The alumni association would like to welcome all those incoming students who have chosen to make IT-BHU their next home. This article is an attempt to answer some of your most commonly asked questions. Feel free to post a comment, or email us at jee @ itbhuglobal.org if you have any other questions.
1. Will ITBHU be converted into an IIT?
We have been lobbying very hard for this, and see it as possible in the coming months, esp. with the new MHRD. The Alumni Association is in regular touch with BHU administration and MHRD and regular updates are posted in our newsletter, the chronicle, at http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/
IIT or not IIT, IT-BHU has been always rated as one of top engineering colleges in the country. Many surveys have rated it higher than the existing IITs. Apart from great career opportunities, IT-BHU provides many avenues for overall growth of its students. Being a part of BHU, students can study courses at various faculties such as foreign language, music etc. IT-BHU has a very strong network of a LARGE number of alumni, who greatly miss BHU life and are always more than happy to meet and help another ITian.
2. How are the placements at IT-BHU?
The placements at IT-BHU are among the best in the country. Even in the recessionary times, it has had placements above 150%. Many surveys have rated the placements at IT-BHU as one of the best in the country. The institute sees a range companies visiting the instituting, including core engineering companies, IT companies, financial and consulting companies.
3. How are the new branches at IT-BHU?
- Industrial Chemistry
- Engineering Physics
- Mathematics & Computing
OR
How are the dual degree courses at IT-BHU?
We do not have the placements for the dual degree courses as the first batch is yet to appear for placements. The coursework in the 5 year program involves more research opportunities and given the experience in the IITs, should various opportunities for students.
4. Which is better -- ITBHU(MECH) OR BITS PILANI(EEE)?
OR
Which is better -- ITBHU(MINING) OR NIT Trichy(EEE)/IIIT Hyderabad (CSE)?
Again, we would request students to take the holistic picture to take into account.
One aspect that makes IT-BHU unique is that it allows to develop lateral thinking due to close interactions with guys from such diverse fields like Medical to Arts to Music to various Engineering fields. The place will allow to dream of an idea and validate it with excellent facilities and technical support available out there (129 departments) inside the campus. This is a place where there is confluence of so many cultures and the five or four years of stay moulds you to a near perfect human being capable of handling any adverse situation with absolute ease.
5. How does ITBHU compare with the newly formed IITs?
The new IITs could well go on to become one of the top institutes in the country, but currently most of them are run out of temporary campus. IT-BHU on the other hand, has great facilities and infrastructure for traditional engineering branches and a strong faculty. The student-faculty ratio is one of the best in the country. For example, the ECE department has one of the best fabrication and VLSI design facilities with all the leading EDA tools donated by several companies.
6. How are the prospects for MBA/MS at IT-BHU?
Many students from ITBHU go for further studies to the top management and engineering institutes every year. The curriculum provides you ample time to prepare for exams such as CAT or GRE, and you also get a great atmosphere since many students prepare for the exams together with you. The institute will provide you adequate opportunities for research oportunities. In terms of research output, IT-BHU was ranked third among all the top engineering institutions in India (including IISc and IITs). So you can imagine that faculty members at IT-BHU are also as good as any IIT.
Students from IT-BHU go to almost all the top universities for higher studies (Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, CMU, Caltech, UMich, UCLA to name a few) and all the top business schools for MBA (Harvard, Columbia, Sloan, Kellogg, IIMs, etc).
7. Which is better -- ITBHU(CSE) OR IIT(CHE/CIV)?
Students should give due opportunity to the branch they are choosing. Sometimes your branch in B.Tech. defines your future career prospects. If you choose IT-BHU over an IIT, the trade-off is a branch with more rewarding career over the IIT tag. Branch becomes more important if you want to stay in engineering profession and want to practice your technical expertise. Just to make a point, if you want to do MS/PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, it makes more sense to do B.Tech.(CSE) from IT-BHU rather than doing B.Tech.(Chemical) at an IIT.
My son got AIR 4869 in JEE-2009 and has been offered admission in Ceramic Engineering (B Tech 4 year) in IT-BHU.
What is the prospect for Ceramic Engineering? Do you advise him to take it? He aspires to do management after his engineering degree.
R Ramesh
July 16, 2009 6:48 AMHello Mr. Ramesh,
Let me tell you that at this age, things in media about high salaries for MBAs look very lucrative. When I was of his age, I also wanted to do Management after Engg. But I turend up doing PhD. Definitely you should give importance to your sons' wishes, but you should keep your options open for other things too.
Ceramic Engg is a branch of future if your son can make good use of it during his four years. I have not been into that department, but I know from other sources that the department is normally lenient in terms of grades(You should check the current situation). The advantage of that is, it will be easy for him to maintain high grade points. However, that alone may not be sufficient. I would recommend he should maintain a good position in class, like in top five. That way management or MS/PhD both will be easy for him. For management, he will need time to prepare for CAT. A lenient dept gives more time to prepare for competitive exam like CAT/XAT/GMAT. Therefore, Ceramic engg dept will be helpful for him. Being in top five will give additional advantage to him, although for management that is not very important.
In case he turns towards MS/PhD after his B.Tech., I can tell you whole world is open for him if he is in Top five. During my time, the topper of Ceramic Engg went to MIT (He did some research work also during his four years, which is possible in IT-BHU). People also go to Caltech, UC-Berkeley, Stanford etc. Of course, your son can also go to these places. Also, for ceramic engineers, competition is relatively less than CS, EEE, Mech etc. Being a ceramic engineer, he can work in the areas of material sciences, nano-tech, smart materials etc. All these are future engineering branches. There is a lot of scope after ceramic engineering for research, if he is interested.
I would recommend, please do not hesitate to let your son join Ceramic Engineering. No branch is better or worse. Everything is important. Of course, opportunities are more in CS, EEE, jobs and salaries are higher too. But still, everyone cannot get CS and EEE (I would not recommend joining some other (non-JEE) institute for CS, EEE leaving Ceramic of IT-BHU). So ask him to be encouraged and work hard during his four years. Hard work will definitely pay off.
Thanks,
Abhijeet
Hello Mr. Ramesh,
Let me tell you that at this age, things in media about high salaries for MBAs look very lucrative. When I was of his age, I also wanted to do Management after Engg. But I turend up doing PhD. Definitely you should give importance to your sons' wishes, but you should keep your options open for other things too.
Ceramic Engg is a branch of future if your son can make good use of it during his four years. I have not been into that department, but I know from other sources that the department is normally lenient in terms of grades(You should check the current situation). The advantage of that is, it will be easy for him to maintain high grade points. However, that alone may not be sufficient. I would recommend he should maintain a good position in class, like in top five. That way management or MS/PhD both will be easy for him. For management, he will need time to prepare for CAT. A lenient dept gives more time to prepare for competitive exam like CAT/XAT/GMAT. Therefore, Ceramic engg dept will be helpful for him. Being in top five will give additional advantage to him, although for management that is not very important.
In case he turns towards MS/PhD after his B.Tech., I can tell you whole world is open for him if he is in Top five. During my time, the topper of Ceramic Engg went to MIT (He did some research work also during his four years, which is possible in IT-BHU). People also go to Caltech, UC-Berkeley, Stanford etc. Of course, your son can also go to these places. Also, for ceramic engineers, competition is relatively less than CS, EEE, Mech etc. Being a ceramic engineer, he can work in the areas of material sciences, nano-tech, smart materials etc. All these are future engineering branches. There is a lot of scope after ceramic engineering for research, if he is interested.
I would recommend, please do not hesitate to let your son join Ceramic Engineering. No branch is better or worse. Everything is important. Of course, opportunities are more in CS, EEE, jobs and salaries are higher too. But still, everyone cannot get CS and EEE (I would not recommend joining some other (non-JEE) institute for CS, EEE leaving Ceramic of IT-BHU). So ask him to be encouraged and work hard during his four years. Hard work will definitely pay off.
Thanks,
Abhijeet
Dear Mr. Ramesh
Do not hesitate to get your son admitted in Ceramics Engineering, I have seen the trend since 1985 that is when I joined IT-BHU. I am sure your son will be doing Management in a top Institute in the world (India and The US) after the exposure he gets in the Institute, this is a good platform for him to perform now.
So no worries just go ahead.
July 17, 2009 12:16 AMLooks like some progress.
http://www.livemint.com/2009/07/22195158/Cabinet-note-on-upgrade-of-IT.html
Nomenclature makes a difference in listing in admission notices and booklets etc also.
In 1974, when we joined through JEE , the list vegan with Bombay , Delhi ,Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras .And BHU Institute of Technology , Varanasi.
IT BHU nomenclature came later from admission brochures of 1975 , if I remember right.
New IIT BHU Varanasi will perhaps figure just after Ahmedabad and before Bombay !!
Regards
October 20, 2009 11:17 PM
My son will be joining IT BHU this session. We all are very much anxious to see IT BHU converted into IIT Varanasi. We would like to know, once Govt. has declared to convert it into an IIT, what is holding it? We would also be glad to offer our efforts to get it happened.
Best Wishes
Pravin Kumar Gupta
July 9, 2009 3:07 AMpravin27may@yahoo.co.in
pravin27may@gmail.com