The Top 5 NITs in India, not only on basis of NIRF, but on basis of better infrastructure, placements, employer outlook as well as faculty and research facilities are

NIT Trichy NIT Warangal NIT Surathkal

MNNIT Allahabad  NIT Rourkela

Most of the above institutes has excellent placements in both core and non core domains. Companies like Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Reliance, GE, Dr Reddys and almost every other major Core conglomerate visit the campuses. As far as Software and Finance sectors are concerned, from Microsoft and Morgan Stanley to Intel and Infosys, most of the circuital and technology recruiters register their footfalls each season. The median package of most of the above institutes lie between 8-12 LPA.