NIT Srinagar - National Institute of Technology Answered Questions

Metallurgical engineers are employed in every industry and enterprise that produces, buys, sells refines or manufactures metals or metallic products. You have probably heard many times that modern societies cannot function without a plentiful supply of every conceivable type of metal and alloy and that people who are skilled in the use or production of metals and metallic materials of all kinds are highly valued.
Try abroad for better salaries.

Future scope in metallurgy and material science is really bright. It has a lot of scope in the steel industry and other metal industries. The timing could not be better after India has signed recent contracts with Boeing and Airbus under the "Make In India" initiative. You have to aim for the best institutes to pay for the dividends.

Yes you can get NIT Hamirpur. You might not get CSE but you can get Electrical, Chemical and Civil here. The cut-offs for those were in between 16000 to 24000 category rank for other state. If your AIR is 21600 then your category rank should be around 16000. Also, yes NIT Hamirpur is better than NIT Silchar and NIT Srinagar, based on the Times of India rankings.

In the beginning some places seem to be unpleasant but after sometime you will get attach to that place. Make friends, keep roaming and explore the natural beauty of the Kashmir. Give one year at least to that institute, hope you will feel better.