National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) Ranchi- (NIFFT) Courses, Admission, Eligibility, Fees, Placement and Infrastructure

National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Ranchi: NIAMT, formally known as National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT) was founded in the year 1966 in collaboration with UNDP-USESCO. 

NIFFT is officially registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. The Institute is managed by a Board of Governors, which includes a Chairman and members from the Government of India (specifically from the Ministry of Human Resource Development and industry), AICTE, as well as representatives from both private and public sectors, technical organizations, and research and development groups.

 Recently, NIFFT changed its name to the National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT). Over the past six decades, NIAMT has placed itself as a top institution for education, training, research and development, consulting, and providing documentation and information services in manufacturing technology and related academic and industrial fields.

NIAMT is located on the southern edge of Ranchi along the Ranchi-Chaibasa highway. It is about 10 kilometers from Ranchi Railway Station and approximately 6 kilometers from Ranchi Airport. National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology has six primary teaching departments: Electronics and Computer Engineering, Foundry Technology, Forge Technology, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, and Applied Sciences and Humanities. 

Apart from the picturesque campus NIAMT is equipped with a variety of laboratories, including a Rapid Prototyping Lab, CAD-CAM Lab, Ceramic Lab, Internet Laboratory, Sand Laboratory, Metallography Lab, Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) and many more. The workshops and laboratories are well-equipped with modern and advanced instruments to ensure effective training.

The Industrial Liaison Cell which is the placement cell of the National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) Ranchi, for the past five decades NIAMT students have been placed at some of the most prestigious organizations like Tata Motors, Hyundai, Bajaj, Hero, JAL, Hindustan Motors, Volvo, BHEL, Mahindra, TVS, Reliance, Hinduja Foundry, L&T and more.

NIAMT (NIFFT) Ranchi Highlights 2025

The highlights for the National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) Ranchi are mentioned in the table below.

NIAMT (NIFFT) Ranchi Admission 2025

The National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi admissions are done through national level eligibility exams conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for Engineering. 

NIAMT B.Tech admissions are done through JOSAA counseling based upon JEE Main results. Candidates willing to pursue B.Tech at NIAMT must appear for the JEE Main examination and register for JoSAA counseling. 

Similarly NIAMT M.Tech admissions are done through CCMT counseling. Candidates registering for CCMT counseling must have a valid GATE result. The GATE exam is around the corner, it is scheduled to take place from 1st February to 16th February 2025.  

CCMT and JOSAA registration portals will be open in May 2025 (Tentative) after GATE and JEE Main 2025 results.

NIAMT (NIFFT) Ranchi Courses, Eligibility and Fees

The National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) Ranchi offers various B.Tech and M.Tech specializations, PG Diploma and PhD courses. It is one of its kind institutions in Asia that trains its students in the field of Foundry and Forge Technology along with Manufacturing & Metallurgical Engineering. 

Check the list of Courses offered by NIAMT Ranchi, its eligibility criteria and fees structure mentioned in the table below.

NIAMT (NIFFT) Ranchi Placement

The placement activities are managed by the Placement and Professional Development Cell (PPDC), headed by a senior faculty member who works closely with recruiters and students. The placement cell has active student members chosen from all the departments and courses like that of B.Tech, M.Tech and ADC. 

The Placement Committee works with recruiters, arranges pre-placement talks, seminars, workshops. The infrastructural advancement offers recruiters a comfortable arena for conducting recruitment activities. According to the latest placement, 2023 report of NIAMT Ranchi, formally known as NIFFT, JSW recruited a major chunk of students with 41 recruitments. 

The highest package for NIAMT Ranchi was INR 15 LPA (domestic) and INR 13.95 LPA (International). Similarly the average package was INR 7.4 LPA for the academic year of 2023-2024. Some of the major recruiters at the National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Institute (NIAMT) Ranchi were companies like JSW, Gulf Metal Foundry, Vedanta, Mahindra and Mahindra, KPMG, Reliance Industries, TATA Steels, TCS, FOSECO India Limited, Jindal group and more. 

NIAMT (NIFFT) Ranchi Infrastructure

The National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi is located in a lush green campus in the capital city of Jharkhand. Ranchi which is located at an elevation of 600 m above sea level has pleasant weather throughout the year. NIAMT has a state of the art infrastructure with all the required infrastructural developments. 

 NIAMT Ranchi has a functioning IT and Networking cell, to boost the IT development within the campus, it also has separate hostels for boys and girls, student gymkhana which is a student representative body of NIAMT, it incorporates corporate life in students, NIAMT also has sports facilities, health centre, Guest house for visitors, banking and ATM facilities and more within its campus.