M.Tech in metallurgical and materials technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar will introduce you with immense exposure opportunities, good Infrastructure, and well-qualified faculties. However, when it comes to placements for M.Tech students particularly in metallurgical and materials technology, the placements are not satisfactory enough when compared to other IITs. The average placement percentage is around 60% - 65%. Also, you’ll find that the salary packages offered to the students are not as per expectations. The Median salary offered to metallurgical and materials technology M.tech students at IIT Bhubaneswar are around 6 lakhs. Furthermore, if we look at the past placement records, there has been no improvement in the placement package offered to students for this program over the years. Not many companies recruit students from the metallurgical and materials technology field. Few companies visiting the campus are TATA Consulting Engineering Ltd., Hero Motocorp Ltd., Cognizant Technology Solutions, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., and Infosys Ltd. You’ll be able to back up an average placement in these companies if you are good in your studies, but still, you cannot have very high expectations as there is no 100% placement, and students even struggle to get jobs involving core work related to their field.

Yes, pursuing M.Tech in Material Science and Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar is worthwhile. The placement record for 2019 at IIT Bhubaneswar shows a 68% placement rate for M.Tech courses. Around 90 companies visited the campus for placement drive in 2019 and the top recruiters were Amazon, Jindal Stainless Ltd, TATA STEEL, Adobe, etc.

The School of Minerals, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering is quite good at IIT Bhubaneswar, the faculties are well-experienced and involved in sponsored projects by the Department of Science and Technology, UGC-DAE, Govt. of Odisha, and many more. This department also has students and faculty exchange programs with Warwick Manufacturing Group at Warwick University, UK, and Shanghai, Jiao Tong University China. Material science and metallurgy is the only department in which every second-year student gets internships. Also, Odisha is blessed with minerals, so students can gain practical knowledge through field trips.

There is no scope for M.Tech in material science and engineering. It is suggested not to opt for this particular course at any of the engineering colleges in India.

No colleges have produced any skilled Material Science engineers. The curriculum is 40 years old and there are no private electrical companies in India. Most importantly, there is absolutely no demand for material science engineers in India and it should not be taught in India.

The current M.Tech programs running in the country are a scam. You will not be able to find any demand in the industry. The syllabus of M.Tech is forced upon engineers to run the GATE coaching industry.

99.99% of M.Tech graduates do not get the desired salary and respect of a researcher. The average income is only 2-3 LPA which is very low. Most of them become clerks in the service-based industries.

Based on the GATE score, IIT Bhubaneshwar calls a limited number of students for written tests and interviews. The admission is usually offered on the basis of performance in written test and interview. Each has a different weightage i.e Written Test contains 70% weightage and Interview has 30% of weightage.

The written test will contain the questions from General Aptitude and Metallurgy.

• Metallurgy will be on par with the GATE level.

• General Aptitude will comprise of Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English.

You need to qualify the written test in order to appear for the interview. You need to be prepared with your project for an interview. You must also know the basics of concepts like XRD, Iron- Carbon diagram, and Metallurgy basics. They will put up a list of final selected candidates after the interviews.

As it’s a new IIT, the Metallurgy department is still developing in IIT Bhubaneswar. But this department is equipped with state-of-art lab equipment. School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (SMMME) in IIT Bhubaneswar has an excellent fusion of faculty members from diverse backgrounds of minerals, metals, and materials engineering. This school has signed a partnership with the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) at Bhubaneswar. There is also a student and faculty exchange program with Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at Warwick University, UK, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Also, according to 2019 placement statistics, 68% of the total M.Tech batch was placed with core and other sectors with salary packages ranging from 10 – 16 lakh per annum.

According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019, IIT BHU ranks at 14. The department of Metallurgy in IIT BHU is well equipped with lab instruments. Being an old IIT it also has great facilities and a large alumni base. Companies like Tata Steel, Tata motors, Saint Gobain, Flipkart, Oyo, Maruti Suzuki, etc visit the campus for placement of M.tech students.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT BHU, both the IITs are good choices for doing M.Tech in Metallurgy. So, pick one according to your convenience.

The candidates with a minimum of 60% aggregate or 6.5 CGPA in B.Tech with a valid score are eligible to apply in IIT Bhubaneswar for metallurgy and material science. The shortlisting of the candidates will be based on the GATE score only. The selection is based on 70% weightage on the GATE score and 30% in written test and interview.

So for admissions in the metallurgy and material science specializations, there is an average cut off GATE score for the year 2020 which is 460-470. Since GATE is a relative and dynamic grading examination so the best way is to achieve more score. In other words, a better GATE score gives more weightage on your selection in IIT Bhubaneswar for M.Tech with metallurgy and material science specialization.