Top 10 NIT Colleges in India Rank Wise

Ritoprasad Kundu

Updated On: March 08, 2024 10:19 AM | JEE Main

NITs are elite engineering institutions in India that offer admission to candidates at various degree courses in both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Candidates can check here the top 10 NIT colleges in India rank wise as per the NIRF rankings along with other details. 


 
Top 10 NIT Colleges in India Rank Wise

Top 10 NIT Colleges in India Rank Wise: The National Institute of Technology, also known as NIT, is a collection of publicly owned universities that were established to provide cutting-edge technological and scientific education, much like the IITs. More importantly, the Indian government acknowledges these institutions and even allocates funds for them. One of the primary features of these institutions is their autonomy, with each institute having the discretion to develop its own curriculum. They are also among the best engineering schools in the nation. There are currently 31 NITs spread across all of India's states and territories. The JoSAA counselling process, which is based on the AIR rank obtained in JEE Main, is used to oversee admissions to B.Tech programmes at all the 31 NITs in India. Admission to MTech programmes at NIT is determined by the GATE exam score, and seat distribution is administered through CCMT (Centralised Counselling for MTech/ MArch / MPlan / MDes).

But it's important to note that, after the IITs, NITs are some of the best universities for technical education. More importantly, they are among India's best-ranked engineering colleges. Although IITs are more well-liked by applicants, NITs also provide a top-notch education and a wide range of employment options. Quality education is provided by NITs, which have made a significant contribution to the nation's educational standards. Candidates can check this article to know more about the Top 10 NIT Colleges in India Rank Wise along with other pertinent information regarding the NITs.

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National Institute of Technology - Overview

Candidates can check the overall analysis of the top NIT colleges accepting JEE Main score.

Particulars

Details

Total Number of NITs in India

31

Total Number of Seats in NITs

23953

Degree Available in NITS

B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, MCA, Ph.D, Integrate Master’s

Most Opted B.Tech Degree Courses

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Bio Technology
  • Electrical Engineering

Top Recruiters (PSU)

NTPC, BHEL, Power Grid, DRDO, BARC, Indian Oil Corporation, Indian Railways

Top Recruiters (Private Sector)

TCS, Mahindra & Mahindra, Amazon, Cognizant, E&Y, Genpact, Dell Technologies, Oracle

Average Package in NITs

14 LPA

Highest Package in NITs

88 LPA

Top 10 NIT Colleges in India Rank Wise

MHRD NIRF rankings of colleges in India are done based on various parameters like

  • Teaching, Learning and Resources
  • Research and Professional Practices
  • Graduation Outcomes
  • Perception

The top NIT colleges in India rank wise is given in the below table.

Sl.No

NIT

State

NIRF Ranking – 2023

NIRF Score – 2023

NIRF Ranking – 2022

NIRF Score – 2022

1

NIT Trichy (Tiruchirappalli)

Tamil Nadu

9

69.71

8

69.17

2

NIT (Surathkal) Karnataka

Karnataka

12

65.26

10

66.04

3

NIT Rourkela

Odisha

16

62.79

15

62.36

4

NIT Warangal

Telangana

21

61.13

21

60

5

NIT Calicut

Kerala

23

60.28

31

56.66

9

MNIT Jaipur

Rajasthan

37

55.6

46

51.69

8

NIT Silchar

Assam

40

55.07

38

54.63

6

VNIT Nagpur

Maharashtra

41

55.03

32

56.62

7

NIT Durgapur

West Bengal

43

53.91

34

55.76

12

NIT Jalandhar

Punjab

46

52.85

52

49.45

10

MNNIT Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

49

51.89

47

51.17

28

NIT Delhi

Delhi

51

51.41

194

33.96

15

NIT Patna

Bihar

56

50.16

63

46.24

11

NIT Kurukshetra

Haryana

58

49.89

50

50.11

13

SVNIT Surat

Gujarat

65

49

58

47.61

16

NIT Raipur

Chhattisgarh

70

47.69

65

45.71

14

NIT Meghalaya

Meghalaya

72

47.27

60

46.67

18

MANIT Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh

80

45.9

70

44.63

17

NIT Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir

82

45.7

66

45.52

20

NIT Goa

Goa

90

43.28

88

40.78

19

NIT Agartala

Tripura

91

43.24

80

41.92

22

NIT Manipur

Manipur

95

42.28

108

39.32

21

NIT Jamshedpur

Jharkhand

Rank-band 101-150

90

40.71

23

NIT Hamirpur

Himachal Pradesh

Rank-band 101-150

128

37.91

24

NIT Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

Rank-band 101-150

131

37.75

25

NIT Puducherry

Pondicherry

Rank-band 101-150

136

37.49

26

NIT Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Rank-band 101-150

171

35.49

27

NIT Sikkim

Sikkim

Rank-band 151-200

173

35.33

29

NIT Mizoram

Mizoram

30

NIT Nagaland

Nagaland

31

NIT Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Total Number of Seats and Programmes Offered at NITs

Candidates can check the below table to know about the total number of seats in each of the 31 NITs in India along with the number of B.Tech programmes offered in the institutes.

Name of the NIT

Number of B.Tech Seats

Total Number of Programs Offered

NIT Trichy

785

9

NIT Karnataka

782

8

NIT Rourkela

747

14

NIT Warangal

817

8

NIT Calicut

909

11

NIT Nagpur

871

8

MNIT Jaipur

677

8

NIT Kurukshetra

862

7

NIT Silchar

688

6

NIT Durgapur

700

8

NIT Allahabad

878

9

NIT Jalandhar

807

11

NIT Surat

719

6

NIT Meghalaya

152

5

NIT Bhopal

868

8

NIT Raipur

913

11

NIT Agartala

797

10

NIT Goa

150

8

NIT Jamshedpur

657

7

NIT Patna

582

5

NIT Hamirpur

522

7

NIT Puducherry

245

5

NIT Manipur

180

5

NIT Arunachal Pradesh

190

7

NIT Srinagar

672

9

NIT Delhi

182

3

NIT Mizoram

150

5

NIT Nagaland

180

6

NIT Sikkim

204

5

NIT Uttarakhand

150

5

NIT Andhra Pradesh

487

8

List of Courses available at NITs

Candidates can check the list of available courses in the best NIT colleges in India mentioned in the table.

Undergraduate courses

Postgraduate Courses

Dual Degree

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Master of Technology (MTech)

BTech+ M Tech

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Master of Science (MSc)

BS + MS

Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

-

Entrance Exams for Admission to NITs

Candidates need to clear entrance exams in order to be admitted to Top 10 NIT Colleges in India. For those pursuing bachelor's and master's degrees, there are distinct NIT entrance exams. Each year, the JEE Main exam is used to select candidates for BTech programmes. The most popular NIT entrance exams that are accepted for admission to different academic programmes are listed below.

Name of Course

Entrance Exam

B.Tech / B.Arch

JEE Main

MBA

CAT

M.Tech / M.Sc

GATE

MCA

NIMCET

Popular B.Tech Courses in NITs

Aside from 5-year dual degree programmes in a variety of fields, the National Institutes of Technology offers conventional B.Tech and M.Tech programmes. NITs also provide 4-year B. Sc. and 5-year B. Arch. degrees, in addition to MBA and BBA programmes offered by NIT Trichy, NIT Allahabad, and NIT Rourkela. The list of popular B. Tech programmes that are frequently taken by candidates at all NITs is provided below.

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Eligibility Criteria for Admission to NITs

Candidates are admitted to B.Tech programmes based on their JEE Main AIR rankings. Candidates for admission to NITs must also have passed their Class 12 Board exams or any comparable test administered by any recognised board with a minimum of 75 percent, or rank in the top 20 percentile (for the general category). Candidates who fall under SC/ST are eligible for a 65 percent relaxation. The NIT admissions process is therefore entirely merit-based. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts counselling sessions to allocate seats to qualified students who have achieved a high rank in JEE Main exam. Admission is granted to the students based on the availability of seats in their preferred institute.

A valid GATE exam score is required for admission to the M.Tech programme, and CCMT (Centralised Counselling for M. Tech/M. Arch/M. Plan/M. Des) is used to manage seat allocation. As per the present NIT admission guidelines, students who have finished their Class 12 education in the state where the NIT is situated are eligible to occupy half of the total seats. Based on the AIR (All India Ranks) that candidates from various states were able to obtain, the remaining half is distributed.

B.Tech Course Fee at NITs

Candidates can check the course fee for the NITs here in the below table.

Name of the NIT

Fee Structure

NIT Calicut

INR 5.32 Lakhs

NIT Delhi

INR 7.7 Lakhs

NIT Durgapur

INR 5 Lakhs - 6.25 Lakhs

NIT Goa

INR 5 Lakhs

NIT Hamirpur

INR 5 L - 6.25 Lakhs

MNIT Jaipur (Rajasthan)

INR 5 Lakhs

Dr. B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar

INR 5.89 Lakhs

NIT Jamshedpur

INR 4.38 Lakhs

NIT Kurukshetra

INR 5.89 Lakhs

NIT Manipur

INR 4.12 Lakhs

NIT Meghalaya

INR 4.22 Lakhs

NIT Mizoram

INR 4.16 Lakhs

NIT Nagaland

INR 4.26 Lakhs

VNIT Nagpur

INR 7.7 Lakhs

NIT Patna

INR 4.90 Lakhs

NIT Puducherry

INR 5.11 Lakhs

NIT Raipur

INR 4.89 Lakhs

NIT Rourkela

INR 5.7 Lakhs

NIT Sikkim

INR 4.37 Lakhs

NIT, Silchar

INR 4.09 Lakhs

NIT Srinagar

INR 5.14 Lakhs

SVNIT Surat, (Gujarat)

INR 5.21 Lakhs

NIT Surathkal

INR 5.01 Lakhs

NIT Trichy

INR 6.78 Lakhs

NIT Uttarakhand

INR 4.77 Lakhs

NIT Warangal

INR 5.11 Lakhs

NIT Agartala

INR 4.56Lakhs

MNNIT Allahabad

INR 5.09 Lakhs

NIT Andhra Pradesh

INR 5.12 Lakhs

Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal

INR 5.22 Lakhs

NIT Arunachal Pradesh

INR 4.30 Lakhs

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Placements in NITs

Graduates of NIT, regardless of field, are in great demand. NIT degree holders are employed by all types of organisations, large or small, private or public, in a variety of roles. The following is a list of a few of the best companies that hire NIT graduates, along with an average annual compensation for each:

Name of the NIT

Average Annual Package

Recruiting Companies

NIT Trichy

INR 16 LPA

Oracle, Amazon, IBM, Nokia, Samsung

NIT Surathkal

INR 15 LPA

IBM, E&Y, Accenture, L&T

NIT Calicut

INR 14 LPA

Accenture, L&T Infotech, Bain & Company, IBM India Private Limited, Capgemini India

MNIT Jaipur

INR 12 LPA

Adobe, Amazon, Analytics Quotient Services India Pvt. Ltd., Bajaj Auto, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

NIT Rourkela

INR 16 LPA

Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Deloitte .

NIT Warangal

INR 17 LPA

GenPact, Infosys, Adani, Cocacola

MNNIT Allahabad

INR 14 LPA

ADP, Accenture, Infosys, Deloitte, Capgemini India

VNIT Nagpur

INR 13 LPA

Citi Bank, Amazon, Cognizant, Snapdeal, Baker Hughes

Dr. B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar

INR 15 LPA

Amazon, Deshaw, Larsen & Toubro, HCL

NIT Durgapur

INR 14 LPA

Texas Instruments, Wipro Technologies, HUL, Citrix

NIT Delhi

NIT 16 LPA

PSIT, Amazon, Oracle, Goldman Sachs

NIT Kurukshetra

INR 14 LPA

Flipkart, Cummins, Philips, McAfee, Hindustan Unilever

NIT Jamshedpur

INR 12 LPA

TATA Steel, TCS, Genpact, Adobe

Also Read: NIT Placements 2024

NIT Cutoff

The minimal scores that applicants must meet in order to be admitted to NITs is the JEE Main cutoff. JoSAA typically releases the admission cutoffs on behalf of the universities taking part in the counselling process.

Candidates can check the NIT Cutoff of the previous year in the below table.

Cutoff Data

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NIT 2023 Cutoff

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NIT 2022 Cutoff

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NIT 2021 Cutoff

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