M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering 

at NIT Patna, Patna

No, NIT admission process Patna for M.Tech admission is not possible without valid GATE scores. NIT Patna M.Tech admission is based on candidates' performance in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

A minimum of 60% marks in BTech is required for MTech at NIT Patna. Additionally, aspirants must hold the relevant documents as well during the admission and form filling. These documents are required for verification purposes.

The average package recorded during NIT Patna M.Tech placements 2025 is mentioned below:

The National Institute of Technology Patna offers a two-year full-time MTech course at the postgraduate level. NIT Patna admission to the MTech  course duration MTech course usually starts in the month of March-April after the GATE exam result declaration. The final selection is based on the GATE scores followed by CCMT counselling. The centralized CCMT counselling process for offering admission to MTech is done through online mode. Selected candidates have to further report at the institute to complete formalities for admission confirmation.

NIT Patna is ranked 55 among top Engineering institutes in the country in the NIRF 2024 rankings. As per the media reports, a total of 639 offers were made during placements 2023 as of now. The highest package and average package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 stood at INR 52 LPA and INR 13.30 LPA, respectively. In addition, the the lowest package offered so far was INR 6 LPA. Moreover, the mechanical engineering department reported a maximum placement rate at 129%. The leading recruiters during placements drive were CRED, Google, Adobe, Oracle, Phone Pe, etc. Check more details about NIT Patna MTech course.

The highest and average package recorded during NIT Patna placements over the past three years is mentioned below:

Yes, NIT Patna provides good placements to its students. The key placement highlights of 2025 and 2024 are mentioned below:

Getting into the flagship programme of NIT Patna i.e. BTech requires passing JEE Main. The cutoffs are usually competitive due to large number of applicants and less no. seat availability. It may be challenging for General category candidates to get into popular branches such as CSE with a 95 percentile. However, aspirants belonging to reserved category or female candidates can get admission with a 95 percentile.

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:

Yes, you can get NIT Patna with a rank of 40K if you belong to the General AI category. This category had the overall cutoff ranging from 878 inthe first round to 65552 in the last round. Hence, admission at NIT Patna for this category is possible. 

On the other hand, for the General HS category, the NIT Patna JEE Main cutoff 2025 varied between 3414 and 73282. So, students in this category can also avail admission. 

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