NIT Patna UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

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.

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:

National Institute of Technology Patna provides hostel facilities both for boys and girls. The institute has a total of three boys and two girls hostels. Some of the NIT Patna hostel facilities include a central mess facility for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, security, uninterrupted water and electricity supply, wi-fi connections for providing internet facilities to students 24x7, etc.

For admission to BTech at NIT Patna, aspirants need to complete the JEE Main application process, conducted by NTA. The steps to be followed for completing application form are:

Step 1: Open the NTA official website. 

Step 2: Click on the “JEE Main 2025 Registration” link. 

Step 3: Fill in the required details and click on the “Submit” button to complete the registration. After the completion of JEE Main registration process, candidates will receive an email and message in their registered email ID and mobile phone number with details of the application form number and password. Candidates will need to keep safe/save the details of registration.

Step 4: After completion of registration, candidates will be redirected to the page for filling out the detailed application form. 

Step 5: Upload scanned images of passport-size photographs and signature along with other required documents.

Step 6: Payment of the application fee.

Step 7: The application form will be automatically submitted after the payment of application fees. 

The branch-wise placement rate recorded during NIT Patna placements is presented below:

The average packages offered during the NIT Patna placements 2023-2025 are tabulated below:

Have a look at the table to know about the lowest packages during NIT Patna placements 2025:

NIT Patna cutoff 2025 has been released for the round 1. The cutoff has been released for admission to BArch, BTech and Integrated BTech, on the basis of JEE Main scores. The cutoff was released for different categories belonging to the All India and Home State quota. Among the General AI category candidates, the cutoff ranks varied between 878 and 41773. The  most desired course among the General AI category candidates was  BTech. In the BTech course, the toughest cutoff was for BTech in CSE

Check this page for all the cutoff related information for NIT Patna.

The application fees for JEE Main is

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

Candidates have the option of paying the application fee online through credit/debit card and internet banking. The application form will not be considered submitted until the application fees is paid. Once the application fee are paid, candidates receive a confirmation email at their registered email address confirming the payment of fees. 

NTA will announce the JEE Main 2026 exam date for session 2 in November. JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam will likely be held in the first week of April. JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration will start in February first week. The JEE Main Application Form 2026 session 2 will be available on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE 2026 session 1 exam will be conducted in January last week.

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For the General category under All India, opening rank was 18001 and closing rank was 22270. Cut off are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. In All India, opening and closing rank for female candidates was 24149 and 30091. Admission to BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering in NIT Patna is based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam JEE. 

JoSAA Counselling 2024 for NIT Patna admissions to BTech course concluded after six rounds. NIT Patna Round 6 closing cutoff for the BTech in CSE course was 18206. Given below are the JoSAA R6 closing ranks for NIT Patna cutoff 2024 for the General category students: 

IIITM Gwalior: The institute was ranked 88th in the best Engineering Colleges in India category by NIRF 2023. The institute has been designated a National Institute of Importance. The IIITM Gwalior is a self-governing institute established under the Societies Registration Act. Atal Bihari Vajpayee IIITM Gwalior provides Doctoral, Integrated Post Graduate (IPG), Master of Technology (MTech), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and BTech (Computer Science & Engineering) programmes. According to the most recent placement statistics, the highest and average package offered during IIITM Gwalior placements 2023 stood at INR 65 LPA and INR 24.31 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters of IIITM Gwalior in 2023 included Google, Microsoft, Meta, Adobe, Amazon, Samsung, Deloitte, Atlassian, IBM, HCL, TCS, Dell, etc.

NIT Patna: The institute has been ranked 56th among the top Engineering colleges in India by NIRF 2023. NIT Patna offers Undergraduate (BTech, BArch), Postgraduate (MTech, MSc), and PhD programmes through its experienced faculty well versed in their respective fields of engineering and technology with well-equipped laboratories. As per the latest placement news, a total of 639 offers have been made during placements 2023 so far. The highest package and average package offered during NIT Patna placements 2023 stood at INR 52 LPA and INR 13.30 LPA, respectively.

To get admission to NIT Patna as well as NIT Raipur, candidates must qualify in the NIMCET exam. The MCA (AI & IoT) specialisation at NIT Patna, the Last Round closing rank was 557 in 2024, respectively. Similarly, the NIT Raipur Last Round cutoff rank was 736 in 2024 for the General AI category. 

So, it depends on the scores of the candidates, If they have ranks under the range of cutoffs specified for NIT Patna, then they can go for it. However, NIT Raipur would be better alternative for candidates aiming for NIT Patna with low marks than the cutoff:

Let's compare other aspects for thorough understanding from the table given below:

The National Institute of Technology Patna has more than 200 faculty members in the departments of Architecture & Planning, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics. These experienced faculty members have doctoral-level degrees. Most of these faculty members have also written books on relevant subjects.

The total number of seats available for BArch is 47 in NIT Patna. During the seat allotment process, which is through JoSAA counselling, candidates are admitted with respect to the seat intake only. Also, it must be noted that the seat intake given here is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative. Candidates can also reach out to the admission office or visit the official website for seat availability and reservation policy details.