NIT Durgapur - National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Durgapur offers a two-year full-time MSc course at the postgraduate level. Candidates seeking admission to the MSc course need to appear for the IIT JAM entrance test. NIT Durgapur MSc admission is done on the basis of valid IIT JAM scores, followed by a counselling process. IIT JAM 2023 exam will be conducted on February 12.

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. 

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: 

To apply for NIT Durgapur MBA admission, candidates must visit the official website of the institute to register themselves. NIT Durgapur offers admission to the MBA course on the basis of a valid CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT entrance test scores. Eligible candidates are called for the Written Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD & PI). Once the selection rounds are over, the institute releases a merit list of selected candidates. Such candidates are required to confirm their seat by paying the programme fee.