Yes, there is a good chance that you will get a seat in IIT Bhubaneswar core mechanical department. In IIT Bhubaneswar, the selection is based on 70% weightage for the GATE score and 30% weightage for the performance in the Written Test and Interview. The department has 3 main branches i.e. Design, Thermal, and Manufacturing. The cutoff is most likely to be, Design>Thermal >Manufacturing in all IITs. As design seats get filled first, then thermal and then manufacturing.

There are 18 seats for both Mechanical Systems Design and Thermal Science and Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar. The basic eligibility criteria are 60% marks in B. Tech./B. E. in Mechanical Engineering with a valid GATE score. Although cutoff changes every year for each branch but based on last year’s record, in 2020, the expected GATE cutoff for Mechanical System Design(GEN) is 595- 605 in IIT Bhubaneswar. So, yes there is a good possibility that you will make the cut.

IIT’s are the best engineering institutes of the country and IIT Bhubaneshwar, being in the Top 20, is a great choice for M.Tech after graduation.

It offers a two-year full-time M.Tech course in mechanical engineering. An individual can take admission via the GATE score. The cut-off for MTech in mechanical engineering went around 540 in the year 2019. The fees for the course are 4.62 lakhs divided into 2.34 Lakhs and 2.28 Lakhs. Candidates must have a minimum of 60% or a 6.5 CGPA on a scale of 10 in B. tech/B.E. with a valid GATE score. (50% marks for SC / ST)

There were 68% placements for MTech students in 2019. The highest package stands at 39 LPA comparing to 30 LPA of industry standards. The average package at IIT BBS stands at 11.1 LPA in comparison to the industry average of 7 LPA which clearly shows that IIT BBS is performing very well among other colleges.

The infrastructure is well-developed with a high-speed Wi-Fi available in the academic block. Classrooms are Centralized AC and the Labs are well equipped with the latest technology equipment. Faculty is very knowledgeable, qualified, and uses practical methods to help understand topics.

IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Gandhinagar both are new IITs and have decent placement records so it’s hard to pick one institute over the other.

According to the NIRF Ranking 2020 (Engineering Category), IIT Bhubaneswar is ranked at 22nd place. The overall M.Tech placements percentage at this institute was close to 69% in 2019. The placement of M. Tech design is quite good too. The main recruiters included most of the PSU’s such as HPCL, Oil India Limited, IOCL, and MNCs like Goldman Sachs, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, etc.

IIT Gandhinagar is ranked 24th among the engineering colleges of India according to the NIRF Ranking 2020. The majority of placements offers at IIT Gandhinagar are made by PSU’s. Students also opt for different options according to their preferences about different careers.

But in the end, these are just some statistics that can change over time. So, you should make your decision according to your convenience.

Thermal engineering is among the most aspiring specialization courses in mechanical engineering. The mechanical engineering department from IIT Bhubaneswar has good faculties, hence academically you don’t have to worry. There are numerous research areas in which thermal engineering professors are working.

Moreover, you will get an equal opportunity from any IIT when it comes to Ph.D. or research assistantship from foreign universities in IIT Bhubaneswar. As far as placements are concerned, thermal engineering got 100% placements with 70% of them in industries and 30% in academics. Whereas, there was an overall 69% placement rate from M.Tech courses in 2019. The average placement package offered was 11.4 LPA.

IIT Bhubaneswar is a budding institution. The institute now ranks 17th according to the NIRF rankings. The placement percentage for this institute is increasing every year. Famous companies like Maruti Suzuki, L&T ECC, and Belcan visit the college for the campus placements. In 2019, the placement rate of the mechanical department was around 83%. Whereas the average placement percentage for postgraduate courses was 69%. The highest package offered to a mechanical student at IIT BBS was 39 lacs per annum. The average offer was 11 lacs per annum. Mechanical Engineering at IIT BBS has had a constant placement rate with a sudden hike in 2018. More than 110 students were recruited from the 2019 batch. MTech students also got placed in renowned organizations such as Amazon, Microsoft, BHEL, DRDO, Hindalco Industries, NTPC, Aditya Birla Group, etc. last year.