NIT Jalandhar: Fees, Courses, Admission 2026, Ranking, Placements, 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 MTech placement highlights have been released. Refer to the table below to know more about MTech placement highlights:

Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar BTech fees is INR 5 lakh. This is the tuition fee for all the BTech specialisations. Apart from the tuition fees, candidates also have to pay Hostel Charges and One-time Payable Security Fees. This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Candidates are advised to visit the official website for more details around NIT Jalandhar BTech fee. 

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.

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 admits students to its UG and PG programmes on merit basis. The college accepts JEE Main scores for UG programmes and GATE scores for PG programmes. Candidates must ensure that they are eligible for the preferred courseby checking the minimum eligibility requirements.

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 need to pass Class 12 with at least 60% aggregate to apply for UG courses at NIT Jalandhar. Aspirants have to complete their UG degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate to apply for PG courses.

GATE CCMT R3 was released for admission to the M.Tech courses. Candidates seeking admission to the NIT Jalandhar M.Tech course must secure a rank between 351 and 434 for the General category students. Year-wise Round 3 cutoff ranks are given below for M.Tech specialisations: 

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.

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:

Seats for MBA at NIT Jalandhar are 76. At the time of admission, the seat are given based on factors such as category, cutoff marks, and intake. This info is taken from official sanctioning body and may change. 

NIT Jalandhar BTech cutoff 2025 for the OBC category under both the All India and Home State quota. For the OBC AI quota students, the last round cutoff ranged from 17412 to 75150, wherein the hardest and the easiest specialisation were B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering and B.Tech. in Textile Technology, respectively. 

For the OBC HS quota, the last round closing cutoff fell between 23392 and  241438. Among all the BTech specialisations, the hardest and the easiest one's for enrolment at NIT Jalandhar was B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing and B.Tech. in Textile Technology, respectively, according to the last round. 

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

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.

Candidates seeking admission in NIT Jalandhar must qualify JEE Main for UG and CCMT for PG. Candidates must check the eligibility requirements for their preferred course before applying. Hereafter, candidates must register for the JoSAA/CCMT counselling process for UG/PG respectively. Subsequently, the college allocates seats on merit basis with reference to JEE Main/ GATE scores and candidate's preferneces recorded during the counselling process.

The admission process for PG programme at NIT Jalandhar is merit based, with the college accepting GATE scores for the same. Candidates must check if they are eligible for the PG programme at the college and additionally must also register for the CCMT counselling process. After, attendiong the counselling session, candidates are shortlisted on the basis of merit with reference to their respective GATE scores.

Every year, NTA conducts the JEE Main entrance exam for the selection of eligible candidates in IIT, NIT and IIITs. The admission process for JEE Main 2026 (session 1) registrations has been completed. JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam was held from January 21 to 30, and session 2 will be held from April 2 to 9.  January 21 to 30.