I have friends studying production engineering at PEC Chandigarh and they have come across that it is somewhat similar to mechanical engineering. You can expect a lot of mechanics and physics, however, some subjects differ as you get into the core.

Coming to the question, it totally depends on your pool of interest whether you are into mechanics and production or metallurgy. Here are two major factors you might consider before choosing any of them

• Production Engineering can get you jobs and packages similar to mechanical engineering. Also, it is a versatile branch where you can learn about manufacturing, operation, maintenance, etc.
• If you are planning to get into research work after completion of engineering, then you must choose Metallurgy. It has broader research scopes than production engineering.

At the end of the day, follow your passion and know where you can invest these 4 years of your life. Nevertheless, if getting a job is your goal then go for production engineering. On the other hand, metallurgy engineering can open doors for good research work if you are interested in doing so.

Industrial production at NIT Jalandhar involves the designing and manufacturing processes for a product. The institute ranks 52nd as per NIRF 2020 ranking. The institute maintains a standard placement record of 87% every year.

Mechanical engineering from UIET Chandigarh consists of working in engineering services and manufacturing sectors. The university ranks 54th among the private engineering colleges by NIRF 2019 ranking and maintains a placement record of 80% every year. 

Admission Process

NIT Jalandhar:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 60% marks in 10+2.
• The final selection is followed by JEE Main and JoSAA counselling.
• The total seats available are 84.
• The course fee required for admission is INR 3.52 LPA.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is 25411-29521.

UIET Chandigarh:-

• The admission is based on the valid score of 75% marks in 10+2 with JEE Main. 
• The course fee is INR 3.25 LPA.
• The seats in UIET Chandigarh is 94.
• The cutoff required in JEE Main is in the range of 945-224246.

Placements

The placements in both these colleges are good and many of the companies offer handsome packages to the students every year. The top-notch MNCs visit the colleges and offer lucrative packages to the students. 

The top recruiters are Zomato, Deloitte, Lava, Tata Motors, Capgemini, Infosys, Amazon, KPMG, etc.

Facilities:-

• The central library of UIET Chandigarh has a collection of 1 lakh volumes of books and research papers. 
• There are six hostels in the campus, four of them are for boys and two for girls. 
• A 120 capacity air-conditioned hall in NIT Jalandhar for holding presentations and interactive sessions.
• The university library of NIT Jalandhar has an inflibnet network which allows them to connect through the digital facilities. 

As per the statistics, NIT Jalandhar has many scopes in terms of placements and is more preferred than UIET Chandigarh. Thus pursuing a course from NIT Jalandhar has a brighter future.

The department of Mining Engineering is one of the first few established at IIT BHU. It came into existence as early as 1923, as a department of Geology, Mining, and Metallurgy. The course structure of mining It includes mechanical, electrical, electronics, earth sciences, and even computer science. At the same time, if you get interested in physical work, then this department offers the most exciting field jobs.

The placements are perfect for mining engineering. Usually, the students have a choice for finance, marketing, analyst, coding, etc. Many students prepare for CAT and go to the IIM after pursuing mining engineering. As most of the software companies are open for placement to all the branches a lot of the students practice computer programming skills and choose software job profiles too.

The placement statistics for mining engineering at IIT BHU for 2019 show a total of 85 students got placed. The average salary package offered ranged between 10 LPA to 58 LPA.

So you will have decent placement offers and also chances to pursue higher studies after completing mining engineering from IIT BHU.