Which one should I prefer for MTech in CSE? I got a call letter from IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Bhubaneswar, and IIT Patna. Their dates are clashing. I got 1,121 rank in the GATE 2018.

IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Bhubaneswar, and IIT Patna, all the three IITs are among the second generation of IITs. According to the NIRF Rankings of 2020 IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Gandhinagar, and IIT Patna are ranked 22, 24, and 26  among the engineering colleges respectively. So it is difficult to decide which college is better for an MTech in CSE among these three. Given below is a brief discussion of the CSE Mtech programs offered at these IITs which will help you in making the decision.

The placement highlights of the IIT Patna for 2019 show, a total of 7 students got placed from the CSE department and 10 offers were received. The average CTC offered at this IIT was around 13.5 LPA. IIT Bhubaneswar also offers decent placement to the CSE students, in 2019 placement drive MTech courses had a 68% placement rate with an average CTC of 11.4 LPA. Whereas, IIT Gandhinagar had an increase in PG placements with an average CTC 8.29 LPA.

So, in terms of placement IIT Patna has a slight edge over the other two institutes. Apart from the great placement record, the coding culture in IIT Patna is quite developed as compared to IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Gandhinagar.