NIT Jamshedpur's Review and Verdict by CollegeDekho

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National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, the erstwhile Regional Institute of Technology, is one of the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges established as part of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961). Established on the 14th Independence Day in 1960, the Regional Institute of Technology was renamed NIT Jamshedpur in 2002, along with the status of a ‘Deemed University’. In 2007, it received the ‘Institute of National Importance’ status. 

The institute offers courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. NIT Jamshedpur admissions are based on the candidate's performance in entrance exams like JEE Main for B.Tech and GATE for M.Tech, along with meeting the minimum eligibility criteria. The facilities provided to the students in the institute comprise a library, hostel, canteen, sports, and numerous clubs, to name a few. 

Placement numbers are quite satisfactory, with students getting placed in companies like Amazon, Flipkart, SAIL, Flipkart, etc. Let's dive deep into the various aspects like academia, batch size, fees, internships, faculty, gender ratio, student diversity, the institute’s administration and management, and the student’s experience that will help you understand the institute better and help you make a good decision on whether to take admission in NIT Jamshedpur or take into consideration other NIT’s!

NIT Jamshedpur Ranking

NIRF Ranking: Decrease in Rank!

Our Take:

NIT Jamshedpur participated in the NIRF Ranking 2023 under the Innovation category but failed to secure a rank. Even for the engineering category, the rankings have shown a steep downfall. It is apparent that even though it has been updating its infrastructural facilities, it is lagging in other parameters like Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI), and Peer Perception as compared to other similar institutes. 

NIT Jamshedpur Academia & Batch Size

Academic Composition

NIT Jamshedpur academia is a mix of classroom learning, assessments, and practicals. There are a total of 11 departments, offering 8 undergraduate programs, 23 postgraduate programs and PhD programmes. NIT Jamshedpur follows a semester-based approach and students are awarded credits based on their performance at the end of each semester.

Batch Size

According to the NIT Jamshedpur website, the following data has been retrieved for batch 2018-19:

As per the NIRF report for 2023, out of the sanctioned intake of 1,183 students, the actual strength of the students enrolled in NIT Jamshedpur is 3,441. For UG 4-year courses, the total student count is 2846, and for PG 2-year courses, 595 students are currently enrolled.

Fees

The fees structure of NIT Jamshedpur courses is as follows:

Our Take:

Batch-wise, it is evident that the actual strength of the students is way higher than the sanctioned intake of 65.7%. However, when asked about the same, students expressed that there are enough classrooms, with a seating capacity of 120 students, on the campus to accommodate them. When asked about the fees, students have said that the fees are reasonable considering the recent developments undertaken by the institute.

NIT Jamshedpur Infrastructure

Diamond Jubilee Lecture Hall Complex 

According to the website, the complex consists of 36 smart classrooms featuring spacious touchscreen LED display panels, computers, specialized software, audience response technology, assistive listening devices, high-speed networking, top-tier audio-visual equipment, and various cutting-edge teaching tools. Each classroom accommodates up to 120 students.

Our Take
The new academic building has all the requisite facilities that a student needs for seamless learning. However, they have expressed that the classrooms in the old building need renovations and air-conditioning.

Library

Students have expressed that the library facilities provided to them are commendable. The institute houses a 3-storeyed library with about 32,000 square feet of area.

Hostel

According to students, the hostel facility available at NIT Jamshedpur is adequate. Currently, the university has 13 hostels, out of which 6 are girls' hostels and the rest are for boys. The institute also has a guest house, and  2 hostels are presently under construction. The hostel fee is INR 50,000 per year.

Canteen/Hangout Areas

The university boasts about its mess, canteen, and numerous food joints available for students. According to student reviews, the following food joints are available to students:

• Pradeep Restaurant
• Gupta Hotel (Non-Vegetarian)
• Sudha Store
• Shyamda
• Nescafe
• Juice Corner
• Desi food court
• Continental stall
• NIT Store
• Amul Store

Sports

NIT Jamshedpur offers varied sports facilities to its students. Students have voiced that they have access to the following:

•  2 Cricket Grounds
• 1 Football Ground 
• 1 Hockey Ground
• Athletics Ground
• 4 Basketball Courts
• 5–6 Badminton Courts
• 1 Volleyball Court
• 3 Tennis Courts

Clubs

Some of the clubs at NIT Jamshedpur are:

Fests

OJASS, CULFEST, and URJA are a few of the biggest fests that are organised in the institute every year.

Transport

Despite being a residential institute, NIT Jamshedpur has shuttle services that operate thrice a day from the college bus stand to Gopal Maidan at Bishtupur and back with stoppages at the NIT main gate, Road No. 4 Adityapur Colony and All India Radio (Adityapur).

NIT Jamshedpur Internships and Placements

Internships

According to the official website, NIT Jamshedpur offers a 6-month internship program as well as summer internships in the final year. The website further mentions that an entire semester is dedicated to internships, which help students get enough exposure to make them industry-ready. The institute has shared the following data regarding internships:

NIT Jamshedpur - 6-Month Internship Statistics

NIT Jamshedpur - Summer Internship Statistics

NIT Jamshedpur Internship Recruiters

Our Take:

After analysing the internship data, it was found that the CSE department students have the highest percentage of students opting for internships, followed by the ECE and EE departments, respectively. Students have expressed that they can opt for internships abroad as well.

Placements

NIT Jamshedpur boasts about its outstanding placement statistics. Here are the department-wise statistics on NIT Jamshedpur placements for 2022-23 as mentioned in its placement brochure:

NIT Jamshedpur CTC Statistical Record

Source: NIT Jamshedpur Placement Brochure 2023-24

Our Take:

The data above shows that NIT Jamshedpur placement statistics are good with 100% placement in ECE, EE and ME. 37.4% of students received a salary package between INR 10 LPA and INR 20 LPA in 2022. However, students in Quora have voiced that the placement statistics shared by the institute encompass off-campus placements as well. A student filed an RTI with NIT Jamshedpur and as per the official RTI report the average CTC as shared by the institute does not tally. Moreover, there was a huge difference between the average and median records. Gladly, either report showed good numbers which justifies that NIT Jamshedpur students do receive good placement offers.

Here is the snapshot of the RTI report:

NIT Jamshedpur Diversity & Demographic Representation

NIT Jamshedpur boasts about having students from across India and the globe. Here is the pictorial representation of NIT Jamshedpur students diversity department-wise as given in the placement brochure 2023-24 of the institute:

Gender-wise Representation for B.Tech Courses

Source: NIT Jamshedpur Placement Brochure 2023-24

Gender-wise Representation for PG Courses

Source: NIT Jamshedpur Placement Brochure 2023-24

Here is the statistical overview of the gender ratio and diversity of the students studying at the institute, retrieved from the NIRF report of 2023:

NIT Jamshedpur Gender Index Ratio

Our Take:

Gender-wise, the female percentage of students studying at NIT Jamshedpur is quite alarming at 19.8%. With 84.1% male population in the UG-4 year program and 76.8% in the PG 2-year program, there is a need to bring balance in the gender ratio of NIT Jamshedpur.

NIT Jamshedpur Diversity Representation

Our Take:

Out of 3,441 students, 49.9% of students are from outside Jharkhand which is fairly satisfactory. This indicates that students are exposed to diverse cultures which is very important in the present-day world along with education.

NIT Jamshedpur Faculty and Administration/Management

NIT Jamshedpur currently employs 174 faculty members and 150 administrative staff. Here is the department-wise faculty count released by the institute:

If we look at a few department-wise faculty-to-student ratios for undergraduate courses, the following data was obtained from the university website for batch 2018-19:

Our Take:

• With a total of 174 faculty members, the overall faculty-to-student ratio stands at a decent 19.7%, as per NIRF Report 2023.
• Department-wise, the faculty-to-student ratio is satisfactory as well
• When asked about the quality of teaching, students expressed that the faculty are good and have the needed knowledge in their respective domains. Nonetheless, they noted that NIT Jamshedpur does not rank at the top among the NITs when considering faculty performance. Based on the data we collected, the faculty in the mechanical engineering and civil engineering departments garnered significant acclaim from the students.
• Administration-wise, gladly, students have expressed less concern. However, if the news is to be believed, there have been issues in the recent past concerning alleged financial irregularities, which point to corruption persisting within the management. Here is a news snippet of the same:

Source: Times of India

NIT Jamshedpur Location

Nestled in Adityapur at the border of Saraikela-Kharsawan district and East Singhbhum district in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, the institute is surrounded by well-known industries such as Tata-Steel, Telco, Indian Steel Wire Products, Tata Tubes, Tinplate Company, Tata Timken, etc. The National Metallurgical Laboratory, Xavier Labour Relations Institute, and National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology in Ranchi are some nearby institutes.

Our Take:

Students have voiced that the location is good, but the conveyance is nothing special to boast about. There is no airport in Jamshedpur and Tatanagar Railway Station is at a distance of 8.5 km. Moreover, the institute is located at a distance of 9.5 km from Jamshedpur's main bus stand, not to mention that the nearby marketplace is at a distance of 6-7 km, indicating inconvenience for the hostellers. According to the students, the most preferred route is from Ranchi via ‘not-so-smooth’ NH-33.

NIT Jamshedpur Expectation vs Reality- CLD Verdict

NIT Jamshedpur has its own reputation of being one of the most preferred institutes for engineering courses. However, out of 31 NIT’s, NIT Jamshedpur comes in at 26th place in the NIRF Ranking 2023 in the engineering category. As per online reports, NIT Jamshedpur stands at 15th place on the basis of placement out of all NIT’s. In terms of faculties, students are satisfied with the quality of teaching. As the exams are entrance-based, a limited number of students are enrolled in the courses. Even though reports show that more students are enrolled than the sanctioned intake, the student-to-faculty ratio is satisfactory, signifying that students get the needed personal guidance. Conclusively, taking into account all the factors mentioned above, NIT Jamshedpur falls somewhere in the middle among the 31 NIT’s.

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