The civil (B.Tech) branch of IIT Bhubaneswar began in 2008. The civil branch is part of the School of Infrastructure. In 2011, the Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 was passed. According to this act, IIT Bhubaneswar is part of the eight New IITs established across India. 

The B.Tech Civil Engineering course was one of the first courses that were offered. Today IIT Bhubaneswar ranks at 17 by NIRF, showcasing the well-qualified professors and facilities it offers. There are forty-eight gender-neutral seats and ten women-only seats in the department. The branch also provides learning in management, humanities, communication skills, arts, general studies. The students thus go through rigorous intellectual and personality development.

IIT Bhubaneswar is one of the new IITs but still has a better ranking than NIT Hamirpur. These rankings are done on the basis of a lot of factors. IIT Bhubaneswar will be the right choice because an IIT has a lot of advantages that NIT does not.

NIT Hamirpur is an old and well-established institute which means it has larger alumni which IIT Bhubaneswar lacks because it was established in 2008. The average salary package offered in 2019 was 11.44 LPA at IIT Bhubaneswar and 6.78 LPA at NIT Hamirpur. NIT Hamirpur claims that the highest package offered in 2019 was of 120 LPA, you can check this at their placements cell website. NIT Hamirpur is a really good institute but it has a few drawbacks as it is located in a hilly region due to which the number of companies which come for placements is less although there is not a very big difference between these institutes.

There is a big difference between an IIT and an NIT. The IIT tag will give a lot of advantages only if you know how to use it like it may help you in getting jobs off-campus or if you want to go for higher studies.

Jadavpur University and IIT Bhubaneswar – both have their merits and demerit. The following factors may help you make a better decision. 

IIT Bhubaneswar, like other IITs, bears its brand image. Hence, it has the reliability of a well-connected social environment. The politics, suggested assumptions about substance abuse, etc have tarnished the reputation of JU a bit in recent times. 

IIT Bhubaneswar has the reputation of hiring and employing well-qualified professors. There are two professors, seven associate professors, and eighteen assistant professors in the Electrical Engineering Department of IIT Bhubaneswar. Jadavpur University carries a distinct reputation for Computer Science Engineering degree. The present intake capacity of JU is sixty-four for CSE. The faculty consists of eighteen professors, four associate professors, and five assistant professors.

For years IIT has attracted many major recruiters. Currently, IIT Bhubaneswar has a placement record of 100% for the CSE branch. The average salary package is around 11.44 lakhs per annum. But, Jadavpur University has an unbeatable placement record. According to last years placement highlight, all 60 students from CSE got placed. The average salary package offered was 19.96 lakhs per annum. 

IIT Bhubaneswar has an academic culture compiled of some of the top students of the country. These students come from a broad variety of background. Hence, you will have the opportunity to socialize with a colourful assemblage. JU is a state university, so it does not offer the same. Even so, Jadavpur University is in a metro-city and has better sex-ratio. This draws them distinct advantages. 

Jadavpur University offers hostels, guest house, library, daycare centre, health centre and JU employees’ coop credit society limited. There are ten laboratories and a library in the CSE department. Moreover, there are many recent infrastructural developments in JU. The infrastructure of IIT Bhubaneswar is slowly improving. The campus of IIT Bhubaneswar is spread across 936 acres of land. It has an academic area, residential area, training centres and Research Park. 

In conclusion, both colleges and their corresponding environment have benefits and limitations. So, make your choice as per your interests and preferences and the factors discussed above.

The M.Tech course delivered at IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good. Besides being taught by experienced and renowned faculty, the institute offers many opportunities through placements to students who pursue their M.Tech. Around 65 percent of M.Tech students who got enrolled in the institute got placed in renowned companies like HCL, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, Accenture, including others in this year’s placement drive before the countrywide lockdown. Some have even managed to secure themselves in top PSUs like IOCL, HPCL, etc. Among 69 students in M.Tech who were interested in placements, 40 students got placed.

Besides the impressive placement scenario, you will get the opportunity to pursue your project under the guidance of venerated faculty. After the completion of the M.Tech course, most of the students opt for Ph.D. in renowned foreign institutes. Others, who prefer jobs, get recruited in reputed companies. Some have even been successful in setting up successful startups. So considering all aspects, M.Tech from IIT Bhubaneswar offers new avenues through placements as well as future studies.

Any institute can be in the news for various reasons. The kind of publicity may be bad or good depending on the situation, but IIT Bhubaneswar is an institute of national importance and often in the news because of many new developments that they are doing in the field of engineering. Some of the attractions that were covered in news are:

• Centre for Entrepreneurship is a non-profit organization that aims at the promotion of the spirit of entrepreneurship among students.
• High placement packages up to 39 lakhs, offered by companies to students of IIT Bhubaneswar.
• The state government engaged IIT-Bhubaneswar to conduct an audit of existing traffic calming initiatives on accident-prone roads.
• During times of corona pandemic, IIT Bhubaneswar developed portable and low-cost ventilators.

These are some news that made IIT Bhubaneswar famous among students. Also, students have been winning many national level competitions from the institute which is also covered in media. The research papers written by faculty and students are also covered by the Indian media. Apart from all these things an Institute can never stop itself from being shown in negative space also. Institute administration has been alleged of corruption from time to time.

Both achievements and negativity publicity is part of the news. Many old IITs are also on the same page but IIT Bhubaneswar being a new IIT is always in light for such events.