Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is better than engineering design engineering at IIT Madras. I don't know much about IIT Madras, but I can share information about IIT Bhubaneswar.

• IIT Bhubaneswar is famous for its excellent curriculum and research facilities.
• IIT Bhubaneswar offers a four-year full-time Btech course.
• The placement record for 2023 was excellent, with 82% of students being placed.
• The highest package is INR 21.28 LPA, and the median package is INR 12 LPA.
• Top recruiters hiring from IIT Bhubaneswar are Amazon, Google, Flipkart, Dell and more.

I am opting for the core branches at IIT Bhubaneswar rather than engineering design at IIT Madras.

• IIT Bhubaneswar has both BTech and MTech courses for various engineering streams.
• The average course fee for 4 years of BTech program is INR 10 Lakhs.
• The placement scenario at IIT Bhubaneswar is perfect, with 92.86% of students placed in EE, 87% in Mechanical Engineering and 90.91% in ECE in 2023 placements.
• The highest package is INR 55.6 LPA, and the average package is INR 17.5 LPA.
• Top recruiters are Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, and more.

If you ask me, I think you should opt for Mechanical at IIT Bhubaneswar rather than choosing ED at IITM. I am saying this not because I am a student of IIT Bhubaneswar but because of the high academic standards the institute maintains.

• The Mechanical Branch at IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the oldest branches.
• IIT Bhubaneswar offers undergraduate full-time courses for four years.
• The average fee for four years is around INR 9 Lakhs.
• IIT Bhubaneswar Mechanical branch has recorded 87% placement for students in 2023 with the highest salary package being INR 21.28 LPA and the average salary package being INR 12.57 LPA.