My cousin is currently in the 2nd year of his production engineering course at Haldia Institute of Technology. Here are some things I got to know from him.

Positive aspects:

• The faculty members of the department of production engineering at Haldia are skilled and have years of experience.
• The curriculum for production engineering is very similar to that of mechanical engineering.
• The students of the production engineering department are eligible to appear for the recruitment drives organized for the mechanical engineering department.
• If you are interested in appearing for the GATE examination through PE or ME papers, It would be a good decision at least in my opinion.
• The candidates are required to study subjects from the domain of management which offers several advantages, unlike the mechanical department.

Negative aspects:

• You should not expect a lot about the placement scenario for core companies as most probably you would get employed by IT companies.
• If you prepare and appear for PE GATE examinations then you only would be eligible for admission at IITs or NITs.
• There are very few PSUs that accept candidates from production engineering.

If you don’t have an interest in Mechanical Engineering subjects and topics then I would advise you to not opt for this branch at Haldia Institute of Technology.