It all depends on your interests and future goals. Check the following points before taking a decision:
When the choices look upon, you must know that IIT BHU and IIT Bhubaneshwar offer a 100% placement rate while NIT Rourkela has a placement rate of 85%.
The average package of IIT BHU is around 8.19 LPA while IIT Bhubaneshwar is 15.8 LPA and for NIT Rourkela is 8.75 LPA.
Category | IIT BHU | IIT Bhubaneshwar | NIT Rourkela |
On-Campus | 10 LPA | 15 LPA | 15.25 LPA |
Off-Campus | 65 LPA | 45 LPA | 30.6 LPA |
It's not always about the placements rather it's about your interest and abilities to learn and explore a particular field.
If you don't have any idea which branch to opt for, then you can go to the branch in IIT as it would be great to have an IIT tag and to start a career with it.
IIEST Shibpur is a national university and the 2nd oldest engineering college in India. NIT Rourkela has a good civil engineering department as compared to the civil engineering department of other NIT’s.
In comparison to IIEST Shibpur, NIT Rourkela will be a better choice for you. The college provides better infrastructure, placements, and good college life. It is also way ahead of IIEST Shibpur in the NIRF ranking.
Accordion to the recent placement highlights, the highest and lowest CTC offered at NIT Rourkela is 42 LPA and 3.5 LPA. For IIEST Shibpur the lowest and highest CTC are 2.53 LPA and 39 LPA, respectively.
Overall, NIT Rourkela will be a better alternative. However, you should do your own research regarding the institute before deciding on one.
NIT Rourkela is better for a Masters in Geology. It offers better facilities. Geology department has well-equipped labs with latest technologies. The campus has an active research environment. There is cutting-edge ongoing research in the field of Earth and Atmospheric Science.
Although NIT Rourkela is the better option in terms of academics and research culture, IIT Bhubaneswar has a locational advantage. Due to this advantage, it's easier to get projects and placement opportunities.
NIT Rourkela and NIT Srinagar both are among the country's largest and premier institutes.
NIT Srinagar Kashmir was awarded Outstanding Engineering Institute (North) Award by Dhanik Bhaskar in 2013 and is considered the premier engineering institute in northern India.
NIT Rourkela has 6 academic centers and 9 centers of research, which have also received Centres of Excellence from external Government agencies. This institute has a Technology Incubation Cell (TIC), where major corporate houses will set up their product and units in a scholastic environment.
Academics:
Both the NITs offer BTech courses for Civil Engineering and the admission is through JEE Mains.
In 2019 the closing cutoff for Civil at NIT Srinagar was 76890.
In 2019 the closing cutoff for Civil at NIT Rourkela was 17939.
Placements:
The civil engineering branch at NIT Srinagar has a placement rate of 50-60%, with L&T and PSUs as major recruiters.
The placement percentage for NIT Rourkela is 90%, with L&T being the greatest recruiter. Internship opportunities are also wide-ranging for core fields.
Some of the major recruiters at NIT Srinagar are Vedanta, Capgemini, Wipro, Maruti Suzuki, Ircon, Tata Construction, L&T, Gammon India, PSUs, etc.
L&T, TATA, IOCL, Vedanta Tata Sail Future First, Shapoorji Pallonji, KEC International, Amdocs, Deloitte, Akash Institutes, Amazon, Zomato, etc are the top recruiters at NIT Rourkela.
The placement statistics for 2019-20 at the two institutes are as follows.
Institute |
NIT Srinagar |
NIT Rourkela |
Highest CTC |
?18 LPA |
?14 LPA |
Average CTC |
?6.5 LPA |
?6.8 LPA |
Infrastructure:
NIT Srinagar has above average mess, classrooms, and functional labs. The university also has a medical center with an ambulance service. An open Wi-Fi facility with good speed is also available.
NIT Rourkela has the best of its kind infrastructure. It has LAN and hostel services along with a well-equipped library that has state-of-art technology. The food quality at the canteen is also good.
Faculty:
At NIT Srinagar, more than 90% of faculty members are Ph.D. holders from IIT and IISC. Their focus is on the upgraded course curriculum.
Faculty members at NIT Rourkela add multi-disciplinary subjects as per the industry trends. They also provide for research-oriented studies and discuss practical problems of industry. The course curriculum designed by them also undergoes improvement from as per time.
NIT Rourkela has an old reputation in the engineering arena, while NIT Srinagar has a good faculty department. A student should also take into consideration the place accessibility while choosing between the two.
These three NITs are oldest and top notch, on the basis of NIRF rank NIT Rourkela is place in top 19 position but in another way NIT Allahabad (MNNIT) is the 1st NIT in India which offer engineering program in computer science so their alumni strength much higher than other NITs.
Tabulated below are the course highlights as provided by both the institutes:
Categories |
MNNIT |
NIT Rourkela |
NIT Durgapur |
Course fee (Per year) |
B.Tech-84,666 M.Tech-1.13 lakhs |
B.Tech-1.78 lakhs M.Tech-1.2 lakhs |
B.Tech-1.49 lakhs M.Tech-94,100 |
Average salary |
15.2 LPA |
15.1 LPA |
9.09 LPA |
Highest salary |
36 LPA |
34 LPA |
30 LPA |
Recruiters |
Accenture, Dell, Cisco, Canon, Adobe, Amazon, Google India etc. |
Dell, IBM, Amazon, Infosys, EXL, Airtel etc. |
Infosys, TCS, Amazon, Cisco, TATA, Intel etc. |
Faculty:
MNNIT has excellent faculty members as compared to NIT Rourkela (22 faculties) and NIT Durgapur (15- 20 faculties) which are about 30 teaching staffs having experience in various fields of computer science.
Eligibility:
The eligibility criteria is but similar for three of these national institutes:
Institute |
B.Tech |
M.Tech |
NIT Allahabad |
75% marks in 10+2 for General and 5% marks relaxation for SC/ST/PWD candidates with a valid JEE marks |
60% marks in Graduation for all candidates and a valid GATE score |
NIT Rourkela |
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NIT Durgapur |
Cut-off:
B.Tech (JEE Main) |
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Institute |
General |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
NIT Allahabad |
3101 |
1468 |
745 |
779 |
NIT Rourkela |
8500 |
4288 |
2242 |
1500 |
NIT Durgapur |
10,000 |
15-2000 |
878-1500 |
500-1500 |
M.Tech (GATE) |
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NIT Allahabad |
869 |
711 |
489 |
410 |
NIT Rourkela |
747 |
667 |
522 |
382 |
NIT Durgapur |
814 |
544 |
445 |
344 |
Placement
MNNIT and NIT Raurkela are providing the average salary of 15.1 LPA whereas the recruiters at NIT Durgapur are offering an average salary package of about 9.09 LPA. So this means the MNNIT and NIT Raurkela at the placement level are better than NIT Durgapur.
IIT Hyderabad and NIT Rourkela are one of the best engineering colleges in India. If we have a look at their rankings, IIT Hyderabad stands at 8th rank according to NIRF and between 600th-650th in the QS rankings. According to NIRF Engineering ranking 2020, NIT Rourkela stands at 16th position. For IIT students need to qualify for JEE Mains and get a good score in JEE Advanced. Admission into NITs is purely based on the rank obtained in the JEE mains.
Eligibility:
Eligibility criteria remain the same that is 10+2 in the science stream with an aggregate of 75% + JEE Mains/JEE Advance.
The cutoff for different specializations at the institutes is as follows.
Courses |
IIT Hyderabad (JEE advance) |
NIT Rourkela( JEE mains) |
CSE |
616 |
2149-4115 |
ECE |
1868 |
4384-5674 |
Faculty:
IIT Hyderabad has a total of 222 experienced faculty among then 98% are Ph.D. holders.
NIT Rourkela has a total of 330 faculties and more than 20000 alumni guiding students in every field.
Facilities:
IIT Hyderabad has a massive area of 576 acres that include well-developed laboratories, semi-furnished hostels, a common dining hall, a digital library, and transport services.
NIT Rourkela has a gigantic area of 647 acres that include a computer center with the latest research facilities, a couple of cafeterias, and a total of 11 hostels.
Course fees:
The course fees of both the colleges are a bit higher, because of the world-class facilities they provide.
Courses |
IIT Hyderabad (in rupees) |
NIT Rourkela (in rupees) |
BTECH(per year) |
2.23 lakhs |
2.26 lakhs |
MTECH(per year) |
5.01 lakhs |
1.16 lakhs |
Placement:
IIT Hyderabad:
In the recent placement drive, the highest package offered at IIT Hyderabad was INR 60.41 LPA and the average package was INR 23 LPA.
325+ offers were made to students from different branches.
NIT Rourkela:
909 offers were made to the students at NIT Rourkela.
The highest package offered was INR 42 LPA which was bagged by a student from the CSE branch.
The placement percentage was more than 95%.
Students do not face any financial obstacle during their course of study as these colleges offer scholarships in various fields. Students also get guided by their teacher for higher studies and in the field of research and development. As for which will be better, that depends on various factors, the most important of them is the course you want to pursue. So, choose according to your convenience.
NIT Nagaland has a NIRF 2020 rank of 67 and NIT Rourkela has a rank of 19 in the engineering category. NIT Nagaland is an autonomous institution recognized by AICTE and UGC whereas NIT Rourkela is a government institute and a deemed university.
Admission-
To be eligible for admission, students are expected to have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 75% along with their JEE Main score.
For NIT Rourkela, for programs like B.Tech, the total fees are in the range of Rs. 3 Lakhs to Rs. 9 lakhs.
At NIT Nagaland, the total fees for programs like B.Tech lie in the range of Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 4 lakhs respectively.
JEE Main cutoff 2019 -
NIT Rourkela - For the PE branch it was 6540 and 9210 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states. For reserved categories, the opening and closing ranks were 923 and 3148 respectively.
NIT Nagaland - For the CSE branch it was 14369 and 18706 as the opening and closing rank respectively for General category students from other states. For reserved categories, the opening and closing ranks were 1338 and 5352 respectively for students from other states.
Placement -
For the year 2019, a total of 909 students were placed in NIT Rourkela.
NIT Nagaland conducted the 2019 placement drive wherein 22 students were recruited from various departments. The highest CTC worth Rs. 10.5 LPA was bagged by the CSE department students offered by Allstate.
For NIT Nagaland, Allstate, Power Grid, Lakshaya, Vedanta, L&T, Toppers, Mphasis, were the top recruiters.
The major recruiters for NIT Rourkela were Amazon, Bajaj, Microsoft, Ford, Larsen and Toubro, Pepsico, Wipro, Tata Steel.
For the year 2019, the placement statistics for the two institutes were as follows.
Aspect |
NIT Rourkela |
NIT Nagaland |
Highest CTC |
Rs. 40.63 LPA |
Rs. 10.5 LPA |
Average CTC |
Rs. 7.66 LPA |
Rs. 4.5 LPA |
At NIT Rourkela, the PE department got a total of 80 job offers. With the highest CTC of Rs. 11 LPA and the average CTC was Rs. 6.53 LPA.
At NIT Nagaland, the CSE department was offered the third-largest number of offers, which was 5. The salary packages offered were in the range of Rs. 3.75 LPA to Rs. 10.5 LPA.
An informed choice needs to be made by reviewing the above facts and your perception of the college brand along with the ROI which is on average 93% for NIT Rourkela, and 191% for NIT Nagaland.
Both NIT Rourkela and IIEST Shibpur are both very well-reputed universities offering good career opportunities and courses. IIEST Shibpur has been ranked 19th by NIRF among the top colleges of India. And, NIT Rourkela is ranked at 16th by NIRF nationally.
Admission Procedure:
IIEST Shibpur
NIT Rourkela
Placements:
IIEST Shibpur
NIT Rourkela
Thus, students can apply for any of the two colleges keeping in mind the above-mentioned comparisons. NIT Rourkela and IIEST Shibpur are the two most renowned colleges in India. Nevertheless, the first thing that you have to consider is which stream you want to study and then decide a college depending upon that. Now, if you haven't decided anything and is confused between the above two streams, then studying ECE at IIEST Shibpur is a better option
FMS, XLRI, XIMB are among the top B-Schools in the country. NITR doesn’t belong in the same category as these institutions.
FMS placements are great. It offers the best ROI, in the country. The course fee for an MBA at FMS is only INR 1.92 Lakhs, while the average CTC offered by the institute is around INR 32.4 LPA. Most of the top Finance and consulting companies visit FMS for placements.
XLRI is one of the oldest and reputed B-School in the country. However, it is more known for its HRM program rather than MBA BM. XLRI placements 2022 had a median CTC of around INR 30 LPA.
XIMB offers a decent MBA BM program. The placement for this course are pretty good. According to the recent highlights of XIMB placements, students receive a median CTC of around INR 15 LPA.
All these institutions are well known for their engineering stream. NIRF 2020 has ranked IIEST, Jadavpur University, NIT Durgapur, and NIT Rourkela in 21, 17, 47, and 16 for Engineering. Let's compare these on the basis of placements and ranking which may help you to make the right option.
Admissions: Admission to MTech programs at these institutes are based on a valid GATE score and the prerequisite for admission is BE/BTech with more than 55% marks from a recognized university.
Institute |
MTech Fees |
Jadavpur University |
INR 4,900 Per Year |
NIT Durgapur |
INR 46,000 Per Semester |
IIEST Shibpur |
INR 42,500 Per Semester |
NIT Rourkela |
INR 1.12Lakhs (First Year) |
Placements: Infosys, TCS, Wipro, and Amazon, Microsoft, Maruti, HSBC Technologies, IBM, L&T, Capgemini, Future First,etc. are among the top recruiters at the institutes.
Institutes |
Highest Package |
Average Package |
Jadavpur University |
INR 58 LPA |
INR 19.96 LPA |
NIT Durgapur |
INR 32.54 LPA |
INR 9.09 LPA |
IIEST Shibpur |
INR 39.12 LPA |
INR 9 LPA |
NIT Rourkela |
INR 42 LPA |
INR 8.75 LPA |
Based on the above stats you can decide which institute to choose accordingly. If we see the rankings issued by NIRF (National Institute Of Rankings Framework) then it is clearly visible that all of these institutes are among the top 50 engineering institutes of India. The admission criteria to M.Tech Courses at these is via GATE examination rank. On the basis of all these listed comparisons, hope that you will be able to choose the best option.