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What should be my preference for the following colleges if I have no specific branch in mind: new IITs, old IITs, BITS Pilani, BITS Goa, BITS Hyderabad, BIT Mesra, BIT Sindri, local NIT, VIT, Shibpur,
It is difficult to give an appropriate solution if you are not opting for a specific branch. All the colleges you have mentioned are well-reputed institutes in India that offer quality education and placement support to their students. The comparison can only be made based on the branches. Some institutes, like IITs, are good at CSE, while others have efficient departments in mechanical or Electrical Engineering. The ranking and placement vary every year.
If you get a chance to pick BITS Goa in mechanical engineering and BITS Pilani in Civil Engineering, then opt for Mechanical engineering, which opens up more opportunities and placement support than civil engineering.
What things are required in a hostel for a freshman at BIT, Mesra?
Things to carry to BIT Mesra hostel as a freshman are as follows.
- Even if you do not carry mattresses with you, there are high chances that you will be provided with a premium quality mattress at the hostel.
- Do not forget your ATM cards and it will be good if you carry a small amount of cash while you go there for the first time.
- Workshop Clothes, since the ones that you will probably get stitched with the tailors near your hostel, might not fit well.
- LAN Cable. The one that you will get near the college gate is usually of poor quality, so better to carry it by yourself.
- Laptop or desktop and other personal belongings.
- Programming Book. Carry at least a C programming book with yourself.
- English book by Wren and Martin. It will be really helpful during your first semester English paper.
- Maggie Maker for late-night cravings.
- Home-made food that you can store for a few days.
- Passport-sized photographs if you want to issue a new SIM in a new state.
- If you are a gamer then do not forget to carry a good quality mouse and keyboard.
This was in the year 2014 when my cousin was a student there. Things might have changed for the better now.
Can I get into BIT Mesra if my OBC rank is 30,600?
There are OBC-NCL and OBC-NCL (PwD) admissions at BIT Mesra through JoSAA counseling. However, 54 seats are offered by BIT Mesra in the OBC category for BC1 and BC2, only to the students of Jharkhand.
The college releases the notification to apply for these seats on its official website. If you are from Jharkhand, you can get a seat at BIT through this allotment scheme, in a branch such as Civil or Chemical. If luck favors you, you may even get into EEE or Mechanical. If you are a non Jharkhand candidate, you can only get in through your general rank in AI quota. Most probably your General AI rank is 80k+. This rank won't be enough to get an admission into BIT.
Thus, your rank won’t possibly get you an admission into BIT Mesra. However, you go for the NIT of your home state.
For civil engineering, what should be my preference order, NIT Agartala, NIT Jamshedpur, or BIT Mesra?
All the three colleges are good. However, according to me, NIT JSR and BIT Mesra are better than NIT Agartala. For a core Engineering branch though, NIT JSR is a better choice over BIT Mesra. So your preference order for Civil should be NIT JSR> BIT Mesra> NIT Agartala.
Here are a few comparison points between NIT JSR and BIT Mesra to helTithi agp you choose between the two-
- Academic Infrastructure- The infrastructure at BIT Mesra is better than NIT JSR. However, NIT JSR has a new academic building and the old academic building underwent renovation some time back.
- Hostel Infrastructure- The hostel infrastructure of NIT JSR is much superior with the rooms and galleries in very good condition.
- Placements- For core branches, the placements are a bit better at NIT JSR.
- The teacher-student ratio is better at BIT Mesra.
- BIT Mesra is a private college, so the maintenance of campus, classrooms, etc. is much better. However, its semester fees are much higher than NIT JSR.
- NIT JSR carries the ‘NIT’ tag which holds value if you go for your higher studies, and may also open more job opportunities for you.
- For CAT, UPSC, IES, GATE, etc. aspirants, NIT JSR has a lesser attendance pressure and allows more free time that you can then use for your preparation.
- Curriculum load- The curriculum load is more at BIT Mesra than NIT JSR.
- The girls:boys student ratio is better at BIT Mesra.
- The study environment is almost the same at both.
BIT Mesra is a better option for CSE. However, for a core branch, NIT JSR is a better choice. My brother chose Civil at NIT JSR over Civil at BIT Mesra and he did not regret his decision. Also, never choose an institution based off of NIRF rankings because they consider many factors, and many of them are irrelevant for you.
What are the chances of changing one's branch from production to CSE in BIT Mesra?
BIT Mesra branch change procedure does not depend on the branch you are changing from. It depends on several other factors like
- Number of vacant seats in each branch (maximum 4-5)
- CGPA of people applying for branch change. The higher your CGPA, the more your preference will be considered.
Irrespective of whichever branch you belong to, your chances of changing your branch to CAE are the same as other students. All you need to do is score excellently in the 1st and 2nd semesters. You should at least target an 8.9 and above to be among the top 3-4 students. Scoring such a high CGPA is indeed very challenging.
However, you will spend a lot of time on branch change and end up missing a lot of fun activities so consider it only if you are serious about branch change.
How is the chemical branch of BIT Mesra in terms of placements and the average package?
Nowadays, the core recruiters give more preference to students from the mechanical field. The placement at BIT Mesra is comparatively poor, and many students end up jobless.
So it is better to select the branch wisely, and if you are really passionate about Chemical Engineering, then you can either go for higher studies or attend off-campus interviews.
Why do companies like Twitter, Linkedin and others don't come for campus placement in BIT Mesra?
My brother was a training and placement coordinator at BIT Mesra in the past. He told me that the training and placement cell at BIT Mesra works hard throughout the year to make sure that students are offered top placements from the campus. Despite its remote location, BIT Mesra brings in top IT companies for campus placements. Almost all the top IT companies, barring a few, visit the BIT Mesra campus for placements.
Twitter and LinkedIn started hiring from Indian campuses quite recently, in 2013. Initially, these two hired students from top institutions like IIT Bombay, which boasts of having the best CSE undergraduates in the country. Other than that, most hirings were done through off-campus processes.
At present, however, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and LinkedIn are some of the top brands that visit the BIT Mesra campus for placements. Some other top brands that visit the BIT Mesra campus include- Directi, Walmart Labs, Intuit, Goldman Sachs, Epic System, Flipkart, Uber, Vmware, MAQ software, DE Shaw, Codenation, Samsung, Paypal, NVIDIA, Visa, SAP labs, Sprinklr, among others.
If you are a pre-final year student at BIT Mesra, I would suggest you refine your coding skills to get placed in top IT companies with a good package.
Should I choose BIT Mesra or NIT Agartala for production engineering?
Unquestionably BIT Mesra would be a better option than NIT Agartala. According to India Today BIT Mesra comes in third position among all top engineering colleges of India. There are several reasons to choose BIT Mesra over NIT Agartala they are as follows:
- Ranking: BIT Mesra ranked 53 among the top engineering colleges of India whereas NIT Agartala stood 91 among them.
- Placement: Last year in campus placement of BIT Mesra the highest package offered was INR 58.33 LPA and an average package of INR 13.01 LPA. Top recruiters like Hashed In, Persistent Systems, Cognizant, Daffodil Software, etc. visited the campus for placement.
- Infrastructure: The hostel rooms at BIT have great high-speed internet access. Almost every sort of resource is available. Campus life and dorm life are excellent.
- Alumni: Hemant Soren (CM of Jharkhand), V. Vaidyanathan (Managing director and CEO of IDFC First Bank), Rohit Pujari (Minister of State of Higher Education of Odisha), etc. are a few notable alumni of this organization.
BIT Mesra offers a compelling opportunity for a solid academic foundation, good placement statistics, and a dynamic learning environment that is ideal for being a better choice than NIT Agartala.
Which is better- BIT Mesra or Jaypee Noida?
Among these, BIT Mesra is the better option. It is a renowned college and offers excellent career opportunities to students. The institute has an excellent faculty base and offers good learning resources and facilities to students.
During BIT Mesra placements 2022, around 235 companies took part. The highest and average CTC offered this year were INR 58.33 LPA and INR 13.01 LPA.
What are the placements of integrated M.Sc in math and computing at BIT Mesra?
The branch was started in 2011 and still has a long way to go. The placement scenario however seems promising since the first batch itself received the highest offer of INR 10 LPA. Most of the seniors I know who belonged to this branch were dependent on off-campus placements and got placed in SAP Labs.
The reason on-campus placements for Integrated MSc in Math and Computing at BIT Mesra are not very promising is that students for this program aren't selected via JEE Mains. Big companies like Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Walmart Labs, etc don't find these students credible enough to work in their companies. However, recently MnC has become the fastest-growing branch on campus right now with students receiving plentiful internship offers from foreign universities, IIT, and IIM.
Ultimately I would like to comment that go for this branch only if you are genuinely interested in it and not as an escape route to one-year JEE preparation. Don’t go for it just because of placements you will end up being disappointed.
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