NIT Durgapur - National Institute of Technology Answered Questions

On analysing the trend of JEE (Main) cutoff for different BTech courses in NIT Durgapur, it can be said that getting admission in BTech CSE is most difficult as the JEE (Main) cutoff for BTech CSE is higher than for all other NIT Durgapur BTech courses.

NIT may permit change in branch of BTech of a student admitted through JEE (Main) after the second semester if there are any vacancies in that branch based upon JoSAA/CSAB seat matrix category wise.Only those students will be considered for change of branch who have:i) completed all courses in the first semester and second semester in the first attemptii) have secured a SGPA not less than 8.75 in both semesters

Admissions in BTech at NIT Durgapur are given based upon the JEE (Main) marks. The students who clear the JEE (Main) cutoff of the college are offered admission in NIT Durgapur. So the admission process in NIT Durgapur start after the release of JEE (Main) result. The results of JEE (Mains) for both sessions are expected to be released by April. So NIT Durgapur admission will start after that.

NIT Durgapur follows the seat reservation policy given by Ministry of Education, New Delhi. There are some seats reserved for females in the BTech courses in NIT Durgapur. Women can apply for admission in BTech in both the female reserved seats and gender-neutral seats. But they have to qualify the eligibility criteria for admission.

NIT Tiruchirappalli is the best NIRF ranked NIT in 2025 with rank 9. The other NITs which were ranked better than NIT Durgapur are as follows:NIT NIRF RankNIT Tiruchirappalli9NIT Rourkela13NIT Surathkal17NIT Calicut21NIT Warangal28MNIT Jaipur42VNIT Nagpur44

According to the placement record, the highest package that was offered to BTech student in NIT Durgapur in 2025 was INR 80 LPA. So it can be said that it is highly unlikely to get a package of INR 1 crore in campus placement of NIT Durgapur. Though difficult, it is not impossible and a stellar academic performance and overall records can make it possible and break previous record.

The JEE (Main) cut off for BTech CSE in NIT Durgapur is different for Home state candidates and Other state candidates. Also, the cut off varies according to the category of students (Gen/OBC/SC/ST/EWS). Usually the cut off for the General category students for BTech CSE in NIT Durgapur is 10000 to 12000.

National Institute of Technology Durgapur is a government institute. It is one of the reputed institutions to offer Engineering courses to students. It has been ranked 49 by the NIRF Ranking 2025 in the BTech category.