u/ChemicalCity2933

Hey everyone,

I’m a Mechanical Engineering student at NIT Raipur entering my 2nd year. I’m trying to decide my path: SDE/Tech roles or Core/GATE for PSUs.

I’ve checked our latest placement report: Avg is \~9.93 LPA with a 94.68% placement rate. While Core is stable, the Tech packages (30LPA+) are very tempting.

I’d love to hear from Mechanical seniors/graduates:

Your Sector & Role: Are you in Core (Auto, Energy, etc.) or did you pivot to Tech/Analytics?

Lifestyle & Pay: What is the work environment like (plant vs. office)? Is the pay growth as slow in Core as people say?

Advice: If you wanted a decent pay + good lifestyle, which path would you choose if you were in my place today?

Currently: I'm learning CAD (SolidWorks/Creo) and C++ during my summer break to keep both doors open.

Hi , I wanna know about people who made it into core mechanical jobs (psus/private /R D/manufacturing etc)

What was your cgpa?

Which NIT or any clg were you from?

What skills/projects/software helped you the most?

Did you get placed through campus placements or through GATE?

If through GATE, what was your rank?

What companies did you get into?

What was your starting package/lpa ?

How is your life now honestly work culture, stress, work life balance, satisfaction, etc?

it feels like everyone in mech either switches to IT or prepares for something else, so I want to hear from people who stayed in core and how things turned out for them.

Hi , I wanna know about people who made it into core mechanical jobs (psus/private /R D/manufacturing etc)

What was your cgpa?

Which NIT or any clg were you from?

What skills/projects/software helped you the most?

Did you get placed through campus placements or through GATE?

If through GATE, what was your rank?

What companies did you get into?

What was your starting package/lpa ?

How is your life now honestly work culture, stress, work life balance, satisfaction, etc?

it feels like everyone in mech either switches to IT or prepares for something else, so I want to hear from people who stayed in core and how things turned out for them.