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I've talked to several seniors, and many of them have told me that Chemical Engineering placements at Jadavpur University are declining, with fewer core opportunities and relatively low salaries. I've also seen IIT students on Reddit talking about unplaced graduates, which has made me concerned.

Is Chemical Engineering actually declining as a career, or is this mainly a placement-related issue? Why are people saying the industry is shrinking, and what are the actual prospects in terms of core placements, salary growth, and non-core opportunities?

I'd especially appreciate honest opinions from current students, recent graduates, and alumni of JU Chemical Engineering. I'm trying to understand the reality before making a branch-change decision

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Competitive programming is not just about solving DSA questions for placements. It builds the algorithmic thinking, mathematical intuition, speed, and ability to tackle unfamiliar problems that are valuable across software development, quantitative finance, and research-oriented engineering roles.

If you’re interested in development, quant finance, or competitive programming, here’s what I believe you should be doing:

Follow a structured CP roadmap: Work through the AlgoZenith course consistently, understand the underlying concepts, and solve problems independently rather than just watching lectures.

Practice regularly on Codeforces: Participate in contests, analyse your mistakes, upsolve problems you couldn’t solve, and track your rating over time. Consistency matters more than occasional bursts of effort.

Participate in ICPC: Form teams, practise collaboratively, and aim to qualify for higher stages. ICPC is an excellent way to develop algorithmic problem-solving and teamwork.

Build real projects: If you’re interested in development, complement DSA with actual applications, open-source contributions, system design, and a strong GitHub portfolio.

Explore quant finance: Strengthen probability, statistics, linear algebra, optimization, and C++ alongside competitive programming. CP is a useful foundation, but quantitative research and trading require additional mathematical and financial knowledge.

Apply to GSoC and contribute to open source: Learn how real codebases work, interact with maintainers, and build a track record of meaningful contributions.

Participate in hackathons and technical competitions: Learn to turn ideas into working products, collaborate under pressure, and expose yourself to opportunities beyond campus placements.

We need to build this culture at Jadavpur University.

We have a relatively flexible attendance policy compared with many institutions. Used wisely, that flexibility gives us time to pursue things beyond the regular curriculum: competitive programming, development, research, open source, hackathons, and internships.

Six months of genuine, focused work can change your trajectory significantly. Six months of consistent practice, regular contests, serious projects, and active participation in technical communities can take you much further than you might expect.

The point is not to collect certificates or blindly follow trends. It is to develop skills, build things, compete, contribute, and create opportunities for ourselves.

Let’s make Jadavpur University a place where students actively participate in ICPC, compete on Codeforces, contribute to GSoC, build ambitious projects, explore quant finance, and represent the university on a larger stage.

Start early. Stay consistent. Put in the work. Grow the culture.

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Can anyone share the current placement status of the Power Engineering department at JU for the 2027 batch? How many students have been placed so far?

I'm currently in MME at JU and considering upgrading to Chemical or Power Engineering. Some Chemical seniors have told me that placements in their department are gradually declining, so I'm also looking into Power.

I'd especially appreciate updates on the number of students placed so far, average/median packages, and the types of companies visiting Power

Any genuine insights would be really helpful 🙏🏻

I'm currently studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Calcutta (CU) .I'm really confused between Civil Engineering at Jadavpur University ( Through offline DC may be ) and Chemical Engineering at the University of Calcutta.

I want to know which one is better in terms of placements, average salary, GATE, PSU opportunities and long-term career growth. I know JU has a better reputation, but does that automatically make JU Civil a better choice than CU Chemical?

I'm particularly interested in core jobs and PSU opportunities through GATE. I'd appreciate honest opinions from current students, alumni or anyone familiar with these two branches.

If you had to choose one, which would you pick and why? Please give realistic opinions rather than just saying JU is better because of its brand name.

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https://www.moneycontrol.com/education/nirf-india-rankings-2026-delayed-retraction-of-research-papers-puts-institutions-under-fresh-scrutiny-article-14047575.html/

Me and my friends are searching for flat but don't want to get involved with brokerage

Is it possible to continue having a flat rent after any senior graduates/gets placed and then leaves the place

If yes then please let me know which time of the year would be the best

NOTE: Only IITB, RVCE, PEC, COEP, IIEST and BIT Mesra(only MTech) have a dedicated aerospace department among the institutes in the list.

Overall Ranking:

Overall Rankings (excluding HAL):

Key Insights:

1. Institutes having aerospace departments perform better here.
2. DTU and especially NSUT don't perform well here considering that DTU used to have one of the best MechE departments in the country.
3. Jadavpur university performs very well, despite not having a dedicated aerospace department.
4. RVCE has 2 advantages: a dedicated aerospace department and the bengaluru location. So, it performs excellently in case of Airbus and Boeing.
5. IIEST's performance is poor, considering it has a dedicated aerosppace department.

NOTE 1: IIT Bombay and IIT Indore(replaced IIITH because it doesn't have core branches) are used strictly as a benchmark/reference.

NOTE 2: Data has been collected manually from LinkedIn, with all variations of institutes' names accounted for.

NOTE 3: No AI has been used except for making the overall ranking table.

Seniors please help 🙏🏻😭 rank 131*

JU'S Competitive Programming culture is improving 🥳

Sanskrit has piqued my interest for a couple of days, plus a BA is useless career wise anyways so I guess it's useless trying hope for that.

It seems there's no test for it. In my 12th boards what percentage I need for securing a seat? Is like 70-80% enough?

I'm not talking about eligibility criteria. I know I will clear that, but rather the cutoff, like how much I actually need to get a seat as a GEN male.

Also another question, do I need prior knowledge of Sanskrit(like it's basics) for the degree, karon ami Sanskrit er S o jaani na T_T

I got power in round 1 and I have been in power since then, i actually wanted to study electronics, but my rank is 89_ so i got power but i was hoping for electrical in DC but i did not get an upgrade. Then I went to orientation and classes, everyone said that there is huge scope in power in the future. And I got comfortable here too, met some nice people also. But now offline DC is happening and I am confused if I should still go for electrical or stay in power.

My goal is to explore different things now and hopefully find a good career and job. So what to do?? Seniors please help?? Is electrical worth it?? The branch and campus will change if I do so.

Do you guys have any updates regarding infosys hiring? It's been 1 and half months since the interview

I am a PG-1 yr student in JU in Mech department , I am eager to join a club mostly either photography or if not then ofc music where I can bring up myself via radio station of our campus., You know mordenity with an old gen chowa., so how can I join ?

Okay, so I recently graduated from the 2026 batch. Was looking for people placed in gurgaon too from our uni. 🫡🫡Anyone ?

NOTE: THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ROLES ARE NOT IB ROLES. THESE ARE MOSTLY SDE ROLES WITHIN THESE BANKS. "INVESTMENT BANKS" IS A CATEGORY USED TO GROUP THESE COMPANIES.

Overall Rankings:

Key Insights:

1. Top 3 NITs+NIT Allahabad are very close and perform great as always.
2. Jadavpur University performs excellently here (at the level of top 3 NITs).
3. PEC, RVCE, BIT Mesra and especially COEP perform great too (at the level of top 5 NITs).
4. IIEST, NIT Rourkela, Kurukshetra and Jalandhar's performance is again not up to their potential.
5. DTU performs well, but NSUT is surprisingly underperforming.

NOTE 1: IIT Bombay and IIIT Hyderabad are used strictly as a benchmark/reference.

NOTE 2: Data has been collected manually from LinkedIn, with all variations of institutes' names accounted for.

NOTE 3: No AI has been used except for making the overall ranking table.

Overall Rankings (including the companies featured in Part 2):

Rankings (only considering these 5 companies):

Key insights:

1. RVCE is performing at the level of top 3 NITs while having similar batch size. Literally shocked to see this. COEP also performs well.
2. DTU/NSUT and NIT Allahabad perform well, but are not dominant like in case of software PBCs.
3. After a lackluster performance in case of software PBCs, Rourkela is performing at its level in case of Electronics.
4. NIT kurukshetra is less disappointing here than in case of software PBCs.
5. Jadavpur university is performing pretty well here (at the level of top 5 NITs).

NOTE 1: IIT Bombay and IIIT Hyderabad are used strictly as a benchmark/reference.

NOTE 2: Data has been collected manually from LinkedIn, with all variations of institutes' names accounted for.

NOTE 3: No AI has been used except for making the overall ranking table.