Which is better, CSE at IIT Dharwad or electrical in IIT Bhubaneswar?

It is difficult to decide which is better between CSE at IIT Dharwad and Electrical at IIT Bhubaneswar as the branches are different. You should choose the branch of your choice and the institute which is offering the batter program for that branch.

IIT Dharwad was established in 2016 and among the new IITs. IIT Bombay is the mentor institute for IIT Dharwad, so the course curriculum for CSE is similar to that of IIT Bombay. The institute has well-equipped laboratories and highly experienced professors. The total course fee for CSE is around 9 lakhs. In 2019 the required cutoff for CSE was 2796-7437.

Placements:

• The institute has a Career Development Cell (CDC), which helps facilitate placements and internships in industry, academic, and government sectors.
• Around 90% of students from the CSE department got placement offers with an average CTC 8 LPA, and the highest CTC offered was around 15 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies include AirAsia, Nasdaq, and Amazon. Also, companies like Microsoft, Arista, Adobe and FourKites offered internships.

IIT Bhubaneswar was established in 2008 and Electrical Engineering is one of the oldest branches in the institute. The school of Electrical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar has good infrastructure and facilities. In 2019, the closing cutoff for EE was 2276-8787.

Placements:

• In 2019, Electrical Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar has recorded an 86% placement rate.
• A total of 89 companies visited IIT Bhubaneswar during the placement program.
• The top recruiting companies were Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, Capgemini, Goldman Sachs, HCL, Wipro, Tata Steel, Infosys, Oracle, L&T Construction, etc.
• The highest salary package was 35 lakhs per annum and the average salary package being 11 lakhs per annum.

IIT Bhubaneswar also has collaborations with universities abroad like the University of Edinburgh - the UK, University of Western Ontario - Canada, and the University of Texas - North Denton, Texas USA that offers good exposure for students who want to pursue higher studies abroad.