Can BITS Pilani be preferred over IIT BHU for mechanical or electronics engineering?

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Shreya Karmakar Posted On - Jul 31, 2024

student at IIT BHU

IIT BHU and BITS Pilani are two highly reputed institutes for engineering studies in India. IIT BHU would be a better option over BITS Pilani because of these reasons:

Brand Value: IIT BHU carries the prestigious “IIT'' tag which holds more brand value than the “BITS Pilani'' tag. This will become important to you when applying to foreign universities for your higher education.

Fees: As a government institution, the fees of IIT BHU is much more affordable as compared to BITS Pilani. This in turn, gives IIT BHU a higher ROI (Return on Investment), as IIT BHU offers even better placements than BITS Pilani.

Here are the important comparisons between IIT BHU and BITS Pilani:

Particulars	IIT BHU	BITS PILANI
Establishment Year	1919	1926
NIRF Engineering Ranking	15	25
Tuition Fee	*INR 1 lakh per semester	INR 2.60 lakh per semester
Highest package (2023)	INR 1.68 CPA INR 50 LPA (Electronics) INR 91.19 LPA (Mechanical)	INR 60.75 LPA (Overall)
Average package (2023)	INR 31 LPA (PPO Average CTC) INR 29.56 LPA (Electronics) INR 21.95 LPA (Mechanical)	INR 30.37 LPA (Overall) [ CTC Range: INR 14-30 LPA (Electronics) INR 9-18 LPA (Core) ]
Recruiters on Campus	Acc cement, Accenture, Accolite, Adani, Aditya Birla, Aditya Birla chemical, Adobe, etc.	BSCPL Infra, Grand View Research, McAfee, Greenko Group, McKinsey & Co, CA Technologies, Grey Orange, etc.

*(for SC/ST/PwD students, and others with family income <= 1 LPA, the tuition fee is 0. The tuition is exempted by 2/3rd for students with family income <=5 lakh and > 1 lakh).

IIT BHU is much more cost-effective than BITS Pilani, and has better placements as well. It also delivers the much renowned ‘IITian’ tag to its students.

Because of all these reasons, I would recommend you choose IIT BHU over BITS Pilani for your Mechanical/Electronics Engineering.

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Deepika Sengupta Posted On - Feb 16, 2022

studied at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

BITS Pilani and IIT BHU are considered among the best engineering colleges in the country. You can choose either of these two based on your choice of branch. Here is a brief comparison of both institutes.

In terms of college infrastructure, BITS Pilani is better than IIT BHU. The infrastructure of BHU is poor compared to other old IITs too.
IIT BHU and BITS Pilani both have equally good research facilities and faculty bases.
The student crowd at both campuses is also quite good.
Both BITS Pilani and IIT BHU will offer enough opportunities and exposure to groom yourself.
For the Mechanical and Electronics branch, the average CTC at IIT BHU is INR 12 LPA and INR 10 LPA respectively. According to recent statistics, the average CTC for BITS Pilani Mechanical is INR 13 LPA. While for Electronics, the average CTC is INR 10 LPA.
BITS Pilani charges higher fees compared to IIT BHU.
In terms of brand value, IIT BHU>BITS Pilani.

Both institutes have their advantages. You should talk to the current students regarding your branch, before choosing one of these two institutes.

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Praveen Vats Posted On - Aug 13, 2020

Studied at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

If you are interested in a particular branch then go for that branch because both these institutions are one among the top institutions in India. Otherwise, you should prefer IIT BHU over BITS Pilani because of the following factors –

The IIT BHU was founded in 1919 whereas BITS Pilani in 1964. So IIT BHU is one of the oldest institutions in India. The IITs being run by the government body, its fee is less as compared to BITS Pilani. Also being government institutions, IITs have fee waiver schemes available, unlike BITS.

Overall both the institute has good faculties. Moreover, IITs have the lead in the research facilities as well as in research work. Both institutes provide good placement opportunities to their students. According to 2019 placement statistics, a total of 88 and 109 students got placed from Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering respectively in IIT BHU. And in BITS-Pilani the overall placement percentage was 82.8. If you are interested in MS after B.Tech then BITS-Pilani would be the better option. Though IITs are popular worldwide, it is better to have the BITS tag for doing MS. If you are planning for an M.Tech or research-oriented career in India, IIT BHU is better.

Both institutes have a strong and large alumni network. BITS has many alumni working in foreign, international brands, but the alumni network of IIT BHU is larger since it is an older institute and its alumni are present in every possible career paths.