NIT Patna: Cutoff 2026, Fees, Courses, Placement, Admission and Ranking

The average salary offered to the graduating class of 2025 pursuing BTech at the National Institute of Technology Patna was INR 9.90 LPA. More than 100 companies visited the college campus for hiring and extended 505 offers to the graduating batch. 

NIT Patna fees include multiple components such as tuition fee, hostel fee, caution deposit, development fee, etc. The National Institute of Technology Patna BTech tuition fee is INR 5 lakh. Candidates are also required to pay INR 2.72 Lakh as hostel fee, INR 46,200 as one-time charge and INR 66,450 towards miscellaneous components. It must be noted that the fee mentioned here is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. However, it is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam takes place in the month of April every year. Whereas, the application form for Session 2 will be available on the JEE Mains website. The exam is conducted by NTA.

The application fees for JEE Main is written below

• INR 1,000 for Male unreserved, OBC, EWS category candidates
• INR 800 for Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category candidates
• INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category candidates

NIT Patna fees structure varies according to the course and specialisation opted by the students. The total NIT Patna BTech fees for every specialisation including all components is INR 8.85 Lakh. The institute has a similar fee structure of INR 8.85 Lacs for BArch course as well. NIT Patna M.Tech fees is INR 3.65 Lakh.

Note: The total fees mentioned above is sourced from official websites but is subject to change.

Yes, you can get NIT Patna with a rank of 40000 if you belong to the General AI category. This category had the overall cutoff ranging from 1460 to 49062 in in the last round in 2026. Hence, admission at NIT Patna for this category is possible. 

On another hand, for the General HS category, the NIT Patna JEE Main cutoff 2026 varied between 3694 and 57336. So, students in this category can also avail admission. 

Given below is the difference between IITM Gwalior and NIT Patna based on various parameters:

Note: The median package is for the four year BTech courses.

The cut off ranks have changed from 22266 to 21654 for OBC, 79063 to 56352 for SC, 1884 to 70929 for ST, 18577 to 18303 for EWS, 415 to 292 for PWD. This trend is likely to continue in the coming years, as the demand for engineering education in India continues to grow. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.

The National Institute of Technology Patna offers a four-year full-time BTech course, covering several specialisations. To apply for the NIT Patna BTech course, candidates must have valid JEE Main scores. Apart from the entrance test score, students also need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria set by the exam conducting body. NIT Patna BTech eligibility is a Class 12 with minimum aggregate of 75%. Aspirants must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the Class 12.

JoSAA counselling 2026 closing rank is yet to be out for NIT Patna BTech CSE. As per the previous year's cutoff, the closing rank for BTech CSE was 19078 for the All India General category. Considering the past year trends, the cutoff is likely to be within the same range this year as well.

For each of the NIT Patna course admissions, aspirants have to meet the set eligibility requirements. The eligibility criteria define the minimum qualification required for selection along with the aggregate. In the below table, the course-wise required percentile is mentioned:

Candidates seeking admission to the NIT Patna must first appear for the entrance examinations which is JEE Mains for BTech, GATE for M.Tech and NIMCET for MCA. Then the cutoffs are declared and NIT Patna is allotted to candidates based on their rank and preference marked by them during application process. Shortlisted candidates have an option to either accept the seat or opt for upgradation. Selected candidates must then appear for the document verification process and pay the admission fees.

Candidates seeking admission to the MCA course offered at NIT Patna must have a BCA degree from a recognised university with minimum 60% aggregate in the qualifying examination.

Candidates seeking admission to the NIT Patna MCA must appear for NIMCET followed by the counselling process conducted by the college. Upon successful document verification process, they must pay the NIT Patna MCA fees.

Students who wish to withdraw their admission will get a refund based on the fee refund policy after writing an application to the Dean (academic). Given below is the fee refund policy of NIT Patna:

As per the NIRF report 2025, NIT Patna BTech median salary stood at INR 8 LPA for 579 graduates. The placement rate was 82.47% for the BTech programme which had a batch size of 702 students, despite the fact that 77 students opted for higher studies.

Candidates seeking admission to the BTech at NIT Patna must follow the following application process:

• Register on the official website of JEE Mains by entering basic details and by creating a password.
• Fill out personal details, select the examination city, provide educational qualifications details and upload the documents.
• Pay the JEE Mains 2026 registration fee online.

Post this, candidates must apply for JoSAA counselling where they must give preference to the BTech course offered at NIT Patna.

No, direct admission in the BTech course at NIT Patna is not possible. If you wish to take admission to the NIT Patna BTech course, then you must appear for the JEE Mains followed by the JoSAA counselling.

Candidates require following documents to complete the BTech admission process at NIT Patna:

• Print out of online admission form
• Balance fee payment receipt
• JEE Mains score card
• Provisional seat allotment letter/ admission letter generated from JoSAA/ CSAB/ DASA
• Duly filled undertaking forms
• Medical fitness certificate
• Migration and character Certificates
• Photo identity card
• Class 10 marksheet and certificate
• Class 12 marksheet and pass certificate
• APAAR ID
• Passport size photograph
• Category Certificates (for reserved category candidates)

Note: Candidates might have to bring additional documents as communicated by NIT Patna.

Students can refer to the table below to know the NIT Patna CSE cutoff 2026 for the first round for different All India categories.

The NIT Patna cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for different All India quota categories. The cutoff was published in the form of opening and closing ranks based on the students' performance in the JEE Main entrance exam. 

As per the table above, admission in the first round to the BTech CSE branch was the most competitive for the PWD AI category. This is because the PWD AI category had the lowest round 1 rank among all.