Which one is better: taking mechanical engineering at IIT BHU or civil engineering in IIT Roorkee?

The choice of the branch is always yours to make. People can advise you on the same but to make the best decision you will have to determine your area of interest and look up the fields you are choosing from. It’s a very crucial decision and needs to be taken after much thought.

IIT Roorkee Civil Engineering 

• One of the best branches of IIT Roorkee.
• It has one of the best research facilities.
• The campus life is lively and you can avail many facilities.

IIT BHU Mechanical Engineering 

• This is one of the strictest departments in India and makes you question your own potential and abilities.
• Professors are very strict and the coursework is extremely rigorous with assignments and projects meant to be completed within a day.
• Students are given the freedom to a considerable extent to choose their electives.
• The placement scenario is decent with 85% of students getting placed. 
• The median salary is around INR 19 LPA
• The top recruiters are Amazon, American Express, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Google, ITC Ltd., Microsoft, Oracle, Paytm

Ultimately, the choice of the branch and institute both are matters of personal preference and should be given due consideration.