Which is better for civil engineering in terms of campus life, fests, and culture—IIT Bombay or IIT Roorkee (decent placement is fine)?

Quick Comparison: IIT Bombay vs IIT Roorkee (Civil Engineering Focus) Aspect IIT Bombay IIT Roorkee Campus Vibe Lively, diverse, and highly active Friendly, relaxed, traditional Cultural Fest Mood Indigo—one of Asia’s biggest Thomso—top cultural fest in North India Technical Fest Techfest—internationally known Cognizance—major national-level tech fest Student Life Rating 9.13/10 8.87/10 Placement (Civil) Strong, especially for non-core; broad industry reach due to Mumbai location Strong in core civil roles; great alumni network and legacy Infrastructure Excellent, urban-based Scenic campus, single rooms in 1st year, rich heritage Overall Student Rating 4.6/5 4.3/5 Opt for IIT Bombay if you prefer a vibrant, energetic campus life, huge festivals, and more exposure opportunities. Pick IIT Roorkee if you prefer a less hectic environment, rich heritage campus, and more established core civil engineering traditions.

IIT Bombay B.Tech Civil Engineering: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 8.83 Lakhs
median package	₹ 19.61 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 75% + JEE Advanced
entrance test	JEE Advanced

College	B.Tech Civil Engineering Total Fees
IIT Madras	₹ 9.39 Lakhs
IIT Kanpur	₹ 9.19 Lakhs
IIT Bombay	₹ 8.83 Lakhs
IIT Delhi	₹ 8.63 Lakhs

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹8 Lakhs
caution fee*	₹10,000
other fee	₹72,500
total academic fee	₹8.83 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹2.91 Lakhs
total fee	₹11.74 Lakhs

Events	Dates
JEE-Advanced counselling	Jun 03, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues for Round 6 JoSAA 2025 [B.Tech]	Jul 22, 2025
Final Round of Seat Allocation for Round 6 JoSAA 2025 [B.Tech]	Jul 22, 2025

Admission to IIT Bombay for undergraduate programs requires clearing the JEE Advanced exam, following the JEE Mains, with ranks determining entry into specific branches like Civil Engineering. The institution is highly regarded due to its prestigious ranking and excellent faculty, with many professors holding Ph.D.s and maintaining a favorable student-to-faculty ratio of about 10:1. The curriculum is modern, covering topics like AI and data analysis, and encourages interactive learning. Fees for the current batch are 2.5 lakh INR annually, which includes tuition, hostel, and additional amenities, although various financial aids and scholarships, such as the Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship, are available to support students financially.

IIT Bombay boasts an impressive placement record, with over 85% of students securing jobs. In the 2023-24 academic year, 364 companies made 1650 job offers, with the highest package at 4 crores per annum internationally and 1.68 crores domestically, and an average package of 23.5 lakhs per annum. Top recruiters include major firms like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Strong internship programs are also available, with 1104 offers made in fields like AI and consulting, offering stipends that can reach up to 20 lakhs per month.

Overall, IIT Bombay offers excellent educational and career opportunities, supported by a robust alumni network and substantial financial aid options.

By Collegedunia’s Personal AI

Yearly Placement Package Comparison
Median Package	₹19.61 Lakhs	₹18.80 Lakhs	₹15.00 Lakhs

Aspect	IIT Bombay	IIT Roorkee
Campus Vibe	Lively, diverse, and highly active	Friendly, relaxed, traditional
Cultural Fest	Mood Indigo—one of Asia’s biggest	Thomso—top cultural fest in North India
Technical Fest	Techfest—internationally known	Cognizance—major national-level tech fest
Student Life Rating	9.13/10	8.87/10
Placement (Civil)	Strong, especially for non-core; broad industry reach due to Mumbai location	Strong in core civil roles; great alumni network and legacy
Infrastructure	Excellent, urban-based	Scenic campus, single rooms in 1st year, rich heritage
Overall Student Rating	4.6/5	4.3/5

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naga ganesh

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B.Tech, Civil Engineering

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

IITB-A NEW LIFE

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classes are very big. the professors are excellent and everything you have learnt will be tested atleast once in 2-3 weeks.

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tuition : 100000 per semester hostel and mess and miscelleneous:70000 per semester for sc,st no tuition fees. merit cum mean scholarship: tuition fee reimbursement that depends on the income that you get anually.

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Reviewed on Dec 23, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

LIFE AT IITB

About the fees mostly it is fixed and is rougly 1.4 lakhs per sem and You can also avail ther scholarships available here like on the basis of family income criteria or merit based. Through which either your half fees gets cancelled or a complete waive of fees . Along with that you have to also pay for other allowences like hostel , mess fees this is included in that 1.4 lakh . For ST, SC caterogies there is no tution fees alotough they are suppose to pay for the hostel and other allowences .

Anjali

Reviewed on Oct 12, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

My First year at IIT Bombay

Fees struture for btech is semester wise - tution fees- 1,02,000 hostel fees- 16000 mess fees 22500 there are different type of scholarship like merit cum mean, fees remission ( these scholarships are based onn category, financial status and examination rank also) and other private scholarship as well about which I don't possess a great amount of information

Kartikay Agrawal

4.0

Reviewed on Oct 11, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

My life as a civilian in IIT Bombay

I am Kartikay Agrawal a fourth year student at IIT Bombay and I got admission through JEE and my rank was 2625 in advance. The fee structure is around 250000 per year including hostel and mess and tuition and hospital fees. There are many Solaris available through banks and government that help people. Also is you're from reservation sections your fees is very low around 14000 excluding mess fees that's same for everyone around 23000. Per semester.

Lakshya Jain

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Reviewed on Sep 26, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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The Tution fee for one semester is 100000 and mess fee is 22500 for one semester and hostel fees is 16900 so totals upto 278000 per year. There are many scolarships available, for SC/ST there is no tution fees and no mess fee, and 1/3rd fees for annual income from 100000-500000 and also merit cum means scolariships.

Aditya Harkare

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IIT BOMBAY

Per semester tution fee is 1lakh , the hostel fee is 16,900 rupees per semester, mess fee is 22500 per semester. Scholarship is given for annual income less than 5 lakh. No tuition fee is applicable for sc/st candidates.

Bhavik katariya

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A story of a life time i.e. IITB

the year wise fees paid is tuition fees-- 200000 caution fees-- 6000 registration fees-- 2200 admission fees-- 10000 SC/ST students are exempted from payment of tuition fees less than 1 lakh per annum income students get 100% scholarship 1-5 lakh per annum get 2/3 of the total fees returned merit cum means scholarship is given to 25% students

Sumit Yadav

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Reviewed on Sep 25, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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First Semester academic fees is ? 1,23,350 (in which 1 Lakh is tution fees) and second semester academic fees is ? 1,07,350 . So, first year fees is ? 2,30,700 . SC/ST students get 100% fee waiver on Tution Fees. General/EWS/OBC-NCL students whose family annual income is less than 1 Lakh get 100% tution fee waiver & whose annual family income is between 1-5 Lakh get 2/3rd waiver on tution fees. Hostel fees is ? 16,900 per semester and mess fees is ? 22,500 per semester. Many scholarships are available for needy students. Merit-cum-means scholarship is given to 25% of total students. Many other named & government scholarships are also available. Education Loan for needy is easily available on lower interest rates.

Pratham pandit

Reviewed on May 30, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

The Premiere college

Getting opportunity to learn other than tour choosen branch
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Per semester : Tuition fees 1lakh Service charge : 6000 Hostel fees : 13000 Mess fees :23000 The tution is only for gen and obc students , and sc/st not have pay tution fee , only hostel and mess chages has to pay , and obc student has income less than 5L get scholarship , and there are various type of scholarships are there like mean merit scholarship , named scholarship , MMVY

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The exams are application based, but some professors make the exam papers tough
Because of relative grading in exams, there is some sort of unhealthy competition among batchmates and friends to score more than other.

The fee structure is as follows (for 1 semester): Tuition fees: rs1,00,000 Service charges: rs6,950 Hostel fees: rs12,350 Mess fees: rs22,500 Various Scholarship schemes are being offered for students: 1- Institue-Merit -Cum-Means: For different financial categories for students having gross parental income less than 5 lakhs per annum and meritious performance on campus. 2-Remission of tuition fees for all SC/ST reserved categories students. 3- Free messing facilities for SC/ST students with net income under ?5lakhs per annum. 4- Other Govt./Private Scholarship schemes.