Colleges in Jalandhar

No, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for all PhD admissions at NIT Jalandhar. Candidates who are qualified for direct admissions at NIT Jalandhar's Engineering PhD courses are require to clear it during ME/MTech admissions.

However, for the remaining candidates, they can also appear for the UGC-NET exam to qualify for NIT Jalandhar admissions.

Yes, candidates can get direct admissions at NIT Jalandhar's PhD courses but only in the courses offered by the Engineering department. To secure direct admissions, candidates must clear a B.E./B.Tech course in any of the disciplines mentioned in annexure I/MCA from a Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTI) with minimum CGPA of 8.5.

The overall the highest package for the academic year 2024-25 was INR 88 LPA. The company-wise placement package has also been released. Check the table below to know the CT Group of Institutions (North Campus) placement package offered during 2025 drive:

The names of companies that were part of CT Group of Institutions (North Campus) placements in recent years has released on the official website. The popular names are IBM, TCS, Ramada, Justdial, Klocrix, Centuryply and many others.

The highest package offered during CT Group of Institutions (North Campus) placements 2025 was INR 88 LPA. This package was offered to BTech CSE students. Some of the popular companies that were part of 2025 placements included Deutsche Bank, Hyatt, TCS, Ultratech Cement, Accenture, Tommy Hilfiger, etc.

Yes, the institute has a good placement record. During 2025 placements, the highest package offered was INR 88 LPA. This package was offered to BTech CSE students. More than 60 companies offered packages of INR 66 LPA and over 200 companies offered packages of INR 45 LPA. The package offered by 162 companies was INR 12 LPA and the package offered by over 150 companies was INR 30 LPA.

No, students can not get ddirect admission at NIT Jalandhar. The college accepts admission based on entrance exams. The college accepts national entrance exams like JEE Main, GATE, MAT, GMAT, CAT, IIT JAM and others. It is followed by the counselling process. 

Some of the top companies hiring from Jalandhar NIT are mentioned below:

• Amazon
• BPCL
• Adani Group
• Honda
• Cvent
• Paytm and others

The central library of NIT Jalandhar remains open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm on all working days and from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. NIT Jalandhar also houses a general reading room, adjacent to the library, with Wi-Fi facility and is open from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm on all days.