Both ICT, Mumbai, and IITs are well-known colleges in India and offer quality education. ICT Mumbai is mostly recognized for chemical engineering courses only. Whereas, IIT’s are recognized for computers, electronics, civil, mechanical, and other engineering branches even. However, one should decide the best college based on the brand. So, here are a few quick highlights of MTech in Chemical at IITs and ICT Mumbai.

IIT:

Admissions:

• IITs accept graduates and GATE qualified members. Also, it conducts a personal interview and intakes only those students who qualify for the interview.

• The candidates should get a minimum of 60% in their graduation in order to be eligible for admission.

• M.Tech Chemical engineering is a complete 2-years course. The total fee for the course is 1.32 lakhs.

Placements:

• The median salary of M.Tech Chemical Engineering students is 20.8 LPA.

• Top companies visiting the popular IIT campuses for Chemical Engineering students are Texas Instrument, Carin, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Microsoft, ITC, Schlumberger, IBM, McKinsey & Company, Deutsche Bank, Tata Steel, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd, and many more.

ICT Mumbai:

Admissions:

• The college accepts students based on academic excellence in graduation and ranking obtained in the GATE.

• The candidates should get at least 60% in their graduation from any recognized university in order to be eligible for admission.

• The total fee for this course is 1.53 lakhs.

• The course has a total of 30 seats.

Placements:

• Over 90% of the students are placed each year.

• The campus has a 100% placement rate in chemical engineering.

• The highest and average salary packages of the students are 14 LPA and 3.5 LPA respectively.

• Most frequently visited companies are CitiBank India, Morgan Stanley, Belong Technologies, Goldman Sachs, Asian Paints, BASF India, Cipla, DSM Soft, Exxon, Black & Veatch, Deutsche Bank, HoneyWell, Capgemini, Sprinklr, Walmart Labs, Genpact, Deloitte, Tesco, and many more.

This is all about the M.tech Chemical Engineering course at IITs and ICT Mumbai. So, choose the best college based on your preferences and interests.

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.

Being ranked 11th by NIRF 2020 for engineering in India, IIT BHU is popular among students for its B.Tech and M.tech courses. IIT BHU is one among few Institutes in India offering 2 years M.tech course in BME. This course majorly amalgamates medical science with the latest engineering technologies thus both teaching and research process are carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Science (BHU)

The tabulation below gives a brief summary of M.tech in Biomedical Engineering at IIT BHU.

Admission:

• Aspirants must clear GATE in order to get admitted for m.tech BME at IIT BHU.

• Students from any IITs having a B.Tech degree with a CGPA equal to or higher than 8.0 can get direct admission for this course at IIT BHU without having to appear for GATE.

• GATE cutoff for students from General, OBC, and SC/ST categories are 25.0, 22.5, and 16.6 respectively.

• IIT BHU offers only 12 seats for m.tech in BME thus making the selection process highly competitive.

Placement statistics:

• 52 companies participated in the recruitment process in 2020 making 570+ job offers.

• Lead recruiters include Adobe, Amazon, Capgemini, Flipkart.

• M.tech BME graduates of the 2019-20 batch have a placement record of 73% with a median salary of 9 LPA.

• Best ever CTC offered domestically for a BME graduate is 68 LPA.

• As BME is still a growing field in India core companies visiting the campus are very few, so many students land up in IT companies.

• All students are offered a Teaching Assistantship for the course of 2 years at IIT BHU.

• All students are offered internship opportunities through college with a minimum stipend of 80,000.

BME is still a blooming field in India thus there will be high scope for BME graduates in the coming years. If you want to take up research further, BME from IIT BHU is an amazing decision. As of now, there may be less lucrative job offers from core companies not only through campus but anywhere in the country in general. M.tech in BME is a good option if you are looking for a career abroad.

IIT BHU is a good option to pursue M.Tech in chemical engineering. The professors at IIT BHU in the chemical engineering department are well qualified and experienced. But as far as placements are concerned, M. Tech in chemical engineering from IIT BHU may not sound as many of the core as well as non- core companies are not open for placement to this branch. The major recruiters in the core sector for B.tech students in chemical engineering are Reliance and BPCL but both of them are not open for M.Tech students. Also, many big companies in the non–core sector like those of software, finance, data analysts are also not open for M.Tech students. That is why the average package for M.Tech students in chemical engineering is low. But the M. Tech degree of chemical engineering from IIT BHU can be quite valuable because it helps in off-campus placements and increases the chances of getting promotion in jobs over B.Tech students.

Comparably BIT Pilani will offer better career options for Chemical Engineering. Also, one of my friends attends BIT Mesra for Chemical Engineering, so I have some idea about the course at the institute. 

BIT Mesra:

In his branch, there are 60 chemical engineering students and 60 polymer students. The size of the batches does cause an issue during placements. On average, around 30% of students get placed with core companies. You may also want to consider these points.

Faculty and Teaching Methodology:

The faculty assigned for chemical engineering are IITians with PhDs, but their pedagogy is average. You'll be given a lot of quotidian assignments which do not have any scope of exploration.

Infrastructure:

The chemical engineering department has laboratories packed with flow meters, filters, and other important tools but the overall infrastructure is not up to the mark.

Grading System:

Getting a good CGPA is a bit difficult because of the grading system and strict faculty.

In general, the program is full of average students who are not very creative. Most students mug up the syllabus to score well. As for placements, here is a table. 

Even though the highest Salary offered was INR 39 LPA, it was non-core. If you have the option, opt for other colleges. Top NITs will be good options for pursuing Chemical Engineering.