NIT Durgapur - National Institute of Technology

NIT Durgapur applications are available online. Candidates are required to register for GATE first to take admission in M.Tech programme. Below are the steps to follow to apply for M.Tech at NIT Durgapur:

Step 1: Register for GATE by visiting the official website.

Step 2: Fill out the application form.

Step 3: Upload the required documents.

Step 4: Pay the GATE application fee.

Step 5: Submit the application form.

GATE cutoff is considered for admission to NIT Durgapur M.Tech programme. Candidates need to score equal or above GATE cutoff for admission to M.Tech programme. Below is NIT Durgapur GATE cutoff of past three years:

NIT Durgapur admissions for MTech is based on GATE score. The institute offers seats under Sponsored and Self-Sponsored Category. After qualifying GATE, candidates are required to come for CCMT Counselling. GATE cutoffs are released online, aspirants with score equal or above cutoff, become eligible for counselling. Aspirants need to register for CCMT Counselling to become eligible for seat allotment. Selected candidates are required to confirm their seat by paying the course fee.

National Institute of Technology Durgapur offers a two-year full-time MSc course at the postgraduate level. Candidates seeking admission to the MSc course need to appear for the IIT JAM entrance test. NIT Durgapur MSc admission is done on the basis of valid IIT JAM scores, followed by a counselling process.

The NIT Durgapur CSE average package during BTech placements 2024 stood at INR 21.45 LPA. The BTech CSE branch attracted the highest average package among all the branches. The NIT Durgapur highest package details have not been disclosed for BTech branches. Take a look at the table below depicting the branch-wise NIT Durgapur average package offered during BTech placements 2024: 

During 2023 BTech placements, MME recorded the highest percentage of students placed. The second in the sequence was the Electrical Engineering branch with an 89.66% placement rate. The table below represents the number of eligible students, the number of students placed, and the placement rate for NIT Durgapur placements 2023:

Check below the key highlights of NIT Durgapur placements 2023-2025:

The institute has not released the specialisation-wise NIT Durgapur highest packages. Meanwhile, students can refer to the table below to see the highest package recorded during NIT Durgapur placements 2025:

The 2023 placement rate for BTech CSE stood at 85.71%. The NIT Durgapur CSE average package for BTech courses stood at INR 21.45 LPA. During MTech placements 2023, 35 out of 41 CSE students were placed. Check the key highlights of NIT Durgapur CSE placements 2023 from the table below:

According to unofficial sources, a large share of NIT Durgapur alumni are placed in the Engineering sector with a 36% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Operations and Business Development with 21% and 15% shares, respectively. See the below pie chart illustrating the sector-wise distribution of alumni: