Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 

at NIT Patna, Patna

NIT Patna admission procedure vary from one course to another. Some of the basic rounds included for all the courses are online registration, selection rounds, release of cutoff/merit list, followed by counselling and seat allotment. In the below section, details about stages of the admission process are explained:

Step 1: Candidates seeking admission have to apply for the respective accepted exam through the conducting body official website. The application process is online for all the programmes. For some courses like PhD, aspirants need to visit NIT Patna official website to apply.

Step 2: NIT Patna accept national-level exam such as JEE Main, GATE, IIT JAM for admission to BTech, MTech, and MSc, respectively. 

Step 3: Candidates shortlisted based on exam score further have to participate in the respective counselling process such as JoSAA for BTech, CCMT for MTech, and CCMN for MSc. 

Step 4: The selected candidates have to further pay the admission fee to confirm their seats.

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

The National Institute of Technology Patna has been ranked #55 in the Engineering category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. It is one of the top Engineering institutes in the country. The highest and average package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 stood at INR 52 LPA and INR 13.30 LPA, respectively. Some of the companies that participate in the NITP placements drive are Google, CRED, Oracle, Adobe, etc. So, considering the ranking and placements, NIT Patna is a decent choice to pursue a BTech degree.

Check below for more facts around the NIT Patna BTech course from the perspective of campus students:

No, admission at National Institute of Technology Patna to a BTech programme is done only on the basis of merit in JEE Main. The seat allotment process is carried out through JoSAA counselling. There is no other provision for admission. Further, candidates seeking admission must also check the eligibility requirements for JEE Main before filling out the application form. 

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 and INR 6.25 lakh for the integrated BTech+MTech courses. 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.

Apart from this, during the application form filling, students need to pay JEE application fee. The below table presents the category-wise application fee:

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.

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

Some of the eminent companies that were part of NIT Patna placements are listed below:

The highest package offered during NIT Patna placements 2025 was INR 41.37 LPA. During placement drive 2024 and 2023,  highest package was 44.92 LPA and 52 LPA.

To get admission to NIT Patna, you must attain the rank as per the cutoff list for the category you belong to. NIT Patna JEE Main cutoff 2025 has been released for the third round. The cutoff was released for All India as well as Home State category candidates. Among the General AI category candidates, the cutoff ranks varied between 1070 and 45208.Therefore, candidate must attain a rank below 45208, if there is no choice of specialisation. 

Among the General Home State quota, the ranks closed between 4169 and 54616. Therefore, candidate must obtain a rank below 54616. 

To check all the details for NIT Patna cutoff, such as category-wise, round-wise and year-wise data, click here.