Colleges in Patna

Yes IIT Patna offers a relaxation in both the age limit as well as the minimum aggregate for last qualifying exams in the PhD admission criteria. Candidates are offered a relaxation of 5% along with a relaxation of 5 years in the PhD eligibility criteria during IIT Patna course admissions.

No, GATE is not a mandatory entrance exam for IIT Patna PhD admissions. To become qualified for IIT Patna course admission to the PhD course, candidates can also appear for the UGC NET as well. 

However, candidates with an appropriate CGPA in their BTech course from a Centrally Funded Technical Institutes can get direct admissions into the IIT Patna PhD course.

Though both Chanakya National Law University Patna and National Law University Ranchi are top-tier national law education institutes. While choosing one for higher-studies students should consider several factors which are discussed in the comparison table below:

According to the NIT Patna BTech placement report, the BTech in CSE had the best statistics in 2025. The BTech in CSE branch secured the highest package as well having the best average package during the NIT Patna placements 2025.

The highest package was recorded at INR 41.37 LPA and the average package stood at INR 12.64 LPA. 

Candidates interested in NIT Patna BTech admissions are required to appear for the JoSAA counseling round to get a seat alloted in the course. Only if there are any vacant seats remaining after JoSAA counseling at NIT Patna, then the candidates are selected during the CSAB counseling. Thus, all candidates are required to appear for the JoSAA counseling after JEE Mains for NIT Patna BTech admission.

To complete the BTech admissions at NIT Patna, candidates must provide digital copies of the following documents at the time of filling the admission form:

• Class 10 and Class 12 passing certificate and marksheet
• Graduation degree (if applicable)
• JEE Mains scorecard
• ID and Address proof 
• Scanned image of candidate's signature

No, the NIT Patna BTech admissions are yet to be opened for the year 2026. The admissions are typically opened around the month of August after the JoSAA counseling is over.

Candidates interested in NIT Patna BTech admissions need to appear for the JEE Mains 2026 whose registrations will be opened soon.

Yes, JEE Mains is a compulsory entrance exam to secure admissions at NIT Patna. Candidates will be alloted seats to the BTech course during the JoSAA counseling on the basis of JEE Mains scores secured for that academic year at NIT Patna.

No other entrance exam scores are accepted for NIT Patna BTech admissions.

The Chanakya National Law University Patna BA LLB (hons) cutoff trend has shown an increase in competition for admissions. The BA LLB (hons) admission cutoff has seen a small increase which might be the result of either better CLAT-UG scores than the previous year or more applicants for BA LLB (hons) admissions.