Colleges in Patna

Yes, it is possible to join IIT Patna without JEE Advanced for courses other than BTech. For BTech programme, JEE Main, followed by JEE Advanced, is compulsory for admission. Other than BTech, the institute accepts exams like GATE for M.Tech, followed by COAP counselling. Candidates who are seeking admission to the MTech, BBA, BSc or EMBA need not take JEE Advanced.

BTech and BS courses completely based on JoSAA following an appearance by a candidate for JEE Main and JEE Advanced examination, however for other courses MSc and M.Tech based on GATE, IIT JAM through COAP and CCMN counselling and the seats under PhD course on appearance basis on admission test organized by institute itself. After the test is conducted, IIT Patna publishes a merit list containing the names of students selected for PhD. 

No, direct admission to the programmes offered at IIT Patna is not possible. For admission to the BTech programmes the aspirng candidates need to have JEE Main along with JEE Advance. For admission to the M.Tech programmes the aspirng candidates need to have GATE exam scores. 

NIT Durgapur and NIT Patna offer Integrated MSc course lasting five years. The total tution fee for the five-year programme at NIT Durgapur is INR 75,000. The tuition fee for the Integrated MSc programme at NIT Patna is INR 6.25 Lacs for five years. Hence, it can be said that NIT Durgapur is more economical than NIT Patna for the Integrated MSc course. It must be noted that the mentioned fees are sourced from the official websites of the instituttes/sanctioning bodies. They are still subject to change and hence, are indicative.

IASINDIA situated at Bihar and CIMAGE College situated at Bihar also have the same scenario of placements. The college offers 85 % placement for CSE& IT students starting package from INR 4-6 Lacs to the highest INR 10 Lacs student get placed with HDFC, ICICI, Axis Bank, Tata etc. On the other hand, CIMAGE College has the facility of 80-90% placement, average salary package of Rs 3.5-5.5 Lacs per year and the highest salary reached up to Rs 8 Lacs per year and the list of companies are IBM, Wipro, HCL and Accenture. 

The table below illustrates the Bihar National College Patna placement trends for the past three years:

NOTE: The above details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

Out of 849 UG (3-year) graduates 3 were placed successfully during the 2023 drive. Earlier, 5 out of 858 students were placed. The table below showcases the BN College Patna placement trends in terms of students placed:

NOTE: The above details are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

Depending on the state of the job market and the quality of students leaving BN College Patna, the highest package awarded to graduates changes annually. The biggest compensation packages for students from specific disciplines, especially those in engineering and management, have allegedly reached astounding numbers in recent placement seasons, frequently surpassing INR 10 Lacs annually. The college has ties to a number of well-known businesses in a variety of industries, such as consulting, banking, and information technology, and these businesses actively take part in campus hiring events.