Mechanical Engineering at IIT Roorkee will take you through courses as primitive as Engineering Drawing to as advanced as Advanced Robotics (pun intended). The course structure is designed to introduce you to the basics of Mechanical Engineering in the first couple of years and later it diversifies into specialized fields with electives and projects up for grabs. The curriculum is not exhausting, with repetition in few courses, leaving you with ample time to get involved in extracurricular activities on campus. Professors are mostly at par with the expectations with some of them doing exceptional research work in the areas of Vibration Analysis, Experimental fluid dynamics, Microfluidics, Heat transfer, etc. The department houses laboratories and workshops in almost every field of the study and is aided by extremely helpful support staff. With little self-motivation and a tinge of curiosity, you can indulge yourself in some quality research under Professors. Having a good research profile will land you foreign internships in USA, France, Germany, Canada under the programs such as S.N. Bose, Charpak, DAAD, Mitacs respectively. Core companies like ITC, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, General Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra visit the campus for placements. Many people also prefer non-core jobs which statistically offer higher packages. - Amaan Mansuri

TATA Steel Ltd., ITC, Ford, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd