Both IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bhubaneswar are good IITs. So, it’s difficult to pick a single one.
IIT Kharagpur is one of the top IITs in India, ranking at 3 according to NIRF rankings 2019. The placement record of Chemical Engineering in IIT Kharagpur is quite good too. According to the 2019 placement report, 80% of the students got placement offers while a few of them went on to pursue higher education. Abbott India Limited, ITC Limited, Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Ltd, Jacobs Engineering, Ansys India, Johnson Matthey India Pvt Ltd are a few of the top recruiting companies in 2019 at IIT Kharagpur.
While IIT Bhubaneswar is a new name among IITs, it’s doing quite well in placement. The ECE branch of IIT Bhubaneswar started recently and the first batch will graduate in 2020, as a result, there is no previous placement record. But the placement record for Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering is quite good. The 2019 placement record reveals 86% and 83% of students got job offers from Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering respectively. Also, according to the NIRF 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked 26, which is a good rank considering it’s a new IIT.
Both the IITs, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Bhubaneswar are good choices, so make your decision according to your convenience.