NIT Patna - National Institute of Technology

Students have to meet the basic NIT Patna eligibility. The admission requirements may change depending on the programme/ specialisation. The common eligibility is as below:

• NIT Patna BTech eligibility: Class 12 with a minimum 75% aggregate with PCM
• NIT Patna MTech eligibility: BE/BTech in relevant specialization with minimum 60% aggregate
• NIT Patna BArch eligibility: Minimum 60% aggregate in Class 12 with Mathematics & Physics as compulsory subjects
• NIT Patna MCA eligibility: BCA from a recognized university with minimum 60% aggregate

To get admission in NIT Patna, students have to clear the cutoff. The minimum percentile is different for each programme and specialisation. Students need to get around 89 to 97 percentile in JEE Mains for BTech. For other programmes, students have to check the cutoff trend to know more.

NIT Patna admissions are likely to start soon. Interested students can apply online. The university offers UG, PG, and PhD programmes. It will post the admission notice at the website. To know more, students can check the official page of NIT Patna.

NIT Patna cutoff 2026 for the SC category ranged from 199 to 6702 for admission in the first round to the BArch, BTech, and Integrated courses. The NIT Patna JEE Main cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for several All India categories. 

See the table below to know the round 1 of NIT Patna branch-wise cutoff 2026 for the SC AI category. 

Other rounds will have different cutoffs.

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 9.90 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.

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.

NIT Patna offers BTech course to students at the UG level. It is offered for 4 years in several specialisations. To be eligible for BTech at NIT Patna, candidates must fulfil the eligibility criteria set by the college. Candidates must be Class 12 passed with a minimum 75% aggregate with PCM. 

National Institute of Technology Patna is a government institute. It is one of the reputed institutes in the country to offer quality education to students in the Engineering stream. It has been declared a Centre of Excellence for imparting high-level education in Engineering, Technology, Science, and Humanities.