NIT Patna: Admission, Placements, Courses & Fees

The National Institute of Technology, Patna (NIT Patna), formerly known as Bihar School of Engineering and Bihar College of Engineering, is a public technical university in Patna, Bihar. Established in 1886, NIT Patna has secured the 56th position in the engineering category as per the NIRF Ranking 2023. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral admission in engineering, architecture, basic science, humanities, social sciences, etc. 

The B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) and Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) are the two most popular programs offered at NIT Patna. NIT Patna B.Tech admission mandates a Higher Secondary Certificate degree (10+2) with a minimum of 75% marks in PCM. Candidates will be then allocated seats based on the JEE Main score followed by the JoSSA counselling. A total of 2675 (2199 males and 476 females) UG students were admitted by NIT Patna in the academic year 2021-2022.  NIT Patna B.Tech tuition fee is INR 62,500 per semester. 

NIT Patna admission for BArch mandates a Higher Secondary Certificate degree (10+2) with at least 60% marks. Candidates should qualify for a national-level exam (NATA), which will be followed by the JoSSA Counselling. As far as fee is concerned, NIT Patna B.Arch tuition fee is INR 62,500 per semester.

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is one of the most competitive specialisations in B.Tech programs. NIT Patna's opening and closing rank for CSE 2023 for open-gender neutral category is 10277 and 17461 for the home state, and 8125 and 13964 for the other states in round 6 of JoSAA Counselling. 

NIT Patna has seen a steady improvement in its NIRF ranking over the past five years, and this year, it has also recorded a better placement scenario. In the academic year 2022-23, 589 eligible students have received 639 job offers from 112 companies, with the highest package being INR 52 lakh per annum. Top recruiters who visited for NIT Patna placement were Amazon, ONGC, Google, Bharat Electronics, Vedanta, Jio, Samsung, Adobe, IBM, Snapdeal, Accenture, Reliance, Paytm, Deloitte, Paytm, Lafarge, Infosys, Tata Projects, and others.

NIT Patna Highlights

NIT Patna Ranking 2024

NIT Patna has been ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 under various categories. The table below shows the rankings of NIT Patna:

NIT Patna Courses & Fees 2024

NIT Patna offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees in engineering, architecture, and sciences. A tabulated course-wise detailed list along with its eligibility, and tuition fee is mentioned below:

NIT Patna Admission 2024

NIT Patna offers a variety of courses under undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels in engineering, architecture, sciences, computer application, etc. Admission to these programmes mandates a national-level exam (JEE Main/UGC-NET/GATE/CSIR-NET) score which will be followed by the counselling process (CCMN/JoSSA/CCMT). A course-wise selection criteria for admission at NIT Patna is given below:

NIT Patna B.Tech Admission 2024

NIT Patna admission to a four-year bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, etc will require an HSC (10+2) degree with 75% marks. NIT Patna B.Tech admissions are entrance-based and will require a valid JEE Main scorecard. 

NIT Patna B.Arch Admission 2024

NIT Patna B.Arch admission is based on candidates' performance on the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) exam. Seat allotment is done through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counseling process, which takes into account candidates' JEE Main ranks, previous academic records, and other factors.

NIT Patna M.Tech Admission 2024

NIT Patna admission in two-year master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Information Technology, etc mandates an HSC (10+2) degree with 60% marks. Candidates must also take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) test and achieve a good rank. The Centralized Counseling for M.Tech. (CCMT) counseling process is then used to assign seats. The allocation of seats is based on the candidate's GATE rank, previous academic records, the availability of seats, and other factors.

NIT Patna M.Sc. Admission 2024

NIT Patna offers a two-year master’s degree in basic sciences like Physics, Chemistry, etc. To be admitted to the Master of Science (MSc) program in Physics at NIT Patna, candidates must have a bachelor’s degree along with the Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) exam score card. The Centralized Counseling for M.Sc (CCMN) counseling process is then used to assign seats. 

NIT Patna Ph.D. Admission 2024

NIT Patna offers a doctoral degree in engineering and sciences. It is a three-year full-time program. NIT Patna Ph.D. admission will require a master’s degree with 60% marks. The selection criteria is based on the following:

• Entrance exam: Candidates must qualify for NIT Patna's entrance exam. However, candidates who have alerady qualified for the GATE/UGC-NET/CSIR-NET exams are exempted from the entrance exam.
• Personal interview: All candidates must appear for a personal interview.

NIT Patna Cutoff 2024

Cutoffs for JEE Main and GATE exams have been officially released for the academic year 2023. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for the final counseling round or an interview round.

NIT Patna B.Tech Cutoff 2024

NTA has not released the JEE Main 2024 cutoff. Last year, NIT Patna CSE opening and closing rank for Open gender-neutral category is 10277 and 17461 for the home state and 8125 and 13964 for the other states. A course-wise cutoff for the home and other states are tabulated below:

NIT Patna M.Tech Cutoffs 2024

GATE CCMT 2023 cutoff is officially released. The maximum and minimum GATE marks at NIT Patna for CSE are 498 and 472 in special round 6 for open-category students. Given below are round-wise GATE 2023 cutoffs for different disciplines for admission To NIT Patna:

NIT Patna Placement 2024

In the 2022-2023 academic year, 589 eligible students received 639 job offers from 112 companies, with the highest package being INR 52 lakh per annum. Companies are still coming to the campus with attractive job offers. The top recruiters who visited the campus were Amazon, ONGC, Google, and Bharat Electronics, and others.

NIT Patna B.Tech Placement 2024

As per the official placement report generated by NIT Patna for the year 2021-22, a total of 428 offers were given to NIT Patna B.Tech students across disciplines. A programme-wise detailed sheet of seat matrix along with the number of students placed students is mentioned below:

NIT Patna M.Tech Placement 2024

As per the official placement report generated by NIT Patna for the year 2021-22, the highest and average CTC was INR 43.17 LPA and INR 8.8 LPA. The table below shows department-wise average package: