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    B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Placement Trends - Year Wise Salary Trends

    B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Placement Trends - Year Wise Salary Trends

    K Guna SahitiUpdated on 11 Nov 2024, 05:49 PM IST

    BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Trends - There are around 5900 colleges and universities across India that offer BTech Mechanical Engineering courses. These include 23 IITs, 32 NITs, 26 IIITs, 40 GFTIs and several other private institutions. They offer 6772 seats for BTech ME based on the merit of JEE Main or JEE Advanced. Students, when opting for a college, must be curious about the placement prospects at that institute. Aspirants can check the past three-year placement trends at 30 top engineering colleges in India from this page.

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    1. BTech ME Salary Packages (Past Year Trends)
    2. Number of Students Registered vs Number of Students Placed
    3. BTech ME Salary Packages in IITs
    4. BTech ME Salary Packages in IITs- Institute-Wise
    5. BTech ME Salary Packages in NITs
    6. BTech ME Salary Packages in IIITs- Institute Wise
    B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Placement Trends - Year Wise Salary Trends
    B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Placement Trends

    BTech ME Salary Packages (Past Year Trends)

    Check the table given below for the average of the highest, lowest and average salary packages at top engineering colleges in India. The data was calculated for 30 institutions including various NITs, IITs and IIITs.

    Salary Trends for BTech Mechanical Engineering

    Year

    Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Average Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Placement Percentage (%)

    2021-22

    29.95

    5.77

    12.91

    90.05

    2022-23

    34.06

    7

    14.88

    83.17

    2023-24

    24.25

    6.93

    11.03

    67.75


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    *Salary packages in 30 institutes based on the available data

    Number of Students Registered vs Number of Students Placed

    Based on official data, here is the combined number of students registered and placed at 30 engineering colleges, including 14 IITs, 14 NITs and 2 IIITDMs.

    BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Statistics- Year Wise

    Year

    Students Registered for Placement

    Students Placed

    2021-22

    564

    506

    2022-23

    420

    358

    2023-24

    545

    413

    BTech ME Salary Packages in IITs

    The highest salary package for BTech ME was recorded by IT BHU and the lowest by IIT Patna during the placements 2023-24. For 3 year comparison between the average of maximum, minimum and average salary at IIT colleges in India, refer to the table below.

    Year Wise Comparison of BTech Mechanical Engineering Salary

    Year

    Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Average Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Placement Percentage (%)

    2021-22

    37.78

    6.70

    15.66

    88.60

    2022-23

    41.32

    7

    17.30

    86.23

    2023-24

    41.64

    8

    13.51

    64.03

    BTech ME Salary Packages in IITs- Institute-Wise

    The following table shows the list of IIT colleges in India with their seat intake, number of students registered and placed during the 2023-24 campus selections and the overall placement percentage for BTech ME.

    BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Statistics of IITs

    Institute Name

    Intake 2023-24

    Students Registered for Placements (2023-24)

    Placement Offer Accepted by Students (2023-24)

    Students Placement % (2023-24)

    IIT Dhanbad

    111

    104

    63

    60.58%

    IIT Tirupati

    50

    43

    18

    41.86%

    IIT BHU

    136

    _

    103

    64.38%

    IIT Bhilai

    50

    _

    _

    38.46%

    IIT Dharwad

    47

    _

    _

    22.45%

    IIT Gandhinagar

    44

    _

    _

    59.52%

    IIT Goa

    36

    _

    _

    71.00%

    IIT Indore

    75

    _

    _

    88.33%

    IIT Jammu

    40

    _

    _

    70.97%

    IIT Palakkad

    32

    _

    _

    62.50%

    IIT Patna

    82

    _

    _

    81.52%


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    *Placement Percentage as per the data available for 11 institutes, red highlighted institutes have less than 50% placement for the year 2023-24

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    BTech ME Salary Packages in NITs

    Following table mentions the 3-year comparison between the lowest, average and highest salaries at top NIT colleges in India. Also, now about the placement percentage in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

    BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Statistics

    Year

    Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Average Salary Package (in lakhs)

    Placement Percentage (%)

    2021-22

    18.77

    4.23

    8.34

    91.99

    2022-23

    23.17

    _

    7.60

    77.05

    2023-24

    18.11

    4.77

    8.98

    70.78

    BTech ME Salary Packages in NITs- Institute-Wise

    NIT Jalandhar and NIT Mizoram have reported that 100% of BTech ME students were placed in the 2023-24 recruitment drive. For details on other institutes, go through the table.

    BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Statistics of NITs

    Institute Name

    Intake 2023-24

    Students Registered for Placements (2023-24)

    Placement Offer Accepted by Students (2023-24)

    Students Placement % (2023-24)

    NIT Jalandhar

    110

    82

    82

    100.00%

    NIT Mizoram

    34

    15

    15

    100.00%

    MNIT Jaipur

    116

    104

    83

    79.81%

    NIT Sikkim

    30

    25

    16

    64.00%

    NIT Uttarakhand

    29

    17

    8

    47.06%

    NIT Raipur

    115

    _

    77

    78.00%

    NIT Durgapur

    187

    _

    _

    70.05%

    NIT Goa

    37

    _

    _

    21.70%

    NIT H

    125

    _

    _

    92.93%

    NIT Jamshedpur

    115

    _

    _

    92.23%

    NIT Kurukshetra

    108

    _

    _

    49.42%

    NIT Meghalaya

    33

    _

    _

    66.66%

    NIT Patna

    120

    _

    _

    81.52%

    NIT Puducherry

    50

    _

    _

    57.90%

    NIT Rourkela

    113

    _

    _


    NIT Silchar

    161

    _

    _

    41.04%

    NIT Tiruchirappalli

    118

    _

    _

    90.10%


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    *Placement Percentage as per the data available for 16 institutes, red highlighted institutes have less than 50% placement for the year 2023-24

    BTech ME Salary Packages in IIITs- Institute Wise

    Check the table for maximum, minimum and average salary at IIITDM Kancheepuram and IIITDM Kurnool.

    BTech ME Salary at IIITDMs

    Statistics 2023-24

    IIITDM Kancheepuram

    IIITDM Kurnool

    Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    15.21

    8

    Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs)

    3

    5

    Average Salary Package (in lakhs)

    5.58

    5.69

    Seat Intake

    66

    50

    Students Placement %

    _

    40%

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