I though I should also comment on the subject with me being in a similar position during my JEE time.That time too many ppl had counselled me to take up a better branch in some other institute but I never had any doubt about joining an IIT.A classmate of mine had a slightly higher JEE rank but he opted for Comp.Sci at another top Engg Coll .Today as we both pass out I have a starting salary that is more than twice of his.
What most ppl forget is that just because as a 17 year old you liked computers(who dosent?) does meat you will end up liking Computer Engineering which is an entirely different ballgame.
But what you get at IIT is unparalled elsewhere,weather it be the flexiblity in choosing subjects,the great extracurricular environment and last but not the least the life long brand name.
During placments companies come because of the IIT Brand and from then on all branches are equal.
waht matters are your academics,extracurriculrs and things like spoken english.And every year you end up seeing ppl with ranks of 1500+ in JEE beating the guys who had scored under 100 ranks.
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by Gyan Guru on Jun 24, 2006 10:46 PM Permalink
It just a good initial launching pad and that is all!!! watch after a few years your friend will surpass you.............just like the hare and tortoise. Hare was branded as fast runner right???
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by Bhanu on Sep 13, 2007 10:54 AM Permalink
Gyaan Guru,
Well IIT is a place where being a mechanical engineer, u also get to get too good in CSE or EE. Course sturcture is such that you can choose audit courses every semester in ant discipline of your choice outside ur core which I think wont be available in other "good ?" institutes. Also, the level of facilities and exposure in IIT is unparallel and yes, IITians are best in every field. IIT is nt just a good initial launch pad but a life time experience. It is the culture at IIT which molds an individual to a natural leader and not just the education.
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by tamal sarkar on Dec 23, 2015 07:18 PM Permalink
a comp science is comp science at end of the day otherwise google or Facebook wouldn't have restricted other branches and out of 6 rounds in facebook 4 are in depth comp science ...and i hope no branch in any IIT will make their own stream secondary to give comp science job in facebook to their department students . thats not the intention and neither that is so easy . the ones who did this landed up being 6 and 7 pointers and couldnt get in any Ivey US university for an MS program as the GPA in their own subject was pathetic
