IIT Bhubaneswar has the 2nd largest campus among all IIT’s (including the old ones). It is spread over 936 acres of land situated at the foot of Barunei Hill and provides a serene and peaceful academic environment.

Hostel Infrastructure: There are in total 3 blocks for boys hostel and 1 block for the girl’s hostel. All the hostels are built with modern facilities including fast speed Wi-Fi connection with one LAN facility in every room. All the rooms are hygienic and cleaned regularly. There is a hot water facility in the washrooms during the morning hours. To avoid the hustle of washing clothes and getting clean drinking water, all the hostel floors are provided with washing and Aquaguard machines. Besides this, there is a TV room in every hostel block in order to let you watch the daily news and cricket-football matches together. In addition to this, there is a badminton court and a basketball court present within the hostel premises.

Mess Food: The food at the IIT Bhubaneswar mess is far better compared to other engineering hostel messes. Of course, it’s not 5-star quality food but the taste and quality of food you get in the mess is quite edible. Well, the mess is not actually a mess is what you can say, after all. Other than the mess, other food options inside the campus are (a) Canteen near 1st Year Lab Complex which sells samosas, Vadas, and Maggi, besides lunch options (b) Bakery in Shopping Complex which sells rolls, puffs, nano-pizzas, etc. (c) Canteen near L-Gate at the campus which sells Maggi, paranthas and fast food items.

Professors: Being an IIT, the quality of education here is pretty high and the faculty are well skilled to teach the latest developments in every department with regular updates in the curriculum. Some professors are exceptional with very good industry and academic experience and some are just at par but with educational degrees from best colleges in the country and abroad. Most importantly, all the faculties are very helpful in nature and are there whenever you require them, no matter what time it is.

Facilities: Students can engage in all kinds of sports, cultural and technical facilities inside the campus. There is a shopping complex inside the campus itself which houses a departmental store, ice-cream parlor, bakery, juice shop and a stationery shop. Additionally, there is a 24*7 dispensary inside the campus to help those who are in need.

Fun Stuff: All major festivals and pujas are celebrated inside the hostel complex. All the students have to be a part of at least one club or more and this is what will keep you busy throughout the 4 years in college. The three most important fests organized on campus are Wissenaire (Tech Fest), AlmaFiesta (Socio-Cultural Fest), and E-Summit (entrepreneurship fest).

Based on the GATE score, IIT Bhubaneshwar calls a limited number of students for written tests and interviews. The admission is usually offered on the basis of performance in written test and interview. Each has a different weightage i.e Written Test contains 70% weightage and Interview has 30% of weightage.

The written test will contain the questions from General Aptitude and Metallurgy.

• Metallurgy will be on par with the GATE level.

• General Aptitude will comprise of Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English.

You need to qualify the written test in order to appear for the interview. You need to be prepared with your project for an interview. You must also know the basics of concepts like XRD, Iron- Carbon diagram, and Metallurgy basics. They will put up a list of final selected candidates after the interviews.

Chances are not much good as the number of seats in the thermal specialization are less (only 18) and IIT Bhubaneswar conducts a rigorous interview (half an hour to 45 minutes per candidate), within that duration you need to explain the topics on the board to the interviewers. Some of the interview questions asked in the previous year were boundary layer theory, transient heat conduction, the significance of Prandtl, Nusselt, etc.

The process for admission in the course is based on marks secured in graduation. The student must have 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in a 10-point scale in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (with a valid GATE score). 

The final selection of regular candidates will be based on the combined scores of the candidates in GATE (70%) and the written test (30%). The Written Test and Interview shall be given equal weightage of 15% each.

Students in the unreserved category will be eligible to sit in the interview subject to scoring a minimum of 40% marks in the written test and for final selection a minimum of 50% marks in the interview.

Hence, an interview becomes a very crucial factor in securing admission. It is completely technical in nature as explained above it judges the in-depth knowledge of the applicant in the subject. NPTEL lectures can be useful in preparing for the interview so as to enhance the understanding of the in-depth concepts of the subject in detail. Since the analysis part of some concepts as mentioned above can also be asked. The project report is also required there so one can expect questions from there also.

Finally, the cut off of the course is around 600 hence you can expect to have a fair chance if you have good understanding and command over your subjects.
 

It’s hard to say if you will get in or not. While 2,040 is a perfectly good score on its own, last year's closing rank was 2,092. But the cut off varies every year, so it’s a possibility that you may get in. You can even get into IIT Bhubaneswar in the very 1st round if luck favors. Don’t be disappointed if you can’t get in as there are also other IITs like IIT Ropar and IIT Jodhpur where you can try to get admission.

Also if you scored below 3000 in JEE Mains then you can go for IIIT Hyderabad. For CSE IIIT, Hyderabad ranks along with top IITs like IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. So if you can secure a place in IIT Hyderabad, you should go for it. As there's a good possibility you can bag good job offers as an IITian from IIT Bombay or Delhi. Although the tag of IIT adds a certain value to your degree in the end it’s skills that matter most. So make your decision wisely.

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the engineering category by NIRF 2019. CSE department in IIT Bhubaneswar has seen 100% placement in 2019. CSE is a popular subject among students of IIT Bhubaneswar. Computer Science Engineering is not all about coding but Coding Culture at IIT Bhubaneswar is improving.

Many students were selected in Google Summer of Coding (GSoC) in 2018. Many freshers started competitive coding from the very beginning, working on projects and contributing to open source.

The programming society ‘Neuromancers’ is active. Students participate in technical activities and various coding competitions. This leads to a salary package to be around 15 lakhs in CSE department. A number of software companies visit the campus. IIT Bhubaneswar has relatively better placements and a better coding culture.