Which of these is better: B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Madras or B.Tech in CSE from IIT Kanpur ?

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Konatham Abhishek If you do not go to the end, why to start? | Scholar-Level 17

5 years ago

The state-of-the-art facilities (wind tunnels/supercomputing facilities) provide for easy experimenting. The professors are adept at carrying out research and teaching. This is mostly because 80% of them are IIT alumni-US Ph.D. So they have a very good understanding of how IITians should be taught. Having gone through similar experiences, they are always willing to help out. This is a huge advantage. Aerospace and automobile companies contribute to most of the core sector placements in the branch. Rolls Royce, Airbus, GE, Honeywell, TATA Motors, Mercedes Benz RnD, Mahindra, QuEST Global, Mathworks, Lennox, TVS Motors, Eaton, Atkins, an

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Zubin Mehta Expert Advisor for Senior Management. | Scholar-Level 17

8 years ago

In terms of placements, IIT-Kanpur is the best since inception, it has offered near 100% Placements for CSE students and 20% of them already have PPOs.
Moreover, average range for CSE goes from 8 to 20 LPA and hence, makes it an attraction for various students.
The college offers state of art Faculty plus best Infrastructure to maintain quality education.
With IIT madras, the internships provided here are very minimal for this Specialization specifically and The Placements for Aerospace is bit mediocare since, not all students get exact core opportunities in Defense, aeronautical space, hence, does not have edge over IIT madras.
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Himanshu Singh

8 years ago

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Hi,
I would rate aerospace department of IIT-Madras as one of the finest in the country.
The curriculum offered here is such that one can easily pursue any of the sub-fields of his/her interest. First few semesters give basic knowledge about structures, fluids, and propulsion. There are electives offered in each sub-field in later semesters so that one can dive in for in-depth knowledge. The state-of-the-art facilities (wind tunnels/supercomputing facilities) provide for easy experimenting.
The professors are adept at carrying out research and teaching. This is mostly because 80% of them are IIT alumni-US Ph.D. So they have a very good understanding of how IITians should be taught. Having gone through similar experiences, they are always willing to help out. This is a huge advantage.
Aerospace and automobile companies contribute to most of the core sector placements in the branch. Rolls Royce, Airbus, GE, Honeywell, TATA Motors, Mercedes Benz RnD, Mahindra, QuEST Global, Mathworks, Lennox, TVS Motors, Eaton, Atkins, and MRF are a few I can name off the top of my head (in no specific order) that came over this year. Aerospace start-ups and consultancies in the country come for placements too. CFD and FEA profiles are well in demand. Flight mechanics, controls, combustion and thermal engineering also come up occasionally.
However, IIT-Kanpur is a bit different from most other IITs in terms of academics. Our grading system goes 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. In most other IITs it is something like 10, 9, 8, 7 That automatically means that if the professor doesn't think you deserve A, you get 8 in IITK and 9 in most other IITs. This worsens as the grade drops to C or D. This puts us at a disadvantage. Also, it is said (I can't verify this) that IITK was built more around research and thus they have higher standards and expectations. As a result, academics at IITK are considered tough.
A great thing about IITK academics is the complete autonomy instructors have over a course. This is very difficult to see in any other college.
I'd prefer dream over college. Go for aerospace if you really have a zeal to.
All the best.

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Hi, I would rate aerospace department of IIT-Madras as one of the finest in the country. The curriculum offered here is such that one can easily pursue any of the sub-fields of his/her interest. First few semesters give basic knowledge about structures, fluids, and propulsion. There are electives offered in each sub-field in later semesters so that one can dive in for in-depth knowledge. The state-of-the-art facilities (wind tunnels/supercomputing facilities) provide for easy experimenting. The professors are adept at carrying out research and teaching. This is mostly because 80% of them are IIT alumni-US Ph.D. So they have a very good understanding of how IITians should be taught. Having gone through similar experiences, they are always willing to help out. This is a huge advantage. Aerospace and automobile companies contribute to most of the core sector placements in the branch. Rolls Royce, Airbus, GE, Honeywell, TATA Motors, Mercedes Benz RnD, Mahindra, QuEST Global, Mathworks, Lennox, TVS Motors, Eaton, Atkins, and MRF are a few I can name off the top of my head (in no specific order) that came over this year. Aerospace start-ups and consultancies in the country come for placements too. CFD and FEA profiles are well in demand. Flight mechanics, controls, combustion and thermal engineering also come up occasionally. However, IIT-Kanpur is a bit different from most other IITs in terms of academics. Our grading system goes 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. In most other IITs it is something like 10, 9, 8, 7 That automatically means that if the professor doesn't think you deserve A, you get 8 in IITK and 9 in most other IITs. This worsens as the grade drops to C or D. This puts us at a disadvantage. Also, it is said (I can't verify this) that IITK was built more around research and thus they have higher standards and expectations. As a result, academics at IITK are considered tough. A great thing about IITK academics is the complete autonomy instructors have over a course. This is very difficult to see in any other college. I'd prefer dream over college. Go for aerospace if you really have a zeal to. All the best.

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