As it’s a new IIT, the Metallurgy department is still developing in IIT Bhubaneswar. But this department is equipped with state-of-art lab equipment. School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (SMMME) in IIT Bhubaneswar has an excellent fusion of faculty members from diverse backgrounds of minerals, metals, and materials engineering. This school has signed a partnership with the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) at Bhubaneswar. There is also a student and faculty exchange program with Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at Warwick University, UK, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Also, according to 2019 placement statistics, 68% of the total M.Tech batch was placed with core and other sectors with salary packages ranging from 10 – 16 lakh per annum.

According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019, IIT BHU ranks at 14. The department of Metallurgy in IIT BHU is well equipped with lab instruments. Being an old IIT it also has great facilities and a large alumni base. Companies like Tata Steel, Tata motors, Saint Gobain, Flipkart, Oyo, Maruti Suzuki, etc visit the campus for placement of M.tech students.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT BHU, both the IITs are good choices for doing M.Tech in Metallurgy. So, pick one according to your convenience.

Unfortunately, no. The students, although filled with a lot of enthusiasm to grow, have fewer opportunities and facilities at IIT Bhubaneswar. There is an effective shortage of faculty. The CS branch here has only a total of 5 professors for all the 4 batches. There are internet issues as well. The labs aren’t sufficiently equipped. There are no supercomputers for parallel programming. The college has been trying to expand its horizons since the beginning. There can’t be direct blame at any entity of the college. Newly admitted students are expected to team with their seniors and come up with new ideas and initiatives. The college can excel in such curricular activities only if the students leap over the boundaries set and create opportunities for themselves. And in the recent past, there have been improvements in the availability of opportunities for students in such avenues. This means the goal to build an Open Source Culture may come true in the near future.

Yes, it is worth taking admission to IIT BBS because of the following reasons.

1. IIT Bhubaneswar is a government institute of national importance, which promises excellent facilities with government-approved courses.
2. Being a govt. institute, it offers schemes like fee waiver, student exchange program, and scholarships. Also, there are inter IIT-sports and hackathons, in which students can take part and interact with students from other IITs.
3. IIT Bhubaneswar offers various programs and courses under B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. The institute has the updated syllabus according to the current industry demands.
4. It has newly built, advanced, and fully facilitated campus. The laboratories are well equipped with modern instruments. Away from the hustle of the city, the lush green campus provides the perfect academic atmosphere.
5. Though new IIT, it has a decent placement record. In 2019 the placement rate was 90% and the average salary offered was around 11.5 LPA.
6. It is quite far from Bhubaneswar city, but the campus has a railway station nearby. It is just 35 km away from Bhubaneswar Biju Pattanaik International Airport and 8 km from Khurda Road Junction railway station.
7. Hostels are newly constructed and equipped with all the required facilities. Mostly all rooms are single occupancy.
8. The institute has decent students to teacher ratio with well qualified and experienced professors.
9. Many programs are conducted around the year including the annual cultural fest as well as the technical fest which ensures the overall growth of the students.

IIT’s are the best engineering institutes of the country and IIT Bhubaneshwar ranks at 22 among the engineering colleges in India according to the NIRF Ranking of 2020. Since Electrical Engineering has been from the start of IIT Bhubaneswar, placements are great there. The curriculum of Electrical Engineering incorporates recent industry requirements. The placements for the early years were not that great but for the last 2 years, the situation is incrementing. In 2019 placement drive 86% of students from Electrical Engineering got placement and the average CTC offered at this IIT was 11.4 LPA. IIT’s have the best faculties in the country. The level of research work and the flexibility they provide is exceptional.

In 2019 the CSE department at NIT Nagpur had the highest number of job offers, 78. The average package was around 7 LPA which stands below IIT Bhubaneshwar.

The level of exposure and practical experience at IIT is exceptional and would help in developing extracurricular skills and potential development. So, between NIT Nagpur CSE and IIT Bhubaneswar EE, IIT Bhubaneswar EE is the better choice.