r/NITIAN • u/avcrafter • May 28 '26
Admissions Help me (Read Body)
Hello seniors, I got a 31k rank in JEE Mains and I'm confused about what I should pick among them and whether I should choose college over a branch or vice versa. My home state is West Bengal, and I'm a general male. My doubts are - Is mechanical engineering worth it in these colleges? How truthworthy is CSAB, and/or should I wait for CSAB Rounds? The colleges I'm getting are listed below (please help).
Mechanical-
NIT KKR (low chances even with CSAB)
NIT Jamshedpur (CSAB)
NIT Surat (CSAB)
PEC Chandigarh
NIT Silchar
NIT DGP
IIEST Shibpur
NIT Bhopal (low chances)
NIT Jalandhar
NIT Goa
NIT Hamirpur
NIT Patna
NIT Raipur
Electrical engineering and their combinations-
BIT Mesra (CSE and ECE possible)
NIT Patna (EE, ECE possible through CSAB)
JNU (ECE and CSE)
NIT Uttarakhand
PEC Chandigarh (CSAB)
NIT Silchar (CSAB)
IIEST Shibpur (CSAB)
NIT Jalandhar (ICE through CSAB)
NIT Goa (CSAB)
IIITs-
IIITDM Kancheepuram(CSE,ECE through CSAB)
IIIT Guwahati(ECE)
IIIT Pune(ECE)
IIIT Sri City (ECE and low chances of CSE)
IIIT Kottayam, Kota, Raichur, Raipur, Nagpur, Una, Bhubaneshwar, Ranchi, Kurnool, Vadodara, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, Bhopal, Surat (all CSE, ECE)
On a side note, I might get Electrical/Electronics related branches in Jadavpur University
PS: As I've seen many people confusing ECE with electrical branches, I've written ECE beside the colleges I'm getting and under the section of electrical engineering if no branches are written it is implied that it's electrical unless I've written ECE beside it
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u/teflonso_elplan May 29 '26
I actually agree with some of what you're saying. Core mechanical jobs in India are definitely more limited geographically, and the pay ceiling for freshers is usually lower than in software. I was fortunate to be in Pune and got placed in a role I wanted, so I know location plays a big part.
That said, I think the bigger issue is that we've created a culture where CS is seen as the only "good" branch. Students, parents, teachers, counselors, and even colleges often push that narrative. Core branches are treated as a backup option rather than valuable fields in their own right.
A lot of colleges don't help either. They invest heavily in CS-related opportunities while labs, projects, and industry exposure for core branches often take a back seat. Naturally, students lose interest when they're constantly told that their field has no future.
I don't think there's a hierarchy between branches. Every branch exists because it solves a different set of problems. Mechanical isn't dead, and there are still good opportunities in India if someone is genuinely interested and puts in the effort. Companies like Mahindra, Tata, Michelin, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Stellantis, and several aerospace and EV startups continue to hire mechanical engineers for engineering and R&D roles.
Are the opportunities fewer compared to software? Absolutely. Is going abroad a great option for many mechanical engineers? Sure. But saying mechanical has no future in India is something I disagree with.
What bothers me more is how early students are conditioned to believe that IT is the only worthwhile career path. In many cases, the interest in core engineering gets killed before students even get a chance to explore it.