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Can anyone tell about the Engineering Design branch at IIT-Madras?
The engineering design department at IIT Madras is the newest department on campus. If you're interested in pursuing design-oriented courses closely related to mechanical engineering, this department is worth considering. The dual degree program in Engineering design has a good scope for campus placements, which are comparable to placements in the mechanical engineering department.
Although there are not many seats available for undergraduates, it's surprising to note that the department closes at lower ranks in JEE than other departments such as Civil engineering and Chemical engineering. The engineering design department also offers better core job packages than the aforementioned departments.
One of the advantages of being a new department is that the engineering design department boasts great infrastructure and classrooms, which are well-maintained compared to other older buildings on campus.
So if you're looking for a new and exciting department with promising career prospects, the engineering design department at IIT Madras might be the perfect fit for you
Which is better for a keralite, EE at IIT Mandi or engineering design at IIT Madras?
For obvious reasons, ED in IIT Madras is better than EE from IIT Mandi.
Since, you are a Keralite, you need to travel across the entire length of India whenever you need to travel back and forth from your home. Moreover, the climate will also be a minus factor. In case of Chennai, you can travel overnight and reach your home. The people there will be more familiar to you as compared to those in Mandi.
Engineering Design -
- It is an amalgamation of all the engineering disciplines in a crude sense which can be easily seen by their curriculum.
- The curriculum includes doing coding, mechanical labs and civil engineering courses, it even includes Electrical Engineering.
- BTech in Electrical Design is a 5 year Program as it includes a compulsory six month internship (an entire semester) in the final year and a project in the final year of the course. Whereas, the courses at other branches last for only 8 weeks.
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Categories |
IIT Mandi |
IIT Madras |
|
Degree |
BTech in EE |
BTech in ED |
|
Duration (Years) |
4 |
5 |
|
Fees (lakhs per semester) |
1.11 |
1.09 |
|
Percentage Placement |
85 |
83 |
|
Faculty : Student |
1:10 |
1:13 |
|
Average Package (lakhs per annum) |
12 |
12.4 |
To summarize, IIT Madras offers you everything that IIT Mandi has and a lot more than that.
Mandi is situated in Himachal Pradesh, it has a very pleasing scenery. But keeping in mind the distance, weather conditions and the ease of living for a Keralite, Chennai is a much better option.
What should I opt for, ED at IITM or mechanical at IIT Bhubaneswar?
The choice should be based on your subject of interest. IIT Bhubaneswar is among the newly open IITs, whereas IIT Madras is an oldest and well-established institute.
IIT Madras offers dual degree programs in Engineering Design. It is a very practical course and offers a lot of opportunities. The students with a good GPA can get recruited by core companies. In 2019 placements, students of ED got placed in reputed companies with packages ranging between 7 LPA to 26 LPA. The placement rate of ED was 83%.
The department of Mechanical Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar has good infrastructure and classrooms. It also has a product design lab, the place where all engineering design comes alive. A total of 89 companies visited the campus at IIT Bhubaneswar in the year 2019. Big core companies like Tata Steel, TCS, L&T, HP, Renault Nissan, Indian oil, and Maruti Suzuki recruited students from the ME department. In the year 2019, 83% of students of ME batch got placed in these companies with an average package of 11.43 LPA. The highest number of jobs was offered by the core sector. PSU like ISRO, IOCL, and NCCBM also participated in the campus placement. The department has several laboratories such as CAD & manufacturing, Robotics & Control, Nanomechanics, and Material science. Institute has also several mechanical related or robotics society which provides an excellent educational experience.
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