The second-oldest engineering institute in the country is the Indian Institute of Engineering, Science & Technology, Shibpur (formerly named BESU and B. E. College). Since 2014, it has been listed as an Institute of National Significance like IITs or IISc by the Parliament's NITZER Act.

Courses Offered: 

This Institute offers 5-year full-time dual degree courses (i.e. 10-semester courses) in the following divisions of the undergraduate course.

• Engineering & Applied Mechanics in Aerospace
• Civil Engineering Business
• The Science and Technology of Computers
• Electrical engineering engineering
• Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication
• Informational Technology
• Engineering in Mechanics
• Metallurgy and Engineering Materials
• Engineering in Mining

The Institute also offers a 5-year full-time undergraduate course in Architecture on a regular basis.

The Integrated Dual Degree Five-Year Curriculum or program for the following Departments of Science and Humanities are funded by the Arch Program, as stated above.

• Chemistry 
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Earth Science
• Social Sciences and Humanities.

These departments have post-graduate and doctoral programs of their own. There are several specialized centers and schools offering PG and Ph.D. programs at this Institute.

One of my friends was in the same situation last year. He got IIEST Shibpur Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Civil Engineering along with a rank of 1383 in West Bengal State Merit List of NEET for MBBS admission converted with a mark of 462. 

• In West Bengal State counseling he received R Ahmed Dental College in the 3rd round. 
• He refused the seat in KPC Medical College as he knew that his parents will not be able to pay his fees of 8 lakhs over 4.5 years. As he was not interested in Civil so he continued with Metallurgy and Materials Engineering.
• During his 1st semester, he again started preparing for NEET but figured out later that the course pressure at IIEST Shibpur is too much and with so much to study for NEET, he was just falling apart. 
• His CGPA was not good as it was only 8.67 and ultimately decided not to go for NEET as his father advised him to concentrate on IIEST and give up on his dreams of becoming a doctor. 
• It came as a shock but later he realized that preparing for NEET all over again alongside maintaining a proper CGPA at IIEST is doing more harm than good to his career. 
• He felt that he should have taken the drop in the beginning but he was not ready to take any risk and IIEST Shibpur being a renowned college he was not ready to leave it.

So, if you want to become a doctor and serve people and if it's the long-cherished dream of pursuing MBBS then you should leave IIEST and better prepare for NEET again. Different people will have different views regarding the decision of leaving a good college like IIEST but in the end, it completely depends upon your goals.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur (IIEST Shibpur) is the second oldest engineering college in India. It offers 45 courses in Engineering, Management, Science, and Architecture. Admissions are conducted through central exams conducted by UGC like JEE, XAM, etc. IIEST has over 250 faculty members including regular guest faculty. It hosts 4000 students every year for their higher education. Even though the institute is engaged in a number of fields, it is most famous for its B.Tech and M.Tech course of Engineering.

Civil Engineering Department:

The Department of Civil Engineering is one of the oldest departments at IIEST Shibpur. The Civil Engineering course mainly deals with Structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resource engineering, environmental engineering, and transportation engineering.

Mining Engineering Department:

The Department of Mining Engineering at IIEST, Shibpur was the pioneer in imparting Mining Engineering education in the country. Today, it stands as one of the most diverse and vibrant departments encompassing all disciplines within Mining Engineering and associates areas.

Opportunities:

• The Department of Civil Engineering is one of the Government of India recognized Quality Improved Programme Centres associated with research and development activities. The Department undertakes sponsored research from the AICTE, MHRD, UGO, CSIR etc.
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering has regular intense interactions with the industries, which help the students to get abreast of the latest developments.

Courses and Duration:

• The Department of Civil Engineering offers the normal 4-semester daytime course. It also runs a 6-semester self-financed course in Structural, Geotechnical, and Environmental Engineering for those currently working. These courses are conducted in the evening.
• The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a regular 4-semester course. However, there are a number of other courses provided by the college for students who wish to pursue further studies.

Faculty:

• The faculty at the Department of Civil Engineering is exceptional in the terms that they provide students with the knowledge and opportunities required for their career. Many professors have published research papers or are pursuing further research.
• The faculty of Mining Engineering as well is known for its multidisciplinary research skills. They have conducted research in Geometrics, gas extraction, Ergonomics, Remote Sensing, and Mineral Beneficiation. They have also secured research grants over the last few years and look to expand their research by involving students as well.

The table given below gives a brief overview of both the institutes:

Thus it depends entirely upon the student and their interest in Civil or Mechanical Engineering that will help them choose a course. While it is important to mark these differences, any course or college can be the best for the student if he/she knows how to utilize the opportunity completely.

If you are trying for CSE branch then you should expect a CGPA between 9.10-9.3. But this CGPA may vary as well. You should have a word had in the 1st semester so that there is no problem while changing to any branch. You should also analyze the competition level in the college as well so that you can predict the CGPA for this. 

At IIEST Shibpur there are fixed number of seats which needs to be filled by the students of other branches like in the case of CS and IT they allow up to 4 students while in the case of ETC they take up to 2 students. The eligibility for changing the branch is done by your CGPA and applications are usually accepted after the third week of July i.e. right after the starting of third semester.

Lot of applications are there and it depends upon your CGPA which branch you will be allocated. If you have a good CGPA then you will have more chances for getting your preferred branch.

If you consider the institutional ranks, then IIEST is always ahead of most of the NITs in India. Besides, the core branch and its placement statistics are also better in IIEST. 

But in the case of IT and CSE, NIT Durgapur grasps a better position than IIEST. However, IIEST is not so behind, and there is a chance that IIEST will surpass its positions in the next 3 years for the subjects CSE and IT. It can be mentioned that the faculties of IIEST are also better than all of the NITs.

If you are planning for higher studies, then IIEST Shibpur would be a better choice. You will be associated with great professors as well as students from not only India but abroad as well.

However, if you are not getting your desired subject in IIEST, you could go for NIT DGP.

On papers, there is. Each floor has a Wi-Fi router or sometimes 2 Wi-Fi routers installed for the students and also there is 1 JAXB Wi-Fi installed at a common point amidst all the hostels for common access.

 But in reality, you would consider yourself lucky if you are in rooms like 01, 03 or 10, 11. These are the extreme most rooms on each floor and get good Wi-Fi connections with decent speed. If you get a room near to the router you might get a speed around 5mbps or sometimes even 10mbps with an average speed of 2mbps. But if you are not, then you have to depend on luck. Only when others are not using, you might get some decent speed around 1mbps.

Moreover, the college Wi-Fi blocks many sites. For example, you can’t open YouTube, till the afternoon. The library and departmental Wi-Fi are far better than the hostel ones. Sometimes, the CS and Chemistry dept. WiFi download speed reaches 100mbps.