students to save one entire year of Master’s education which they can then use to increase their productivity in the job market or prepare for further competitive exams.
• One potential drawback could be that an integrated program does not grant you a specific specialization. Students are only awarded an M.Tech degree. However, this factor does not affect placements and dual degree alumni get the same placement offers as mainstream master’s degree students do.
• The student-faculty ratio in the dual degree program is also high which allows students to get personalized attention by the best research faculty on the campus.

Analyzing comparatively, VJTI has a century-old legacy to offer with hundreds of students either going for placements or mostly, further education. IIITM Gwalior is not so famous but does provide placement assurance and modern technological facilities. It completely depends on the student on what kind of career are they looking for and what kind of degree do they want to pursue.

MTech in Transportation might not be a popular subject but it can land you in some jobs of Civil Engineering and Automobile Engineering. An MTech degree will help you to gain further knowledge about the subject if you, later on, want to pursue a career in Teaching or Research. In the 2019 placement drive, more than 89 companies have visited IIT Bhubaneswar for placements. The average salary package offered to an MTech graduate was 11 lakhs per annum.

Construction Technology and Management is a closely related field to Civil Engineering. After completing MTech you can further get into research and development about the subject. Also, students from NIT Surathkal have received an average salary package of 7 lakhs per annum by recruiting companies like Alliance International, G. Gheewala, ABC consultants, Shella Consultants, Delta recruitment, R.K. International, MM Enterprises, International Manpower resources, Randstad India, Dynamic Group, Hector & Streak Consulting Pvt. Ltd., etc. for Real Estate, Infrastructure, Projects, and oil and gas sectors.

Both subjects are closely related to the Civil Engineering department, you can choose by your college preference, subject preference, ranks, etc. IIT Bhubaneswar would be a better choice due to its better placements and popularity among the professionals.

PES University is one of the renowned colleges in Bangalore and was ranked among the list of Top 25 M.Tech colleges in India by CareerIndia. A two-year full-time M.Tech. course in Mechanical is provided by the university.

• The total course fee for MTech Mechanical is 1.31 lakhs.

• The total intake for the program is 60.

• Exams accepted for admission are GATE, PESSAT, Karnataka PGCET.

• The eligibility criteria for the program are 50% in graduation.

The Placement Statistics for Mechanical in PES are average. Most of the job positions in which students get hired are for maintenance in various companies. Although, packages for an M.Tech. students are higher than B.Tech. student, in the end, individual academics and performance are all that matters.

Placements - Last year has been quite satisfactory for PES in terms of placements.

• 56 Companies visited for the recruitment of students. Top recruiters that visit the institution include Amazon, Cleartrip, Flipkart, JP Morgan, LinkedIn, Intel, Mahindra Rise, Mercedes Benz, and Deloitte.

• The highest package received for the Mechanical branch was 15 LPA whereas the median salary offered was 6.8 LPA.

Course Curriculum-

• PES University provides a perfect blend of contemporary education and industry exposure.

• The course curriculum for the Mechanical department includes Specializations in Automotive Engineering, Thermo Fluids Engineering, Machine Design, Manufacturing Science and Engineering.

• A weekly session called Basecamp is organized to introduce entrepreneurship and decode the start-up journey of guest entrepreneurs. Filled with fun, activities, and live examples, it is a great opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship, and also get a chance to interact with fantastic entrepreneurs and start-ups.

The residential facilities are well planned as per international standards and the hostels comprise of well-ventilated rooms and a modern cafeteria.

Faculty - All the teachers in the university are highly qualified and experienced. They are quite helpful and approachable whenever needed. The subjects offered in the course are relevant and make the student industry-ready.

For M.tech. Mechanical PES is a good option. However, if you only rely on the college for placements then the academic performance should be great.

The department of Mining Engineering is one of the first few established at IIT BHU. It came into existence as early as 1923, as a department of Geology, Mining, and Metallurgy. The course structure of mining It includes mechanical, electrical, electronics, earth sciences, and even computer science. At the same time, if you get interested in physical work, then this department offers the most exciting field jobs.

The placements are perfect for mining engineering. Usually, the students have a choice for finance, marketing, analyst, coding, etc. Many students prepare for CAT and go to the IIM after pursuing mining engineering. As most of the software companies are open for placement to all the branches a lot of the students practice computer programming skills and choose software job profiles too.

The placement statistics for mining engineering at IIT BHU for 2019 show a total of 85 students got placed. The average salary package offered ranged between 10 LPA to 58 LPA.

So you will have decent placement offers and also chances to pursue higher studies after completing mining engineering from IIT BHU.

There is no scope for M.Tech in material science and engineering. It is suggested not to opt for this particular course at any of the engineering colleges in India.

No colleges have produced any skilled Material Science engineers. The curriculum is 40 years old and there are no private electrical companies in India. Most importantly, there is absolutely no demand for material science engineers in India and it should not be taught in India.

The current M.Tech programs running in the country are a scam. You will not be able to find any demand in the industry. The syllabus of M.Tech is forced upon engineers to run the GATE coaching industry.

99.99% of M.Tech graduates do not get the desired salary and respect of a researcher. The average income is only 2-3 LPA which is very low. Most of them become clerks in the service-based industries.