NIT Patna UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

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

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

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.

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. 

The placement highlights at NIT Patna in 2025 for UG and PG programs 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:

The cut off ranks have changed from 22266 to 21654 for OBC, 79063 to 56352 for SC, 1884 to 70929 for ST, 18577 to 18303 for EWS, 415 to 292 for PWD. This trend is likely to continue in the coming years, as the demand for engineering education in India continues to grow. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.

The application fees for JEE Main is

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

NIT Patna courses are offered to students at the UG, PG, and PhD levels. The institute offers a BTech programme to students at the UG level for a duration of 4 years. It is offered in several specialisations such as Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, etc. 

MTech highest package offered to CSE, ECE and CE students during placement 2025 was 9.18 LPA, 12.5 LPA and 8.32 LPA. In addition, average package recorded in these branch was 8.19 LPA, 10.97 LPA and 7.28 LPA.

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.

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).

National Institute of Technology Patna offers many courses such as BTech, MTech, BSc, MSc, MCA, PhD, MPlan, etc. The below table shows some of the NIT Patna fees details:

NIT Patna cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 5 for various categories including the OBC category students. As per the Round 1 cutoff, the closing ranks ranged between 14442 and 46400 under the AII India Quota wherein CSE was the most competitive specialisation. To check out the branch-wise cutoff 2024 for the General AI category, candidates can refer to the table below: 

NIT Patna offers a full-time five-year BArch programme at the postgraduate level. The National Institute of Technology Patna BArch admission is based on candidates' performance in the JEE Main paper 2, followed by a JoSAA Counselling process. The institute may accept NATA scores. Candidates seeking admission to the NIT Patna BArch course must visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA), to register themselves for JEE. 

The NIT Patna placements 2025 welcomed over 100 recruiters during the caampus placement drive. 

The branch-wise median package recorded during NIT Patna BTech and MTech placements 2025 is 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.

NIT Patna BTech ECE course curriculum includes a total of 21 electives. All of these are theory subjects and have a credit attached with them. Some of the offered electives are mentioned below:

•  Antenna and Propagation
• Embeded System
• Information Security
• Process Control
• Power Electronics
• Wireless Network
• Satellite and Radar Engineering, etc.