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Top IIT Branches

By Rohit BhattacharyaApril 19, 2022
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Which IIT & Branch to Choose According to the Ranking?

IIT JEE is the entrance exam for engineering colleges across India including NITs and most importantly IITs, considered as the most deemed colleges of India. These colleges are the aim of lakhs of students right from the childhood. The kind of education that IITs provide for growth and development of students is really commendable. Due to the same, a plethora of students appear for this exam and there is immense competition for each and every rank. Loss of even 1 mark can make a huge difference in the ranking. However, JEE Mains is also tough in nature but due to the immense competition and uncertainty involved in JEE Advanced specially, it is always good to estimate your score, rank, and then finally decide which IIT you want and which you can get. After the exam is over, all students focus on counselling and knowing the best branches in the best IITs is imperative. You would have to prepare lists and think a lot about your choices before finalizing the one.


In this article, we will be discussing about all the IITs including the best IIT Branches, and also the IIT branches according to rank so that you are clear about the selection of college based on your rank. So here is the list of top 5 IITs with their best branches:


Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

A lot of students are inclined towards opting for IIT Bombay and a special craze can be seen among the students for this college. Located at Powai, Mumbai, it is one of the best institutes of the country. The best thing of this college is that it has an entrepreneurship department also, which conducts courses for students who are interested in entrepreneurship. Powai is also called the start-up hub, so lots of entrepreneurial exposure is demanded and is possible in this college. Apart from that, this college also offers a lot of other courses and unique ones too, like Bachelor of Science courses in Chemistry and Economics. The best branches known in IIT Bombay are Computer Science Engineering and Electrical Engineering. It is also known as the best IIT for CSE Engineering.


In 5-year integrated courses, Electrical Engineering with MTech. in Microelectronics is highly in demand among students. Apart from these, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics are also good courses here. For getting Computer Science in IIT Bombay, you need to have an under 60 all India rank. Let’s have a look at top branches of this college at a glance


Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Computer Science & Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Engineering physics

Civil Engineering


Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

The IIT Madras campus is huge and beautiful and has everything that every prospective student can dream for his/her growth and development. The college also has 5-year integrated courses along with the 4-year regular courses. It also offers five-year BS + MS courses for Physics and Biology. The top branches in this IIT Madras are Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and also Civil Engineering. To secure CS safely in IIT Madras, you need an under 160 all India rank in JEE Advanced. For EE, you need a rank of around under 600. Apart from that, Mechanical, Chemical and Aerospace engineering also are popular among students. The biodiversity found at IIT Madras is exceptional, with several endangered species residing inside the campus.


Aerospace Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Biotechnology

Engineering Physics

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering

Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering


Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

This is the oldest IIT, set up in the year in 1951 and has a beautiful campus spread in a large area. IIT KGP also offers a wide variety of courses and is a top choice among JEE aspirants. Apart from the mainstream courses, it also has unique courses like Applied Geology, Agriculture and Food Engineering, Exploration Geophysics, and many more. It even offers an Architecture course, which is a five-year one. The two topmost courses of this college are Computer Science and Engineering and Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering. Another point which should be noted is that the Mathematics and Computing course are also very popular and is a five-year integrated MSc course. Coming to the ranking required, your rank should be under 250 or near to secure a seat in CSE branch, whereas for ECE, you need under 900 rank.


Aerospace Engineering

Computer Science & Engineering

Agricultural & Food Engineering

Ocean engineering & Naval architecture

Architecture & Regional Planning

Geology and Geophysics

Maths & Computing

Electrical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Maths and Computing

Chemistry

Mining

Civil Engineering



Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Located in Hauz Khas, IIT Delhi has all the modern amenities and a beautiful campus to soothe the students mood along with the studies all the time. The college doesn’t offer integrated MSc. programs. The best branches of this college are Computer Science, Mathematics and Computing, and Electrical Engineering. The 5-year integrated BTech plus MTech in CSE is also highly popular among students. For securing a seat in IIT Delhi CSE branch, you need to have a rank under 100 whereas for securing a seat in Mathematics and Computing, a rank under 320 or so is needed. For students who want to prepare for CAT along with doing BTech, IIT Delhi will be convenient as there are plenty of good CAT coaching centres near the IIT Delhi campus.


Chemical Engineering

Engineering Physics

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering

Production and Industrial Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Textile Technology

Electrical Engineering (Power)



Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

IIT Kanpur is one of the oldest and biggest institutes. This college is also famous for the exceptional work in research and development done by its students. The IIT Kanpur campus is full of greenery and provides the best facilities to the students. The best courses to opt in IIT Kanpur are Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics and Computing wherein Mathematics and Computing is a 4-year BSc. course. You need to score rank under 200 to get CSE in IIT Kanpur. For getting EE and M&C, an under 850 rank will do it for you.


Computer Science and Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Biological Science and engineering


IIT BHU Varanasi

IIT BHU Varanasi is one of the best institutions which provided quality education and a great environment to study. Also, this college is regarded as one of the best colleges when it comes to placement. Let’s have a look at the top branches of the college.


Computer Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Ceramic Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Mining Engineering

Electrical Engineering



IIT Gandhinagar

IIT Gandhinagar is situated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. With a great infrastructure, IIT Gandhinagar has the best placements in Gujarat. All the branches get great packages every year. All the leading companies across India come at IIT-GN for the campus placement. Every year, this IIT produces the best quality engineers from every branch. Let's take a look at the top branches of this college.


1.Streams at Graduate Level

5.Streams at Post-Graduate Level

2.Chemical Engineering

6.Chemical Engineering

3.Electrical Engineering

7.Civil Engineering

4.Mechanical Engineering



IIT Roorkee

Located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, IIT Roorkee has a total of 21 academic departments that entail Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences and Management programs with a great focus on scientific and technological education and research. Let’s take a quick look at the top branches of this college.


Civil Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Biotechnology

Computer Science & Engineering

Earth Sciences

Applied Mathematics

Engineering Physics


IIT Indore

Located at Simrol, which is around 24 Km from Downtown Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IIT Indore is one of Indian Institutes of Technologies established by the Government of India in 2009 coming under one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technologies established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Let’s have a look at the top branches of IIT Indore.


Bachelor of Technology in Computer

Science and Engineering Bachelor of Technology in Electrical

Engineering Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering


IIT Mandi

Located along Uhl river at Kamand, IIT Mandi is an autonomous engineering and technology university located in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi was mentored by IIT Roorkee which also hosted the first batch of students. It offers B.Tech degree to the following disciplines namely:


Computer Science and Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering


IIT Colleges and Branches according to the Rank

Rank

Branch

College Rankings

1-500

Computer Science

IIT Bombay



IIT Madras



IIT Delhi



IIT Kanpur



IIT Roorkee



IIT Kharagpur


Electrical Engineering

IIT Kanpur



IIT Bombay



IIT Delhi



IIT Madras



IIT Kharagpur



IIT Roorkee

500-1000

Mechanical

IIT Bombay



IIT Delhi



IIT Madras


Aerospace

IIT Bombay


Computer Science

IIT Guhawati


Mechanical

IIT Kanpur


Electrical

IIT Guhawati


Mechanical

IIT Roorkee



IIT Kharagpur

1000-2000

Chemical

IIT Bombay



IIT Delhi


Civil

IIT Bombay



IIT Delhi



IIT Kanpur


Civil

IIT Kanpur


Aerospace

IIT Madras



IIT Kanpur


Civil

IIT Roorkee



IIT Madras



IIT Kharagpur


Mechanical

IIT Guhawati

2000-3000

Aerospace

IIT Kharagpur



IIT Madras



IIT Kanpur



IIT Kharagpur



IIT Roorkee


Computer

IIT BHU


Civil

IIT Guhawati


Chemical

IIT Guhawati


Electrical

IIT BHU


Electronics

IIT BHU

3000-4000

Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

IIT Madras


Ocean Engineering

IIT Kharagpur


Biotechnology

IIT Kharagpur


Chemical

IIT BHU


Civil

IIT BHU


What can we Infer?

So, the above-mentioned list of top IITs are some of the best and most sough-after institutes of the country. However, the relative ranking between these colleges does not remains constant and keeps rotating among the five of them. With the best IIT branches, they all are equally good and provide a great environment for the growth and overall development of the students. So, if you are searching for the best engineering branches in IIT, you can always rely on these colleges.


So, now are well-versed with IIT courses list, you can go by your interests and make a choice accordingly. Few unique IIT Engineering courses and specializations are offered by almost every top IIT and you can furthermore make a research as per your interests. Just make sure that you do your research well for engineering branches in IIT and then make a final choice.


All the Best!


Author Bio:

Rohit Bhattacharya

SEO Content Writer @ Vedantu