As your choice, of course, is different it’s difficult to choose one institute over the other. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur is one of the oldest NITs with a good reputation. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 VNIT ranks at 18 among all the engineering colleges of India. The placement highlights of 2018-19 at VNIT Nagpur show 68 students from Electrical Engineering got placed. The average salary package offered in the placement was around 7 LPA, while the highest package offered to students was 22 LPA. Top recruiters from this institute include Microsoft, MindTree, Raymond, Nokia, Sulzer, Siemens, and Symantec, etc. 

Despite being a new IIT, Indian Institute Of Technology, Bhubaneswar is doing quite well both in academics and placement. According to NIRF Ranking, IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked at 26. The placement highlights from last year show 90% of students got a placement offer from this IIT. A total of 89 companies visited the campus for placement drive. The top recruiters were Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, L&T, Deloitte, Directi, Reliance Industries, IBM, Tesco, Samsung, Apple Inc, Adobe, Tata Steel, Tata Power, Trident Group, UnitedHealth Group, etc. ISRO, DRDO, IOCL, HPCL, ONGC are the PSUs that also visited the campus for recruiting the students. The average CTC Offered was around 11.44 LPA, whereas 39 LPA was the highest CTC.

Both the institutes VNIT and IIT Bhubaneswar have their merits, so the decision comes down to your choice of course. So, first, choose which course you want to pursue and then choose the institute offering a better program for that specific course.

IIT – Hyderabad – CSE- How-is-the-curriculum-of-CSE-at-both-the-IITS.

Among new IITs, IIT Hyderabad is developing fast. It has been ranked 8th among engineering colleges and 17 overall in India by National Institute Ranking Framework. The CSE branch in IIT Hyderabad is quite good and the opening and closing rank for this IIT suggests many students choosing it over IITs like IIT BHU, IIT Guwahati, etc. The department has 40 students per batch as a result one can have a lot of opportunities for summer training in reputed companies like Microsoft, Adobe Google, etc.

The opening and closing rank of the Computer Science department in IIT Hyderabad was 203 and 616 respectively in 2019. The institute has recorded 100% placement of the Computer Science department with an average package of 26.64 lakh per annum. The major companies which come for the Computer Science department for recruitment are Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Qualcomm, NVidia, etc. It is also known for its academic strength, research, publication, and proximity to IT and industrial hubs.

There is lack of infrastructure, books in the library, and supercomputer for parallel programming. The faculties in IIT Bhubaneswar are excellent and the students have received an attractive salary ranging from 10 – 25 lakhs per annum. The opening and closing rank of Computer Science in IIT Bhubaneswar was 1404 and 2092 respectively in 2019. There is 100% placement for computer science students in IIT Bhubaneswar and major companies which came to campus for recruitment are Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, HCL, etc. IIT Bhubaneswar ranked 22 among engineering colleges and 56 overall according to National Institute Ranking Framework.

According to these facts, IIT Hyderabad will be the better choice than IIT Bhubaneswar for Computer Science but the choice is yours, so make your decision wisely.

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019 and BITS Hyderabad ranks 39th in the same category by NIRF 2019.

IIT Bhubaneswar has a dedicated placement cell, a total of 120 students were placed with the CSE department observing placement percentage of 100%. The undergraduate placement recorded 90% offers. The Electrical Engineering department has seen 86% placement in the year 2019. With an average salary package of 11 lakhs per annum for big companies like TATA Steel, TATA Advance System, Thermax, INTEL technology, etc.

BITS Hyderabad has a placement cell to groom students for interviews, etc. The CS department has been offered 16 lakhs per annum by companies like Microsoft, Adobe, etc.

You can opt for CS in BITS Hyderabad than opting for EE at IIT Hyderabad because computer science in BITS Hyderabad will open many scopes and are offered with a better salary package than Electrical Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar.

IIT Bhubaneshwar witnessed a total of 89 companies visiting the campus for recruitment drive 2019 offering jobs to 120 UG students. Core industries gave the highest number of job offers. PSU’s like ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM also participated in the campus placements. Other companies that participated in the recruitment drive are Adobe, Amazon, Accenture, TCS R&D, to name a few. Additionally, third-year students received internship offers in reputed industries. A few of them are engaged in internships in Research & Development organizations and foreign universities. The placement record for UG was 89.55%, while for M.Tech the percentage was 68%. In the past year, the highest domestic CTC offered was 39 LPA and the average salary offered was 11.44 LPA.  IIT Bhubaneswar has raised its bar every year with growth in average salary. You can clearly look at the past trends of the average salary package offered in IIT Bhubaneshwar. In 2016-17, the average was 10.52 LPA, while in 2017-18 it stood at 11.15 LPA. Branch wise placement percentage at IIT Bhubaneshwar is quite impressive too with 100% placement in Computer Science Engineering followed by Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (90%), Civil Engineering (89%), Electrical Engineering (86%), Mechanical Engineering ( 83%). 

Most IITs do not allow changing courses from dual degree to a B.Tech degree. However, you can shift from a B.Tech degree to a dual degree. The rules regarding the change of course in IIT Bhubaneswar are the same as other IITs.  

In IIT Bhubaneswar, only those students will be eligible to be considered for branch change after the second(spring) semester, who have-

1. Completed all the credits required in the first two semesters of their studies.
2. CGPA not lower than 8.5 at the end of the second semester.

Students in the 4th year of B.Tech courses are also eligible to apply for a change of branch in any engineering (4-Year or 5-Year dual degree) course. But the selection is strictly based on merit of the applicants. Generally, applicants who rank in the top 1% are considered first. In case of ties, the deciding factor is the JEE rank of the applicants. Students who are interested in changing their courses may enlist up to 5 choices of branch according to their preference.

The average placement package at IIT Bhubaneswar was 11.44 Lakh per annum for the academic year 2019. In an all, 120 students from undergraduate programs received offers. The highest numbers of job offers were received from core companies. The campus witnessed lucrative companies and PSUs including ISRO, IOCL, NCCBM including others. In the CSE department, the average placement package was around 14 LPA. The average salary offered has gone up by 30% from the previous years. 

If we look at branch wise placement, 89% of students got placed in Civil Engineering, 100% in Computer Science Engineering, 86% in Electrical Engineering, 83% in Mechanical Engineering, and 90% in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Around 89 companies visited the campus in 2019 and the highest CTC offered was 39 lakh per annum. Furthermore, 68% of students from M.Tech were also placed in core industries.

Campus life in IIT Bhubaneswar is great. Discussed below are a few prospects of the campus life in IIT Bhubaneswar  

• INFRASTRUCTURE: Being a new IIT, the infrastructure can't be compared with the old IIT's. But there is some promising state of the art labs and lecture halls. The undergoing construction plan promises to give even better infrastructural benefits in the future.
• NATURAL BEAUTY: The Barunai Hills visible from your hostel windows will help you to relax after a hectic day at college. 
• HOSTEL: This is the most important part of any engineer's college life. The friends you make and the memories you share with them in a hostel is something which stays forever. And the hostel facility at IIT Bhubaneshwar is very good. You are also provided with decent internet connectivity. hence there is no hindrance in the academics. You get to meet students coming from different backgrounds. This adds to your learning process.
• CULTURAL EVENTS: You'll get plenty of opportunities in this area as well. Alma Fiesta is the annual socio-cultural fest of IIT Bhubaneshwar. It's a three-day-long event which comprises of various individual events. You will get to meet and interact with thousands of students from different parts of India.
• MISCELLANEOUS: There's a playing ground for Cricket, Football, etc. there is also an open gym. You also have a tennis court on the Campus. Inside the campus, there is a shopping complex to fulfill your grocery or gadget needs. You also have a to and fro Bus service to take you to the city.