M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering 

at NIT Hamirpur, Hamirpur

No, candidates can not get into NIT Hamirpur M.Tech without taking the GATE exam. It is the only entrance exam the university recognises for admission into the M.Tech programme. Candidates with a valid GATE score will have to appear for CCMT counselling to get provisional admission into the university. Therefore, a valid GATE score is necessary and candidates can not gain admission without it.

NIT Hamirpur MTech placement data 2025 is not released. However, the key highlights of PG placements 2025 and 2024 are presented below:

Earlier, refer to the table below to know the NIT Hamirpur MTech placement trends:

MTech at NIT Hamirpur is two years long. The M.Tech programme follows the semester model, which means that each year of the programme is divided into two semesters in each year. Therefore, candidates have to pass four semesters of the programme to be eligible for an M.Tech degree. At the time of admission, candidates will have to choose the desired specialisation that they want to take admission in. If candidates have not completed their graduation they can get into an integrated M.Tech programme which is five years long.

Out of the 398 total seat intake for M.Tech specialisations offered at NIT Hamirpur. The M.Tech specialisations offer 19 seats each, whereas, the integrated programmes offer 28 seats for each course. Therefore, the integrated programme offers more seats when compared with specialisations, but the specialisation programmes are only two years long while the integrated programmes are five years long. Candidates can make their decision accordingly.

The course-wise highest package offered during NIT Hamirpur placements 2025 is presented below:

The course-wise number of students placed during NIT Hamirpur placements 2025 is presented below:

Getting admission to NIT Hamirpur depends on candidates performance and also on meeting the eligibility criteria. The admissions procedure is given below for Undergraduate Programmes
B.Tech: NIT Hamirpur offers admissions on the basis of JEE Main ranks 
Postgraduate Programs: Getting into M.Tech calls for a GATE score and depends on candidates CCMT ranks. 
Securing a seat at NIT Hamirpur usually requires candidates to appear for an entrance exam. Thus, the admission process is entrance based.

The course-wise placement rate recorded during NIT Hamirpur placements 2025 is presented below:

The average package received during NIT Hamirpur BTech placements 2025 stood at INR 10.58 LPA. Earlier, in 2024, the average package was INR 10.5 LPA.