NIT Durgapur - National Institute of Technology Placement

The institute has disclosed the average package details for BTech. During 2024 placements, the NIT Durgapur average package for BTech stood at INR 7.35 LPA. Take a look at the table below for average package trends: 

The NIT Durgapur placement comparison with other closely ranked NITs is depicted in the table below:NIT NameAverage Package (2024)Jobs Offered (2024)NIT DurgapurINR 7.35 LPA (BTech)568 (BTech)NIT NagpurINR 11.61 LPA (BTech)625 (BTech)NIT PatnaINR 13.30 LPA*639*NIT JalandharINR 9.48 LPA (BTech)830 (BTech)*NIT Patna placement stats are for 2023 and are fetched from the media report.

As of now, the institute has disclosed the highest package details for BTech. The NIT Durgapur highest package offered to the BTech batch passing out in 2024 was INR 51 LPA. Earlier, the highest package offered to the BTech batch 2023 was INR 70 LPA. This indicates a drop of almost 27% in the highest package from 2023 to 2024 placements. The following table represents the National Institute of Technology Durgapur packages trend for the past three year's placements:ParticularsBTech Placement Statistics (2022)BTech Placement Statistics (2023)BTech Placement Statistics (2024)Highest packageINR 57.28 LPAINR 70 LPAINR 51 LPA

The NIT Durgapur CSE average package during BTech placements 2024 stood at INR 21.45 LPA. The BTech CSE branch attracted the highest average package among all the branches. The NIT Durgapur highest package details have not been disclosed for BTech branches. Take a look at the table below depicting the branch-wise NIT Durgapur average package offered during BTech placements 2024: BTech BranchAverage Package (2024)CSEINR 21.45 LPAEC INR 17.49 LPAElectrical EngineeringINR 14.61 LPAMechanical EngineeringINR 9.72 LPABiotechnology INR 9.02 LPAChemical EngineeringINR 8.87 LPAMMEINR 8.79 LPACivil EngineeringINR 7.39 LPA

During 2023 BTech placements, MME recorded the highest percentage of students placed. The second in the sequence was the Electrical Engineering branch with an 89.66% placement rate. The table below represents the number of eligible students, the number of students placed, and the placement rate for NIT Durgapur placements 2023:BTech BranchEligible Students (2023)Students Placed (2023)Placement Rate (2023)Biotechnology 563867.86%Chemical Engineering665583.33%Civil Engineering615081.97%CSE17515085.71%ECE867688.37%Electrical Engineering877889.66%Mechanical Engineering16313784.05%MME625690.32%

As per the latest report, 26% of BTech offers made during 2024 placements were of packages above INR 15 LPA. The majority of offers were of packages between INR 5 LPA and INR 10 LPA. The snip given below illustrates the package-wise distribution of NIT Durgapur placements 2024 for BTech:Source: Official Website

The institute has not released the specialisation-wise NIT Durgapur highest packages. However, the NIT Durgapur CSE average package has been released. As per the official statistics, the average package 2024 for the BTech CSE branch stood at INR 21.45 LPA. Of all the branches, CSE recorded the highest average package. Further, the overall average package for BTech was INR 7.35 LPA, which was almost 46% lesser in comparison to the average package offered in 2023. 

In terms of placements, both NIT Durgapur and Jadavpur University have recorded remarkable counts. Take a look at the below table comparing the two in terms of the highest package and the average package offered in 2024:Institute/ University NameHighest Package (2024)Average Package (2024)NIT DurgapurINR 51 LPA (BTech)INR 7.35 LPA (BTech)Jadavpur University- INR 57 LPA (domestic)*- INR 1.40 CPA (international)*INR 11 LPA**The placement details are fetched from multiple media sources, hence, actual data might vary.

The 2023 placement rate for BTech CSE stood at 85.71%. The NIT Durgapur CSE average package for BTech courses stood at INR 21.45 LPA. During MTech placements 2023, 35 out of 41 CSE students were placed. Check the key highlights of NIT Durgapur CSE placements 2023 from the table below:ParticularsBTech CSE Placement Statistics (2023)MTech CSE Placement Statistics (2023)Eligible students17541Students placed15035Placement rate85.71%85.36%Jobs offeredN/A38Double job offers173Average packageINR 21.45 LPAN/A

According to unofficial sources, a large share of NIT Durgapur alumni are placed in the Engineering sector with a 36% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Operations and Business Development with 21% and 15% shares, respectively. See the below pie chart illustrating the sector-wise distribution of alumni: