IIT Bhilai Campus, Placements

Introduction

IIT Bhilai was established in the year 2016 and is one of the six young IITs to be created by the Government of India for engineering and technical studies, and is known for its quality education across the country. In this article, we shall see in detail about the institute, the various courses offered, and the placement details & cut off as well.  

List of Contents

1. Location
2. Ranking
3. Courses Offered
4. Admission Procedure
5. Fee Structure
6. Campus
7. Placement Statistics
8. Useful Links

Location

Bhilai is located in the state of Chhattisgarh and has good connectivity by air, railways, and road network from all parts of the country.

 It is well connected with major cities like Bangalore, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai etc. via Air India, Indigo, Jet Airways, and Jet Lite.

The  Transit campus is situated at a distance of 16 kms from the nearest airport (Swami Vivekanand Airport) and the travel time is approximately 25 minutes to reach the campus through prepaid Riksha/ Taxi.

The closest railway station to the campus is the Raipur Junction Railway Station which is at a distance of 13 kms from campus and takes about 45 minutes to reach the campus through prepaid Riksha/ Taxi.

Raipur is well connected to other major cities of the country via NH-6.

Google map link to reach the campus: https://goo.gl/maps/1tn3jK19rc4FBptp9

Courses Offered:

Undergraduate courses:

1. B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering
2. B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering
3. B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering
4. B.Tech. in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Master of Technology programs:

1. Computer Science and Engineering
2. Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
3. Electrical Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
5. Electric Vehicle Technology
6. Mechatronics

Master of Science programs:

1. Chemistry
2. Mathematics and Computing
3. Physics

Doctor of Philosophy Programs

1. Chemistry
2. Computer Science and Engineering
3. Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
4. Electrical Engineering
5. Electric Vehicle Technology
6. Liberal Arts
7. Mathematics
8. Mechanical Engineering
9. Mechatronics
10. Physics

Admission Procedure

Undergraduate courses:

The admission to all B.Tech. programs is done through the All-India Joint Entrance Examination test (IIT – JEE) conducted jointly by all IITs in two stages, i.e., JEE Mains and JEE Advanced.

For Cut-off ranks in various categories for year 2021, go on link: Cut off -2021

Also read : JEE(Main) Updates

M.Tech courses:

For admission to M.Tech., the candidates must have one of the following eligibility criteria.

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology with first class, 60% marks or equivalent (55% marks for SC/ST)
2. Master’s degree in science or equivalent degree, with first-class, 60% marks or equivalent (55% marks for SC/ST)

Apart from the above criteria, they should satisfy one of the below requirements as well.

1. Valid GATE Score (refer to the table below for Discipline-specific criteria).
2. CPI/CGPA of 8.0 in BTech, if done from an IIT.

Master of Science (M.Sc.) programs:

The students are selected through JAM (Joint Admission Test for Masters). For more details refer here.

Doctor of Philosophy Programs:

The following are the eligibility criteria for Ph.D. admissions.

A. Applicants must have ONE of the following in appropriate subject areas.

1. Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent degree, with first-class, 60% marks or equivalent (55% marks for SC/ST).

2. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology, with first-class, 60% marks or equivalent (55% marks for SC/ST)

3. Master’s degree in science, arts, social sciences, or equivalent degree, with first-class, 60% marks or equivalent (55% marks for SC/ST).

B. Applicants must also fulfill ONE of the following additional requirements.

1. Valid GATE Score or CSIR-UGC NET (JRF/LS) (Also refer to Table below for discipline-specific criteria).

2. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR/DAE or DST INSPIRE Fellowship (Also refer to Table below for discipline-specific criteria).

3. Minimum of 2 years of professional experience. The experience gained while acquiring a Master’s Degree in Engineering/Technology or experience acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and completed before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought may be considered professional experience.

4. BTech from IIT with a CPI/CGPA of 8.0 or more.

An ongoing degree may also be considered a qualifying degree provided the applicant graduates before the Ph.D. program starts.

The applicant may apply for admission in any of the following categories:

• Regular
• Sponsored external full-time
• Sponsored external part -time
• Sponsored non-external full-time
• Sponsored non-external part -time

Fee Structure

For the fee structure of B. Tech students (for Academic Year 2021-22) refer here.

For the fee structure of M. Tech students (for Academic Year 2021-22) refer here.

For the fee Structure of M.Sc. students (for Academic Year 2021-22)  refer here.

For the fee Structure of Ph.D. students (for Academic Year 2021-22)  refer here.

Campus

IIT Bhilai is currently operating out of a temporary campus at the Government Engineering College (GEC) Raipur. The construction works for the permanent campus are currently underway and is expected to be completed soon.

Placement Statistics

IIT Bhilai has successfully completed two placement seasons for the academic year of 2020-21. Following are some of the highlights from this placement season:

Statistics of branch wise job offered (Year 2021):

Some of the prominent recruiters of the institute are (Year 2021):

Useful links