Every year this dilemma strikes most of the students whether to opt for a good NIT but not the branch of choice or branch of choice at any NIT. What you should know is apart from the top five NITs, all the other NITs are equivalent. Therefore, go for the branch of your choice.

Now, answering that question that has been asked:

• Academics: The faculty of the metallurgy department at NIT Jamshedpur is good. They provide a good amount of and appropriate content for the courses. There is not much pressure on large assignments. You can take out time for other interests that you have apart from engineering.
• Placement: NIT Jamshedpur provides ample opportunities. Companies like Tata Steel and Vedanta Steel are the leading recruiting companies from the metallurgy department. You will also get a lot of opportunities in the non-core sector. Groffers, ZS Associates, Future First also recruit.

Looking at the placements, the Metallurgy department at NIT Jamshedpur has been better when compared to other NITs.

You can go for metallurgy at NIT Jamshedpur but, I will also suggest you give more preference to the branch of your choice.

NIT Jamshedpur is a tier- 3 Indian Engineering College and it fairs well compared to some other NITs like Raipur, Durgapur, Jaipur in terms of placements of Metallurgical branch students. 

• More than 100 companies pay a visit to NIT Jamshedpur each year to continue the recruitment. This number keeps on increasing every year.
• Non-core companies are known to offer 6-8 LPA whereas core companies offer 7-8 LPA. 
• A number of companies such as TATA Steel, TATA Tinplate, Vedanta group, JSW, JSL, etc regularly take a part in the NIT Jamshedpur’s recruitment. 
• TATA is known to recruit a maximum of its employees from NIT Jamshedpur.
• For the 2021 batch, the department witnessed 75% placements offers. The average package offered was 12 LPA.

Jamshedpur in itself is fortunate to have a number of steel companies and therefore the metallurgy students here have that to their advantage. The exposure, the competitive environment ensure that students obtain a number of opportunities for training and internships.

Moreover, this branch has a lot of scopes not just in our country but abroad too. Also, metallurgy is the oldest branch in NIT Jamshedpur.

One of my friends who used to be a student in Jamshedpur says that all hostels of NIT Jamshedpur have equal value. The faculty is also experienced and good at teaching as far as the academic background is concerned. The faculty takes enthusiasm in its teaching and is also energetic. One of the teachers was not only the associate Dean but also the chief warden at the same time. There was also talk that he might just be the next Dean of the students’ welfare department.

The cultural students, technical festival, sports meet, and alumni meet consist of a lot of students from the metallurgy. ‘Technica’ is also a popular event for metallurgy students. There are also technical teams like Daksh, Drift, Phoenix, etc where you can work in.

As for placements, the TATA Steel of the TATA group recruits students from the third year onwards through PPO or Pre Placement. Placement in metallurgy in NIT Jamshedpur is as high as 4.1 out of 5. Other companies that recruit students from this institute are Hindalco, JSW Steel, Vedanta, etc.

The ‘Technica’ fest gives you the opportunity to participate in competitions and earn prizes, certificates, etc which can be helpful for you. Jamshedpur is a place where there are a lot of industries around so a lot of them come to the institute to offer jobs to the students.

NIT Jamshedpur has an established brand name in the country. Students are tagged with “NITians”. This tag is beneficial for future training, internships, on or off-campus placements, and even in pursuing a management degree afterward.

Professors & Faculty of NIT Jamshedpur:

• The professors impart decent knowledge to the students about their expertise core subjects. So, scoring marks is not a problem here.
• Some of the professors are adopting methods to revise the significant topics again and again. It decreases the workload of students.
• They can easily focus the first two years on pointing out their areas of interest and later two years in achieving their targets for their desired specialization.

Placement Statistics of NIT Jamshedpur:

• As per the past few years of placements, there are core companies that visit the campus. They are TATA Steel, Vedanta, Hindalco, TATA Power, JSW, Usha Martin, etc. 
• In the metallurgy department, TATA Steel took only one candidate. 
• If students lack interest in this department then they can opt for off-campus placements too or else prepare for further studies.

Winning Institute:

As per the above perks, NIT Jamshedpur can be concluded better between both the listed institutes.