NIT Kurukshetra Placements 2025: Average Package, Highest Package, Offers Made

Companies such as Adobe, Amazon, EXL, Ford and HCL have visited the campus in recent past during NIT Kurukshetra placements. 

The placement report for NIT Kurukshetra shows that the highest and average package for BTech students at the institute are higher than some top NITs while being slightly lower than others. NIT Kurukshetra University BTech average packageas well as other top NITs have been tabulated below:

Engineering sector has placed the most no. of NIT Kurukshetra students. The sector-wise NIT Kurukshetra alumni placements statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the sectors of Marketing, Product Management, Customer Success & Support and HR, Research, Consulting, Sales, Program & Project Management, Arts & Design, Finance. 

The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

The placement rate recorded during NIT Kurukshetra BTech placements over the past three years is mentioned below:

NIT Kurukshetra gives BTech and MTech programmes, as well as MBA, MCA, and PhD programmes across Engineering, Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences streams. NIT Kurukshetra is famous for its BTech course. Admission is based on JEE Mains rank and counselling. The highest and average package offered during NIT Kurukshetra BTech placements 2023 was INR 62.75 LPA and INR 14.16 LPA, respectively.

National Institute of Technology is public institute in Kurukshetra, Haryana. NIRF has ranked it 85 under "Engineering" category in 2025. The  the highest package offered during 2025 placements was INR 63.12 LPA. A total of 827 students were placed during placements. The institute a number of scholarships like OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship is given to the first three toppers (Engineering) and the first ten (Management) on the basis of performance during the whole course. Overall it is a very good institute.

The M.Tech at NIT Kurukshetra is available in 18 specialisations. The specialisations are offered through eight schools. Students can choose any specialised programme as per their choice and academic needs. The eligibility of the course is 60% marks in BTech. The university accepts GATE scores for admission.

NIT Kurukshetra BTech admission is based on the entrance exam. Candidates who want admission must first meet the basic criteria for eligibility and then take the entrance exam. NIT Kurukshetra BTech admissions are based on JEE Main scores, followed by JoSAA counselling. Candidates must secure a 90% or above percentile to get admission to BTech courses offered by NIT Kurukshetra. The basic eligibility criteria to get admission to NIT Kurukshetra is to pass Class 12 with a 75% aggregate in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry or Biology or Biotechnology or Technical Vocational Subject.

GATE CCMT cutoff was concluded after Round 6 for NIT Kurukshetra M.Tech admission. As per the NIT Kurukshetra cutoff, the last round closing rank for MTech ranged between 434 and 483, among which Computer Engineering (Cyber Security) was the most competitive specialisation. During the NIT Kurukshetra cutoff, the Round 1 closing rank for MTech in CE (Cyber Security) stood at 513 for the General AI category students. Considering the Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks, candidates seeking admission to the NIT Kurukshetra MTech course must secure a rank between 400 and 550 for the General All India category students. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the NIT Kurukshetra last round closing ranks for all the MTech specialisations: 

Admission to the BTech CSE course at NIT Kurukshetra is done through JEE Main, which is conducted by NTA every year in two sessions. Aspiring students need to qualify for the exam with a valid score and appear for the JoSAA Counselling. For the selection of candidates for vacant seats, the college also accepts admission through CSAB Counselling. Candidates can refer to the table below to know about the current year and previous year cutoff for BTech in CSE:

NIT Kurukshetra cutoff 2026 ranged from 744 to 35194 for the General AI category in the first round. As per this range, the most and least competitive courses for admission were BArch and BTech +MTech in Civil Engineering. 

The NIT Kurukshetra JEE Main cutoff 2026 was published for the first round for various All India and Home State quota categories.  See the table below to know the round 1 cutoff range for all categories. 

There is no separate fee for the NIT Kurukshetra application. Students have to fill out the JEE Mains registration form and pay the registration fee of the same to apply for BTech programme at NIT Kkr. 

To apply for BTech programme at NIT Kurukshetra, students have to fill the JoSAA counseling registration form. The deadline of JoSAA registration is in June. Students are required to visit the official JoSAA site and register.

Yes, BTech at NIT Kurukshetra is a four-year, semester-based programme. The mode of the study is full-time. The course is available in 10 specialisations at NIT Kurukshetra. Students who want to get admission are required to fulfil the eligibility criteria and clear the selection process. Those who have passed Class 12 with 75% marks are eligible. Students have to earn valid marks in JEE Mains.

The exam-conducting authority (IIT Roorkee) will decide the GATE cutoff 2025. It is conducted across the country jointly by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, and the Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore), on a rotational basis on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB-GATE), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE cutoff will be released with the official result. Candidates who clear the GATE 2025 cutoff marks will be eligible for the counselling procedure. Candidates will be able to check their marks on the official website. A direct link will also be provided on our webpage once it is released. As we know, the cutoff for the GATE exam will be based on the number of students who appear in the examination, the difficulty level of the exam, the average marks scored by the maximum number of candidates, etc. Read more about the GATE 2025 Cutoff: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-cutoff.

The second session for JEE Main 2024 took place for the BE/BTech paper on April 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 in two shifts of 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. On April 12, the BArch/Bplan paper was held in a single shift from 9 am to 12 am. 

NIT Kurukshetra CSE cutoff 2026 was 7895 for the General AI category in the first round. Hence, students with a rank below the one mentioned here have a better chance at admission. 

The NIT Kurukshetra JEE Main cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for several AI and HS quota categories. Among all categories, the PWD AI and HS categories faced the toughest competition in the first round for this course. See the list below to know the round 1 cutoff for all categories. 

All India Quota Categories:

• General: 7895
• OBC: 2867
• SC: 1591
• EWS: 1089
• ST: 461
• PWD: 258

Home State Quota Categories:

• General: 8801
• OBC: 3935
• SC:2095
• ST: 6476
• EWS: 1540
• PWD: 238

The most in-demand course at NIT Kurukshetra is B.Tech in CSE, ECE, and Mechanical disciplines. This is because of its good placement records and well-rounded academic curriculum. It's a place known for excellence in engineering, which is why it's always on top in the choices of applicants.