NIT Jalandhar: Cutoff 2026, Fees, Courses, Placement, Admission and Ranking

NIT Jalandar is a well-known institute for Engineering and Managemnet studies. The institute is collaborated with various international universities. The institute provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. The campus is wide and is spread over an area of 154 acres. NIT Jalandar has decent package and the highest salary offered is INR 52 LPA. 

NIT Jalandhar JEE Main cutoff 2026 was released for admission to the BTech course and its various specialisations for the first round. For the BTech CSE course, the round 1 cutoff for the General AI category was 11596. To know the round 1 cutoff for all other Al and HS quota categories, see the table below. 

NIT Jalandhar is one of the eminent institute which offers quality education to the students. It is commonly also know as BTech programme. The has world-class academic curriculum under the guidance of expert faculty members.The institute has decent infrastrcture with modern classrooms, labs, liraries, hostel, sports facilities, central computing resources and others. 

As per the verified Shiskha Review, students expect more decent better than expected. (Shashank Chimote- BTech in Data Science students og Batch 2029)

Established in the year 1987, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology provides education at the undergraduate, doctoral and postgraduate level in the fields of Science, technology and engineering. Presently, as per the central government, this institute is named as Institute of National Importance. NITJ has over 12 different academic departments, which includes the Department of Biotechnology, Department of Physics and Department of Civil Engineering. Furthermore, this institute also offers PG Diploma courses in various fields of engineering, including chemical engineering, industrial engineering, thermal engineering and design engineering. On 17th October 2002, the central government gave this institute the status of National Institute of Technology (Deemed University).. .

Established in the year 1987, the central government gave Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar the status of National Institute of Technology (Deemed University). Furthermore, the central government has also granted it the status of 'Institute of National Importance'. The campus is wide and is spread over an area of 154 acres. The NIT Jalandhar facilities include a dispensary, Bus Transport, Guest House, Post Office, Shopping, banks, etc. Yes, NIT Jalandhar is a known college. It is known for its industry connections and the notable alumni. 

For NIT Jalandhar %ile between 80 - 98.73 is needed. The cutoff changes every admission year depending on the entrance test. The required score of exam is specified in the cutoff lists released by the entrance test bodies or NITJ.

Candidates seeking admission to NIT Jalandhar BTech courses must have passed Class 12 with 75% aggregate with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with any one of the Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Biology/ Technical Vocational subjects (for SC/ST 65% aggregate is required). The aspirants must also hold the relevant documents for verification. Candidates who fulfil this eligibility criteria will be able to appear for JEE Main entrance exam.

NIT Jalandhar offers BTech courses across 13 specialisations. These are Bio-Technology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Textile Technology, Information Technology, etc. The mode of study for all the programmes is full-time.

The faculty at NIT Jalandhar is very knowledgeable and hold PhD degrees. The NIT Jalandhar faculty is given 3.7 stars out of 5 stars by various Shiksha-verified users. As per the reviews, students have told that the faculty is supportive. They always motivate students to move forward in their life. Every student is given a mentor from the faculty who will always help them to improve in every aspect of their academics and co-curricular activities.

NIT Jalandhar BTech cutoff 2023 for Chemical Engineering was 6999 for SC and 2507 for ST category. While the admissions are based on the scores/rank obtained in JEE Main, the last cut offs also change a lot depending on All India quota or Home State. It also varies if the applicant is a female.

During filling the NIT Jalandhar application form for MBA course, candidates must submit the photocopy of a set of documents. The following are the required documents to attach with the application form:

According to the cut-off list released by NIT Jalandhar for GATE, it’s crystal clear that Computer Science has been the first preference of top-ranking candidates as the closing rank for the years 2021, 2022 & 2023 is 512,  350 and 382, respectively for the General All India category students. For M.Tech in Structural and Construction Engineering, the last round closing cutoff decreased from 450 in 2021 to 354 in 2022. In 2023, it again increased to 362,  showing a fluctuating trend for NIT Jalandhar M.Tech in Structural and Construction Engineering for the General All India category students. Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the NIT Jalandhar Branch Wise Cutoff 2023 for the General All India category students:

NIT Jalandhar offers M.Tech course across 16 specialisations. The total seat intake for all M.Tech courses is 494. The lowest seat intake is 14 and the highest is 40 . Find below the speciallisation-wise seat intake for some of the popular NIT Jalandhar M.Tech course:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. 

CCMT Counselling registration process is conducted in an online mode. Candidates have to register for the counselling process by filling their name and GATE related details such as year of exam, registration ID, exam paper and score to generate the login details. Check below detailed step to apply for CCMT Counselling process:

1. After registration, candidates need to log in to the official website and enter their details such as parent’s name, date of birth, gender, nationality, academic qualification, bank account information and others.
2. Candidates will also be required to upload a scanned copy of the GATE scorecard. The format of the scorecard should be GIF/PNG/JPG/JPEG/BMP and the size should be between 50 KB to 200 KB.
3. Before the CCMT registrations, candidates must generate passwords. Submission of the application form will be done after all submitted details are reviewed. After the completion of registration, a unique registration number will be generated.'
4. Candidates have to pay the required registration fee through online mode (net banking/credit card/debit card) or offline mode (e-challan at any branch of SBI).

Step 6 - Choice Filling and Locking: Candidates have to select their choice of colleges and courses during the allotted time. Change, re-order and deletion of choices could be done within the choice-filling period. Candidates must fill the choice in the order of their preference. Editing of selected choices cannot be done after locking. A printout of the filled choices must be taken for future reference.

NIT Jalandhar offers MSc in three specialisations. The two-year is available in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics disciplines. Mode of study for all these courses is full-time. Moreover, admission is entrance-based. Aspirants shall also meet the eligibility criteria for the MSc course they are applying for in NIT Jalandhar.

A comparison of these two institutes for their BTech programme, based on multiple components like fees, rankings, and placements, is tabulated below:

NOTE: The fee & placement stats mentioned above are sourced from multiple sources. Hence, are indicative. 

Basis the above comparison, it can be considered that Panjab University is equally competitive for BTech as NIT Jalandhar. Since all affiliated colleges of Panjab University offer BTech are part of JAC Chandigarh counselling, it again shows its competitiveness for the Engineering programmes. 

NIT Jalandhar - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology will release 6-8 rounds of JEE Main cutoffs for admission to B.Tech. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:

The JEE Main score of the candidate
The category of the candidate
The number of seats available in the course

Candidates must visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

NIT Jalandhar will release 6-8 rounds of JEE Main cutoffs for admission to B.Tech in Instrumentation and Control Engineering. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:

• The JEE Main score of the candidate
• The category of the candidate
• The number of seats available in the course

Candidates must visit the official website of the entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

The cutoff trend for BTech at NIT Jalandhar has been increased in the recent years. In 2021, the closing rank for BTech under General category for AIQ was 10169. In 2022, it increased to 11547.

Similarly, the cut off changed from 14659 to 16506 for OBC, 65643 to 40521 for SC, 86192 to 67395 for ST, 11756 to 13749 for EWS and 349 to 262 for PWD. This is likely to continue, as the demand grows for engineering education in India. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.