Which is best: Civil Engineering in IIT Bhubaneswar or in Gandhinagar?

Civil Engineering from IIT Gandhinagar is a better choice as compared to Civil Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar. Although IIT Gandhinagar is among the newly constructed IITs, it has an impressive faculty in the Civil Engineering department. Besides, the placement record of IIT Gandhinagar is better for Civil Engineering as compared to IIT Bhubaneswar. IIT Gandhinagar has been a preferred choice of most research scholars who wish to pursue their Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. Although the infrastructure of IIT Bhubaneswar is better than IIT Gandhinagar, the latter has a locational advantage(Gandhinagar being the capital of Gujarat) over the former(Bhubaneswar being the capital of Odisha). Furthermore, as compared to other branches, the civil engineering branch at IIT Gandhinagar comprises eminent and revered faculty. On the contrary, IIT Bhubaneswar had faced a shortage of faculty in civil engineering for quite some time.

IIT Gandhinagar B.Tech Civil Engineering: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 11.85 Lakhs
average package	₹ 12.4 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 75% + JEE Advanced

College	B.Tech Civil Engineering Total Fees
IIT Gandhinagar	₹ 11.85 Lakhs
IIT Madras	₹ 9.39 Lakhs
IIT Bombay	₹ 8.83 Lakhs
IIT Delhi	₹ 8.63 Lakhs

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹8 Lakhs
caution fee*	₹5,000
other fee	₹3.8 Lakhs
total fee	₹11.85 Lakhs

Events	Dates
JEE Advanced Registration Dates	Apr 23, 2026 - May 02, 2026 Upcoming
Last date for fee payment of registered candidates	May 04, 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card Date	May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Date	May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Result Date	Jun 01, 2026
Mock Seat Allocation of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 09, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026 Tentative
AAT-specific Choice filling starts of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 08, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Registration and Choice Filling, Pre-Payment of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 03, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Reconciliation, Verification & Validation for JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 13, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
Mock Seat Allocation of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 09, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026 Tentative
Registration and Choice Filling, Pre-Payment of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 03, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
AAT-specific Choice filling starts of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 08, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Reconciliation, Verification & Validation for JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 13, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 - Jun 22, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 2 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 25, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 2 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 25, 2026 - Jun 29, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 3 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jul 02, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 3 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jul 02, 2026 - Jul 04, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
JEE Advanced Registration Dates	Apr 23, 2026 - May 02, 2026 Upcoming
Last date for fee payment of registered candidates	May 04, 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Date	May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card Date	May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Result Date	Jun 01, 2026

The course admission process starts with JEE Mains, followed by JEE Advanced for those who qualify, with offers based on JEE Advanced performance. Faculty members are experienced, average 40 years old, and have international exposure, enhancing global internship opportunities. The faculty-to-student ratio is favorable, promoting good student-professor relationships. Courses involve quizzes, exams, and projects, with moderate difficulty. The B.Tech Civil Engineering program fee in 2017 was about Rs. 50,000, plus Rs.

15,000 for mess and hostel fees. The current tuition fee is Rs. 1,00,000 per semester, with additional fees for housing and mess. The annual fee for BTech is Rs. 3,00,000. Scholarships and fee waivers are available, especially for SC/ST students and those from low-income families. IIT Gandhinagar's placement cell has ties with over 110 companies, including big names like Google and Oracle, offering high salary packages—up to 1.6 crore INR annually—and average packages of 20-22 lakh INR.

About 70% of students secure placements, with internships encouraged and an average stipend of 65,000 INR. Placement activities start in the third year, and the institution's placement record is strong compared to other engineering colleges. Extensive scholarships and fee waivers are provided for differently-abled students and those excelling in academics, arts, and sports.

By Collegedunia’s Personal AI

Specialisation	Package	2025	2024	2023
Civil Engineering	Median Package	₹13.65 Lakhs	₹13.43 Lakhs	₹15.08 Lakhs
Average Package	₹12.40 Lakhs	₹15.28 Lakhs	₹16.65 Lakhs

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Jogendra gangwar

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B.Tech, Civil Engineering

Reviewed on Dec 19, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Insight of IIT Gandhinagar

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Morning PE classes for 1st year student (80% attendance) and for 2nd year (50%).

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1st year fees-30596 Tuition fee-200000 Caution fee 5000( one time and refundable) Hostel fee(34500) Registration and other refundable -7750(One time) Mess and laundry charge- 42000 Other allied charge-16676 For SC/ST category students - Tution fee is 00 For eligible students (Low parent's income) there are several scholarships available from college and from outside also. Students can also apply for education loans with minimum or Zero interests available at that time.

Abhitej Bhullar

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Reviewed on Jul 3, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

The all-rounder life at IIT Gandhinagar

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The academic courses are very flexible and you can easily choose your graduation path.

The tuition fees is ?1,00,000 per semester. The housing fees of the hostel is around ?17,250 per semester. The mess and laundry fees is ?21,000 per semester. There are various scholarships for the students who need financial aid.

Satvik Desai

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Reviewed on Jun 24, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Live your life for this 4 years

My institution provide a different fees structure for different course type. Mostly btech course have a yearly 300000 fees where 100000 is tutions fees while remaining is hostel and mess fees. It also provide fees waiver to SC ST caste.

SRUJAN Sai

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Reviewed on Feb 27, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Excellence of Gandhinagar IIT

A second provide the details on fee structure the fee structure is highest among the all IIT seats 3 lakhs per year and its si best culture in infrastructure and this is the best way and the best college and the employment is more and good and their meaning or opportunities I think this is the college which has also recommended not from other colleges it also encourage students to learn the courses which are UN relevant to him

Anonymous

Reviewed on Dec 19, 2023(Enrolled 2022)

why to take IIT Gandhinagar

fee is 80000 per semester . there are many scholarship provided by the central and state goverment which help to pay the tuition fee on the basis of family income there is relaxation in the course fee.

Ravi

Reviewed on Mar 3, 2022(Enrolled 2015)

IIT Gandhi Nagar Review

The college has various scholarship schemes such as Tuition Fee Waiver for Undergraduate, Full remission of the tuition fee, Free Basic Messing Assistance, Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Scholarship for Excellence in Sports and Games, etc central and state-funded scholarship scheme is also available.

Agasthya

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Reviewed on May 16, 2020

Iit gandhinagar review

The college provides enough scholarship opportunities for students. There is a special scholarship for Differently abled students. There is also a scholarship for students performing very well in academics or arts or extra-curriculars.

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