IIT ENVIRONMENTAL OR NIT STRUCTURES?

 IIT ENVIRONMENTAL OR NIT STRUCTURES?

Now these are the guys who are walking in thin line of branch or college impasse.

First a reality check- a guy getting iit environmental will get NIT structures but vice versa not always possible.
     

                M.tech is definitely about interest and branding. Don’t you love to say that I am an IItian than a NITian?

Interest-let’s cut the chase and remember how many of us have chosen civil because they liked it. I guess probably less than 10%.”Structures interests me”, a statement made by at least 70% civil. This is primarily because of job offers. NIT offers an average of 50% placements to structures guys. An initially pathetic salary after 4-5 years change and you may probably go Dubai and be super rich dudes.

                Now what if you don’t get job. If you don’t get job, getting job out campus for even 20000 rs will be very tough if not impossible. In this case by getting m.tech will not give any advantage for government jobs as these don’t need m.tech. Your job prospects reduce as much as 30% in private sector. Hence your only option will be teaching.

On other hand environmental engineering from iit even if they get core jobs and work for 10-20 years will never be comparable to structure guys with same experience. Same is case anywhere in India. So you must be ready for teaching job or be poor. Many websites tell you that it will increase 10 fold in coming years but you can never be sure. Till now the situation is joblessness in core areas. Hence choosing this specialization should be carefully done with research/teaching and nothing else in mind.

Here is something to cheer. Even if environmental engineering students don’t get job, there will be classmates from transportation, geotech and definitely water resources from iits for your company. Except structures all specialization even in iit has placements opportunities as low as 40%.

                Since you are getting picture that getting job is easier with b.tech than m.tech unless its structures. So here is what professors’ advice-if you are planning to do m.tech you should be at least prepared to teach students. If you abhor that, take job with b.tech instead.

               

Still after reading all these you are not able to answer the question

”iit environmental or nit structures?”

   THEN TRY TOSSING A COIN