What should I take: IIT BHU Electronics or IIT Kanpur Chemical Engineering?

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Ajay

Posted On - Jun 12, 2024

Student at IIT Kanpur

I am a student of IIT Kanpur. In terms of infrastructure and facilities, IIT Kanpur is way ahead of IIT BHU. It is one of the oldest and topmost IITs. Even though IIT BHU was actually established in 1919 as Banaras Engineering College, it became an IIT in 2012.

Here is a comparison between the Electronics branch of IIT BHU and Chemical branch of IIT Kanpur based on multiple factors:

Parameters	IIT BHU Electronics (2023 Placements)	IIT Kanpur Chemical (2024- Phase1 Placements)
Year of Establishment	Originally-1919; Became an IIT-2012	1959
NIRF 2023 Engineering Ranking	15	4
Placement %	90.83 %	82%
Median Package	INR 30 LPA	INR 16 LPA
Highest Package	INR 50 LPA	-
Average Package	INR 29.56 LPA	INR 18.9 LPA
Top Recruiters	Microsoft, Google, Goldman Sachs, Apple, Samsung, etc.	-

(The branch-wise data for 2024 placements of IIT BHU is not yet available. On the other hand, the IIT Kanpur 2024 placements are still ongoing, because of which, the figures are comparatively very small).

If you wish to jump into an IT career, Electronics is a better choice as compared to Chemical. However, IIT Kanpur will provide you with much better exposure, and much wider opportunities as compared to IIT BHU. Additionally, you can learn coding even as a student of Chemical Engineering. This way, even if you don’t get as many IT-based job opportunities on campus, you’ll easily get an off campus offer. The IIT Kanpur tag will help you get into top international universities for higher studies and research work.

Based on these factors, I would suggest you choose Chemical Engineering at IIT Kanpur over Electronics at IIT BHU.

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Abhirup Singh

Posted On - Aug 14, 2020

Studied at Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi

If you are interested in a particular branch then go for that as IIT BHU and Kanpur both of these institutions are among the top institutions in India. Both the institutions are quite old, so they are up to the mark in the alumni network, placements, and internship, etc. But if you are not sure about the branch then consider the following points –

The department of Electronics Engineering at IIT BHU dates back to 1971 and equipped with good laboratory facilities. The faculties are well experienced. According to 2019 placement statistics, a total of 88 students got placed from Electronics Engineering. The average CTC offered at this IIT was around 8.19 lakhs/annum.

The department of Chemical Engineering in IIT Kanpur is considered among the best in the nation. If you are passionate about higher studies, research, or placement in government/ semi-government jobs (PSUs) then you can go for Chemical, but it has very few non-core placement opportunities. Chemical engineering provides more opportunities in higher studies and research. The average placement package offered at IIT Kanpur in 2019 was around 7.5 LPA.