Which IIT is good for which engineering branch?

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Updated on Jan 24, 2023 10:09 IST

By Aman Goel

JEE is the entrance exam for IITs, which are among the top colleges of our country. They are the aim of lakhs of students right from childhood. The kind of atmosphere that IITs provide for growth and development for students is really good. Due to the same, a lot of students give the exam and there is immense competition for every rank. With a drop in score by just 1 mark, the rank can vary a lot. Due to this immense competition and uncertainty involved in JEE Advanced specially, it is always good to estimate your score, rank, and finally decide the IITs which you want and which you can get. After the exam is over, all students focus on counselling and knowing the best branches in the best IITs is important. You would have to prepare lists and think a lot about your choices before finalizing anything.

Here, we will talk at length about all the IITs that are best and also, the branches which are best in these IITs.

Top 5 IITs with their best branches:

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay: The craze for IIT Bombay is of an extreme level in students. It is one of the best institutes of the country and is located in Powai, Mumbai. It has an entrepreneurship department, which conducts courses for students interested in entrepreneurship. Also, Powai is a startup hub, so lots of entrepreneurial exposure is possible. The college offers a lot of other courses and unique ones too, like Bachelor of Science courses in Chemistry and Economics. The best branches in IIT Bombay are Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. In 5-year integrated courses, Electrical Engineering with MTech. in Microelectronics is very popular. Apart from these, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics are also good courses here. For getting CS safely in IIT Bombay, you need to have an under 60 all India rank.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras: The campus is huge and beautiful and has everything that a student can need for his growth and development. According to Top 500, IIT Madras has the fastest supercomputing facility in India. The college has 5-year integrated courses along with the 4-year regular courses. It also offers five-year BS + MS courses for Physics and Biology. The top branches in this college are Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. To secure CS safely in IIT Madras, you need an under 160 all India rank in JEE Advanced. For EE, you need a rank of around under 600. Apart from that, Mechanical, Chemical and Aerospace also are popular among students. The biodiversity found at IIT Madras is exceptional, with several endangered species residing inside the campus.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur: This is the oldest IIT and has a very big and beautiful campus. It also offers a wide variety of courses and is a top choice among JEE aspirants. It has unique courses like Agriculture and Food Engineering, Applied Geology, Exploration Geophysics, and many more. It even offers an Architecture course, which is a five-year one. Computer Science and Engineering, along with Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, are the top two courses at this institute. Another noteworthy point is that the Mathematics and Computing course is also very popular and is a five-year integrated MSc course. For securing CSE, your rank should be under 250 or so, whereas for ECE it should be under around 900. More than 30 MOUs are signed between IIT Kharagpur and the Universities of France, Germany, Spain, Australia, UK for student exchange programmes and research work.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi: It has all the modern amenities and a beautiful campus to keep the students happy all the time. The college doesn’t offer integrated MSc. programs. Computer Science, Mathematics and Computing, and Electrical Engineering are the best programs at IIT Delhi. 5-year integrated BTech plus MTech in CSE is also very popular among students. For securing CSE in IIT Delhi, you need to have a rank under 100. For getting Mathematics and Computing, a rank under 320 or so is needed. If you want to prepare for CAT along with doing BTech, it will be pretty convenient for you because there are many good CAT coachings near the IIT Delhi campus.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur: This one is also a really old and big institute. The students of this college have done excellent work in research and development. IIT Kanpur has a really green campus and provides students with the best of facilities. The airstrip and Olympic size swimming pool of IIT Kanpur are very famous. IIT Kanpur also has excellent sports facilities. Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics and Computing are the top courses at this institute, wherein Mathematics and Computing is a 4-year BSc. course. An under 200 rank should get you CSE in IIT Kanpur. For EE and M&C, a rank under 850 or so will work.

The above list of top 5 IITs are some of the best institutes of the country. The relative ranking of these 5 colleges changes every year and they keep circulating among themselves in the bracket of Top 5. They all are equally good and provide a great environment for the growth and development of the intellect of students. So, when you are a top ranker, you can go by your interests and make a choice accordingly. Few unique courses and specializations are offered by almost every top IIT and you can even explore them according to your interests. Just remember to make an informed choice.

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About the Author:

Aman Goel is co-founder at a Tech Start-up. He holds a BTech in Computer Science Engineering from IIT Bombay with a JEE Advanced AIR 33 (Year 2013).

During his free time, he enjoys writing articles/blogs. He is an Entrepreneur, Coder, Speed-cuber, gamer, and fan of Air crash investigation!

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