Both IIT Roorkee and BITS Pilani are great academic institutions. However, choosing between the two completely depends on your choice, career goals, and preferences.
To draw a better comparison, let’s differentiate IIT Roorkee and IIT Mumbai on the basis of branches
CSE- On the basis of the research output, location, and popularity, Mumbai is the winner in this case while Roorkee stands in 4 or 5 positions.
ECE/Communications/Signal Processing: IIT Roorkee and KGP are the most preferred IITs. But considering the job opportunities, IIT Mumbai is again a winner.
EE: IIT Delhi's Electrical Engineering is considered the best-rank department internationally among other IITs. Mumbai and Roorkee are equally good but IIT Bombay again is slightly at an advantage.
Mechanical: Madras and Mumbai are the best. Roorkee is also decent but yet not at par with IIT Bombay standards.
Chemical: IIT Bombay has an upper due to its better research output and the number of practicing chemical engineers.
Physics: Applied science is definitely better at IIT Roorkee. Even though its research and lab quality is comparable, however, IIT Bombay is preferred owing to the diversity in handling research problems.
Mathematics: In this case, IIT Kanpur takes the lead followed by Roorkee and Mumbai.
Chemistry: IIT Bombay is the best in every aspect.
Civil- IIT Roorkee’s Civil is considered the best in Asia.
Space Sciences: Owing to its collaboration with ISRO, IIT Roorkee is the best.
Manufacturing: Although IIT Roorkee is decent when compared to BITS and KGP, it’s below average.
The hostel life at IIT Roorkee is nothing less than magic as it gives you precious memories that will stay with you forever.
During the initial days, you will have to stand in queues for your food or library cards. The food at the mess will look edible initially but very soon you will start detesting it. It’s advisable to seek constant help from your seniors and maintain good bonds with them.
After a few months you will adapt yourself to the campus and your hostel will become your home away from home. Night outs will become a common occurrence and you will love strolling through the campus the entire day. All this will leave an everlasting impression on you and you will end up missing these days a lot.
For Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee will be a better option compared to IIT Delhi. It used to be a Civil Engineering college, before becoming an IIT. It is also one of the oldest Civil Engineering colleges on the continent. Naturally, IIT Roorkee has a better brand name in the Civil Engineering industry. Students of the branch get a lot of opportunities to visit and practice in nearby industry projects.
The highlights of IIT Roorkee Civil Engineering placements show the placement rate is 90%. The highest CTC goes up to INR 35 LPA.
Getting selected for the summer internship program at IIT Roorkee is based on luck, hard work, and good communication skills. You need to fill out the form a year before October.
Once your name appears on the list, you need to go to IIT Roorkee right after your end-semester exams in May.
It’s sad to say but MTech students do not attract very good companies for placements. The companies prefer students with experience. BTech students prepare well in advance either for MBA or coding to get placements in IT or banking companies. MTech students are not allowed to do so and thus are unable to secure good packages.
Now the question arises, what should MTech students do to guarantee a safe career? Well, I will suggest that they prepare for GATE again and clear PSU or some other Engineering service.
You can even enter Academia but the salary packages will also be average. Another option is to go for a Ph.D. but this too has no career prospects. The most guaranteed way is to clear PSU.
I am a student of MSc. Economics at IIT Roorkee. Here are some advantages of joining this institution for an MSc. in Economics:
Based on all these factors, I would say that the MSc. Economics program at IIT Roorkee is worth opting for.
The primary factor to judge the credibility of an institute is to analyze the placement trends of the Institute. Through this analysis, you can determine the number of companies that visit the campus for placements and the kind of profiles that are offered by them, the median CTC, and other factors.
The following analysis is just to give you an idea as it is from 2021.
Sector |
Number of Companies |
Consultancy |
41 |
Core |
108 |
Data Science |
46 |
Finance |
27 |
Operations and Management |
37 |
Software |
430 |
Analyst |
78 |
Others |
51 |
Overall, the highest international and domestic package offered during IIT Roorkee placements 2022-23 placements stood at INR 1.06 crore per annum and INR 1.30 crore per annum, respectively. More than 365 offers were made during the first day itself with the total number of offers standing at 500. The top recruiters included leading companies such as Tata Steel, Uber, and Bajaj Auto.
Every hostel at IIT Roorkee has different quality rooms allotted to the students. My friend is a first-year student and was allotted a room in Rajendra Bhavan. This hostel is meant specially for first-year students and comprises 3 blocks, A, B, and C.
Overall, IIT Roorkee has decent hostels that will not make you feel homesick!
If I leave my biases towards Delhi as a city aside. I would choose IIT Roorkee over IITD.
Here are some reasons in support of my decision:-