Which will be best for an M. Tech in chemical engineering: ICT Mumbai or IIT Bombay?

ICT (Institute of chemical technology), Mumbai has received a grade ‘A++' accreditation from NAAC and offers a decent M.Tech Chem. Eng. program in terms of academics and placements.

IIT Bombay is ranked 3rd within the Engineering category by NIRF Ranking 2019., making it one of the top Engineering colleges in India.

Rankings:

IIT Bombay:

• 3rd out of 300 in India by NIRF 2020 rankings for Engineering.

• 2nd out of 254 in India by India Today 2020 rankings for Engineering.

ICT Mumbai:

• 18 out of 300 in India by NIRF rankings for Engineering.

• 23 out of 100 in India by Outlook 2019 Rankings Engineering.

Fee Structure:

The fee structure for MTech Chemical Engineering at ICT, Mumbai, and IIT Bombay are as follows.

Eligibility:

ICT, Mumbai:

• Candidates applying for MTech Chemical Engineering must have passed anybody of the subsequent Bachelor’s/Master’s degrees of ICT or any equivalent examination of IIT/NIT or any University recognized by the UGC, with min 60% marks or equivalent CGPA).

• 55% marks or equivalent CGPA for the reserved (SC/ST) candidate is considered.

• Also, Candidates from the subsequent different courses are going to be eligible for admission to M. Chem. Eng. course at ICT as long as they need to undergo “minimum 120 hours of classroom teaching /contact hours of Mathematics course(s) at the UG level.

IIT Bombay:

• Candidates applying for MTech Chemical Engineering at the institute must have passed B. E. /B.Tech./M.Sc. (Engineering) /M.Sc./ M.C.A./MBBS/ M. Pharm./B. Pharm with min 60% marks.

• 55% marks or equivalent CGPA for the reserved (SC/ST) candidate is considered.

• Candidates applying must also pass the GATE entrance exam.

Placements:

• The average and highest CTC offered at ICT, Mumbai is 3.5 LPA and 14 LPA respectively. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Nerolac, Johnson & Johnson, Jacobs, ITC are the top recruiters at the institute.

• The average CTC offered at IIT Bombay was 20 LPA. ITC, Unilever, Piramal are the major recruiters for Chemical Engineering at the institute.

Admission into these colleges is possible via the GATE entrance exam or equivalent. Both the institutes are good and offer decent academics and placement opportunities, so you can opt for either one of them.