NIT Patna M.Sc. Courses & Fees

Yes, NIT Patna is a good option if you want to get admission in Engineering programmes. Since it is part of the NITs, it holds a certain prestige and reputation. NIRF 2025 ranked the institute at 53rd under the Engineering and 13th for Architecture. It is also recognised by the GoI as 'Institute of National Importance'. Some strong points for the institute include its placements, strong alumni network, and decent ROI. So yes, if a good and reputable Engineering government institute is your goal and the cutoff is attainable, then NIT Patna is a good option.

National Institute of Technology Patna is the 18th NIT created by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. BTech is the flagship programme offered at this institute, which has been ranked 53rd under the 'Engineering' category in the NIRF Ranking 2025. The overall the highest package recorded during NIT Patna placements 2025 was INR 41.37 LPA. 

NIT Patna offers UG, PG and doctoral level programmes. At the undergraduate level, the institute offers four-year BTech and five-year BArch programmes. At the postgraduate level, two-year MTech, March, and MCA programmes are offered by the institute. Apart from this, students have an option to opt for five-year dual degree programmes.

National Institute of Technology Patna presently does not offer any distance learning degree programmes. However, the institute does offer short-term certificate courses to students throughout the year. NIT Patna certificate courses are offered by various departments of the institute in collaboration with the industry. Some of the short-term NIT Patna online courses are given below:

• Short term course on Design of Building Services and Systems
• Certificate course in Recent Research Techniques in Architecture
• Short term course on Academic Research, Writing and Publishing
• 4 weeks online internship cum training in AI and Machine Learning with Python

Apart from the online certifications mentioned above, the institute keeps on organizing numerous on campus short term, skill-based programmes for its students.