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Should I pursue civil engineering from IIEST, Shibpur or mechanical engineering from NIT, Durgapur?

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Deepanwita Sahu | Contributor-Level 8

8 years ago

NIRF ranking is not everything. NIT Durgapur ranks 47 and IIEST, Shibpur ranks 30. I will suggest you to go for Shibpur if you are interested in civil engineering or else if you are interested in mechanical engineering then choose NIT Durgapur. If you are not stream biased then choose Shibpur. Why?

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Rohith Kola | Guide-Level 14

8 years ago

See NIRF Rank: 1. IIEST Shibpur - 17 2. NIT Durgapur - 55 Though NIRF Ranking is not 100 % correct, but it gives an idea about where an institute stands and IIEST Shibpur is Ranked Above All NITs except only two. NIT Durgapur is also a very good institute and IIEST Shibpur is happy to see that an in

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