NIT Durgapur (NIT-DGP): Cutoff, Placement, Fees, Courses, Admission 2025, Ranking

Candidates seeking admission to NIT Durgapur must have passed Class 12 (Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology as an optional subject) with a minimum aggregate of 75%. Apart from the minimum percentage required for NIT Durgapur BTech admission, JEE cutoff rank will also be considered for admission. Aspirants must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission. During counselling, the certificates of aspirants is evaluated for final admission.

NIT Durgapur offers residential, merit-based, institutional and low-income scholarships. Some of the scholarships awarded to students are as follows:

As per the official NIT Durgapur placement statistics, 19 job offers were made during NIT Durgapur MSc placements 2023. The complete details of MSc placements 2023 are tabulated below:

For MBA, NIT Durgapur has an intake of 44 students. Out of the total seats, 17 are unreserved, while 27 are reserved for the candidates applying under various reservation categories. These categories include SC, ST, EWS, OBC, etc. The mentioned information is taken from the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

The application fees for JEE Main is

• INR 1,000 (Male unreserved/OBC/EWS category)
• INR 800 (Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category)
• INR 500 (SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category)

Candidates have the option of paying the application fee online through credit/debit card and internet banking. The application form will not be considered submitted until the application fees is paid. Once the application fee are paid, candidates receive a confirmation email at their registered email address confirming the payment of fees. 

Scanned copies of the following documents are required during enrollment to the NIT Durgapur Integrated (BSc + MSc) programme:

• Passport size colour recent photograph (<500kb)
• Scanned signature (<100kb)
• Date of Birth certificate/proof issued by competent authority 
• Photo ID Proof (preferably Aadhaar Card)
• JEE Main Score card
• Final Provisional Seat allotment letter – issued by JoSAA/CSAB or Offer of admission issued by ICCR/SII/DASA/ MEA,
  GOI in single PDF
• Class 12 marksheet/certificate
• Migration/School leaving Certificate from last Institute/University attended
• Valid Certificate of Category (EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST), if applicable
• Valid PwD Certificate, if applicable
• Annual Income certificate of the family issued by the competent authority
• Anti-ragging affidavit
• All proofs of payment (in a single PDF) made to JoSAA and/or  CSAB, and National Institute of
  Technology Durgapur
• Undertaking by the student and his /her parent in the prescribed format
• Valid account number with bank details
• Medical Certificate in the prescribed format

NIT Durgapur cutoff 2024 has been released across various specialisations in the form of opening and closing ranks. NIT Durgapur BTech cutoff 2024 ranged between 8289 and 40911 for the General AI category candidates, wherein BTech in CSE is the most competitive course. The easiest BTech specialization to secure admission in is B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. For a detailed NIT Durgapur branch-wise cutoff 2024, candidates can refer to the table below for Round 1 cutoff. The cutoff mentioned below is for the General category under the AI Quota. 

The institute has released the branch-wise average salary for the 2024 batch. The NIT Durgapur CSE average package was the highest, which stood at INR 21.45 LPA. The second-the highest average salary was INR 17.49 LPA, offered to ECE students. The table below illustrates the branch-wise NIT Durgapur average package for 2024:

The table below compares the NIT Durgapur MBA placement data for 2022 and 2023:

Yes, MBA is available at NIT Durgapur. The institute offers a full-time Master of Business Administration or MBA programme through its Department of Management Studies. It is a PG degree programme that lasts two years. With an intake capacity of 44 students, the institute's MBA programme allows candidates to choose dual specialisation. Admission to the programme is based on the applicant's performance in CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT. For more details, interested candidates can visit the institute's official website.

NIT Durgapur admissions are based on national-level entrance exam score for most of the courses. The challenging part is qualifying the entrance exam. Candidates need JEE Main rank for BTech, GATE for M.Tech and IIT JAM for MSc admission. CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT scores are accepted for MBA admission. Aspirants must prepare well for the entrance exam to get admission in NIT Durgapur courses. BTech is one of the popular programme of NIT Durgapur. Looking at the past year cutoffs, a rank under 9,000 can get the candidates the specialisation of their choice.

For last year, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering was 15311 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one cannot afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing year on year, it is advisable to try to score better ranks to increase your chances of getting admission in NIT Durgapur - National Institute of Technology.

Candidates can follow the steps given below to apply for the scholarships offered at NIT Durgapur:

• Visit the official website
• Check the eligibility criteria and apply accordingly
• Now, submit the required documents and apply for the scholarship

NIT Durgapur admissions are entrance-based for most of the programmes. Aspirants need to qualify the respective entrance exam to take admission in the particular course. Below is entrance exam required for top NIT Durgapur courses:

NIT Durgapur does not provide a BSc programme, but an Integrated BSc + MSc programme in Chemistry. The duration of the programme is five years. It leads to a dual-degree, i.e. a BSc and an MSc degree in Chemistry. NITD has an intake of 19 students for the five-year programme. Admission to the programme is based on JEE (Main) ranks and seats are allocated through JoSAA/CSAB counselling.

NIT Durgapur was ranked at 43 under the 'Engineering' category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023 rankings. BTech is the flagship programme of NIT Durgapur, admission to which is based on JEE Main score. Once BTech is completed, students get to participate in the placement drive. The 2023 placement session concluded with 84.66% of the BTech batch placed. A total of 187 companies visited the campus offering 746 job offers to BTech students. The NIT Durgapur average package for BTech stood at INR 13.62 LPA and the highest package offered was INR 70 LPA.

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

To be eligible for admission to the Integrated MSc course at NIT Durgapur, aspirants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• They must have passed Class 12 with Chemistry as a complusory subject
• They must have appeared for JEE (Main)
• They must have the necessary documents required to prove their eligibility during admission

The total tuition fee for the Integrated BSc + MSc programme at NIT Durgapur is INR 75,000 for five years. Additionally, selected candidates are required a one-time fee of INR 15,500. The NIT Durgapur fee structure also includes other miscellaneous charges payable every semester. The total amount of these charges is INR 16,600. Candidates belonging to the SC/ST category are exempted from paying the tuition fee but they have to pay the other charges. The mentioned fee information is sourced from the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

NIT Durgapur admissions for MTech is based on GATE score. The institute offers seats under Sponsored and Self-Sponsored Category. After qualifying GATE, candidates are required to come for CCMT Counselling. GATE cutoffs are released online, aspirants with score equal or above cutoff, become eligible for counselling. Aspirants need to register for CCMT Counselling to become eligible for seat allotment. Selected candidates are required to confirm their seat by paying the course fee.