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NIT Durgapur Admission Dates 2025
NIT Durgapur accepts JEE Main and GATE scores for admission to different programmes. Upcoming events scheduled for NIT Durgapur admission via these exams are tabulated below:
M.E./M.Tech Admissions 2026
- Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
- 10+2 with 60% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: GATE, JEE Main
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
Feb '26-Mar '26 | GATE 2026 Raising ObjectionsTentative |
19 Mar '26 | GATE 2026 results |
Mar '26 | GATE 2026 Final Answer KeyTentative |
M.Sc. Admissions 2026
- Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
- 10+2 with 75% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: IIT JAM, JEE Main
| Dates | Events |
|---|---|
20 Mar '26 | IIT JAM 2026 Result |
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
NIT Durgapur admissions are based on national-level entrance exam score for most of the courses. The challenging part is qualifying the entrance exam. Candidates need JEE Main rank for BTech, GATE for M.Tech and IIT JAM for MSc admission. CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT scores are accepted for MBA admission. Aspirants must prepare well for the entrance exam to get admission in NIT Durgapur courses. BTech is one of the popular programme of NIT Durgapur. Looking at the past year cutoffs, a rank under 9,000 can get the candidates the specialisation of their choice.
NIT Durgapur JEE Main cutoff 2025 has been released for all rounds. The cutoff was released for candidates seeking admission to the BTech and integrated BTech specialisations. Candidates can check the branch-wise cutoff for the General AI and General HS category for the last round in the table below:
| Course | (General All India) | (General Home State) |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech. in Biotechnology | 63387 | 64058 |
| B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 40658 | 42400 |
| B.Tech. in Civil Engineering | 49717 | 51946 |
| B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 12268 | 11980 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering | 18024 | 18255 |
| B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering | 23520 | 21718 |
| B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering | 34291 | 37805 |
| B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 56336 | 51891 |
| Integrated M.Sc. in Chemistry | 72618 | 76030 |
| B.Tech. & M.Tech. Dual Degree in Biotechnology | 65181 | 64079 |
| B.Tech. & M.Tech. Dual Degree in Chemical Engineering | 46182 | 39414 |
| B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing | 14996 | 16849 |
For 2022, cut off was 9490 for General category candidates in All India quota for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering in NIT Durgapur - National Institute of Technology. For female candidates in general category under All India quota 12811 was the closing rank. B.Tech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.
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NIT Durgapur has an impressive placement record. The key highlights of NITDGP placements season 2023-2025 are given in the table below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest Package | INR 70 LPA | INR 51 LPA | INR 80 LPA |
Average Package | INR 13.62 LPA | INR 7.35 LPA | INR 12.61 LPA |
Placement Rate | 84.66% | 72.08% | 82% |
No. of Offers | 746 | 568 | 589 |
Check below NIT Durgapur MBA placement data 2022 & 2023:
| Particulars | Placement Statistics (MBA 2022) | Placement Statistics (MBA 2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible students | 29 | 17 |
| Students placed | 11 | 16 |
| Jobs offered | 11 | 22 |
| Total companies | 17 | 10 |
Check below the key highlights of NIT Durgapur placements 2023-2025:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) | Placement Statistics (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest Package | INR 70 LPA | INR 51 LPA | INR 80 LPA |
Average Package | INR 13.62 LPA | INR 7.35 LPA | INR 12.61 LPA |
Placement Rate | 84.66% | 72.08% | 82% |
No. of Offers | 746 | 568 | 589 |
After completing M.Tech from NIT Durgapur or any of the recognised MTech Colleges in West Bengal, students are open to placement opportunities. Here are some of the job profiles available after completing MTech:
| Job Profile | Average Salary (in INR) |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineer | 4-8 Lacs per annum |
| Design Engineer | 4-7 Lacs per annum |
| Production Engineer | 5-8 Lacs per annum |
| Quality Control Engineer | 4-6 Lacs per annum |
Note- The above salary has been taken from external sources, and hence may vary.
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Candidates need to pass Class 12 (Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and Chemistry/Biology/Biotechnology as an optional subject) with at least 75% aggregate to apply for NIT Durgapur BTech admission. Aspirants must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission. Besides eligibility, aspirants must also qualify JEE Main followed by JoSAA Counselling to get a seat in BTech programme.
NIT Durgapur offers an MTech course for a duration of two years in a full-time mode. National Institute of Technology Durgapur offers over five specialisations under its MTech. Below are some of the NIT Durgapur MTech specialisations:
| MTech Specialisations | |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | Power System |
| Geotechnical Engineering | Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation and Control) |
| Chemical Engineering | Operations Research |
| Chemical Engineering (Energy Resources and Sustainable Environmental Engineering) | Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer |
| Next-Generation Communication and Networks- | Metallurgy and Materials Technology |
| Advanced Material Science & Technology | - |
Students wishing to apply for hostel have to pay an additional amount. NIT Durgapur does have mess service for which students need to pay a separate charge. The hostel fee for M.Tech students is INR 36,600. Students also have to pay a caution money for hostel service. Apart from the hostel charges, the tuition fee for M.Tech is INR 1.40 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.
NTA announced JEE Main 2024 dates. NTA coducted the JEE Main 2024 exam in two sessions. JEE Main 2024 exam date session 1 was January 24 to February 1 while the second session was held from April 4 to 15. Candidates can check JEE Main 2024 exam date session 1 and 2 on this page. JEE Main 2024 application form session 1 was available from November 1 to December 4. For session 2, NTA released application form on February 2.
IISc Bangalore conducted the GATE 2024 exam on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024. The GATE 2024 application form was released on 24th August 2024 on the official website at gate.iisc.ac.in. The organising institute for GATE 2024 was IISc Bangalore. The exam was conducted online as a computer-based test for 29 papers. Candidates had to solve 65 questions in 180 minutes (3 hours). The GATE 2024 syllabus is based on General Aptitude and Core Discipline, carrying a weightage of 15% and 85% respectively. Check more about GATE 2024 exam here.
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Answered 6 days ago
On analysing the trend of JEE (Main) cutoff for different BTech courses in NIT Durgapur, it can be said that getting admission in BTech CSE is most difficult as the JEE (Main) cutoff for BTech CSE is higher than for all other NIT Durgapur BTech courses.
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NIT may permit change in branch of BTech of a student admitted through JEE (Main) after the second semester if there are any vacancies in that branch based upon JoSAA/CSAB seat matrix category wise.
Only those students will be considered for change of branch who have:
i) completed all courses in the f
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Admissions in BTech at NIT Durgapur are given based upon the JEE (Main) marks. The students who clear the JEE (Main) cutoff of the college are offered admission in NIT Durgapur. So the admission process in NIT Durgapur start after the release of JEE (Main) result. The results of JEE (Mains) for both
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NIT Durgapur follows the seat reservation policy given by Ministry of Education, New Delhi. There are some seats reserved for females in the BTech courses in NIT Durgapur. Women can apply for admission in BTech in both the female reserved seats and gender-neutral seats. But they have to qualify the
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NIT Tiruchirappalli is the best NIRF ranked NIT in 2025 with rank 9. The other NITs which were ranked better than NIT Durgapur are as follows:
| NIT | NIRF Rank |
|---|---|
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9 |
| NIT Rourkela | 13 |
| NIT Surathkal | 17 |
| NIT Calicut | 21 |
| NIT Warangal | 28 |
| MNIT Jaipur | 42 |
| VNIT Nagpur | 44 |
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