NIT Durgapur is a fully-funded premier Technological Institution of the Government of India and is administered by an autonomous Board of Governors. The Institute is located about 160 km north-west of Kolkata on the Howrah-Delhi main railway route and overlooking the National Highway No. 2(the Great Grand Trunk Road). It offers excellent infrastructure facilities, including an academic block, a library, hostels, and much more. The Institute spreads over an area of 187 acres of land. It is fully residential and co-educational.
NIT Durgapur Campus Highlights
NIT Durgapur is one of the top-tier institutes in the country for engineering and other courses. The institute offers modern and well-maintained infrastructure to provide a healthy atmosphere to students. There are hostels for boys and girls, a well-stocked library, high-speed internet access, medical facilities and much more. Read further to get detailed information on the infrastructure facilities provided by the institute:
| Particulars | NIT Durgapur Campus Highlights |
|---|---|
| Area | 187 acres |
| Location | Durgapur, West Bengal |
| Amenities | Smart Classrooms, Auditorium, Library, Sports Facilities, Internet Access, Medical Facilities, residential facilities and more |
| Girls Hostels | 7 |
| Boys Hostels | 2 |
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NIT Durgapur Academic and Research Facilities
NIT Durgapur provides excellent academic and research facilities to promote academic excellence. The classrooms are well-equipped with the latest technology to promote the easy flow of information. The institute has a Computer Centre that provides central computing facilities to the students, faculty members, and scholars. The centre has the necessary infrastructure, including a sufficient number of Computer Hardware, software, air-conditioned labs, and a stabilised, uninterrupted power supply. All these infrastructures are maintained from time to time. The institute also has a number of laboratories and smart classes. There is a large auditorium for holding events.
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NIT Durgapur Hostel and Residential Facilities
NIT Durgapur offers hostel facilities for boys and girls. There are seven boys' hostels and two girls' hostels at the institute. About 2500 boys and 500 girls reside in these hostels at present. The names of these hostels are:
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Hall of Residence (Hall-1)
- Jagadish Chandra Bose Hall of Residence (Hall-2)
- Rabindra Nath Tagore Hall of Residence (Hall-3)
- C V Raman Hall of Residence (Hall-4)
- Swami Vivekananda Hall of Residence (Hall-5)
- Rishi Aurobindo Hall of Residence (Hall-6)
- Sister Nivedita Hall of Residence (Hall-7)
- Preetilata Waddader Hall of Residence (Hall-8)
- Satyendra Nath Bose Hall of Residence (Hall-9)
- Mother Teresa Hall of Residence (Hall-10)
- Meghnad Saha Hall of Residence (Hall-11)
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam International Hostel (Hall-12)
- Sarojini Naidu Hall of Residence (Hall-13)
- Dr B. R. Ambedkar Hall of Residence (Hall-14)
Students are offered shared rooms till the third year, and the single rooms are allocated in the final year. A single cot, a study table and a cupboard are provided to every student. There is access to clean water, electricity, LAN connectivity, laundry, medical facilities, library, gym, etc. There is a dining hall where meals are served. The food is usually prepared in the mess, which offers vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian options. The hostels have common rooms with recreational facilities such as television, indoor games, reading materials, etc. CCTV surveillance and security personnel are present, which offer round-the-clock security.
Along with hostel facilities, there is a guest house standing beside the Director's Bungalow. The guest house offers hospitality to the Official and Non-official guests of the Institute. It is a double-storied building with modern living facilities. The guests of faculty members and students are also accommodated there with an advance booking, subject to availability.
NIT Durgapur Hostel Fee
The one-time payment for the hostel includes Admission Fee, Caution Money (refundable), Convocation Fee and Alumni Activity Fee. The mess charges are paid as and when applicable.
NIT Durgapur Fee for hostel for the year 2025-2026 is given in the table below:
| Sl. No | Particulars | Fee per semester (Amount in INR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hostel Seat Rent | 10,000 |
| 2. | Hostel Establishment Charge | 1,500 |
| 3. | Hostel Caution Money (Refundable) | 5,000 |
| 4. | Mess Charge | As Applicable |
| TOTAL | 15,500 | |
*Fee structure is subject to change under the direction of the competent authority.
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NIT Durgapur Library
The library of NIT Durgapur was established in 1960. It acts as a central facility in supporting the study, teaching, research and development programmes of the institute. There is a separate building for the library with three floors on a plinth area of 1000 sq. metres. It has a collection of 1.7 lakh volumes of print books, including:
- Text Books
- Reference Books
- Bound volumes of Journals
- Bound volumes of Standards, etc.
Along with this huge collection, the library has also subscribed to:
- Journals
- E-Books
- Databases
- Software
The library operations have been automated with the help of an integrated library software package, LIBSYS-10. The database of books can be accessed through OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). Circulation services are being carried out with the help of the Barcode System (Scanning). The digital library has a good collection of electronic resources. To facilitate the free flow of information among users, the library has a Wi-Fi Internet facility inside it.
It is also an institutional One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) member, which offers 30 leading publishers' e-resources. As a member of e-Shodh Sindhu: Consortium for Higher Educational Electronics, it offers an Online e-Resource Requisition System. Moreover, it is also an institutional member of Shodhganga: a reservoir of Indian Theses @ INFLIBNET. Furthermore, it is a member of the National Digital Library of India (NDLI), which provides access to content from some leading publishers’ books to its members.
The library has a collection of several thousand E-Books on Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc., published by leading publishers.
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NIT Durgapur Sports Facilities
NIT Durgapur offers sports facilities to promote holistic development and fitness among students. The institute organises various sporting events throughout the year, be it Intra NIT or the Inter NIT and the Inter University tournaments. There are excellent sports facilities as well as a gym for boys and girls with separate timings. There is a ‘Lords' Football stadium, the central Sports ground ‘Oval', where Volleyball courts with flood light facilities, a concrete cricket practice pitch, a concrete Basketball Court with flood light facilities, a concrete tennis court with flood light facilities, and concrete badminton courts with flood light facilities are built. Most of the halls of residence are equipped with Volleyball and concrete badminton courts, including Table Tennis and Carom board facilities. The games available at the institute include:
- Football
- Cricket
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Volleyball
- TT
- Chess
- Yoga
- Carrom and more
Places to visit in & around NIT Durgapur
NIT Durgapur is situated around many interesting places which can be visited by students during their free time. For instance, the Durgapur Barrage which is a major landmark offering scenic views and a place for recreation. Troika Park can be visited for boating and other water sports. Kumaramangalam Park is one of the largest parks in the area, featuring musical fountains and boating. For spiritual visits, students can explore Ram Mandir and Shiva Shakti Dham.
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Infrastructure/Facilities
- Library
The library of NIT D is housed in a separate building having three floors with a collection of 1.2 lac volumes which includes text books, reference books & bound volumes of journals, standards etc. It has subscribed to about 180 current print journals and 800+ online journal. Library operations have been automated with the help of an integrated library software package, LIBSYS-4. The book database is accessible through OPAC. It has a good collection of Electronic resources in its Digital Library. It has some audio-visual equipment like Colour TVs, VCPs, video-camera, direct projectors, and Multimedia Projectors etc.It also facilitates wi-fi Internet and well-equipped with xerox facility.
- Hostel
Staying in hostels is mandatory for all undergraduate students of the Institute. There are seven hostels for boys,three of these halls have single-seated rooms for senior students and two hostels for girls to accommodate the admitted students. Each hostel has a separate mess managed under the supervision of wardens.All the hostels have their own volleyball & concrete Badminton courts with indoor games facilities like Table Tennis & Carom boards.
Note: Staying in hostel is mandatory
Boys HostelNumber of beds - 1730|Single Occupancy|Shared Rooms|In-Campus Hostel, Girls HostelNumber of beds - 516|Single Occupancy|Shared Rooms|In-Campus Hostel - Sports Complex
NIT has a central play field named The Oval, where all major tournaments and matches are played also accommodates a standard athletic track. There is one more ground called The Lords adjacent to the hostels, all major non sports activities as well as sports activities are organized in regular manner.
Available Facilities:Badminton Court|Basketball Court|Cricket Ground|Football Ground|Tennis Court|Volleyball Court - LabsAvailable Facilities:Civil Engineering Lab|Chemistry Lab|Computer Lab|Electrical Lab|Electronics Lab|Mechanical Lab|Physics Lab|Chemical Analysis Lab|Geochemical Monitoring Lab|Nanoscience Lab|Machine Dynamics Laboratory|Computer Graphics Lab|Analytical lab|Environmental Engineering Lab|Heat Transfer Lab|Circuits and Measurements Lab|Advanced Software Engineering Lab|Advanced Networking Lab|Programming Lab|Electronics Circuit Lab|Digital Electronics Lab
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a year ago
Yes, NIT Durgapur MBA is a residential programme. Students are required to stay in the hostels (Hall or Residence) assigned to them. The total hostel fee for MBA students at the institute is INR 51,000. This includes a refundable caution money of INR 5,000. Additional mess charges are payable separa
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 years ago
A total of 380 seats are available in M.Tech for NIT Durgapur. Candidates can get a seat in M.Tech through their GATE score. Check below NIT Durgapur M.Tech specialisation-wise intake:
| MTech Specialisations | Total Seat Intake |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 18 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | 20 |
| Chemical Engineering | 15 |
| Chemical Engineering (Energy Resources and Sustainable Environmental Engineering) | 15 |
| Next-Generation Communication and Networks- | 20 |
| Power System | 20 |
| Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation and Control) | 15 |
| Operations Research | 20 |
| Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer | 18 |
| Metallurgy and Materials Technology | 16 |
| Advanced Material Science & Technology | 15 |
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 3 weeks ago
Documents required at the time of admission to NIT Durgapur are given below:
- Class 10 marksheet
- Class 12 marksheet
- Graduation marksheet (if applicable)
- JEE (Main) scorecard / All India Rank (as applicable) or seat allotment letter from JoSAA/CSAB.
- Provisional Admission Letter/Allotment Letter printed fro
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
To get admission in MBA at NIT Durgapur, students must meet eligibility and selection requirement. To be eligible, students must complete graduation with at least 55% aggregate or 6.0 CGPA (50% aggregate or 5.5 CGPA for SC/ ST). The final selection is based on MAT/ XAT/ CAT/ CMAT + WAT + GDPI. Stude
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 months ago
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur provides scholarship to students. To apply for NIT Durgapur scholarship, students must meet the eligibility requirement. Fill the scholarship form and submit the required documents.
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Contributor-Level 10
Yes, NIT Durgapur offers a hostel and various other facilities to students. There are separate hostels for boys and girls. It is advised that candidates must visit the official website and check what are the charges for the hostel and decide whether to avail of this facility or not. The hostel is safe for students and proper security is maintained at the hostel for the students.