Which is better IIEST Shibpur mining or NIT Jamshedpur metallurgy?

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.

Which is better between mining at IIEST Shibpur and mining at BIT Sindri?

IIEST Shibpur is better than BIT Sindri in terms of placements, infrastructure, and academics. There are a lot of resources available to you and if you are willing then it will be a great learning experience for you. The college is more than 160 years old and thus has a huge list of alumni base. It has recently been converted to an Institute of National Importance (INI) and is equivalent to an NIT. The campus also offers a great scenic view. Some of the placement stats of mining engineering for the year 2020 are given below. Highest CTC- 14 LPA Average CTC- 7 LPA Lowest CTC- 4 LPA So IIEST Shibpur edges ahead BIT Sindri according to the opportunities they offer. You can definitely talk to other students and form your own opinion as well.

IIEST Shibpur B.Tech Mining Engineering: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Fees (2025 - 2026)	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)	Year 4 (in INR)
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition Fees	₹62500	₹62500	₹62500	₹62500	₹62500	₹62500	₹62500	₹62500
Admission Fees	₹3000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exam Fees	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500
Development Fees	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000
Library Fees	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500
Alumni Fees	₹2000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Training And Placement Fees	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500
Institutional Caution Money	₹6000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benevolent Fee	₹1000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Convocation Registration Fee	₹3000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Central Computing Facility And Internet Fee	₹3000	-	₹3000	-	₹3000	-	₹3000	-
Sports Fee	₹1000	-	₹1000	-	₹1000	-	₹1000	-
Comprehensive Mediclaim Insurance Premium	₹1600	-	₹1600	-	₹1600	-	₹1600	-
Techno-Cultural Event Fee	₹2000	-	₹2000	-	₹2000	-	₹2000	-
Semester Registration Fee	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000
Students Activity Fee	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500	₹1500
Health Care And Wellbeing Fee	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000
Infrastructure Maintenance Fee	₹2500	₹2500	₹2500	₹2500	₹2500	₹2500	₹2500	₹2500
Semester Wise Fees	₹96600	₹74000	₹81600	₹74000	₹81600	₹74000	₹81600	₹74000
Yearly Fees	₹170600	₹155600	₹155600	₹155600

Fees	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)	Year 4 (in INR)
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Tuition Fees	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000
Semester Wise Fees	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000	₹71000
Yearly Fees	₹142000	₹142000	₹142000	₹142000

Events	Dates
Online Reporting, Willingness, Document Upload for Special Round 2 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 14, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025
Reporting Date at Centre to Report Admission Dates for NEUT-2025 [BE/B.Tech]	Jul 16, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues for Special Round 2 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 18, 2025
Respond to Queries for Special Round 2 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 18, 2025
Seat Allotment Result for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 19, 2025
Balance Fee Payment at Institutes for Final Special Round Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 20, 2025
Physical Reporting at Allotted Institutes for Final Special Round Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 20, 2025
Online Reporting, Willingness, Document Upload for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 19, 2025 - Aug 21, 2025
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 22, 2025
Respond to Queries for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 22, 2025

Categories (2021)	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6
General	39483	-	-	41982	44193	21373
SC	5841	7650	4314	8099	8642	3287
ST	2954	3459	3459	3459	3627	1885
EWS	6182	6775	6990	7027	7792	3897
OBCNCL	12105	13134	13180	13180	15790	8748
GeneralPwD	-	-	-	-	-	970

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#28 out of 160 (2025) #3rd West Bengal	#28 out of 160 (2024)
	#70 out of 500 (2025) #4th West Bengal
	#49 out of 300 (2024) #4th West Bengal	#35 out of 200 (2023) #3rd West Bengal
	#19 out of 191 (2020) #2nd West Bengal	#18 out of 130 (2019) #2nd West Bengal

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 6.37 Lakhs
average package	₹ 6.91 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 60%+ JEE MAINS
entrance test	JEE Main

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹5 Lakhs
total academic fee	₹6.37 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹40,000
total fee	₹6.77 Lakhs

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026

Events	Dates
Correction in Particulars of Online Application Form of JEE Main 2026 Session1 [BE/B.Tech]	Dec 01, 2025 - Dec 02, 2025
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025
Last Date for Submission of Online Application Form for JEE Main 2026 Session1 [BE/B.Tech]	Nov 27, 2025

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025

The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, is one of India's oldest engineering colleges, renowned for its quality education and strong placement records. Admission is through the JOSAA website, utilizing exams like WBJEE and JEE-Main. For example, students have been admitted with JEE-Main ranks of up to 33,866. The college boasts experienced faculty with many holding Ph.D. degrees and having significant industry exposure. The student-to-faculty ratio varies from 1:10 to 1:50.

Tuition fees range from Rs. 62,500 to Rs. 67,500 per semester based on category and income, with full or partial waivers for SC/ST students and those with lower family incomes. Additional costs include mess fees and hostel charges. Scholarships and loans are available to support students financially. Annually, over 700 companies visit the campus, offering 500-600 job opportunities, with an impressive average placement rate of around 87%. The highest salary package reaches up to 1.3 crore INR, while the average package ranges from 7 to 11.5 LPA.

The IT sector tends to offer higher salaries, with companies like Microsoft and Atlassian providing top packages. Internship opportunities are robust, with significant stipends, such as Amazon offering around 1 lakh INR for technical roles. Despite challenges like the pandemic, placement records have improved, cementing IIEST Shibpur's reputation as a top engineering institution.

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Specialisation	Package	2025	2024	2023
Mining Engineering	Highest Package	₹12.17 Lakhs	-	-
Median Package	₹6.25 Lakhs	₹8.50 Lakhs	₹8.50 Lakhs
Average Package	₹6.91 Lakhs	-	-

Yearly Students Placed
Student Admitted	617	685	580
Students Placed	530	567	479

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Preetam Kumar jeengar

4.3Helpful

B.Tech, Mining Engineering

Reviewed on Sep 6, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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Fees and Financial Aid:

as i got the full fees wavier as an Sc candidate i have to pay 64000 ruppee yearly hostel included, 5500 registration fee, 4000 mess stablishment fees, 4000 hostel stablishment fees, 17500 mess fees. without fee wavier total fees is 104000. i ddont know the specific scholership but some are eil and birla scholership. the fees for btech hhas increased thiss year.

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Nayan Karmakar

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Reviewed on Dec 23, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Excellence in Engineering: My IIEST Shibpur Experience

Initial fee for seat allotment- Seat acceptance fee-?45000 Partial admission fee-?35000 (SAF and PAF paid after seat allotment) And during physical reporting- If you need a hostel (Eligibility of getting hostel- min 200km) : Mess fee-?17500 Hostel fee-?4000 And we have create an account in uco bank for money transfer in acadamic purposes. For sc and st tuition fee wavior already applied and for obc and ews we have to apply for it and if tfw is eligible then your saf and paf is given back. All type of festival is celebrated here.

Review Ranger

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Reviewed on Dec 22, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Iiest shibpur

The semester wise fee is 68000(no waiver for income greater than 5 lakh) which includes tuition fees,exam fees,infrastructure maintenance fees,student activity fees,semester registration . 26,350 (for 2/3rd waiver whose income is between 1 lakh to 5 lakh) and 5500 for full waiver(for sc ,st and the student whose family income is less than 1 lakh ) . Tuition fees=62,500 ,exam fees =1,000 , infrastructure maintenace fees=2500, student activity fees=1500,semester registration fees=500 , caution fee(one time ,refundable)=3000 The fees of the student tuition is decided as per their family income ,and for sc st there is full waiver .For financial aid the student have to apply for gabessu(the alumni pay some amount to help the poor students) for scholarship via college . there is no scholarshio for merit cum need .

College Ninja

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IIEST Shibpur honest review

The actual Tuition fee for per semester is 68000 for general category and OBC students, there will be 100% fee waived off for SC/ST category students. And EWS and OBC candidate whose annual family income is between 1 lakh and 5 lakh they will gave to pay 1/3 of the total fee and candidates whose annual family income is less than 1 lakh they will get 100% fee waiver. There will be many scholarships that you can apply for after getting admit here like there is a scholarship named as GABESU which is given from the alumni fund from the college and many more options are available here.

Musharraf Iqbal

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Reviewed on Sep 2, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Beautiful IIEST

Academic fees per yr :- 1) For those students (only General, Non NCL OBC students) whose parent salary income is greater than 8 lakhs, then he or she will have to pay Rs.68000/= (in odd sem ) and Rs. 68500/= (in even sem) 2) For those students (only General EWS and OBC NCL) whose parent income is less than 8 lakhs but greater than 5 lakhs per annum, then or she will have to pay Rs 23000/= (odd sem) and Rs 23500/=(even sem) 3) for SC / ST student and those who are having family income less than 1 lakh per annum has to pay Rs.5500 (every sem) . Scholarships:- 1) GAABESU :- organisation run by our College Alumni, provides a handsome scholarship to deserving students (having cgpa >= 8 ), a sum of RS 40000/= is allotted to student. 2)FFE:- private scholarship organisation provides a scholarship of 60K per yr

Pallab Dey

5.0

Reviewed on Mar 30, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

PERKS OF BEING AN IIESTian

FOR A GENERAL OPEN CANDIDATE WITHOUT ANY FEE WEIVER, IT SUMS UPTO 68000 PER SEMESTER. FOR A CANDICATE WITH TWO-THIRD FEE WEIVER, IT ACCOUNTS TO 26550 PER SEMESTER AND FOR A FULL FEE WEIVER CANDIDATE, IT ACCOUNTS TO 5550.

kumar sajjan

Reviewed on Nov 3, 2023(Enrolled 2023)

IIEST shibpur means the college of enjoy

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The cost of study is quite low comparable to private colleges and other IITs or NITs of India. The person who belongs to sc st category can get full remission in their tuition fee while OBC NCL or ews candidates whose family income is less than one lakh can also avail of the full remission in tuition fee waiver.

Raju Singh

Reviewed on Jul 11, 2023(Enrolled 2022)

One of the new Under rated NIT(IIEST Shibpur).

tution fee = 62,500 / per semester institute all other fees = 5500/ per semester hostel and mess = 55000/ per year Like all other iits/nits here also same fee wavier available for financialy abled student. There is also an institute scholarship by alumni association GAABESU.

Shubhadeep Mukherjee

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Reviewed on Jul 7, 2023(Enrolled 2022)

Join if you get it.

The fee structure is affordable and concessions are provided for students availing quota benefits or underprivileged. Quite a hassle-free fee payment via Student's account. Fees are taken per semester and quite low fees considering private colleges.

Ankit Kumar Hore

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Reviewed on Jun 19, 2022(Enrolled 2021)

Honest College Review

You will get the scholarship benefits if you are applicable. Financial aids are also being provided if needed. For the reservation category, students' tuition fees are zero. They just need to pay for their hostel and mess charges.