National Institute of Technology or commonly known as “ NIT ” are autonomous engineering institutes in India. These are recognized as institutes of national importance . There are a total of 31 NITs which are linked together through a common council called NIT Council. NITs offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in various disciplines. For the admission to B.Tech courses, candidates have to qualify JEE Main examination and appear for the general counselling process conducted by JoSAA .
Admission Process of NIT:
How to get admission in NITs through JEE Main : NITs provide courses including B.Tech , B.Arch , M.Tech , M.Arch , M.Sc , MBA , MCA and PhD programmes. For admission in B.Tech and B.Arch, candidates have to qualify JEE Main examination and appear in counselling conducted by JoSAA . Admission in different M.Tech courses will be done through CCMT counselling on the basis of the marks obtained in GATE examination. For admission in M.Sc courses will be done on the basis of the marks obtained in JAM examination and counselling. For taking admission in MCA courses, candidates have to appear for NIMCET examination. All the information about the admission procedure for different programmes has mentioned below:
Admission Procedure for B.Tech Programmes: Qualifying JEE Main examination is the only process moreover no other mode is accepted. Besides, the candidates must have to meet JEE Main eligibility criteria and complete the counselling process to get admission in their desired NIT college.
The candidates must have passed class 12.
Candidates must appear in JEE Main and must meet JEE Main cutoff specified by the authorities to be considered for the admission process.
For qualified candidates, Joint Seat Allocation Authority ( JoSAA ) conducts a general counselling process, in which the candidates will be able to register their choice of colleges and courses.
Admission Procedure for M.tech Programmes:
To take admission in M.Tech programmes, the candidates need to qualify GATE examination.
Based on their GATE score, candidates need to register for CCMT counselling and choose a preferable college.
Admission Procedure for PhD Programmes:
For the admission to the doctoral programmes, candidates need to qualify a written test conducted by the respective department of the college.
Qualified candidates will appear in an interview related to their interested area.
Based on the marks, a merit list will be released by the authority.
List of top 10 NIT colleges in India: There are a total of 31 NITs located across the country. As per NIRF ranking, the list of Top 10 NIT colleges is shown below:
Rank
Name of the college
State
NIRF ranking
1
NIT Trichy
Tamil Nadu
09
2
NIT Karnataka
Karnataka
13
3
NIT Rourkela
Odisha
16
4
NIT Warangal
Telangana
19
5
NIT Calicut
Kerala
23
6
Visvesvaraya NIT
Maharashtra
27
7
Malaviya NIT
Rajasthan
35
8
NIT Kurukshetra
Haryana
40
9
NIT Silchar
Assam
46
10
NIT Durgapur
West Bengal
47
Highlights of the colleges: Candidates willing to pursue their career in undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral programs, must qualify corresponding entrance examinations. All the details regarding JEE Main Cutoff and course fees in each colleges are given below:
Sl no.
Programs offered
JEE Main Cutoff
Course Fees
(B.Tech)
UG, PG, Ph.D
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INR 161,250
INR 151,456
INR 178,000
INR 63,000
INR 53,797
INR 148,700
INR 93,568
INR 70,016
INR 147,640
INR 149,100
Specialization: NIT provides various courses, for instance, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Physics, Biotechnology etcetera. Here are some of the specializations offered by the colleges are marked below:
Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering
Industrial and Production Engineering
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Placements: Top domestic and international companies like TATA, Mahindra & Mahindra, IBM, Amazon, Oracle etcetera visit NIT to recruit engineers. The average salary package is 7.53, as well as the highest salary package is 36 to 40 lakhs per annum.
A brief description of placements in each college has mentioned below:
sl no
Average package
Maximum salary offered (approx)
INR 6 LPA
INR 22 LPA
INR 7.73 LPA
INR 39 LPA
INR 5 LPA
INR 42 LPA
INR 43 LPA
INR 49.75 LPA
INR 7 LPA
INR 6.5 LPA
INR 37 LPA
INR 40.63 LPA
INR 6.29 LPA
INR 32.5 LPA
INR 6-8 LPA
INR 30 LPA
The academics of NITs help students to carry out their ambitions. Various clubs,committees, events, projects are also offered by the colleges which help the students to grow and enhance their skills.
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The list of top 10 nits :
National institute of technology trichy
Nit rourkela
Nit surathkal
Nit wrangal
Nit calicit
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
Nit durgapur
Nit silchar
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