NIT Patna UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

No, admission at National Institute of Technology Patna to a BTech programme is done only on the basis of merit in JEE Main. The seat allotment process is carried out through JoSAA counselling. There is no other provision for admission. Further, candidates seeking admission must also check the eligibility requirements for JEE Main before filling out the application form. 

National Institute of Technology, Patna is one of the top institutes for Architecture. In the NIRF 2023 rankings, NIT Patna is ranked 19 among the top architecture institutes in the country. Moreover, the institutes as not released course-wise placements statistics as of now. However, in 2022 placements, the median package offered to UG (5-year) course students stood at INR 6.50 LPA. Many top companies participate in its placements drive, including Google, CRED, Adobe, Oracle, and more. Check complete details about BArch at NIT Patna.

The branch-wise average package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 is presented below:

Branch	Average Package (2023)
CSE	INR 8.93 LPA
ECE	INR 6.7 LPA
EE	INR 5.7 LPA
ME	INR 5.2 LPA
CE	INR 5 LPA
Physics	INR 4 LPA
Mathematics	INR 4 LPA

Note: The placement year against the data presented above is not mentioned on the official website, hence it is assumed to be the 2023.

Various awarding authorities provide scholarships to the students of the National Institute of Technology Patna. Moreover, the total scholarship amount offered by these awarding authorities is INR 52,14, 882. Some of these awarding authorities include Minority Commission, Ranchi, Uttar Pradesh Sainik Kalyan, ST & SC Development Deptt. Orrissa, District Welfare, Patna, etc.

For each of the NIT Patna course admissions, aspirants have to meet the set eligibility requirements. The eligibility criteria define the minimum qualification required for selection along with the aggregate. In the below table, the course-wise required percentile is mentioned:

Course	Eligibility Criteria
BTech	Class 12 with a minimum 75% aggregate
BArch	Minimum 60% aggregate in Class 12 with Maths & Physics as compulsory subjects
MTech	BE/BTech in relevant subject with a minimum 60% aggregate
Integrated MSc (BSc + MSc)	Class 12 with a minimum 75% aggregate
PhD	Graduation with a minimum aggregate of 60%

According to NIRF report 2024, the course-wise median package offered during NIT Patna placements over the past three years is presented below:

Course	Median Package (2021)	Median Package (2022)	Median Package (2023)
UG 4-year	INR 6.8 LPA	INR 10 LPA	INR 9.88 LPA
UG 5-year	0	INR 6.5 LPA	INR 4 LPA
PG 2-year	INR 6.75 LPA	INR 6 LPA	INR 6 LPA

National Institute of Technology Patna provides hostel facilities both for boys and girls. The institute has a total of three boys and two girls hostels. Some of the NIT Patna hostel facilities include a central mess facility for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, security, uninterrupted water and electricity supply, wi-fi connections for providing internet facilities to students 24x7, etc.

NIT Patna offers BTech programmes based on JEE Main scores. Based on merit lists and counselling rounds, students are shortlisted. As the counselling process starts, candidates whose names appear on the list of seats allotted are temporarily admitted to the relevant course. Each counselling round has a deadline for the shortlisted candidates to report and under that time period, they must have to choose, confirm, and lock their choices. The next step is of fee payment by the candidates to avail a course in a particular counselling round.

Candidates must confirm their seats for final admission to NIT Agartala by presenting the necessary documentation after paying the fee. The allotment shall be cancelled in the event that the admission confirmation is not completed under the deadline.

NIT Patna cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 5 for various categories including the OBC category students. As per the Round 1 cutoff, the closing ranks ranged between 14442 and 46400 under the AII India Quota wherein CSE was the most competitive specialisation. To check out the branch-wise cutoff 2024 for the General AI category, candidates can refer to the table below: 

Course	2024
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	20286
B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering	26872
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering	14442
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering	36958
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering	46400
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)	1687
Integrated M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)	15659
Integrated M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)	16444
Integrated M.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Microelectronics and VLSI System Design)	22769
Integrated M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering (Power System Engineering)	27448
Integrated M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering)	39044
Integrated M.Tech. in Civil Engineering (Construction Technology and Management)	42411
Integrated M.Tech. in Material Science and Engineering	37241
Integrated M.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing Technology	15362
Integrated B.Tech + M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering	36034
B.Tech. in Mechatronics and Automation Engineering	24053

According to media reports, out of 703 registered students 560 were placed. The highest package offered was INR 45 LPA. Further, the lowest package stood at INR 6 LPA. The highest count of placements was observed in the Mechanical Engineering branch. Over 103 companies visited the institute campus. The list of recruiters for NIT Patna placements 2024 included Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, PwC, etc.

The branch-wise placement rate recorded during NIT Patna placements 2024 and 2023 are presented below:

Branch	Placement Percentage (2023)	Placement Percentage (2024)
CSE	89.62%	89.6%
ECE	72.73%	72.7%
EE	85%	76.6%
ME	100%	100%
CE	55%	55.3%
Arch	52.17%	52.1%
IMSc Physics	50%	50%
IMSc Chemistry	50%	80%
IMSc Mathematics	26%	26%

For admission to BTech at NIT Patna, aspirants need to complete the JEE Main application process, conducted by NTA. The steps to be followed for completing application form are:

Step 1: Open the NTA official website. 

Step 2: Click on the “JEE Main 2025 Registration” link. 

Step 3: Fill in the required details and click on the “Submit” button to complete the registration. After the completion of JEE Main registration process, candidates will receive an email and message in their registered email ID and mobile phone number with details of the application form number and password. Candidates will need to keep safe/save the details of registration.

Step 4: After completion of registration, candidates will be redirected to the page for filling out the detailed application form. 

Step 5: Upload scanned images of passport-size photographs and signature along with other required documents.

Step 6: Payment of the application fee.

Step 7: The application form will be automatically submitted after the payment of application fees. 

For admission in BArch, aspirants need to have a valid score in JEE Main paper-II. Candidates shortlisted based on exam score are further required to take part in JoSAA counselling. Moreover, the institute may accept NATA scores. Apart from this, it is also crucial that the course aspirants fulfil the minmum eligibility requirements for admission in BArch course. 

 

According to media reports, the highest package offered was INR 45 LPA. Further, the lowest package stood at INR 6 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 and 2022 stood at INR 1.8 CPA and INR 52 LPA.

NIT Patna is ranked 55 among top Engineering institutes in the country in the NIRF 2024 rankings. As per the media reports, a total of 639 offers were made during placements 2023 as of now. The highest package and average package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 stood at INR 52 LPA and INR 13.30 LPA, respectively. In addition, the the lowest package offered so far was INR 6 LPA. Moreover, the mechanical engineering department reported a maximum placement rate at 129%. The leading recruiters during placements drive were CRED, Google, Adobe, Oracle, Phone Pe, etc. Check more details about NIT Patna MTech course.

The National Institute of Technology Patna has been ranked #55 in the Engineering category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. It is one of the top Engineering institutes in the country. The highest and average package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 stood at INR 52 LPA and INR 13.30 LPA, respectively. Some of the companies that participate in the NITP placements drive are Google, CRED, Oracle, Adobe, etc. So, considering the ranking and placements, NIT Patna is a decent choice to pursue a BTech degree.

Check below for more facts around the NIT Patna BTech course from the perspective of campus students:

 

For NIT Patna B.Sc. (Hons) admissions, candidates need to fulfil the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria for admissions is that candidate should have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate. The entrance exam accepted is JEE Main. Moreover, candidates need to visit the official website of respective national-level entrance exam conducting bodies and fill out the application form online for admissions.

Tabulated below is the M.Tech specialisation-wise cutoff for GATE CCMT:

Course	2023
MTech in Structural Engineering	390
MTech in Environmental Engineering	394
MTech in Power System Engineering	356
MTech in VLSI and Microelectronics	355

Check updates related to NIT Patna cutoff, here.

The average package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 was INR 14 LPA whereas the average package for NIT Bhopal was INR 11.55 LPA. Moreover, according to the NIRF ranking 2022, NIT Patna has been ranked 63 for Engineering category whereas NIT Bhopal has been ranked 70. Further, the fees for NIT Patna B.Tech course is INR 5 Lacs whereas for NIT Bhopal, the fee range between INR 5.77 Lacs - INR 7.18 Lacs.