NIT Patna Placements 2025: Highest Package, Average Package, Top Recruiters

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:

The comparative analysis of NIT Patna placements 2025 with other closely ranked NITs is presented below:

The NIT Patna offers good packages to its UG and PG graduates. See the table below to know the key highlights of NIT Patna placements 2023-2025:

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.

NIT Patna BTech in Civil Engineering cutoff are out for the 2026 session. The round 6 closing rank for Civil Engineering Construction Technology and Management specialization is 56613. This was the cutoff for General All India quota. The BTech cutoff varies every year depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicants. 

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam takes place in the month of April every year. Whereas, the application form for Session 2 will be available on the JEE Mains website. The exam is conducted by NTA.

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.

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.

NIT Patna is amongst the top Engineering colleges in the country. According to the latest rankings released for the year 2025, the NIRF gave 53rd spot to the National Institute of Technology Patna in the Engineering category.

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 BTech Mechanical Engineering round 6 closing rank for general All India category candidates for admission cycle of 2026 was 43035. Cutoff are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. 

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.

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 written below

• 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

Yes, NIT Patna has provision for numerous indoor and outdoor sports and games within the campus premises. The institute has a vibrant sports culture, which plays an integral part in student's holistic development. The college's outdoor sports facilities comprise of an enormous ground to play lawn tennis, volleyball, football, and cricket, while the indoor sports arena is equipped with modern infrastructure to play table tennis, badminton, and pool. The yoga hall and gymnasium are located in the college premises for students.

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.

NIT Patna fees structure varies according to the course and specialisation opted by the students. The total NIT Patna BTech fees for every specialisation including all components is INR 8.85 Lakh. The institute has a similar fee structure of INR 8.85 Lacs for BArch course as well. NIT Patna M.Tech fees is INR 3.65 Lakh.

Note: The total fees mentioned above is sourced from official websites but is subject to change.