First of all, the scholarships are not generally given, considering the scholars of IIEST. This should be kept in mind always.
The amount of money in the scholarships and the payment mode may differ in different cases. It can be paid regularly until the completion of the degree, or as a one-time payment. But you must know that there are subjects and the criteria to get the scholarships, which should be maintained.
Many former students have pointed out that the Global Alumni Association of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, frequently funds the stipend, in which this institute sometimes acts as a whole or sometimes as an individual. Still, everything depends on the criteria, which is not always the academic merit.
In the following some criteria are listed, which are normally maintained:
However, more other criteria are not always listed but the college administration before the admission process.
Besides these institutional scholarships, there are also MHRD sponsored scholarships. These are well-documented, and you can get the details from the MHRD website; thereby, much explanation is not required in this regard.
You must check whether your parents/guardians are qualified to receive Income Tax reimbursement or the returns to support educational costs before applying for scholarships.
Both IIEST and NIT Sikkim are excellent institutes for engineering in India. There are several aspects in which one of the two institutes is ahead of the other. The points below elaborate on those factors for both the institutes to give a brief overview of both the campuses.
Overall, both the colleges are decent in their own aspects, providing several opportunities to students in fields of placement and research. It is on you to do good research about both, observe the key highlights, and then make a decision.
The choice of the department for an engineering degree is a decision for one’s own career, which runs a lifetime. Among the above two options, it is better to choose EE than ETC, considering several factors discussed below.
These are some points that a candidate needs to consider before making a choice in the stream for IIEST Shibpur.
IIEST Shibpur placement for Electrical Engineering is good. Recruiters offering core job profiles usually offer an average CTC of around INR 5 LPA. Some of the major recruiters from the Electrical Engineering field that visit the campus placement frequently are Larsen and Toubro, CESE, Haldia Petrochemicals, etc.
Students from EE also get recruited in non-core profiles. These job profiles usually have higher pay structure.
IIEST Shibpur has an active coding culture. They have a coding club named CODEIIEST. The coding clubs conduct regular sessions and workshops for students. Through these events, students learn various coding languages like Python, Java, etc. CODEIIEST is linked to ROBODARSHAN, the robotics club of the institute. So, if you want you can participate in robotics events as well by learning Arduino coding.
Students of IIEST Shibpur take part in different coding events like Hackerrank and show off their knowledge in programming and coding skills. In ACM ICPC 2020, the top 8 teams from IIEST Shibpur grabbed a rank under 1000.
Yes, there are several hostels and PG near 1st and 2nd gate. You can stay there if you cannot cope up with the culture of the hostels and rich mess foods. The points stated below are a brief discussion about the availability of PGs and private hostels outside the campus of IIEST Shibpur.
So, there are enough options for students who don’t prefer staying at campus hostels and can stay at PGs and flats available at nearby locations.
According to NIRF rankings, IIEST comes at 20th place in the Indian Engineering College ranking, and 44 in overall college ranking. While IISER Bhopal comes 56th place.
The following table will show you the basic differences between IIEST Shibpur and IISER Bhopal.
Category |
IIEST Shibpur |
IISER Bhopal |
Recruiters |
Google, Infosys, BHEL, Deloitte, Axis Bank, Cognizant, Microsoft, ITC, Indian Oil Corporation, SBI, Samsung, Snapdeal, Tata Steel, Indian Army, Jacobs, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro |
Morgan Stanley, Unilever, Dr Reddy’s, Avanti, Toppr, Excel, Nucleome |
Average CTC |
INR 11 LPA |
INR 2 LPA |
Highest CTC |
INR 35 LPA |
INR 9 LPA |
Your college selection also depends on your interest and future career plans. Both the colleges provide a different environment.
Therefore, choose either IIEST Shibpur or IISER Bhopal depending on what career you want to pursue. Don’t go with college popularity and rankings. If you have any goal just follow that and choose the right institution.
The syllabus of IIEST, Shibpur has remained pretty much the same over the years. At http://www.iiests.ac.in/images/all pdf/1-5STRUCTURES.pdf, you can find the structure for the 1st year.
The professor reveals the syllabus when the course begins (exact names of topics that will be covered in that semester). This syllabus keeps changing each year. Maybe it's not the same syllabus students had earlier.
The professor either gives the paper directly after the course begins, or others do not have a habit of not giving it. You can feel free to ask your professor to give you the syllabus document in such a situation.
There are several means of transportation from Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata to IIEST Shibpur campus, located in Howrah. All transportation modes are available from the bus stop near Big Bazaar, which is just 2 minutes walking from Sealdah Railway Station.
The following points below state the possible and easily accessible modes of transport.
These are the options to reach the IIEST campus located in Shibpur, Howrah, from Sealdah Railway Station.
Here are some improvement ideas that can help IIEST Shibpur excel better.
These are the major aspects IIEST needs to work on for further growth.