Mining Engineering at IIT-BHU is quite good. The Mining Branch in IIT-BHU came into existence in 1923 as a section of the Department of Geology. Later in 1944 separate Department of Mining Engineering was formed. It is one of the oldest and biggest Mining Engineering branch of India.

The course structure of mining is a combination of mechanical, electrical, electronics, earth sciences, computer science, and physics. The department has 6 well-equipped laboratories. The faculty is qualified and well-experienced in their field.

A lot of companies visit the campus placement drive every year such as Coal India Limited, Tata Steel, Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, Jindal, etc. The Placement stats show that in 2019 the Highest package for the mining branch at IIT-BHU was 31 LPA and the average package was 12 LPA. Apart from the core recruiting companies, there are also placement options in non-core companies that visit the campus. Almost 95% of students from the Mining batch get placed every year. In 2019 placement drive a total of 85 students from the Mining batch got placement offers.

Mining Engineering at BIT Sindri is managed by one of the reputed professors Dr. UK Dey. He has immense knowledge of the subject and was a gold medalist of his times. Under his presence, the branch has flourished in a better way. Considering few other factors like faculty, facilities, placements, etc. will help you in analyzing how is the mining branch at BIT Sindri.

Faculty: Initially, BIT Sindri lacked experienced faculties but the recruitment of new faculties with M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees from IITs and NITs has improved the teaching scenario of the college. 

Labs and Infrastructure: The college is equipped with well-structured labs that will help you in the advancement of your curriculum. The mining building is well equipped with better technical facilities. 

Training Opportunities: The college focuses on the overall career development of their students and that is why they organize surface and metal mining vocational training at various PSUs and private organizations. 

Placements: The college has a pretty decent placement record. Companies like L&T, DMT, etc. visit the college for recruitment purposes. The average package offered ranges between 5-8 lacs. 

Attendance: In Mining Engineering, attendance is not a major issue and you get optimum time to prepare for competitive exams like GATE, CAT, etc. 

Other Opportunities: Being at BIT Sindri, you will definitely get opportunities to participate in national-level mining events. So, if you want to get enough exposure, BIT Sindri will help you at its best. 

Alumni: You can easily find one of the alumni of BIT Sindri in the esteemed companies of BIT Sindri. They will help you in finding better job opportunities. 

Mining Engineering at BIT Sindri will definitely not offer spoon feed and bring you everything on the table. If you want to learn and get exposure, you will have to work hard. Mining Engineering at BIT Sindri itself has a reputation. So, if you are choosing the branch, make sure you study hard and make your way to success.

NIT Raipur started with the Mining, Metallurgy, and Mechanical branches. These branches are highly regarded in the institute.

• An acquaintance of mine who is an NIT Raipur alumnus advises against dropping out. Even after dropping out a year, some students sadly do not live up to the expectations they had set for themselves.
• The best option in NIT Raipur is arguably mining. Some of the students of NIT Raipur prepared for the JEE to appear for a second time and they were able to score big. 

I do agree with my friend that it will be better if you pursue your studies along with the preparation for JEE Main. This way you will have a sense of security and a contingency plan if things don’t turn out as planned.

NIT Jamshedpur has an established brand name in the country. Students are tagged with “NITians”. This tag is beneficial for future training, internships, on or off-campus placements, and even in pursuing a management degree afterward.

Professors & Faculty of NIT Jamshedpur:

• The professors impart decent knowledge to the students about their expertise core subjects. So, scoring marks is not a problem here.
• Some of the professors are adopting methods to revise the significant topics again and again. It decreases the workload of students.
• They can easily focus the first two years on pointing out their areas of interest and later two years in achieving their targets for their desired specialization.

Placement Statistics of NIT Jamshedpur:

• As per the past few years of placements, there are core companies that visit the campus. They are TATA Steel, Vedanta, Hindalco, TATA Power, JSW, Usha Martin, etc. 
• In the metallurgy department, TATA Steel took only one candidate. 
• If students lack interest in this department then they can opt for off-campus placements too or else prepare for further studies.

Winning Institute:

As per the above perks, NIT Jamshedpur can be concluded better between both the listed institutes.

The students can get better placement in NIT Raipur. One will get good opportunities and exposure in the mining branch too. Moreover, the experience at NIT is far better than BIT DURG.

• The curriculum followed by BIT DURG and even NIT Raipur is outdated.
• The institute is at least 10 years behind the current industry practice as compared to NIT Raipur.
• At least 30 years behind if we compare it with the US or European schools.
• The industry clientele had taken leaps and bounds in terms of technology and what the students study is old-era theories that have little relevance in practice now. 
• Many industries hire graduates through campus interviews, 1st train them for 3 to 6 months to prepare the students as per industry requirements and update the knowledge.

The table shows a brief overview of the institutions:

So overall, if the students are into mechanical or mining, don't rely too much on what the book taught you, be aware of current trends and practices.