My review of IIT BHU will be based on some very common parameters.
Overall, IIT BHU is a great choice if you are willing to sacrifice the hostel conditions and self-study.
IIT BHU does not release branch-wise placements so I will be talking about IIT BHU placements as a whole. As per the official data, IIT BHU highest package 2023 stood at INR 1.2CPA. This high package was offered by Graviton Research Capital. In addition to this,1,000+ offers were made including 305 PPOs. The total number of recruiters that visited on day one of IIT BHU placements 2023 was 308.
IIT BHU Placements 2022 Report
A number of Companies Participated |
332 |
Number of Offers |
1185 |
Number of International Offers |
35 |
Highest International CTC |
INR 2.05 CPA |
Highest Domestic CTC |
INR 78 LPA |
Top Recruiters |
UBER, UiPath, Microsoft, Intel, Mastercard |
The placements scenario of each branch is witnessing gradual growth but the maximum number of students were placed from the Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department. Some of the major recruiters of IIT BHU, Varanasi include EXL, Wipro, Tata Steels, Oracle, Morgan Stanley, and Maruti.
It's difficult for me to say whether choosing IIT Guwahati CSE over IIT Varanasi CSE was a mistake without more information about your specific circumstances and goals. Both IIT Guwahati and IIT Varanasi are highly respected institutions, and both offer strong Computer Science programs that are rightly comparable in almost every aspect.
The placement scenario is similarly decent at both institutes with very little emphasis on research. The active Coding Club/ CSEA at IIT Guwahati gives it a slight edge over others. Both the institutes are excellent choices for whatever you want to do after graduation be it research, open source development, or a stable job.
The only distinguishing feature is the weather as IIT Guwahati has better weather conditions than IIT BHU. However, this flaw is compensated by better connectivity of Varanasi being on the mainland.
IIT BHU is counted among the top engineering institutes in the country. For B.Tech, IIT BHU ranking in India is 14 by NIRF 21. The ranking declined in 2021, compared to last year. In 2020, NIRF ranked the institute 11th among the top engineering colleges. The Week 2021 ranked IIT BHU 8th for overall.
Although BHU and IIT BHU share the same campus, these are not the same. BHU is a central university that consists of many faculties and departments. IIT BHU used to be a part of BHU until it become an IIT. Now, it is an autonomous institute and works independently according to the IIT rules and regulations. BHU authority doesn’t have any authority over the management and decision of IIT BHU.
But these two institutes share some common campus facilities such as auditorium, badminton-squash court, swimming pool, etc.
There are many factors that set apart IIT BHU from other IITs.
There are numerous Companies/Startup Firms that are founded by IIT BHU alumni and are successful too. Since the list is very vast so I would like to mention some of them-
The List just not ends here. There are many such successful startups and Companies like- Pratimesh labs, Nett positive, IQuanti, Zscaler, Need technologies, Serra power solutions, Indusminds, Edvento, Hanu software solutions, Cytel, Saviant consulting, Pks & associates, Boring brands, Excitinglives. Com VMedu inc, Bzovetstock LLC, Allgreen Ecotech Pvt ltd, Meru consultants, and technologies, Analytics India magazine, Chain street capital, Makelogic, Arthedge capital management LLC, India Rizing fund, Platinum systems inc, OrderCup, etc.
Here are a few things for your ‘to do list’ at IIT BHU.
Here are some of the things that make IIT BHU stand out.
As per the latest branch change criteria at IIT BHU, the number of incoming students to a branch after a branch change should not surpass 10% of the current students in that branch. For instance, if the Mechanical branch has 87 students enrolled in the first year, then the number of students that can change their branch to Mechanical is 10% of 87 = 8.7. Then 8 students are eligible for branch change from Mechanical
The application for branch change is usually invited after the end of the first year.