If you are a Civil student, my advice to you would be to prepare for the GATE exam once you are done with your degree. The placement is quite low for core companies. Many students also follow the same.

Chemical students are known to focus on jobs and have a good placement in analytics and software-based companies. Many of the top ones also land core jobs.

My suggestion would be to check the syllabus and pick the subject you like. You will realize which subject has good scope and what does not. As far as Civil is concerned, most students land jobs at L&T. But, they will make you work a lot and you will not be satisfied with the pay. This is not the case with Chemical engineering.

Chemical Engineering and ECE, both the branches are in demand. The major scope of Chemical Engineering is in chemical, food processing, pharma, medical industries, oil, and gas, etc.

The major scope of ECE is in android, mobile, and telecommunication. The majority of the students prefer ECE because of two reasons. The first reason being comfort. Secondly, after acquiring skills in programming languages, it is easy to switch to the IT or software field.

Here is a brief overview of CE at NIT Calicut and ECE at IIIT Jabalpur.

If you don’t have any particular inclination towards any branch you can go for ECE at IIIT Jabalpur.

The Dharmsinh Desai University (DDU) ranks in the band of 101-150 by NIRF 2020. The faculty has more than 52 years of experience in education. It has both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of the institute:

Admissions

• The admission tests considered are GUJCET, JEE Main and GATE with at least 50% in 10+2 is required for application.
• For Postgraduate students 50% in graduation is necessary.
• Final selection will be based on the scores of the entrance examination.
• The shortlisted candidates will be then called for a group discussion and personal interview.

Course Details

Chemical Engineering is a combination of experimental sciences, life sciences, mathematics and economics to design, develop, transform, produce, transport and operate energy and materials. It also includes physics, chemistry, biology, microbiology and biochemistry.

Placements

Recruiting Companies 

Millicon Consultant Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Shell, Balmer Lawrie and Co. Ltd., Ambuja Cement, GEA Ecoflex India Pvt. Ltd., GlaxoSmithKline, etc.

Course Scope

A chemical Engineering graduate can work at a Petroleum Industry, Food Industry, Electronics Industry, Rubber Industry, Textile Industry, Paper and Pulp Industry, Aerospace Industry, Plastic Industry, Cement Industry, Public Sector Units and Fertilizer Industry.

The scope of Chemical Engineering is not as good as the other core engineering departments. Placements, both on-campus and off-campus are difficult to obtain. Though employment of chemical engineers is projected to grow 6% from 2018 to 2028, The Demand for chemical engineer’s are growing gradually.

ICT Mumbai is a better option for chemical engineering. A friend of mine recommended ICT Mumbai due to certain major reasons listed below: 

• ICT Mumbai has a history of providing consultancy to several industries.They are provided with much-needed solutions. 
• Being a student of ICT Mumbai will give you a chance to gain theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience. ICT Mumbai will provide the students with practical and operational knowledge in abundance.
• The placement scenario is also good, the students will be interviewed and recruited by core companies.
• A student needs to understand and remember that chemical engineering doesn't account for chemistry. The students/engineers from this branch of science are expected to invent and design machines that will be capable of producing products with certain specifications.
• The product should guarantee the safety of the personal, equipment, and the environment at large, the product should be compatible with the utmost and proper utilization of resources.
• The inference of engineering knowledge into practical knowledge is what will make a student irreplaceable. This can be achieved through practical experiences, troubleshooting, and operational experience, all of which are available in Mumbai.

Therefore, the final choice should be ICT Mumbai for pursuing chemical engineering. Here is a presentation of some of the factual information:

ICT Mumbai is better than ISM Dhanbad from every aspect. The faculty is well read and has ample domain knowledge. They try their level best to help students with their doubts. I hope the information provided above helps.