Honest Truth About IITM BS vs IIT BTech (No Coping, No Elitism)
After reading so many Reddit arguments about IITM BS, I honestly feel both sides are overreacting and emotionally biased.
Some BTech people act like the BS degree is completely worthless just because it’s online. On the other hand, some BS students try way too hard to prove it’s equal to IITB/IITD CSE. Reality is somewhere in between.
First of all, the degree is definitely not fake or “easy”. A lot of people saying “anyone can do it” have probably never even looked at the coursework properly. The program is rigorous, exams are proctored, assignments are time-consuming, and a huge number of people drop out before reaching the BS level.
At the same time, let’s also be realistic. IIT BTech and IITM BS are not viewed the same in the market right now. That’s just a fact.
JEE Advanced is an insane filter. Top IIT BTech students spent years competing at a national level and survived one of the toughest entrance systems in the country. That filtering itself creates value. Companies trust the brand because historically those students performed well.
So when BTech students say the IIT tag exists, they are not wrong.
But some of them also behave as if clearing JEE at 17 makes them intellectually superior forever, which honestly sounds immature. After a few years in industry, nobody serious cares about your AIR if your actual skills are average.
Your projects, communication, internships, consistency, and problem-solving matter much more in the long run.
Another thing people ignore is that the IITM BS degree is still very new. People are comparing it with IIT BTech ecosystems that were built over decades. Obviously the placements, alumni network, and recruiter trust are not at the same level yet.
But BS students should also stop using one Bloomberg intern or one high package to prove the degree is already equal to top IIT BTech programs. Outliers don’t define the overall reality.
I think the biggest misunderstanding is that people are treating this degree as a replacement for IIT BTech, when it was never meant to be that.
It’s more like:
- a second chance,
- an alternative route,
- or an opportunity for people who didn’t have access to elite colleges, want career transition, or want to study alongside another degree/job.
And honestly, for many students from tier 3 colleges, this is probably one of the best opportunities available in India right now.
But the degree alone won’t carry anyone. IITM BS students still need to prove themselves through projects, coding skills, internships, research, networking, etc. The burden of proof is naturally higher because the program is new and online.
So yeah, both sides are partly right and partly coping.
IIT BTech has:
- stronger filtering
- stronger placements
- stronger peer group
- stronger market reputation
But IITM BS is still:
- legitimate
- rigorous
- valuable
- and capable of producing genuinely skilled people
In the end, companies care more about competence than Reddit debates.