NIT Uttarakhand: Admission, Course and Fees, Location, Achievements, Collaborations, Placements and Infrastructure Facilities

National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand: Located in the Devbhoomi Uttarakhand (land of gods) and the laps of himalayas the National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand is a public engineering institution and technical educational hub in Srinagar(Garhwal) Uttarakhand. The institute is among 31 NITs and one of the newly ten sanctioned NITs by the government of India. Established in the year 2009 and coming into existence in the year 2010 the institute is fully funded by Mininistry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

 The institute serves as foundation for education, research and technology, offering multiple UG, PG and PhD level courses with diverse specialisations serving to the interests area of all the individual. Prominent pilgrimage sites like Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath are popularly known as Char Dham Yatra located just 150km from the college campus.

The institutes admits students via courses offered in field of engineering, humanities and social sciences. On the undergraduate level B.Tech in five different specialisation are offered by the college with an eligibility criteria of securing a minimum of 75% in class 12th with PCM or PBM as mandatory subjects of examination in class 12th, which is further followed by securing valid JEE Main score by the candidate to seek admission in B.Tech courses offered by the college based on the JoSAA seat allocation results.The sanctioned intake of students in NIT UK for the B.Tech course is 36 in its diverse branches and admitting a total of 120 students in M.Tech course.

In order to seek admission in M.Tech course at NIT Uttarakhand a candidate should qualify GATE entrance examination with a valid scorecard and register for CCMT counselling. On the other hand GATE/NET examinations are subject to admission in PhD courses offered by the institution. The first semester fees for pursing M.Tech from NIT UK costs INR 72,080 following with a total of four semesters. 

Several MoUs have been signed by the institution with top academic institutions/universities located in India and abroad, relevant industries and government research authorities like BHEL, AIIMS Rishikesh, CMTI, SCL, Manipal University Jaipur and many more.

NIT Uttarakhand has an exceptional placement record with its Mechanical engineering department witnessing highest placement percentage of 90.91% in the year 2023 for B.Tech while Electrical and Electronics Engineering traced 100% placement in M.Tech programme. In the placement session of 2023 a total of 74  job offers were provided with INR 11 LPA as the highest placement package offered and INR 6.8 LPA and INR 6.5 LPA as the median package offered for B.Tech and M.Tech respectively. In the placement year 2022 INR 34 LPA was witnessed as the highest salary offered to B.Tech student with an average of INR 10 LPA. Some of the leading recruiters coming to the college are Google, Samsung, Adobe, Deloitte, Wipro, Accenture among others.

Hostel facilities for girls and boys are provided by the college with access to amenities like Wi-fi, mess facilities, water and electricity supply, common area, etc. Sports complex with facilities like football ground, cricket ground, volleyball court, badminton court and many more are made available by the NIT Uttarakhand to cater needs of all kind of sports enthusiasts.

NIT Uttarakhand Highlights 

The institute envisions to provide global impetus to education and innovation for the sustainable development of entire society and giving rise to industry ready professionals. Here are the highlights of NIT Uttarakhand that makes it an institute of national importance.

NIT Uttarakhand Location

The National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand has its temporary campus located in Srinagar (Garhwal) which is 105 km from Rishikesh on NH-58.The institute offers a peaceful and serene environment for learning motivating the students to excel in academics and technical skills throughout their college journey and beyond. Following is the nearest mode of transportation to reach NIT Uttarakhand campus along with nearby attractions from the National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand are as follow:

By Air: Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun is the nearest airport to reach NIT UK if travelling by air, the airport is 125km from Srinagar, operating  flights from all the major cities in the country, furthermore taxis a made available at the airport to reach Srinagar.

By Railway: Rishikesh is the nearest railway station located near the campus, whereas Haridwar railway station is at a distance of 130km from Srinagar linking all major cities with roadways and railway network.

By Road: Paid buses are runned by government from rishikesh to srinagar, taxi facilities are also available to with a 3-4 hours of travel time to reach Srinagar from Rishikesh.

NIT Uttarakhand Admission 2024: Courses and Fees

A four-year B.Tech degree at the undergraduate level and two-year M.Tech degree at the postgraduate level is offered by the institution, along with doctorate degree in various fields. Check below the fee structure along with eligibility and selection process of various courses offered at NIT Uttarakhand:

NIT Uttarakhand Achievements

• A student from B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering secured AIR 56 in GATE 2023 and the AIR 189 rank was secured by the student of B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
• The National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand has an ongoing Global Partnership Programmme by the British Council, United Kingdom.
• In the UPSC examination, 2022 students of NIT UK have secured AIR 125, 258, 444, and 708 respectively.
• In Engineering Service Examination AIR 2 and 103 are successfully obtained by the students of NIT Uttarakhand.

NIT Uttarakhand Collaborations

Memorandum of understanding has been signed by the National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand with various national and international organisations to enhance its learning and research based approach. Following are the collboative institutes of NIT UK:

NIT Uttarakhand Placements

A well structured placement process is followed by the National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand and the Career Counselling and Placement Cell is responsible for conducting entire placement process happening within the college campus. The average salary offered to the students participating in the placement drive 2023 stood at INR 11 LPA. An ample of opportunities are provided by the college placement cell to its students to make them industry ready professionals in their relevant interests areas. The overall placement percentage for BTech and MTech stood at 79.49% and 45.45% respectively in the year 2023.

Top companies like Google, Accenture, Wipro, IBM, TCS, Accenture and many more are the recruiters participating in the placement session of NIT Uttarakhand.

NIT Uttarakhand Infrastructure Facilities

Library: Well stocked spacious library with a range of books, journals, research material are made available to students to help them in their academics and research based relevant fields. Access to online resources has also been provided  with online database to enhance quality of research in the field of Engineering and Technology, Sciences and Humanities, English Literature and Fiction.

Accommodation Facilities: Hostel with an accommodation capacity of 566 beds and 119 rooms are made available for girls and boys with an option of single share, double and triple share rooms.Amenities like access to wi-fi, common rooms, mess facilities, water and electricity supply are given to the students.

Sports Complex: Facilities like carrom, chess, table tennis, basketball court, badminton court, football ground, cricket ground, etc are tailored inside the campus as per the needs of individuals and support a conductive healthy learning.

Labs and Auditorium: For the conduction of multiple seminars, workshops, cultural fests and conferences the NIT Uttarakhand has an in-built auditorium. Additionally labs for the research purposes and made with requisite equipments serving to the students from diverse departments like Computer Science, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering and others.

Medical Aid: In case of any medical emegency or health related issue the institution has helath centre providing medical assitance to the students and the faculty members.