M.Tech in Electrical Engineering programs offered by IIT BHU and IIT Bhubaneswar are not similar, so the choice must be based on what you are looking for in the program. The EE department of IIT BHU offers M.Tech programs in Electrical Machines and Drives, Power Systems, Control Systems, Power Electronics, and Interdisciplinary Systems Engineering. Whereas Electrical science department of IIT Bhubaneswar offers an M.Tech program in Power system engineering, and Electronics & Communication Engineering.

IIT BHU has one of the largest and well-connected alumni foundation in India. The placement scenario of EE is very good at IIT BHU. According to 2019 placement statistics, a total of 52 companies visited the campus for recruitment. 88 students got placed from the Electrical Engineering department with an average package of 8.19 LPA. On the other hand, about 68% of the M.Tech batch have been placed successfully in the year 2019 from IIT Bhubaneswar. A total of 89 companies visited the campus. The highest number of jobs has been received from core industries. The average placement package offered at this IIT was 11.44 LPA.

Apart from placements both colleges provide a large platform for research and development. There are 7 core laboratories such as Control system, Electrical machines & drives, High voltage, Network, Power Electronics, Power system, and System simulation in IIT BHU. Whereas there are 4 core laboratories such as Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, Power energy system, and Measurement & Electronic instrumentation present in IIT Bhubaneswar for research and practicals.