NIT Jamshedpur BTech Courses & Fees 2026: Cutoff, Placements, Admission Dates

Counselling is required for NIT Jamshedpur BTech admission. If you have scored cutoff marks, participate in JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling for seat allotment. After receiving seat allotment through counselling, students need to report to the institute and pay the admission fee for final seat confirmation. 

NIT Jamshedpur BTech admission opens with the announcement of NTA JEE Main notification. Students should check the official website regularly for updates on registration dates and application deadlines.

The campus is located on the outskirts of Jamshedpur in an area of 341.3 acres (approx.). The campus has various facilities to offer students a great environment, some of them are:

Hostel: NIT Jamshedpur has 7 boys hostel and 6 girls hostel (approx.). All the hostel has amenities like mess, wi-fi internet facility, guest room and common room with television.

Library: NIT Jamshedpur Library subscribes to a sizeable number of technical, scientific & general periodicals journals & newspapers. The central library has also procured JGATE of NIT Library Consortium resources specifically for research purpose.

NIT Jamshedpur campus also includes Gym facilities, Sports, IT Infrastructure, Cafeteria, Auditorium, Wi-Fi, Convenience Store, Banks, ATM, Laboratories, Guest Room, Waiting Room and Transport Facility. The infrastructure is well maintained and is fully enabled with Wi-Fi and has a lush green campus.

If you are seeking admission in NIT Jamshedpur MTech, then GATE is mandatory. Students applying for non-MTech programmes do not need to appear for GATE. For M.Tech however, GATE followed by the centralised counselling is mandatory. Unless a student is applying through the self-financed/ sponsored category.

NIT Jamshedpur JEE Main cutoff 2026 for the OBC category was released for both the All India and Home State quota. The cutoff was released for various BTech course specialisations for the first round. 

For the OBC AI quota category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 3157 to 12970, with BTech CSE and BTech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering are the most and least competitive branches. 

On the other hand, for the OBC HS quota, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 4803 to 16055, with BTech CSE and BTech Production and Industrial Engineering being the most least competitive branches. See the table below for the round 1 closing ranks for all other courses. 

^{Other rounds will have different cutoffs.}

Candidates seeking admission to the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur BTech course 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 fulfilling the minimum eligibility requirements, candidates also need to submit valid JEE Main scores. 

Yes, the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur accepts the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) entrance test scores, conducted by the National Testing Agency. NIT Jamshedpur accepts JEE Main score for admission to the BTech course. After qualifying JEE Main, selected aspirants have to participate in JoSAA Counselling. JoSAA allocates seats to candidates based on their rank. In case of vacany, seats are offered through CSAB Counselling.

NIT Jamshedpur has 12 departments through which it offers BTech courses at the undergraduate level. At the postgraduate level, the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur offers two-year full-time MTech, MCA and MSc courses. It offers MBA and MDes course as well. Apart from the UG and PG programmes, NIT Jamshedpur also offers PhD courses covering several specialisations. NIT JSR offers courses in the fields of Engineering, Science, and Computer.

NIT Jamshedpur admission, candidates need to visit the official website of the respective conducting bodies of national-level entrance exams and fill out the application form in online mode. The National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur offers admission to BTech courses on the basis of JEE Main entrance test scores. For MTech admission, candidates need to apply for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). 

NIT Jamshedpur cutoff 2026  has been published for the first round for admission to the BTech course specialisations, like CSE, ECE, EE, etc. The cutoff was released for various All India and Home State quota categories in the form of ranks. 

Students who gave the JEE Main entrance exam and appeared in the JoSAA counselling were allotted a seat.  For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 8466 to 38977, with BTech CSE being the toughest branch for admission. BTech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering was the least competitive branch for this category. 

Students can see the table below to know the round 1 closing rank for all other courses, sorted from the most to least competitive. 

Other categories, rounds, quotas, etc, will have different cutoffs. Check this page for all the cutoff related information for NIT Jamshedpur.

NIT Jamshedpur JEE Main cutoff 2026 was published for the first round for various Home State quota categories. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing ranks. 

For the General HS quota, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 10935 to 47292, with BTech CSE being the toughest branch for admission. Students can refer to the table below to know the round 1 cutoff range for other HS quota categories. 

NIT Jamshedpur only accepts applications online. Students have to apply at the entrance test site followed by counselling registration. There is no provision of applying offline for NIT Jamshedpur admissions.

Students have to meet the NIT Jamshedpur course eligibility to get admission in the institute. The selection process is different for each programme. The common eligibility is as below:

• NIT Jamshedpur UG eligibility - Class 12 with PCM subjects + 75% aggregate
• NIT Jamshedpur PG eligibility - UG degree in relevant field
• NIT Jamshedpur PhD eligibility - PG degree in relevant field

NIT Jamshedpur specifies the minimum aggregate and qualification required to apply for a course. The basic eligibility for UG coures is Class 12 whereas graduation is required for PG programmes. Below is course-wise NIT Jamshedpur eligibility criteria:

Yes, an average student may get admission in NIT Jamshedpur. This is because admissions depend more on consistent planning and practice. Students have to prepare for the accepted tests and aim to clear the high cutoff. Admissions are offered on an entrance basis. To know more, students can start checking the past year admission records.

 Given below is the course-wise accepted entrance tests:

• BTech aspiring students can apply for the programme on the official site of JEE Main & then register for JoSAA counselling.
• For the M.Tech programme, the students are required to register on the official site of GATE.
• For MSc admission, students need to apply to IIT JAM through the official site of the respective conducting body.
• For PhD programme, students are required to fill up the application form online using the link provided on the Institute website.

To get admission at NIT Jamshedpur students must score well in entrance tests. 

Check below docs required to apply for admission at NIT Jamshedpur

• Signed photocopy of marksheet/ gradecard of Class 10, Class 12 and other university examination
• Signed photocopy of certificate/ provisional certificate of the qualifying examination
• Signed photocopy of date of birth
• Recent colour photograph
• Proof of the application processing fee
• Entrance exam scorecard
• Category Certificate (if applicable)

NIT Jamshedpur offers selective seats. To get a seat, students have to go through the selection process. This includes appearing for the entrance exam + counselling. The intake is as below:

Note: This is taken from official sources and can change.

NIT Jamshedpur cutoff 2026 has been released for the first round for admission to the BTech course branches. Different AI and HS quota categories will have different cutoffs. 

If you belong to the General AI category, the cutoff ranged from 8466 to 38977. Hence, a rank of at least 38977 would be needed for admission at NIT Jamshedpur. See the table below to know the round 1 cutoff range for all other AI and HS quota categories.

For more information, such as quota-wise, category-wise and round-wise cutoff, click here.