Is it worth joining IIT Dhanbad for Chemical Engineering?

IIT Dhanbad is a good option for students to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. The institute falls in the upper hand in terms of academic offerings and career placements. Even this institution has developed a lot in the past five years.

A few reasons for choosing IIT Dhanbad for chemical engineering are as follows:

• According to the NIRF report 2023 IIT Dhanbad raked 17 among all top engineering institutes in the country this depicts the academic excellence, infrastructure, faculty strength, etc.
• All of the faculty members are intelligent and welcoming. They are extremely knowledgeable in their fields. Their course syllabus is appropriate for students who are interested in working in the core industry in the future.

• About 70-80% of students are accepted for campus job placement in IIT Dhanbad. The average package ranges between INR 16-17 LPA and the highest package is around INR 56 LPA. The top employers for ECE professionals are Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Goldman Sachs, 

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• IITs often have strong alumni networks which can be helpful for networking, placements, and internships. Vinay Kumar Dewan (Founder and Chairman of Bramco Group, Bahrain. Operates in Middle East, India, Germany, UK, and USA), Dr. Ganesh Thakur- Vice President, Chevron Corporation, USA. 2012 International President, Society of Petroleum Engineers, USA), Dr. Mihir Sinha (Energy finance specialist. Former Vice President of J. P. Morgan, USA). And many more eminent professionals are part of IIT Dhanbad.

In conclusion, IIT Dhanbad would be a good choice for pursuing chemical engineering. With its established reputation, experienced faculty, placement opportunities, and well-equipped campus. It creates a favorable environment for academic as well as personal growth.

While chemical engineering is a niche field of study, IIT Dhanbad is not considered the best institute to pursue this subject for a degree course. In terms of course curriculum and job placements, the institute lacks far behind and offers no future prospects to students.

Looking at its features in detail, given are the reasons as to why IIT Dhanbad must not be chosen for BTech in Chemical Engineering.

Faculty: While the institute has some really good professors as part of their faculty, the Chemical Engineering department has very few teachers. 

Training & Placement:

• The biggest disadvantage of taking up a course in Chemical Engineering at IIT Dhanbad is the sheer lack of placements every year. 
• There is a lack of offers from core companies. For the 2019 batch, only 4 core companies visited the campus - Vedanta, Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Industries and Halliburton. They hired 1 student each from the whole batch.
• Most students change their branch of study to an IT or CSE where there are more diverse opportunities for jobs and internships.
• Therefore, students must not go in with the expectation of getting a job in a core company at IIT Dhanbad.

A few toppers of the department are still unplaced and regret their decision of choosing Chemical Engineering at IIT Dhanbad. If you are really interested in this area, you can prepare for GATE. The situation is still not good, but hopefully it will get better for upcoming students.