The following answer is based on a day in the life of an Engineering student at IIT Bombay’, an extract written by my friend to share her experience on the same.

• You wake up at 9:15 to realize that breakfast will be over in 15 minutes so you rush to the washroom and get ready for breakfast.
• Once you reach the mess, you get to eat the very decent breakfast offered till 10 am. Once you are done with breakfast, you go to the lab.
• At around 10:15 you reach the lab and gossip with your friends for a few minutes. 
• After wasting an hour, you start working and by 12:15 you realize you need a coffee break.
• By 1 pm you have had coffee with snacks and decide to skip lunch.
• You keep working in the lab till 6: 30 and decide to return to the hostel.
• You hail a Tum-Tum, which is a bus service within the campus of IIT Bombay.
• You do leisure activities during the evening and then go to Gulmohar for dinner
• At night you call up to check with your parents
• After this, you chat with your friends or watch your favorite series.
• After this, you fall asleep late at night to restart the same schedule the next day.

Life at IIT Bombay is not as hectic as people describe it to be and you get to spend a lot of time doing your favorite things and hanging out with friends.

One of my friends completed his M.Tech in CSE from IIIT Kanpur back in 2019. Here are the placement highlights from his year.

The placements of the M.Tech students were at par with B.Tech and the dual degree students. There are very few companies that did not open their process for M.Tech students. But most of them are open.

A CSE M.Tech student got the highest package of INR 65 lakhs per annum. Mostly you will get a package in the region of INR 35 – 44 lakhs per annum. The minimum package hovered around INR 20 lakhs per annum. Some of the top companies visiting the campus for recruitment include Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm, SAP Labs, Samsung, Codenation, etc.

BITS Pilani Work Integrated MTech program is for experienced professionals who want to upgrade their knowledge in the same field. Usually, the company asks you to pursue this program or you yourself want to expand your skills. 

This course is not a good choice if you are seeking a career in academics or are willing to switch fields or companies. But if you want to climb the hierarchy in the same organization and improve your job prospects then the program is the one for you. 

The program will be a unique experience and expand your knowledge base efficiency although the degree itself might not be very useful. 

My brother got selected for IISc Bangalore and here is what his offer letter looked like

BITS Pilani MTech fees for a year are around INR 747300. Given below is the detailed fee structure for the MTech program offered by BITS Pilani. 

BITS Pilani fees are extremely high so students from financially weak backgrounds can consider taking loans.

BITS Pilani MTech admission is done on the basis of its own online admission test called BITSHD. BITS Pilani offers the following PG-level courses Master of Engineering and Master of Pharmacy. These courses are offered under various specializations and are of two-year duration. 

You can fill out the application forms for admission to these courses in the month of April every year.

BITS HD is conducted in two categories, Test 1 and Test 2. Test 1 is compulsory for all students willing to pursue PG programs while Test 2 is for all PG-level programs except for ME/MTech in Sanitation Science, Technology and Management, and Software Systems. Separate tests are conducted for these 3 courses. BITS does not admit students on the basis of GATE scores. 

NIT Rourkela is a premier engineering and technology institute in India that enjoys a strong reputation for its M.Tech program. The program is well-structured, with a focus on both theoretical and practical aspects of engineering and technology. Here are a few pros and cons of pursuing an MTech from NIT Rourkela

Pros

• Excellent hostel facilities wherein students are allotted double occupancy rooms in the first year and single occupancy rooms from the second year.
• A massive campus with a variety of sports facilities like cricket grounds, football grounds, Table tennis facilities, Basketball court, Lawn Tennis Court, Badminton Courts, Volleyball Courts, Swimming Pool, Gym, etc
  The labs are functional 24/7 for MTech students with high-speed internet facilities.
• Students are allotted individual PC to study and do their research work.
  The project work assigned to MTech students is largely research-oriented.
• M.Tech students have no restrictions regarding timings in hostels and departments.

Cons

• MTech students get no summer or winter vacations due to heavy workloads.
• The attendance policy is strict and Bio-metric attendance is taken twice a day.
• Sparing the weekends and academic holidays, BIT Mesra MTech students are allowed to take only 15 leaves in 1 year. 
• Students have to prepare for 4 presentations, grand viva, project viva, and thesis submissions in the second year.

Overall, NIT Rourkela is considered to be a great choice for an M.Tech education.