How is mechanical engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar? Should I opt for it or choose NITs like Kurukshetra or Durgapur?

Despite being a new IIT, IIT Bhubaneswar is doing quite well, both in academics and placement. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar was ranked 26, among all the engineering colleges in India. The department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar has experienced professors and is well equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory instruments. It has also signed an MoU with many universities for research and student exchange. This results in active academic research and excellent internship opportunities for the students. The institute collaborates with foreign universities such as the University of Warwick, University of Southampton, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, University of Western Ontario, University of New York, University of North Dakota USA, and McGill University. Out of 35 students of Mechanical Engineering, 32 students secured positions in campus placement in 2019. The average Domestic CTC offered last year was around INR 11.44 LPA. PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM participated in the placement drive to recruit students. Besides that, last year a total of 89 companies visited the campus to recruit students. Many famous companies such as Amazon, Adobe, Accenture, Akash Institute, BYJU, Atkins, Angel Broking, Capgemini, Gupta Solution, Flinto Solution, Honeywell, Jindal Stainless Ltd, KEC International, KIIT, Microsoft, MathWorks, Mastercard, Rao Edusolutions, TATA BSNL, TATA steel, TATA Advance System, Thermax, and other companies as well recruited students from IIT Bhubaneswar.

NITs like Durgapur or Kurukshetra are also good institutes to pursue core engineering like Mechanical. According to NIRF Rankings, NIT Durgapur and NIT Kurukshetra rank at 30 and 48 respectively. As National Institute Of Technology, Kurukshetra is a Tier 1 college in India so every major MNCs come to college for campus placements. And Package is according to a person's skills and knowledge. Overall average job packages are around 7 lakh per annum. The placement record of 2019 in the National Institute Of Technology, Durgapur shows Mechanical Engineering bagged the highest percentage of placement with 78.46%. The highest CTC offered at NIT, Durgapur was INR. 32.54 LPA whereas the average salary package was around INR. 9.09 LPA.

IIT Bhubaneswar, NIT Durgapur, and NIT Kurukshetra all are good institutions with decent mechanical engineering programs. So choose according to your convenience.