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Top NITs Colleges in India 2024: Courses, Ranking, Fees, Admission, Cut-off, Placements

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Top NITs Colleges in India 2024: Courses, Ranking, Fees,  Admission, Cut-off, Placements

Top NITs Colleges in India

National Institute of Technology is the NIT full form. NITs in India are a group of public engineering institutes which is central-government-owned. These NITs offer admission to degree courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in different fields. These institutes have been mainly established with the aim to providing advanced learning of technology in the field of science and technology. You can check the top NIT list with their MHRD-NIRF rankings, courses offered, eligibility criteria, and cut-offs which is given down below.

List of Top 10 NIT in India

You can check the top nit colleges  given down below:

S.No

Name of Top NITs In India

State

NIRF Ranking – 2023

NIRF Score – 2023

1

NIT Trichy (Tiruchirappalli)

Tamil Nadu

9

69.71

2

NIT (Surathkal) Karnataka

Karnataka

12

65.26

3

NIT Rourkela

Odisha

16

62.79

4

NIT Warangal

Telangana

21

61.13

5

NIT Calicut

Kerala

23

60.28

6

NIT Jaipur

Rajasthan

37

55.6

7

NIT Silchar

Assam

40

55.07

8

NIT Nagpur

Maharashtra

41

55.03

9

NIT Durgapur

West Bengal

43

53.91

10

NIT Jalandhar

Punjab

46

52.85

List of Top 20 NIT in India

You can check the Top 20 NIT list of colleges with their opening and closing ranks:

Institutes – Full Name

Opening Rank 

Closing Rank

NIT Agartala – National Institute of Technology Agartala

4,080

25,737

NIT Calicut – National Institute of Technology Calicut

470

17,731

NIT Delhi – National Institute of Technology Delhi

707

13,423

NIT Durgapur – National Institute of Technology Durgapur

7,376

21,206

NIT Goa – National Institute of Technology Goa

2,574

18,383

NIT Hamirpur – National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

5,200

12,743

NIT Jamshedpur – National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

3,318

13,041

NIT Kurukshetra – National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra

874

8,916

NIT Manipur – National Institute of Technology Manipur

10,577

38,742

NIT Meghalaya – National Institute of Technology Meghalaya

12,185

34,830

NIT Mizoram – National Institute of Technology Mizoram

8,929

34,658

NIT Nagaland – National Institute of Technology Nagaland

12,466

40,511

NIT Patna – National Institute of Technology Patna

6,861

18,903

NIT Puducherry – National Institute of Technology Puducherry

5,377

22,276

NIT Raipur – National Institute of Technology Raipur

7,280

17,664

NIT Rourkela – National Institute of Technology Rourkela

1,005

6,091

NIT Sikkim – National Institute of Technology Sikkim

9,446

31,946

NIT Silchar – National Institute of Technology Silchar

2,797

15,557

NIT Srinagar – National Institute of Technology Srinagar

3,411

29,643

NIT Surathkal – National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

11

4,468

NIT Tiruchirappalli – National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

1,056

15,416

NIT Uttarakhand – National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand

5,535

19,466

NIT Warangal – National Institute of Technology Warangal

33

2,100

NIT Courses

National Institutes of Technology i.e. NITs offer traditional B.Tech and M.Tech programs along with 5-year dual degree programs in different streams. Some of the NITs i.e NIT Trichy, NIT Allahabad, and NIT Rourkela also offer MBA and BBA, while a few others also offer 5-year B.Arch and 4-year B.Sc. degrees. Given list below is popular B. Tech programs commonly offered at all the top nit colleges.

  • Computer Science and Engineering

  • Electronics and Communication Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Civil Engineering

  • Metallurgical Engineering

  • Production Engineering

Eligibility Criteria for Admission to NITs

If you want to get admission to Nit colleges for B.Tech / BE programs, it is granted on the basis of candidates’ AIR ranks in JEE Main. Moreover, if you seeking admission to NITs then you must also secure a minimum 75% or you need to be in the top 20 percentile which is for the general category in their Class 12 Board exams or any equivalent examination conducted by any recognized board and candidates from SC/ST category get relaxation to 65 %.

Thus, the NIT admission process is merit-based. After getting a good rank in JEE Main, the qualified candidates are then allotted seats through the counselling process which is conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Qualified students can select a third seat depending on the availability of the seats, they are granted admission.

For admission to M.Tech, applicants require a valid score in the GATE exam while seat allotment is managed through CCMT (Centralized Counseling for M. Tech/M. Arch/M. Plan/M. Des).

According to the recent NIT Nit colleges for B.Tech / BE admission policy, half of the total seats are reserved for students who have completed their Class 12 from that particular NIT based state. The remaining half is allocated based on the AIR secured by aspirants from different states.

Best NIT colleges for Computer Science 

NIT in India has a total 31 colleges which are considered as a second choice of every engineering aspirant after IITs. The main and most demanding stream is Computer science and engineering(CSE) as it is the highest-paying field in India. NITs offers a great learning experience with high package placement opportunities. Following are the best NITs Computer science and engineering for in India:

NIT Name

Seats

Placement

Total

State

Other

Highest (LPA)

NIT Tiruchirappalli

230

115

115

36

NIT Surathkal 

117

58

59

29

NIT Warangal

308

154

154

45

MNNIT Allahabad

172

86

86

27

MNIT Jaipur

243

122

121

43.31

VNIT Nagpur

115

58

57

25

SVNIT Surat

119

60

59

42

MANIT Bhopal

136

68

68

23

NIT Kurukshetra 

116

58

58

37.5

NIT Calicut

115

58

57

25

How to get admission in NITs

If you wish to get a BTech course through JEE Main can check the steps listed below to understand the NIT admission process of getting allotted to the institute of their choice.

Step 1 - Check if the Eligibility Criteria are met or not

First of all, for NIT admission through JEE Main, you will have to ensure that you meet the required eligibility criteria for NIT admission 2024-25 as specified by the officials. If the aspirants meet the JEE Main eligibility criteria after that only they will be considered for the NIT admission process. Those students who will be qualifying during the admission year will also be eligible.

Candidates should have passed class 12 irrespective of any percentage of marks. Candidates should have obtained a minimum of 75% marks in class 12 or equivalent exam or they must be in the top 20 percentile in their class 12 examination. For SC/ ST, the eligibility is to score a minimum of 65% marks in class 12 or equivalent.

Step 2 - Get Registered

The application form of JEE Main will released in online mode at the official website. To participate in the admission process of NITs, you have to submit the application form of JEE Main before the final date. Since JEE Main is conducted twice a year, one will have the choice of attempting the entrance examination once or both times. It is to be noted that all of the details submitted in the application form have to be valid and correct.

Step 3 - Entrance Examination

JEE Main is a national-level entrance examination so the competition is quite large. For admissions in NITs through JEE Main, you will have to attempt and qualify for the entrance exam. This exam is conducted as a computer-based test and the candidates will have to answer questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Aspirant need to qualify for the test and score minimum marks to get admission to NIT through JEE Main.

Step 4 - Counselling Session

Those who qualified JEE Main, the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts a common counselling process. During the online counselling process, you will be able to register and select their choice of colleges and courses from the list of NITs.  

Fees in NIT colleges

Among all of the top 10 NITs colleges in India given below are the some of the best NIT in India along with their total tuition fee and seat intake and entrance/exam criteria

College Name

Total Tuition Fee/Seat Intake

Entrance Exams/Eligibility

NIT Trichy

INR 5 lakh

Total no of Seats: 981

Entrance Exams: JEE Main, TNEA, DASA UG

Eligibility for admission: Pass in Class 12 with 45% aggregate.

NIT Surathkal

INR 5 lakh

Total no of Seats: 956

Entrance Exams: JEE Main, KCET, DASA UG

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 45% aggregate.

NIT Rourkela

INR 5 lakh

Total no Seats: 946

Entrance Exams: JEE Main, DASA UG

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate.

NIT Warangal

INR 5 lakh

Total no Seats: 894

Entrance Exams: JEE Main, TS EAMCET, DASA UG

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 45% aggregate.

NIT Calicut

INR 5 lakh

Seats: 1,184

Entrance Exams: JEE Main, DASA UG

Eligibility: Pass in Class 12 with 75% aggregate.

Best NIT in India Cut-off for B.Tech 

JEE Main cut-off for NITs depends on the number of aspirants appearing in the exam, the difficulty level of the exam, the total number of candidates who have applied for admission in NITs, and the total seats available. JoSAA releases the category-wise and round-wise opening and closing cutoffs for admission to B.Tech programs in NITs. 

Name Of NITs

Opening Rank 

Closing Rank

NIT Agartala 

4,080

25,737

NIT Calicut 

470

17,731

NIT Delhi

707

13,423

NIT Durgapur 

7,376

21,206

NIT Goa 

2,574

18,383

NIT Hamirpur 

5,200

12,743

NIT Jamshedpur 

3,318

13,041

NIT Kurukshetra 

874

8,916

NIT Manipur 

10,577

38,742

NIT Meghalaya 

12,185

34,830

NIT Mizoram

8,929

34,658

NIT Nagaland 

12,466

40,511

NIT Patna 

6,861

18,903

NIT Puducherry

5,377

22,276

NIT Raipur 

7,280

17,664

NIT Rourkela 

1,005

6,091

NIT Sikkim 

9,446

31,946

NIT Silchar 

2,797

15,557

NIT Srinagar 

3,411

29,643

NIT Surathkal

11

4,468

NIT Tiruchirappalli

1,056

15,416

NIT Uttarakhand 

5,535

19,466

NIT Warangal

33

2,100

 

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