In the 2015 Batch, there were 3 students from the Computer science branch, who went abroad. One of them went to Washington for a direct Ph.D., another went to CMU for MS and a guy went to John Hopkins for MS.

In the Electrical Engineering branch, one guy went to Denmark Technical University, another guy went to Florida State University for MS (Unfunded) in the 2015 batch. 

You can go to a lot of places unfunded. With good grades, you can get funding via direct Ph.D. work on internships and projects. Work in getting good Letter of Recommendations from professors. Try to make good relations with all professors.

If you persevere enough yes, you can go. Otherwise, your best chance would be via M.Tech at IISC, IITs, etc, and then Ph.D. abroad.

While Civil Engineering is a widely popular branch of engineering in India, a B.Tech. in the same at IIEST, Shibpur is a highly demanded degree. One of the main points of attraction for the interested students is the quality internships that they can avail as civil engineering students at IIEST, through networking with the wide alumni base, situated both in India and abroad.

About the Placement Cell:

• The Training and Placement cell at IIEST, Shibpur is responsible for bringing internships, jobs, and vocational training opportunities to its students. It even grooms the students for the same.

• The cell also brings its students paid and/or summer internship opportunities including the DAAD Scholarship-Working Internship In Science And Technology.

Statistics:

• Around 40-60% of the students at IIEST get internships during their study period at the institute. Consequently, students also get jobs and/or valuable industry contacts through the said internships.

• In 2016, a 3rd-year student from IIEST Shibpur got an internship at Google Headquarters in the USA after competing with the best young minds of the nation, from top colleges like the IITs, for the spot.

• Students that are interested in VT ( vocational training ) can contact their professors at IIEST, who usually have contacts at some of the top civil construction or design firms.

• Texas Instruments offers internships on campus to 3rd-year students. The selection procedure for the same is rigorous. Internships are also offered by CESC.

• About 78% of the students from Civil Engineering (Batch of 2016) got an internship at Hindustan Construction Company.

• Microsoft offers internships to IIEST students every year as well.

Apart from these, students also look for internships/training opportunities independently at various companies to learn the workings of the industry and increase their expertise.

Therefore, B.Tech. in Civil Engineering at IIEST is a decent option for students looking for fantastic internships to cultivate, practice, and improve their skills and efficiency while studying, so that they are prepared and fit for the job by the time they start working. It also gives them practical experience in the real world, which helps one learn. IIEST Shibpur enables this through the opportunities it gives its students and its strong alumni network.

Before taking a decision, I would suggest you to consider certain points such as what you want to do after B.Tech, whether you want to do a job or you want to go into research.

• If you want to do a job, then NIT Durgapur is a better option. NIT Durgapur provides a B.Tech course and more companies visit the campus during placements in comparison to IIEST Shibpur. On the other hand, IIEST Shibpur offers a dual degree program (B.Tech + M.tech), and most of the companies normally, are unwilling to accept a dual degree.
• If research is what you want to pursue as your career, I will recommend IIEST Shibpur. As IIEST Shibpur offers a dual degree program, one year for research will be saved while doing M.Tech. Also, the faculty members IIEST Shibpur are slightly better than NIT Durgapur.

Here is the recent placement statistics for both institutes.

Hope it helps you in making the right choice.

The answer to this depends on what your final goal is.

If you are interested in CSE and want to take up a job offering lucrative packages, CSE at IIEST is what you should opt for if you are not getting shortlisted for CSE at JU.

You will get better placements in CSE at IIEST than electrical engineering at JU.

But, if you are interested to go for further studies, JU seems to be a better choice because you have good records. There are chances of IIEST climbing up the ladder to be a much greater institution with the changes in it, however, it will definitely be a slow and steady movement and also, the outcome cannot be predicted. In addition to this, you must keep in mind that it is an integrated course which is of five years.

At the same time, even though JU does not have an INI status, it has a good brand value and is quite popular in foreign countries. This might help you in the long run if you are planning for higher studies abroad or getting settled down abroad.

For an MTech in Environmental Engineering, the best option will be to attempt GRE or IELTS and pursuing a Ph.D. abroad. 

There are several research job opportunities for Environmental Engineering students in India but these jobs do not pay well. The reason behind this is the Govt. has not taken initiative to improve in this field. Which is not the case abroad. 

If your only alternatives are institutes like NIT Durgapur, it will be better to go for IIEST Shibpur. Pursue a B.E. in Civil Engineering and after that do your MTech in Environmental Engineering. You will get way better research exposure at IIEST Shibpur. 

There’s no doubts about the fact that 5 years at IIITA is a smarter option compared to anything else. This is because of the simple calculation that you are going to study the same curriculum for 4 years BTech for 3 years. That is all about the core of CS and IT. One core and two electives are a part of the fourth year in a 4-year BTech program, which hardly makes any difference. 

According to the experts, Robotics is the future of the IT industry and hence, finding yourself in the midst of such an academically enriching atmosphere which ensures a full time access to a premium robotics laboratory and esteemed faculty will certainly do good to you in more ways than you can ever imagine. That’s the kind of right exposure you are looking at.

Moreover, this department at IIIT Allahabad is being funded by MHRD, thus having a lot of helpful and positive influence from the big academic and administrative circles from all over the country. A number of international conferences sponsored by IEEE are held here regularly. A DST funded summer school of robotics is also a part of this institute. IIIT Allahabad is known to have multiple MOUs with various popular foreign universities and has extensive student exchange programs to give the best exposure of the industry and experts to its students.