what are the benefits of doing MSc from IIT and what is the difference in placement option of a MSc chemistry student who did MSc chemistry from IIT or the one who did the same from university.

Let me put it simple words, Incase you are planning a career in Research or Academia or perhaps plan to move abroad for a PhD, IITs are the best Destination for M.Sc in Chemistry. With excellent infrastructure, faculty as well as research facilities and funded  projects, you get a great ecosystem of students preparing for a career in Professional Research. Secondly, most of the IITs have Integrated PhD (5Years, M.Sc+PhD) Courses, which even help you save nearly 2 years compared to a General M.Sc (2Yr)+PhD(5Years). You even get a great competitive culture to prepare for GATE (PSUs) as well as Examinations for Research Organizations like BARC, besides getting to work as a Research Assistant/ Teaching Assistant with a stipend for the 2 years of M.Sc.

However, if you plan to pursue a MBA/B.Ed in Future or prepare for Government Examinations like UPSC CSE, SSC CGL, Railways, SBI PO, State Administrative Exams and other Examinations, you may consider Public Universities over IITs for M.Sc. your Workload is somewhat lower, and you get time to prepare for the Examinations.

However, Placements in IITs are mostly around B.Tech/Dual Degree/M.Tech Students. However, M.Sc. Chemistry students do have some scope as a Faculty with Reputed Coaching Institutes recruiting from IITs as well as Many Chemical/Pharma Firms. M.Sc. Chemistry Postgraduate even have Great Off Campus Opportunities with Companies like Unilever, Piramal, Dr Reddys, Sun Pharma and many others. Many students move to PSUs and Research Organizations like DRDO, BARC, IOCL, ONGC, NML as well as ISRO, subject to Vacancies, with each year.

Hello TwinkR,

As an IIT student, I enjoyed many benefits of IITs after doing the MSc course. But to get these benefits, you have to appear in IIT JAM Exam for MSc courses.

Benefits of getting MSc from IITs:

• You will get the scholarship while doing MSc course from IITs through Joint Admission Test.
• You will be preferred for a job in many MNC companies after completing your MSc degree from IITs as compared to the other college students.
• Also, you will get good placement in top companies such as TCS, Wipro, Microsoft, etc as IIT have high chances of landing a job in one of the best companies.
• IITs provide students much more than just academic learning. It organizes many other curriculum activities in which you can participate and can promote your other talent like music, organize the events, sports, technology seminar, dramatic, writing, etc
• Also Professor helps and encourage to apply for PhD in Top college of foreign universities if intersted to research in your desired subjects.

Every Top companies/MNCs visits IITs for recuritment of deserving candidates which will not matches to other colleges/universities.

All The Best...!!!