NIT Jalandhar: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Placements, Ranking, Cutoff

 NIT Jalandhar provides decent placements to its students from courses such as BTech, Mtech, MBA, etc. The following table presents the NIT Jalandhar placement statistics for the BTech and MTech Class of 2025:

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 has been ranked 55th by NIRF 2025 in the Engineering category. The central government gave this institute the status of National Institute of Technology (Deemed University). NIT Jalandhar is among the top 10 NITs in India. NIT Jalandhar offers UG, PG, doctoral and Diploma courses. Particularly, it offers BTech, MTech, MSc, MBA, PhD and PG Diploma courses. The mode of education for all the offered courses is full-time. Moreover, the courses are offered in multiple specialisations, including Biotechnology Engineering, Chemistry Civil Engineering, VLSI Design, etc. During NITJ placements, a 80.63% placement rate in 2023 was recorded. The highest package offered during the NIT Jalandhar placements 2023 stood at INR 51 LPA. 

NIT Jalandhar offers good placements to its MBA students annually. The placement details for the batch 2025 are yet to be released. Check out the key highlights of NIT Jalandhar MBA placements 2024 form the table below:

Yes, NIT Jalandhar is one of the best Engineering institutes in the country. It has been ranked 55 by the NIRF under the 'Engineering' category. The institute is famous for its BTech, MTech, and MBA programmes. Being a public institute, NIT Jalandhar fees is very reasonable when compared with top Private Engineering institutes in the country. The institute also offers good ROI. In 2023, the highest package offered during NIT Jalandhar placements was INR 51 LPA.

NIT Jalandhar has concluded the placements for its BTech batch 2025 with 91.88% placemet rate. For MTech program, NIT Jalandhar has achieved 52.54% placements in the academic year 2024-25.

The NIT Jalandhar average package offered to the BTech students of the batch 2025 was INR 9.78 LPA. Refere the table below to check the average salary of BTech batch in the past theree years:

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.

Various branches received the highest package of INR 22 LPA. Check the table below to know the branch wise highest packages recorded in 2025:

More than 240 companies participated in the NIT Jalandhar placement session 2025, some of them are listed in the table below:

The NIT Jalandhar placement session 2022-23 is ongoing. As on Mar 7, 2023, the NIT Jalandhar ECE average package offered to the batch 2023 stood at INR 18.22 LPA. The following table showcases the department-wise average package offered during NIT Jalandhar placements 2023:

Note: The above-mentioned average package offered is till Mar 7, 2023 and may vary once the final placement report 2023 is out.

NIT Jalandhar MTech fee ranges between INR 1.4 lakh - INR 2.3 lakh as per the official sources. This fee contains the tuition fees for both the years of the course, including hostel fees and security deposit. 

NIT Jalandhar has been ranked 46 among the top Engineering Institutes in India by NIRF 2023. NIT Jalandhar offers a four-year B.Tech course. This course is offered across 11 specialisations. Admission to BTech at NIT Jalandhar is entrance-based. Students need to qualify for a national-level entrance exam, I. e. JEE Main followed by JoSAA Counselling. This exam is conducted by the NTA every year in two sessions. Further, the seats that remain unfilled in JoSAA such seats are filled with CSAB Counselling. To get admission to this course, students need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria and qualify for the respective entrance exam. As per the placement drive 2023, the average package offered to BTech graduates is INR 12.44 LPA. About 701 students were placed during the NITJ placement 2022-23 and 49 job offers were offered above INR 25 LPA.

During NITJ placements in 2023, 554 job offers have been made as of now. The highest and average package offered was INR 51 LPA and INR 12.44 LPA, respectively during placements at NIT Jalandhar. Moreover, the highest average package is been grabbed by the BTech ECE department.  Further, the university has been ranked by NIRF for the last three years. Check below the ranking comparison:

Check below for more facts around NIT Jalandhar BTech course from the perspective of campus students:

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. 

NIT Jalandhar offers various extra curricular activities for the all-round development of students. The institute regularly organises fests, competitions, case study competitions, and various other activities to help students develop various soft skills. The institute also houses several clubs and societies, run by the students, some of which are mentioned below:

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.

A comparison of both these institutes for their BTech programme based on multiple components, such as fee, ranking and placements are 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. 

The highest package for MBA stood at INR 7.5 LPA in 2024. Check out the  data tabulated below to know more:

Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology has a total of 17 departments. These departments include Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Humanities & Management, Industrial & Production Engineering, Information Technology, Instrumentation & Control Engineering. , Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Integrated Teacher Education Programme, Integrated BTech + MBA programme with IIM Amritsar and Textile Technology. Interested candidates need to qualify for entrance exams such as JEE Main, GATE, MAT, GMAT, IIT JAM etc. Depending upon the course chosen to be able to grab a seat at NIT Jalandhar. Aspirants should also qualify for the basic eligibility criteria that is, the candidate should have passed Class 12 with 50% in aggregate from a recognised institute.