Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 

at NIT Patna, Patna

Various awarding authorities provide scholarships to the students of the National Institute of Technology Patna. Moreover, the total scholarship amount offered by these awarding authorities is INR 52,14, 882. Some of these awarding authorities include Minority Commission, Ranchi, Uttar Pradesh Sainik Kalyan, ST & SC Development Deptt. Orrissa, District Welfare, Patna, etc.

Yes, it is possible to get admission to NIT Patna with 40000 rank in JEE Main. The closing ranks for NIT Patna JEE Main cutoff 2025 was between the range of 1070 and 45208, among the General AI category candidates. Looking at the cutoff range, we can say that getting admission with a rank of 40,000 is possible. However, the choice of specialisations at this rank would be vey limited. 

Similary, the closing ranks among the OBC AI category candidates also, admission at 40000 rank is possible. For the OBC AI category, the closing ranks varied between 613 and 14809. 

For more information on category-wise, quota-wise, round-wise and year-wise cutoff data, check out this page.

Check out the table below to know more about the packages offered at NIT Patna:

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.

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.

The key highlights of NIT Patna ECE department placements 2023 are presented below:

Note: The placement year against the data presented above is not mentioned on the official website, hence it is assumed to be the 2023.

The NIT Patna offers good placements to both UG and PG graduates. The table given below the key highlights of NIT Patna placements 2023-2025:

The  NIT Patna placements 2025 recorded a highest package of INR 41.37 LPA to UG graduates and INR 12.5 LPA to PG graduates. See the table below to know more:

According to unofficial sources, the majority of NIT Patna alumni are placed in the Engineering sector with a 40% share. The pie chart below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni: