NIT Hamirpur - National Institute of Technology

One of the main programmes offered at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur is the four-year BTech programme. Full-time BTech programmes at NIT Hamirpur are available in nine different specialisations. The JEE Main score is the basis for admission to the BTech programme in Hamirpur. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) oversees and controls the centralised counselling process, which determines which candidates receive seats. The NIT Hamirpur cut-off and a candidate's preferred courses and colleges are taken into consideration while allocating seats. Counselling from CSAB oversees the seat assignment process for the remaining open seats. Conversely, candidates who are foreign nationals or NRIs must show up for DASA counselling.

Getting into NIT Hamirpur's BTech programme with a 90 percentile in the JEE Main exam  increases your chances. Your percentile translates into a rank based on the performance of all JEE Main test-takers. This rank is the primary factor considered for admissions at NIT Hamirpur. Cut-off ranks for different BTech specializations vary. Competitive branches like CSE typically have higher cut-off ranks.However, there are reservation policies for seats as well in NITs for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and other categories. The cut-off ranks for these categories can be lower than the general category rank. 

The overall placements at NIT Hamirpur have been quite promising. In 2023, the highest package offered was INR 173 LPA for the CSE department, with a placement rate of 79.28% and a total of 91 job offers. For the ECE department, the highest package was INR 42 LPA, with a placement rate of 77.14% and 81 job offers. The MBA programme saw the highest package of INR 5 LPA, with a placement rate of 14 and a total of 11 students placed out of 18. Additionally, for the M.Tech program, the highest package was INR 32.45 LPA, with a placement rate of 49.67% and 76 students placed out of 153 eligible students. The institute has maintained a strong track record in placements across various departments, attracting top recruiters like CRED, Stryker Corporation, Philips, Accenture, Infosys, Godrej, Samsung, Capgemini, Maruti Suzuki, IBM, and many others.

The branch-wise offer details are available on the official website. Of all the branches, Electrical Engineering students received the highest number of offers and the count stood at 108. The second in the sequence was the Mechanical Engineering branch with 100 offers. The table below represents the branch-wise number of offers for NIT Hamirpur placements 2023:BranchTotal Jobs Offered (2023)Electrical Engineering108Mechanical Engineering100Computer Science & Engineering91Electronics & Communication Engineering81MTech (All)75Civil Engineering59Dual Degree Computer Science & Engineering50Dual Degree Electronics & Communication Engineering44Chemical Engineering43MSc (All)27Material Science & Engineering21MBA14

The institute has released the branch-wise the highest package details for 2023. CSE batch grabbed the highest package of INR 173 LPA. The following table depicts the branch-wise NIT Hamirpur the highest package:Branchthe highest Package (2023)Computer Science & EngineeringINR 173 LPAChemical EngineeringINR 52 LPAElectronics & Communication EngineeringINR 42 LPADual Degree Computer Science & EngineeringINR 37 LPAMechanical EngineeringINR 36 LPAMTech (All)INR 32.45 LPADual Degree Electronics & Communication EngineeringINR 20 LPAElectrical EngineeringINR 18 LPAMSc (All)INR 10.83 LPACivil EngineeringINR 9.50 LPAMaterial Science & EngineeringINR 9.20 LPAMBAINR 5 LPA

During 2023 M.Tech placements, 49.67% of the batch was placed. The total number of offers made was 75. Further, the highest package offered was INR 32.45 LPA. Looking at the past three years' statistics, a fluctuating trend was observed in the NIT Hamirpur the highest package for MTech. On the other hand, the placement rate has improved year-on-year. Refer to the table below to know the NIT Hamirpur M.Tech placement trends:ParticularsMTech Placement Statistics (2021)MTech Placement Statistics (2022)MTech Placement Statistics (2023)the highest packageINR 23.05 LPAINR 22.50 LPAINR 32.45 LPAEligible students211240153Students placed268576Placement rate12.32%35.42%49.67%Total jobs offered2810275