VJTI Vs IIT BOMBAY

Can you tell me which is better between Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) as I want to pursue B Tech from there?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

I find both Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) are among the top Technical Institutes in India.

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) is an engineering college and one of the oldest engineering colleges in Asia. Founded in 1887 and formerly known as the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, it adopted its present name in 1998.

Ranking
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) rated 'AAAA' by Careers360 as the Top Engineering College of India 2016.

It has been ranked as the 60th best Engineering College of India in the Edu-Rand Rankings of 2015. The survey was done jointly by Edu, an Indian company and Rand Corporation, a non-profit American thinktank.

Academic Departments
The institute has 12 academic departments. Of these, nine offer certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate and/or doctoral programs. These are:
• Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
• Structural Engineering Department
• Computer Engineering & Information Technology Department
• Master in Computer Applications (MCA) Department
• Electrical Engineering Department[15] (Also offers programs in Electronics Engineering & Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering)
• Mechanical Engineering Department
• Production Engineering Department
• Textile Manufactures Department
• Technical & Applied Chemistry Department
Three academic departments have supporting roles and conduct foundation courses for degree and diploma programs, but do not offer any programs of their own. These are:
• Mathematics Department
• Physics Department
• Humanities & Management Department

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Ranking
Internationally, IIT Bombay is ranked overall 202 globally and 35th among Asian institutes in the QS World University Rankings for 2015.

It featured in top 400 in the ranking by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2015-16. In India, among engineering colleges, it was ranked second by Outlook India in 2015.

Among universities in India, it ranks second in Careers360 Top Universities in India 2016. Amongst government engineering colleges, it was first by Mint in 2009.

It is ranked 2 in National Institutional Ranking Framework published by Ministry of Human Resource Development in April 2016.

Academic Departments

Bachelor of Technology (B Tech)
Aerospace Engineering, Chemical. Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

Dual Degree (B Tech, M Tech)
Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

Master of Technology (M Tech)
Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geo-Exploration, Geo-informatics and Natural Resources Engineering, Petroleum Geoscience, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science. Biomedical Engineering, Corrosion Science and Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), Reliability Engineering, Systems and Control Engineering, Nanoscience, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (Technology and Development).

Master of Science (MSc)
Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics, Applied Statistics and Informatics (ASI), Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics.

Master of Design (M Des)
Industrial Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, Animation

Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Planning and Development

Master of Management (M Mgmt)
General Management

PhD
All engineering disciplines, interdisciplinary areas, science disciplines and the humanities and social sciences.