IIT Indore is a good choice among the three options for computer science and engineering (CSE). The reasons for the same are as follows.

• It has a good coding culture and has grown tremendously in this regard. The students proved this in the international ACM ICPC contest.
• Indore is not only a good city, but it is also a local IT hub with a reasonable number of good companies in the vicinity as compared to Dhanbad or Mandi.
• The placements are more or less equal for the three institutes. So, it cannot be the deciding factor.
• The overall growth of the institute is also very impressive.

So on a preference, IIT Indore will come first followed by IIT Mandi and ISM Dhanbad.

IIIT Allahabad offers decent IT programs both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Information Technology department has more than 20 experienced faculty members.IIIT Allahabad also offers decent placements. In 2019, 95% of students were placed with the average CTC 15.5 LPA, while the highest CTC was 39 LPA.

The placement trends of ISM Dhanbad reveals Electrical engineering got around 75% of the placement in 2019 with an average package of 15.5 LPA. Students got placements in Google, Microsoft, JP Morgan, etc. to name a few.

In 2019, IIT Bhubaneswar had an 89% placement rate from the civil engineer department. IIT Bhubaneswar offered 53% placement in the core sector with an average CTC of 11.45 LPA and the highest package offered was around 39 LPA.

All the three options are good and have their own advantages, so choose according to your preference of course.

For the Mechanical course in IIT Indore, the closing rank for IIT-JEE Advanced was around All India Rank 3417-4801. The total intake allotted for the course is 69 seats. In 2019 IIT Indore had 99% placement and the average package was 16.06 LPA. The major companies which recruited the students from Mechanical Branch are Amazon, Blue Start, Cisco, Infosys, and so on.

IIT Bhubaneshwar has a great campus and infrastructure for each department. The closing rank for the Mechanical Engineering course for IIT-JEE Advanced was around All India rank 4003-12065. IIT Bhubaneswar has 40 seats allotted for the course in total. According to the statistics of the year 2019, among all the students of Mechanical course, 83% were placed with a good package. The top companies which recruit students from the mechanical branch are Capgemini, HCl, IBM, Infosys, Tata Motors, Tata Powers, and so on.

The closing rank for the Mechanical course for ISM Dhanbad through IIT-JEE Advanced was around 4719-12869, according to the statistics of 2019. There is a total of 119 seats for the course. The placement record for Mechanical Engineering is not so impressive at this IIT. But, being one of the oldest and reputed colleges it has got a big alumni network. Statistics say that 72.3% got placed in the year 2019 for the Mechanical branch with the highest package being 14.4 LPA. In the year 2019, out of 121 students 88 got placed in companies like Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, FMC, NLC, and so on.

All these IITs offer decent Mechanical Engineering programs both in terms of academics and placements, so it’s difficult to decide which institute is better among these.

IIT Bhubaneswar is popular among the newer established IITs. it is known for its core engineering departments. The Computer Science Engineering Department received salary packages ranging from 10-16 lakhs per annum. In 2019 an overall 90% placement score was recorded. 89 companies visited for recruiting purposes in 2019. The Computer Science Engineering Department has seen 100% placement in the year 2019.

IIT Ropar has shifted to its permanent campus at Rupnagar and currently operates from it. IIT Ropar unlike IIT Bhubaneswar is located far from the main city which has lesser facilities. Among Government colleges, IIT Ropar is ranked 11 by India Today. It also featured in the QS world ranking in 2018. Students being recruited from IIT Ropar were offered a package of 14 lakhs per annum. The Computer science engineering department has the highest placement percentage (91%) followed by Electrical Engineering (85%).

IIT Dhanbad has good engineering departments but it is mainly known for its Mining Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mineral Engineering, etc. 594 out of 781 students get campus placements. A total of 700 Engineering students received job opportunities in 2019. The average salary given to starting engineers is 15 lakhs per annum. The highest number of placements are by the Mining Engineering department (91%) followed by computer science engineering (90%).

Your choice of subject, location, etc. will play a major role in deciding which college you should choose so decide according to your convenience.

All of these colleges have good rankings for their BTech courses and offer good placement opportunities to their engineering students.

• MNNIT was ranked at 14 in the Top Public colleges in India 2020 by India Today and 19 for B.Tech in India 2019 by The Week.
• IIIT Allahabad on the other hand was ranked 9 by India Today and 103 by NIRF for its B.Tech Course.
• DTU has an upstanding ranking record as it was ranked at 1 by The Times Of India and 36 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech course.
• ISM Dhanbad was ranked at 13 by The Week and 12 by NIRF in India 2020 for its B.Tech Course.

A comparison is presented below to explain the factors to be considered while choosing an engineering course from these universities.

Campus Placement:

MNNIT Allahabad –

• A total of 285 companies visited MNNIT’s campus for recruitment in 2019 and out of the eligible 1174 students, 792 were placed.
• The highest package offered in 2019 being INR 36 LPA.
• The median salary offered is around INR 8 LPA.

IIIT Allahabad –

• In the recent placements, IIIT Allahabad held a 96% placement rate with the highest package offered of INR 43 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary was recorded around 12.9 LPA.

DTU –

Outlook India ranked DTU as 1 college in the placement category.

• The placement cell of DTU has a stellar record by achieving 100% placement in the previous years.
• In 2019, 323 companies visited DTU and the highest package offered was a whopping INR 1.02 Cr. (PA).
• The median salary of DTU is around 9 LPA.

ISM Dhanbad -

• IIT Dhanbad has a dedicated placement cell known as the Career Development Centre through which students have been successfully placed at various organizations including top giants such as Deloitte, Presidency University, Amazon, BYJUs Learning, Vedanta, Tesco, JCB, Infosys, Microsoft, and many more.
• The highest package offered in 2019 placements was INR 39.50 LPA.
• Whereas, the median salary offered was around 8.50 LPA.

There are numerous placement and scholarship opportunities available in these colleges, however, it depends more on the student’s interest and feasibility.

M.Tech Mechanical is a preferred stream but its success is directly proportional to the level of placements offered by colleges in comparison to the fees or investment made. The number of students enrolled is less compared to B.Tech making it a less lucrative option for campus placements.

The detailed analysis is as follows.

Eligibility:

• The basic criterion stands at graduation with a minimum score of 50%.

• The common examination accepted is GATE.

Fees:

• NIT Surathkal has a fee structure of Rs. 1.85 Lakhs

• ISM Dhanbad offers the course is Rs. 1.05 Lakhs.

ISM has fewer fees as compared to NIT Surathkal.

Placement Details:

The prime-most details to be focused upon are the average and highest placement scenario of both the colleges in general.

• 79% placements in NIT Surathkal M.Tech as opposed to 50% in ISM.

• Major Recruiters are Teradata, Cisco, Dell EMC, Riverbed Technology, and Huawei Technologies.

• ISM M.Tech is not preferable for mechanical, it’s a sure shot option in case of CSE or Mineral engineering.

• The only reason to prefer ISM is the IIT factor attached to it which makes it more appealing in terms of faculty and culture.

The choice can be made both on the basis of placements and college ranking with respect to the course offered. The packages offered in the Mechanical stream in NIT Surathkal are quite good as compared to those in ISM Dhanbad. NIT Surathkal also holds a reputation in the institutional list with respect to its 7th position in the list of NIT.

All IITs have their merits and demerit. Weigh in the following factors to make a better decision.

Faculty – IITs have the reputation of hiring and employing well-qualified professors. There are 2 professors, 7 associate professors, and 18 assistant professors in the Electrical Engineering Department of IIT Bhubaneswar. The Chemical Engineering department of IIT Kanpur has 23 professors in core faculty and 14 professors in emeritus faculty. Core faculty are further divided into 13 Professors, 8 Assistant Professors, and 2 Associate Professors. The CSE department of ISM Dhanbad has 3 Professors, 11 Assistant Professors, 3 Associate Professors, and 1 Visiting Professor.

Exposure – The students in all these IITs come from a wide variety of backgrounds. You will have the opportunity to interact with some of the brightest students of India.

Placement – Currently, IIT Bhubaneswar has a placement record of 100% for the CSE department. The average salary package is between 10 – 35 lakhs per annum. According to placement data, Chemical Engineering is one of the most preferred branches in IIT Kanpur. The average package offered to the students of Chemical Engineering is around 13 LPA. ISM Dhanbad has a record of 90.2% placement in 2019 in the CSE department. The highest salary package was 39.50 LPA.

Infrastructure – IIT Bhubaneswar has digitalized classrooms, residential areas, gyms, and a conference room, a community center, an activity room, an auditorium, training centers, and Research Park. IIT Kanpur has a residential area complete with health care centre, various kinds of sports and recreational facilities, on-campus eateries, retails and shopping facilities, digitalized classrooms, and a library. There are 156 classrooms and sixteen sports grounds. ISM Dhanbad has one of the largest libraries in the country, two big auditoriums, smart classes, laboratories, residential areas, sports, and recreational facilities.

In conclusion, these colleges have their benefits and limitations. IITs carry their reputation across the world. You can make a final decision based on your preferences and interests with the help of the data given above.