Any visiting professor or faculty member, like L Gurunathan from XLRI, is paid on an hourly basis. It is rather a fair amount to share. For a full credit 30 hour course, a professor like him can be paid anywhere from Rs. 8,000 per hour to Rs. 15,000 per hour. Generally, new IIMs pay a lot higher than what old IIMs pay, which somehow can be anticipated. 

The best guess still remains to be around Rs. 10,000 per hour or a whole 3 lac, if the professor invests for a full credit course. Other than that, if you wish to know how L Gurunathan in XLRI is known to be, then read the progression.

L Gurunathan had taught Comp. and Benefits in the Talent Management course online offered solely by XLRI - VIL programs to my younger cousin alongside other students, and as he reports, his vantage point isn't likely the best. Students comparatively arrive with basic industry knowledge, but his attitude towards them doesn’t remain smooth at all. It is something to consider.

He also, over time, has failed providing students important notes, handouts or book suggestions, unlike many other professors. Students have often come up saying that his indifferent behaviour has led into not sharing better information of Comp. and Benefits which rather is a very technical subject itself. 

He is somehow infamous for not teaching the proper structures of a topic. He teaches what he thinks about, which practically can be chaotic, if not followed a pattern. The story however does not end there. L Gurunathan, when asked for various case studies or book suggestions, directly moves into denial, saying that his teachings on the topic are strictly based on one.

You will definitely have a great time in Sri City and probably not feel like going back home after the amazing four years you will spend here. One of my friends has experienced the amazing campus life. He got really attached to this place. You will miss your friends and having fun at 3 am in the morning.

The IFMR canteen is one place where you will eat every possible thing on the menu and not attend classes. You will also end up taking a number of spontaneous trips. Even the small nitty-gritty like not being able to stay awake during class, running around for attendance will become so ingrained in your daily life that you will end up missing them. The teachers here are more like friends instead of professors. You will also miss the happiness of getting an unexpected holiday.

Your hostel room is going to be a place of great memories. It will witness breakups, patch-ups, and you at your best and worse. Sri City and the college will become your second home.

The early morning sunrises, evening strolls around the campus as well as the petrichor of the rain right after the blistering summer in May are things you will come to appreciate. While you might enter as a frightened fresher, you will be leaving as an experienced graduate. You will learn to become independent and will have gone through some of life’s toughest lessons.

In other words, you will come to love this place so much, you will definitely have tears in your eyes as you leave from here on your last day. Some of your best days will be from IIIT Sri City.

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.

BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus is a private academic institution that has been ranked at 18 by QS India rankings in 2019. It offers over 30 courses across 5 streams of study. IIT Hyderabad on the other hand is an institute of national importance and has been ranked at 8 for Engineering by JEE Cutoff in 2020.

Both the institutions are highly esteemed but vary in many ways. Let us take a look at some important features based on which students can make a choice:

Admissions:

The admissions to both institutions are highly competitive and require students to have a great academic record in order to be eligible.

Student Life:

BITS Hyderabad: 

• The student life at BITS Hyderabad is great with an emphasis on extracurricular activities, seminars, and workshops to make the student experience more fun and valuable.
• The college fest also oversees interaction with other universities which also helps with student exposure and better academic reach.

IIT Hyderabad: 

• Student life is more academically focused on a core interest in backing projects with top companies. 
• Students are comparatively from a more diverse background considering it offers specializations across a variety of fields.

Infrastructure:

BITS Hyderabad:

• The infrastructure is highly modern offering the best and most updated facilities be it in terms of the hostel and mess or the library and practical labs. 
• It also has multiple restaurants, bakeries, juice corners, medical facilities, beauty parlor, stationery stores, and much more.

IIT Hyderabad:

• The campus is comparatively smaller but still offers a great student experience in terms of its updated technology, practical labs, hostels, smart classrooms, seminar halls, and sports complex.

Placements:

BITS Hyderabad

• The institute witnessed a total of 90% placement rate in the recent placement drive.
• The highest package offered to the students was 14 LPA while the average salary was 5 LPA.
• The most recruited branch was CSE with top recruiters like Microsoft, Infosys, Sapient.

IIT Hyderabad

• A total of 80% placements were recorded by the institute.
• The students were offered the highest package of 53.79 LPA whereas the average salary was 16.74 LPA.
• The most recruited branch was IT with recruiters like Goldman Sachs, Land Rover, Bajaj.

Keeping all these points in mind, the students must make an informed decision.