The new IITs have no major differences and ranking them is quite illogical. It's the location and other personal matters that people consider while choosing one new IIT over the other. Moreover, these baby IITs are still in the development stage. 

The table below mentions the NIRF rankings of the new IITs 

Based on NIRF rankings, IIT Patna is ranked 7th among the new IITs.

I have a friend who completed his MTech in Civil and Infrastructure from IIT Patna and he shared his experience of the same with me. 

Course structure: The curriculum was poorly structured and failed to provide specialized knowledge in any area. The subjects included Environmental Engineering, Railway Engineering, Structural dynamics, construction planning and management, reliability, economics, etc. The mixture of subjects made it a jack of all trades but a master of none. 

Faculties: The faculty pool here is miserable and most of them are old people enjoying their life with government funds and facilities. They rarely take classes and when they do their pedagogy is pathetic and even the most difficult topics like Reliability, FEM, dynamics, etc. were poorly taught. 

Research: Comparing the research culture here and that of other IITs you will realize how pathetic the scenario is here. The reason was the lack of faculties’ research capabilities. Neither were they involved in any research work nor did they promote it to the students. 

I really hope actions are taken against the falling standards of IIT Patna and the IIT standards are restored.

IIT Patna hostel is a 7-floor building and the distribution is branch-wise on every floor. Usually, the allotment is as follows

• Ground floor: Civil and Chemical Engineering students
• 1st floor: Civil and Electrical Engineering students
• 2nd floor: Mechanical Engineering and EEE students
• 3rd floor: ME and MME students
• 4th floor: CS and MME students
• The MTech and Ph.D. students stay in the top floors usually. 

As for the roommate allotment, roommates are allocated in alphabetical order within your branch. Branch. A room has 2-3 students of the same branch and usually the same first alphabet in their name.

Honestly, I don’t think IIT Patna has fewer recruiters if you look at the placement statistics and compare them with the other new IITs.

IIT Patna is the 4th among the new IITs. A few reasons why IIT Patna has fewer companies in comparison to some new IITs are

• The small batch size attracts fewer companies as they are forced to choose from a smaller talent pool in contrast to other IITs with bigger batch size
• The number of branches here are limited and so the companies that offer profile related to other branches don’t come to IIT Patna
• A very common reason is that IIT Patna is a new IIT and the students of the same branch of an old IIT have a higher JEE Advanced rank and thus are preferred to students of newer IITs
• The location of the institute also plays a major role in attracting recruiters and Hyderabad is an IT hub with many startup and Company foundations. Bihar on the other hand is very lacking.
• The institute is not well-connected to the airport and recruiters don’t want to go through much hassle.

Then again, IIT Patna is developing at a fast pace and attracts recruiters more than many new IITs.

Your question is highly illogical and those who invest their energy in getting validation from others never become successful. Who cares if someone says IIT Patna is not good if you are getting excellent opportunities here? Moreover, those questioning the credibility of IIT Patna are the same who are afraid of taking risks and want to stay on the safe side. How will you achieve success if you don’t come out of your comfort zone? 

The Indian mindset forces students to focus on placements more than anything thus restricting their perspective. I had a few friends who did their internships at foreign universities and they told me that their peers always discussed new ideas and concepts and placements were their last concern. 

So, stop thinking about what others think of your college and make the most out of the opportunities available to you!

IIT Patna has several sports facilities available to the sports and staff such as

• Football

• Cricket

• Basketball

• Badminton

• Athletics

• Volleyball

• Lawn Tennis

• Table Tennis

Additionally there are yoga and gym facilities too. Every sport is managed by coaches who encourage the students to practice frequently and seniors also help you during practice sessions. The sports culture is promoted through regular competitions and the deserving students also get to be a part of the team of Inter IIT Sports meet.

If you want to study for GATE to join IIT Patna, you can start by joining the test series. Made Easy provides a very good test series in addition to the ACE test series. Other tips to follow are

• Give a minimum of 2-3 tests in a single day and revise your concepts daily. Giving tests will teach you how to handle pressure, time management, strategy, etc.
• Give equal importance to every subject and do not focus on one subject only. Revise every subject alternatively.
• Make sticky notes and jot down your weak topics to revise them more frequently. 

Follow the above points sincerely and you are good to go.