If you are considering the Chemical Engineering Department at MANIT Bhopal, here are some pros and cons based on the experience of a current student:

Pros:

• The department has relatively small class sizes of around 60 students. This allows for more one-on-one interaction with professors, similar to what you may have experienced in school.
• The HOD (Head of Department) and senior faculty members are helpful and care about the interests of students.
• Despite being a newer department (started around 10 years ago), the Chemical Engineering Department has maintained decent placement records.
• Compared to other departments, there are fewer classes, giving you more time for yourself to prepare for future prospects such as GATE, CAT, GRE, etc.
• The department has better infrastructure than many other departments at MANIT, and the labs have continuously improved over the past few years.

Cons:

• There are no professors in the Chemical Engineering Department, only Assistant Professors. This can lower the standard of education, which may not be what one would expect from an NIT.
• Most of the courses are taught by Contract Faculties who can be rude, non-qualified, and excessively egoistic.
• The department has a skewed relative grading system where no one gets a perfect 10 in any subject, even if they score as high as 97/98. This diminishes the point of having a relative grading system.
• There is no library in the department, and even the college library is in a state of extreme disarray.

Overall, if you are considering the Chemical Engineering Department at MANIT, it is important to weigh the pros and cons mentioned above. While the department has small class sizes, helpful senior faculty members, and decent placements, it also has a lack of professors, rude contract faculties, a skewed grading system, and a lack of library resources.

Chemical Science and Technology is a great choice for those who have a genuine interest in the subject of Chemistry. 

• It comprises inorganic, organic, and other aspects.
• It covers aspects of drug design, medicinal chemistry, material science, environmental science, and even molecular biology. 
• It is a research-oriented discipline
• It's a contemporary of Engineering Physics
• Its syllabus covers topics like nano-chemistry and nano-technology which is the next big thing in the engineering sector 

Prospects

• The prospects of CST are not at or with that of Chemical Engineering unless you are going to opt for non-core jobs.

Chemical Engineering, on the other hand, is a blend of a profusion of physical chemistry along with a mess of physics, math, and many other things. It entails the processes that help maximize efficiency, increase profit, and focus on the best possible way for the production of any product in any industry.

Prospects

• The prospects of Chemical Engineering are better than CST and its students receive better packages.

Ultimately, it’s all about if you are going for core or non-core jobs. Either way, Chemical Engineering is a better option than CST unless you have a serious inclination toward Chemistry.

NIT Calicut offers a decent Chemical Engineering program. It offers decent academics and placement. According to the recent placement highlights, students of Chemical Engineering receive an average CTC of around INR 9 LPA. The highest CTC offered goes up to INR 21 LPA. Although very few core companies from Chemical Engineering visit NIT Calicut placements. 

Chemical Engineering has a broad scope outside India but is yet to make its mark here. The field is not developed here yet, the demand is low and so is the pay. If you are genuinely interested in this field and want to pursue a career in the same, universities in the USA and Germany provide excellent opportunities. To ensure the maximum utilization of the benefits of this field, we need qualified professionals.

Infrastructure: IIT Gandhinagar is well known for its infrastructure and facilities. The new hostel has excellent accommodation facilities with 90 Mbps speed wifi. The food served in the mess is decent and there are also 4 canteens that have got a 5-star rating from FSSAI. Students are provided with 24/7 medical facilities.

Faculty: Sparing a few assistant professors, the faculty is mostly dedicated, passionate, and very learned. They provided constant assistance to the students.

Course: All the courses have the same syllabus in the first year. The semester exams are no joke and can be quite challenging at times. You will get some free time post classes so prepare well and get a good CPI. The institute follows a relative grading system so the passing marks vary from teacher to teacher.

Placements: Out of 27 registered students this year, 16 got placed bringing the placement percentage to 52.26%. IIT Gandhinagar's average package of Chemical Engineering stood at INR 14.82 LPA while the median package stood at INR 14 LPA.

Overall, the chemical Engineering department of IIT Gandhinagar is very promising although the placements are still average and need to improve.