ICT Mumbai wins this battle. It is one of the best-known colleges in India for chemical engineering. The table below shows the rankings for ICT Mumbai:

Starting from experienced faculty to great learning experience, placement rate is commendable. An average package deal for a chemical engineering student from ICT Mumbai is around 5 lakhs, which is pretty good. Also, several chemical industries and companies pay frequent visits to the campus. 

A friend of mine is an ex student ICT Mumbai. Here are the reasons why ICT Mumbai is better than an NIT:

1. ICT, as an institute, strictly concentrates on chemical engineering. The chemical engineers passed out from this institute add-up to its reputation and good word.
2. In terms of location, it is situated in the middle of industries from both Mumbai and Gujrat on either side. It will be convenient for the student to get himself/herself an internship in either of the industries or get a job during the placement session.
3. In terms of faculty, the teachers appointed are themselves specialists in the department of chemical engineering. Also, they have a good connection with multiple industries. 

Therefore, ICT Mumbai is the most favorable choice.

As for NIT, it depends on which NIT one is mentioning. If they are referring to NIT Rourkela, Warangal, Tirchi, Surathkal then they are good. The rest of the NITs aren’t up to the mark.

Chemical Engineering and ECE, both the branches are in demand. The major scope of Chemical Engineering is in chemical, food processing, pharma, medical industries, oil, and gas, etc.

The major scope of ECE is in android, mobile, and telecommunication. The majority of the students prefer ECE because of two reasons. The first reason being comfort. Secondly, after acquiring skills in programming languages, it is easy to switch to the IT or software field.

Here is a brief overview of CE at NIT Calicut and ECE at IIIT Jabalpur.

If you don’t have any particular inclination towards any branch you can go for ECE at IIIT Jabalpur.

All the mentioned NITs are among the top engineering institutes in the country. Out of all the NITs in India, the best choice is NIT Rourkela. As some of my friends studied there I might be able to give you some reasons. These are:

• NIT Rourkela is famous for its Chemical Branch. 
• The research culture of the institute is outstanding.
• The institute has been ranked 16th in the NIRF Ranking for Engineering 2020. It is way above all the three institutes mentioned.
• The JEE Main cut-offs are high. So, only the best students get a chance for admission. 
• The college also encourages diversity.

The fee and chemical branch placement details are as follows.

The top recruiters include L&T, Reliance, Tata, P&G, Parle, ACC Cement, Aditya Birla, IOCL, PGCIL, NTPC, GMR Energy, GlaxoSmithKline, and more.

Overall, NIT Rourkela is an excellent choice. After CSE and EC branches, the Chemical branch recorded the highest placements. The return on investment of college is decent. But you should opt for it only if you can deal with and function under strict regulations and laws.

You must have to go for the fifth round of counseling to change your branch. But if you are hard-working then you can easily change the branch by maintaining an S.G.P.A of 8.5 approximately.

If you are unable to do so, you will regert it during the placements as even the most well-known NITs do not provide decent packages for students pursuing Chemical Engineering. Another option you have is only the GATE exam that is one of the most preferred gateways by students for getting admission.

The following data can be obtained for the Chemical Engineering branch in IET Lucknow as per the recent data:

IET is the known as Institute for ESE and GATE aspirants. Join some coaching for your GATE and work hard to convert all your dreams into reality by getting the desired branch in the college preferred by you.

One of my brothers was placed in a prominent company through on-campus placement. As per his experience, CGPA isn’t required for the process of getting a good job. 

He scored 9 CGPA and many of his friends scored less than him yet they were successfully placed in prominent companies. The reason behind this is that marks hardly matters when recruiters visit campus moreover, they are all focused on your knowledge and skills. 

Getting a good placement is definitely a dream for all the engineers but you definitely have to brush up on your skills and knowledge before sitting for the recruitment process. 

I can assist you with the latest scenario of Chemical Engineering at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata.

Curriculum:

• Being an autonomous institute, the curriculum is pretty up-to-date. Though subjects such as Petroleum Refinery Engineering, Piping, etc are missing
• As the institute is new, you can see the slightest change in the syllabus over a timely basis.

Faculty:

• Maximum teaching faculties have done their Ph.D. from reputed institutes and some even have exceptional teaching qualities.
• There are few, who are willing to put in extra efforts for sincere students and guide them whenever possible.

Labs:

• Almost all labs do not have a sufficient number of apparatus which leads to students performing experiments in groups.
• But still, the labs are pretty much sufficient and enough to clear your basic idea about the subject.
• Computer Labs lack modern softwares such as Aspen, ChemCAD, etc. but recently they have started introducing FLUENT and COMSOL, MATLAB, and AUTOCAD.

Research Facility:

• You won’t see much research happening here due to a lack of infrastructure.
• The project lab is not very well equipped but if want do some project you are guided by the faculty.

Placements:

• Companies like Linde, Phillips Carbon Black Ltd., Haldia Petrochemicals, and Voith Paper recruit regularly.
• There is a good aura for someone who’s aspiring to crack GATE to get into some PSU and also, who wants to pursue higher studies both in India as well as abroad.

Ultimately it totally depends on you and how you use the resources provided to you for your benefit and how you seize the opportunities which come to you.