Shiksha All Time Q&A

Hi there,
SVNIT is amongst the top 10 NITs of India and also one of the oldest technical institutes. It was established in 1961 with just 3-4 branches and mechanical was one amongst them.
So, being among the oldest institutes and one of the oldest core branches, the department is well settled and well equipped with the required necessary labs also a no. of new labs have been constructed which will mostly start in this academic year. It has faculty members with ocean of knowledge in various fields of Mechanical Engineering.
Some insights of the colleges:
Intake: 120 (mechanical)
Placements
Average package: 5.15 LPA (mechanical)
Highest package: 10.6 LPA (mechanical)
Lowest package: 2.25 LPA (mechanical )
Recruiters:
John Deere, Honda, Microsoft, Airtel, Bharat Petroleum, Endurance, HSBC Bank, Vedanta, Infosys, TCS, Pidilte, Tata, Maruti Suzuki and many more.
Here is the link to get more insights of the placement at SVNIT.
Here is the link:
https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.svnit.ac.in/web/placement.php&ved=0ahUKEwjNldyAhKDWAhVHPY8KHY7RAosQFggmMAA&usg=AFQjCNHPXkxakZXuEjmMG0sZtyF5SpS6bQ
Hope this helps.

It is one of the top 15 NITs in India with a good ranking in the engineering industry in terms of infrastructure, faculty members, placement, course curriculum, etc. NIT-Jalandhar is the best option and if you are talking about computer science and engineering then obviously you are trying to get the best branch in engineering that is most in demand in the field of engineering that will lead you to a career in the field of data engineering, data analytics, computer science, software development, android development, various programing languages, etc., which are most demanding in the area .The following are the data statistics for computer science placement:
No.of eligible students for placement-100
No.of placed student-81
Highest package-16 LPA (Domestic)
Highest package-75 LPA (International)
The environment is very good in NIT and the following company are the regular recruitment partners:
TCS, WIPRO, INFOSYS, Accenture, etc.
So, you won't find any difficulty in getting jobs as per the average, every student has been offered multiple offers in the campus recruitment. So, it is a good to go for campus offer.
Good luck to all the aspirants.

This dilemma of reaching to a conclusion of choosing a branch is the one faced by a lot of students who appear for various engineering entrance exams. Engineering is nothing but making you visualize what goes on in the background when certain phenomenon happens and improvisation of such systems and if you don't have an eye for it, you might face a lot of difficulties in the branch you choose because all the branches in engineering are equally challenging.
And, one more thing, just in 12th standard you think that some area is interesting and you should choose it, then think of it and definitely consult your seniors.
Engineering courses are nothing like the perspective we have in the 12th standard. That might be a very little part of it.
For some core branches this information might be helpful:
Mechanical Engineers visualize the working of machines.
Electrical engineers work on the distribution of electricity in systems.
Information Technology is like subset of CS focused on application based study
Computer Science Engineering is the study of software and hardware
Petroleum Engineering is the study of hydrocarbons, extraction of the hydrocarbons and transferring them.
I think the most efficient way is to talk to a senior of the respective fields and explore the subject and find out if you are inclined.
Hope that Helps
All The best.

NIT, Warangal has a very nice placement scenario from all the branches. It's excellence in the academic and non-academic era makes it stand among the top technical institute of our nation.
Being situated at the most premium location of the corporates in India, it gets a benefit of attracting the national and multinational corporates.
Some extremely talented and hardworking minds get the offer for the abroad placements though this depends on the on spot need of the company.
Though the number of students getting abroad opportunities are not very large but still the national placements are remarkable sometimes touches 60 to 70 lakhs per annum.
Most of the time these placements are from the CSE EC and IT branch but still the rest of the branches get a good scope ahead.
It's not necessary that you get an on spot abroad offer but you may get an offer after a couple of months depending upon the need and your working skills. Though, it's a great part of life being in the prime institution and learning there.

Placements : The placements were not that good as compared to the previous years and around 90% of the students are placed who were in First Degree. Mostly Dual Degree students (Non-CS) and low CGPA students are unplaced yet. The highest was 45 lakhs, lowest 4.2 LPA, and the average was 9 LPA.
10 core companies have visited our campus like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, HPCL, Nestle Etc. and in IT, lots of good companies like Goldman Sachs, Directi, Amazon, Samsung and in non-core, banks and consultancy companies have visited including top players like Bain, Mckinsey, Boston, Axis Bank, IndusInd, HSBC, etc.
Almost all the students who wanted to do internship got an internship in summer for 2 months as well as for 5 months. The highest stipend paid was Rs. 80 thousand and the lowest was Rs. 12 thousand per month.More than 90% students get placed every year.
The minimum salary offered is 4 lakhs per annum and the maximum is 10.5 lakhs per annum. Many companies in different streams visit the college for placements. Some companies come for internships only and they provide pre-placement offers to the selected students. Almost 98% of students get an internship from the college. Companies visiting the college are from core fields as well as from non-core fields.

Placements: The placements in core chemical were very good. Around 30% people got placed in core companies. Some of the core companies which came to campus for placements were HPCL, Honeywell, Schlumberger, ReckitBenkister, Johnsson, and Mathew. Apart from this, many got placed in consulting firms like ZS Associates and many got into IT jobs. Core companies like Honeywell, Reliance and Schlumberger do visit the campus, although they choose only the best of the best. Most of the students get placed. The average CTC is around 7 LPA for chemical engineering. Schlumberger offers the highest package. Most of the students actually interested in the chemical branch end up in the US for Masters.
The ones who are not get placed at non-core companies like Credit Suisse or some IT firm. Internship opportunities are low. Overall, the placements were very good.
Curriculum - BITS Pilani follows the curriculum of MIT. We have a lot of surprise tests, mid-semester, and comprehensive exams and also, projects and assignments which help you learn many new things and apply the theory you learned.

There have been many advancements in electronics field but the job opportunities in the core field are limited.
Nowadays, most of the ECE engineers are being recruited for IT roles rather than core jobs. If you want to get a job in the core field you have to be extra-ordinary in both academics and extra-curriculars, then only you can stand out from the crowd. For getting into best companies first try to get into well reputed institutes like IITs, NITs, BITS and other CFTIs. Have a decent CGPA of at least 8.5+. For core jobs I would suggest to have 9+ to be on a safer side. You can increase your employ-ability by doing Post Graduation in one of the branches of ECE. You can appear for GATE if you want to do your PG in India or GRE if you want to study abroad. You should have proper understanding of fundamentals of all subjects and try to specialize in one of them. Generally the career opportunities for ECE are in-
Circuit Design
Wireless communication
Telecommunications
Robotics
Consumer Electronics
VLSI
Power Electronics
Defense
Nanotechnology
Embedded Systems
Solid state
Digital Electronics
Signal Processing
Optical Communication
Analog Electronics
Control Systems
Networking
Some of the companies (Private and Government) that recruit from ECE are -
ECIL
Philips
Robert Bosch
Idea
Alcatel Lucent
Intel
Nvidia
Texas Instruments
LG
AMD
ARM
Qualcomm
Indian Navy
Railways
ISRO
IAF
BSNL
HP
NTPC
Samsung
Cisco
Syntel

CS Department at NIE was started in the year 1983 as per now it has four Professors, five Associate Professors , Nine Assistant Professors and eight Lecturers. The department has received the World Bank grant under TEQIP. The department is a recognized centre for academic research and has produced Doctorates. It has qualified professors as research guide and 17 candidates are pursuing Ph.D.
Microsoft, Cisco, Broadcomm, Freescale, NetApp, Adobe, Goldman Sachs etc. used to hire from NIE. However don't expect companies like Amazon, Google, Apple, would come and hire from NIE. These guys don't hire from most of colleges except for IITs and NITs.
Labs are well equipped 6 spacious computer centres with more than 200 latest Computers. The Department has the latest hardware and software, multimedia projectors, laser and colour inkjet printers, digital camera, scanning and image transformation facilities.
Infrastructure and academics is top-notch. Placements are pretty good. Lecturers are friendly and co-operative.

These are some good books that I would like to suggest:
-For Physics, you can go for NCERT Physics textbook-Part I & II, H.C. Verma Concepts of physics (Part I & II), especially for problems.
-For Chemistry, you can go for Inorganic-NCERT Chemistry book Part I & II Organic-NCERT Chemistry book (Part I & II) & O.P. Tandon.
-For Physical, you can take up NCERT Chemistry book Part I & P. Bahadur.
-And finally, for Maths, the best would be NCERT Mathematics-Part I &II, R.D.Sharma.
You can download the free PDF version of the books (wherever applicable) from the internet.
If you are from a school/college that is not affiliated with CBSE, I would suggest you go for the NCERT books first in all the three categories, and then move on to the other books.