Both IIT BHU CSE and IIT Guwahati MnC are excellent options and the choice of the branch is a personal matter depending on the candidate's preferences rather than the credibility of the branch. Here are a few parameters on which we can draw a general comparison between the two courses.
Both the institutes and branches have their own strengths and weaknesses and the final decision should be based on what you want from your degree. If it’s a competitive environment you are after, go for IIT BHU, while if it’s a rich college life experience you want, then IIT Guwahati is your destination.
Electrical engineering at IIT BHU, it is one of the oldest departments with well-qualified faculties and best alumni base. This department offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and P.hD programs. It offers the program in different specializations such as Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives, Power Systems, Control System Engineering, and others.
EE at IIT (BHU) provides excellent faculties with experience and expertise in the subjects. The department is equipped with various laboratories, a few of these are Control System Lab, Electrical Machines and Drives Lab, Power Systems Lab, Network Lab, High Voltage Lab, and many others. Research is not part of the curriculum at the undergraduate level. Student gets to do projects in the department along with the courses.
The EE department has outstanding placement records over the past years. At IIT BHU students of Electrical Engineering are allowed to sit for interviews in software, core electrical, electronic as well as non-technical companies. The core companies such as PGCIL, IOCL, HPCL, Trident, Reliance, Maruti, etc. visit the campus, especially for EE students. Apart from this, the students get a chance to sit for the companies that came to recruit from ECE and CSE. There are a number of electronics companies such as Broadcom, Sony, etc. visits campus regularly to recruit the students of this department. The students are also getting placed in some of the best software companies such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Citrix, Oracle, SISO, etc.
EE at IIT BHU offers a vast alumni network that will help the students in various ways. Many alumni visit the department and guide the students on various upcoming, real-world technologies and opportunities
EE at IIT (BHU), Varanasi is considered one of the best branches in India and has a lot to offer in terms of opportunities and academics.
Overall, the IIT BHU EE department is well-regarded and is a good choice for engineering aspirants.
Let’s compare the 2 institutes IIIT Hyderabad and IIT BHU on the basis of common aspects.
Quality of Education: In this aspect, IIT Hyderabad is better than IIT BHU. Even the research culture and the peer group are better at IIIT Hyderabad than at IIT BHU.
Faculty: The faculty pool is better at IIIT Hyderabad than at IIT BHU.
Campus Life: IIT BHU offers a better campus life with modern facilities than IIIT Hyderabad. IIT BHU has a huge campus and the fests conducted are at a much larger scale.
Placements: Placements-wise both the institutes are equally good.
Particulars |
IIIT Hyderabad |
IIT BHU |
Highest CTC |
INR 74 LPA |
INR 1.2 CPA |
Top Recruiters |
Bloomberg, Code Nation, Deloitte, Facebook, Google, HSBC, Indeed |
Uber, Flipkart, Microsoft |
All top companies visit both campuses and offer similar roles and packages.
Brand Value: Owing to the IIT tag IIT BHU has a better brand IIITH.
Ultimately, it depends on your personal preferences so make a well-informed decision.
Many seniors may advise you that grades aren't that important, don't pay heed to them. Grades are very crucial for a branch manager don't let them make you believe otherwise. Lastly, be sincere towards your goal and stay committed to it.
No, the 85% attendance rule or in fact any fixed attendance criteria of IIT BHU is not justified. The primary purpose of these rules is to restrict the students from exploring anything and keep them inside the classrooms.
The main purpose should have been to conduct lively classroom sessions such that students themselves are motivated to attend them rather than forcing it on students. In India, attendance is still considered the major parameter to judge the students' interest in studies and academic growth. This mindset is orthodox and needs to be changed for the better.
As a result of these illogical rules, students are forced to attend classes even if they aren’t interested resulting in a lack of actual passion for education. Students are left with no other choice but to attend the classes against their will and trust me anything that is forced loses its value.
Foreign universities conduct very dynamic classroom discussions and students are attracted to these classes automatically. India still needs to go a long way and implement better techniques to attract students to classes than forcing it upon them.
My friend is a recent graduate of Electronics and communication engineering from IIT(BHU) Varanasi. Here are a few highlights pertaining to the course based on his review of the same.
IIT BHU is a good college if you are willing to do self-study and not depend on the faculty.
The news is absolutely real and has been verified by IIT BHU officials. And as for their branches, one of them is from CSE, 2 from ECE and one from Electrical. However, those 1.54 Crore packages were from US-based companies where the Living costs and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is way higher than that of India. Generally, it includes stock options for 4 years and variable bonuses. The media shows the package without giving any insight into the package breakdown. It sometimes builds unjustified hype and unrealistic expectations for the students. However, the average package offered in IIT BHU was ranging between 10 LPA to 58 LPA.
NIRF ranking of 2019 placed IIT BHU on an overall 11th rank among Engineering colleges in India. The institute made a great leap from its previous 19th rank in the NIRF list in 2018 which was 31 in 2017. Although being one of the oldest IITs in the country, the institute lags behind other eminent IITs due to its infrastructure and facilities. The college comes behind IIT Madras(rank 1), IIT Delhi (rank 2), IIT Bombay (rank 3), IIT Kharagpur (rank 4), IIT Kanpur (rank 5), IIT Roorkee(rank 6), IIT Guwahati (rank 7), IIT Hyderabad (rank 8), Anna University(rank 9) and NIT Tiruchirappalli(rank 10) in the NIRF rankings for 2019. The institute was ranked 9th among engineering colleges in India in 2019 by “The Week”. The Outlook ICARE(2019) ranking agency assigned 16th rank (out of 100) for IIT BHU. Jagran Josh(2018) ranked the institute at 21. Besides these rankings, there have been several biased ratings given by a few private agencies which are not as reliable.
Yes, you can change your branch after completing 1st year. You will be asked to fill in your preferences. But you should note that changing branches can be difficult. The cutoff required for branch change is pretty high. For branches like CSE, you will need a CGPA of around 9.75. For EE, the required CGPA is around 9.3-9.4. Other than cutoff it depends on the number of vacant seats in the branch you are applying for.