NIRF has ranked Thapar University 29th in the Engineering category. Whereas, LNMIIT Jaipur has been ranked 194 for B.Tech by NIRF. As Thapar university is among the finest universities for CSE in North India and LNMIIT Jaipur is an emerging college in the field of IT, these colleges are compared often. Given below is a brief comparison between the two institutes.

CSE at Thapar University

• Established in 1956, the University also has a larger alumni network as compared to LNMIIT Jaipur.
• The course fee for CSE at Thapar is 17.08 lakhs. Admissions at Thapar University is based on JEE Mains scores. The minimum eligibility criteria are 10+2 with 70% aggregate in PCM.
• The CSE department of Thapar has excellent infrastructure. It also has a great coding culture. The department has many technical and non-technical societies that organize many coding competitions, hackathons, all year round.
• In 2019, Thapar University's Highest salary package reported was 43 LPA and the average salary package was approximately 7 LPA. The top recruiters included Amazon, Microsoft, DE Shaw, JP Morgan, Infosys, etc.

Thapar University final year students are required to spend a full six month semester in the industrial projects. It also arranges 6 weeks of summer training for students of various branches including CSE.

CSE at LNMIIT Jaipur

• Admissions at LNMIIT Jaipur is based on JEE Mains scores and direct admission is offered to Central & State Board toppers. The minimum eligibility criteria are standard 12th with 60% aggregate in PCM. The total course fee is 14.8 lakhs.
• According to reports as per 2019, LNMIIT Jaipur recorded the highest salary package as 36 LPA and the average salary package 10 LPA. The top recruiters included Amazon, Oyo, Microsoft, Sapient, Goldman Sachs, etc. Students also get selected for GSoC from LNMIIT.

LNMIIT Jaipur provides opportunities for extensive research work. It also provides Summer internship programs. The programs are attended by students from IITs and NITs.

Although LNMIIT Jaipur has a lower course fee, in terms of placements, alumni network, coding culture Thapar University is better for CSE.

The CSE department is the best at IIIT Bhubaneswar. The institute intakes students into the M.Tech programs through GATE. The eligibility criteria for MTech in CSE is a B.Tech in a relevant field and valid score in GATE exam. The GATE cutoff in the closing round in 2019 for CSE was 603 (General). The course fee for the first-year is INR 1.76 LPA.

The faculty of the department are highly qualified and experienced. The faculties are alumni from IITs, IISc Bangalore, NITs.

The placement scenario is pretty good for MTech in CSE. The top recruiters include Microsoft, Dell, Infosys, IBM, CTS, etc. More than 90% of the M.Tech CSE students get placements every year. The average salary package offered is around INR 5.5 LPA.

M.Tech in Civil Engineering at IIT Bhubaneswar is not as lucrative in terms of the placement scenario as compared to B.Tech. However, some renowned PSUs like GALE, IOCL, NHAI, and others recruit a small fraction of students from M.Tech also. Some of the Civil Engineering M.Tech pass-outs from the institute get placements in leading infrastructure companies like L&T, Labh group, Tata Projects, and others. However, as compared to other branches, M.Tech Civil is not so enticing in terms of placements. Most of the pass-outs from Civil M.Tech opt for Ph.D. in reputed world universities, while others opt for start-ups and consultancies. On an overall scale, the placement scenario is not that great but might still be appealing as compared to other colleges offering M.Tech in India.

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. It was established in 2008 by the government of India. The campus is located in the city itself. It has hostel facilities, Mess facilities, gym, sports grounds and courts, Clubs, canteens, cafeteria, multi-purpose store, dispensaries, etc.

IIT Bhubaneswar has hostel facilities for MTech students for boys and girls both in the campus. Students will be able to purchase Mattress, Bed Sheet, Pillow and Pillow Cover, Mosquito Repellent, Bucket, Mug, Notebooks, Bags, etc. The Hostel has a capacity of 800 male students and 200 female students. The hostel rooms are for a single occupant. It has ATMs with 24x7 security for the campus and has wifi connection in each room. Like other IITs the campus have their own Gymkhana club which organizes regular events like sports, music, tech, etc. they also have cultural events, fests, workshops, etc. The campus has its own Healthcare team of professionals and also has separate dispensaries for boys and girls.

GATE cutoff varies based on the categories of the qualified candidates, and subjects. The previous year’s GATE cutoff for computer science at IIT Bhubaneswar for different categories of candidates was General (625), OBC (563), SC (419), and ST (419). Computer science engineering comes under the school of electrical sciences in IIT Bhubaneswar and has the highest GATE cutoff than other engineering departments. These are the relevant cutoff according to the COAP ( Common offer acceptance portal).

All the students who qualified GATE and want to take admission in IIT Bhubaneswar have to apply individually for the M.Tech program. IIT Bhubaneswar also conducts a written test and viva for the admission in M.Tech courses.

Metallurgical Engineering program in IIT Bhubaneswar is quite good. A few of the subjects in the course include Polymers & Nanocomposites, Materials in archaeology, Materials recycling and sustainability, etc. The faculty of the metallurgy department are well qualified and experienced. The college provides a research-oriented environment and the curriculum also includes a number of field trips as it is located in Odisha which is blessed with minerals. Students also gain a major exposure through internships which they attain the second year of the course. The annual fees charged by the college is close to 2.13 LPA INR for its B. Tech course.

120 students appeared for the placement season of 2018-19. 90% of the Metallurgical Branch got placed in the year 2018-19. The average package offered was 11.44 LPA INR. 89 companies visited the campus in the year 2018-19. Few of the top recruiters include TATA Steel, Reliance Industries, and PSUs like IOCL, DRDO, ONGC, etc.

IIT BHU is a good option to pursue M.Tech in chemical engineering. The professors at IIT BHU in the chemical engineering department are well qualified and experienced. But as far as placements are concerned, M. Tech in chemical engineering from IIT BHU may not sound as many of the core as well as non- core companies are not open for placement to this branch. The major recruiters in the core sector for B.tech students in chemical engineering are Reliance and BPCL but both of them are not open for M.Tech students. Also, many big companies in the non–core sector like those of software, finance, data analysts are also not open for M.Tech students. That is why the average package for M.Tech students in chemical engineering is low. But the M. Tech degree of chemical engineering from IIT BHU can be quite valuable because it helps in off-campus placements and increases the chances of getting promotion in jobs over B.Tech students.

IIT Bhubaneswar offers a decent Post-Doctoral Fellowship program. This program is offered initially for a period of 1 year and can be extended for another year based on the reviews of the contributions made to the institute by the fellow.

The fellow is required to participate in the teaching and research activities of the institute. He/She is also expected to mentor and guide students and carry out other academics related assignments as allotted by the institute during their fellowship.

The candidate should be below 35 years of age preferably and should have a consistently good academic record followed by a Ph.D. degree in the relevant field. The Ph.D. degree must not be any older than two years.

The stipend for fellowship ranges between 45,000-55,000 depending on the experience and qualification of the candidate. Other benefits like accommodation and house rate allowance are also admissible.

The documents required during application are-

(i) Detailed CV

(ii) A one-page summary of Ph.D. work

(iii) Two-page research proposal

(iv) One-set of copies of the publication

(v) Relevant academic transcripts

The candidates called for an interview are reimbursed traveling allowance (up to AC 3-Tier Rail fare/ Bus fare) by the shortest route. There is no fixed time limit for the processing of the application but it is done in the shortest possible duration (according to the availability).

Among the different types of specialization in electrical engineering, MTech in power systems is a leading specialization from IIT Bhubaneswar. There are 40% of the seats for the electrical engineering department among the total seats. In each year there are 10 elective subjects you can choose from.

Now let's have a look at the most important thing which is placement. You will get the privilege of sitting for major companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, TCS, Intel, Cognizant, etc. Apart from these, there are also lecturer jobs from the coaching institutions and universities. In 2019 there was 69% placement from M.Tech courses. One thing to be kept in mind regarding the placements is that you can apply up to a maximum of 60 companies.