National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra

For NIT Kurukshetra admission to the B.Tech course, the JEE Main 2023 Admit Card session 1 has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). For the 2023 session, the NTA is releasing the JEE Main 2023 admit card on a day-to-day basis. On January 21, 2023, the JEE Main admit card was released for the exam to be held on January 24, 2023. For the JEE Main 2023 exam to be held on January 25, 2023, the admit card was released on January 22, 2023. For the NIT Kurukshetra admission process for B.Tech, candidates can download their JEE admit card from the site jeemain.nta.nic.in. by entering details like Application Number and Date of Birth. The JEE Main Unofficial Answer Key has been released. The official provisional answer key for the JEE Main 2023 Official Answer Key for session 1 will be available in the first week of February 2023 followed by the Final Answer Key in the second week of February 2023. 

Moreover, as per the latest press note released by the NTA, the revised JEE Main 2023 exam date for session 1 will be January 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, and, February 1, 2023.  On January 28, 2023, the JEE Main paper 2 for B.Arch will be held in the second shift. Thereafter, the JEE Main session 2 online application will begin on February 7, 2023. The last date of application for session 2 is March 7, 2023. The admit card for the 2nd session will release in the last week of March 2023. The examination will be held on April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2023.  After the JEE Main exam, candidates must also meet the NIT Kurukshetra cutoff to secure a seat in B.Tech.  

For the even semester of the current academic year 2023-2024, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra is accepting applications for admission to its PhD programmes in several departments and schools. The NIT Kurukshetra PhD admission 2023-24 last date to apply for the applications is December 15, 2022. 

The GATE 2023 exam will be organised by IIT Kanpur and will be conducted in a Computer Based Test (CBT) Mode. While the organising Institute for GATE exam in 2023 is IIT Kanpur, it will be conducted by IISC Bangalore and 7 IITs. The seven IITs are IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, and, IIT Roorkee). The last date for GATE 2023 registration is October 4, 2022 (without late fee). Students can register for the GATE exam on gate.iitk.ac.in. If the interested candidates fail to apply by October 4, 2023, they can still apply on October 5, 6, and, 7, 2023, by paying the late fee amount. Below we mention the important dates for the GATE 2023 exam:

GATE 2023 Important Dates

JoSAA has released the NIT Kurukshetra B.Tech cutoff 2022 on the josaa.nic.in website. The round 5 JoSAA cutoff up to round 5 has been released on the official website josaa.nic.in. The JoSAA round 3 cutoff 2022 has been declared on October 3, 2022. Using details like the JEE Main 2022 application number and password, students can check the NIT Kurukshetra cutoff 2022 on josaa.nic.in. The selected students will have to report online and pay the fees before October 6, 2022, 5 pm, for round 3. To confirm their B.Tech seats, students are required to qualify the JEE Mains/JEE Advanced and thereafter the JoSAA cutoff 2022. On September 23, 2022, the JoSAA 2022 results or Round 1 were declared. The JoSAA cutoff for round 4 is expected to be released on October 8, 2022. JoSAA has released the NIT Kurukshetra cut-off 2022 Round 2 for B.Tech courses on September 29, 2022. The JoSAA round 2 seat allotment for 2022 was announced on September 28, 2022, on the official website josaa.nic.in. 

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, also known as NITKKR, was established in 1963.  NIT Kurukshetra is one of the 30 NITs established and administered by the Government of India. NITKKR is a public technical and research university. It was accredited with Institute of National Importance status in December 2008. 

The National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, was first known as Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra (REC). It was a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the Government of Punjab. In 2002 all the RECs were unified by a common entrance exam; hence, the National Institute of Technology was renamed. NITKKR was given the status of a Deemed University under the NIT Act.

NIT Kurukshetra courses are offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including doctoral and certificate courses. The courses offered at NIT KKR include B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, MCA and PhD. Admission to all these courses is based on previous academic merit along with the entrance exam scores. The accepted entrance exams are JEE Main, GATE, CAT, NIMCET and UGC NET. The NIT Kurukshetra fees range from Rs 45,000 to Rs 5.85 lakh approximately.

The placements at NIT Kurukshetra have always been really good, it has placed students in various reputed companies in India and abroad. Some of NIT Kurukshetra’s top recruiters include big names like Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon, Indian Oil, Fidelity, Ford, Synopsys, Flipkart, Havells, Vedanta, Sun Pharma, Futures First, Paytm, Siemens, Capgemini, Technip, Alstom, Hero, IGL, etc.

The NIT Kurukshetra campus spreads over 300 acres in a picturesque location. The environment is clean and peaceful, appropriate for an educational institution. The campus has been divided into three functional units: instructional buildings, a hostel facility for students, and a residential sector for the staff. The NITKKR campus offers several facilities for the students like hostels, residential sectors, post office, health centre, SBI bank, library, sports complex, laboratories, etc.

• NIT Kurukshetra ranked 50 in the engineering category by NIRF Rankings 2022.
• It has been ranked 44 by the NIRF Rankings 2021 in the engineering category.
• NIT KKR was ranked 40 in the engineering category by NIRF Rankings 2020.
• It was ranked 41 by the NIRF Rankings 2019 in the engineering category.
• NITKKR was ranked 25 by The Week for Top Engineering Colleges India in 2021.
• NIT Kurukshetra was ranked 27 by The Week Top Engineering Colleges India in 2020.
• It was ranked 32 by The Week Top Engineering Colleges India in 2019.

The courses at the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra are offered at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It also provides a doctoral programme and two certification courses namely data science and big data. The NIT Kurukshetra courses include B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, MCA and PhD.

The B.Tech course offers specialisations in electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and management, electrical engineering and civil engineering. The NIT Kurukshetra PhD course offers specialisations in engineering, sciences, humanities and social sciences, computer applications and business administration.

Admission to all these NITKKR courses is based on both previous academic merit and valid entrance exam scores. The exams accepted are JEE Main, GATE, CAT, NIMCET and UGC NET. The NIT Kurukshetra fees for the courses range from Rs 45,000 to Rs 5.85 lakh approximately, depending on the degree level opted for.

NIT Kurukshetra Fee Structure and Course List

For better understanding, here is the list of the courses offered here along with the detailed NIT Kurukshetra courses in a tabular format:

The National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the fields of engineering, management and computer application. It also has a PhD programme and two certification courses in data science and big data. The degree courses offered at NIT Kurukshetra are B.Tech, M.Tech, MBA, MCA and PhD. The B.Tech course at NITKKR offers seven specialisations and M.Tech offers five specialisations. The PhD course offers specialisations in fields of engineering, basic sciences, humanities and social sciences, computer applications and business administration. The NIT Kurukshetra fees range from Rs 45,000 to Rs 5.85 lakh approximately, depending on the degree level opted for.

NIT Kurukshetra admissions to all these courses are based on a candidate's previous academic merit and a valid score obtained in certain entrance examinations. The exams accepted at NITKKR include JEE Main for B.Tech admissions, GATE for M.Tech, CAT for MBA, NIMCET for MCA and UGC NET for PhD. For MBA admissions the selection process will also consist of a GD-PI round for only the shortlisted candidates. Similarly for the NIT Kurukshetra admissions in the PhD courses, the selection will depend on a written test and a PI round.

NIT Kurukshetra Eligibility Criteria 2023

Given below are the basic eligibility criteria required for the NIT Kurukshetra admissions, in a tabular format:

NIT Kurukshetra Selection Criteria for 2023

B.Tech

• Candidates must have cleared 10+2 with a minimum of 75% marks or be in the top 20% of the respective board with Physics and Mathematics as mandatory subjects and Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical as Vocational subjects.
• Candidates must also clear JEE Main exam.
• Considering the 10+2 results and the scoring in JEE Main. Candidates will be selected based on the merit list as per All India Rankings(AIR).
• Candidates must register for online counselling at the official Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSSA) website.
• Branch choice and locking have to be done by the candidates to decrease the order of preference.
• Based on the cutoff set by the institute, seats will be allocated in each round of counselling.

M.Tech 

• Candidates must have cleared B.Tech with a minimum of 60% marks.
• Candidates must also clear the GATE exam.
• The selection of candidates is based on the GATE score.
• Candidates must register and appear for Centralized Counselling for M.Tech/M.Arch/M.Plan (CCMT) counselling.
• Cut off for each of the specialisations will be decided by the central counselling board of CCMT.

PhD

• Candidates must have a Master's Degree in the relevant subject with a minimum of 60% marks or a 6.5 CGPA.
• Candidates must clear a written test conducted by the institute, and qualified students will be tested by the Department Research Committee (DRC) through a written test.
• Candidates will be selected based on the results of the written test and interview conducted by the institute.
• Eligible candidates will be tested by the Department Research Committee (DRC) through a written test and interview.

MBA 

• Candidates must have cleared graduation in any stream with a minimum of 50% marks.
• Candidates must also clear the CAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT Exam.
• The selection of candidates is based on the CAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT score.
• Candidates will be shortlisted for group discussion and personal interviews (GD and PI).
• The institute prepares a list of the selected candidates based on the entrance exam score and GD and PI performance.

MCA  

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree full-time with a minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in aggregate in BCA, B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons), BIT, B.Voc (Computer Science/ Computer Applications), B.Tech, B.E., with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the mandatory subjects from any recognized university.
• Candidates must also clear the NIMCET exam.
• The selection of candidates is based on the NIMCET score.

NIT Kurukshetra accepts the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) scores to allot admission to the B.Tech course. The online application for JEE Main 2023 session 1 for NIT Kurukshetra B.Tech admission 2023 started on December 15, 2022. The last date to apply for the same is January 12, 2023. In the 3rd week of January 2023, the JEE Main 2023 admit card will be released. Moreover, the JEE Main 2023 exam date for session 1 will be January 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, 2023.  Thereafter, the JEE Main session 2 online application will begin on February 7, 2023, and the last date of application for session 2 is March 7, 2023. The admit card for the 2nd session will release in the last week of March 2023. The examination will be held on April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2023.  

JEE Main 2023 Important Dates

NIT Kurukshetra JEE Main Answer Key 2023

The official JEE Main 2023 answer key is released in 2 parts. The National Testing Agency (NTA) first releases the Provisional Answer Key. The provisional answer key is available for 2 to 3 days and students can raise objections to this answer key if any. For raising any objections, candidates have to pay Rs 200 for every objection in the JEE Main 2023 answer key. After this, the Final Answer Key will be released for NIT Kurukshetra course admissions to B.Tech. The NTA releases the final answer key on its official website in online mode. Alongside the official answer key, many private institutes also release an unofficial answer key for JEE Main exam. 

JEE Main 2023 Answer Key Dates

The application process for the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra is very simple. Each of the courses has a different application process for admission. Candidates can check the detailed NIT Kurukshetra application process for every course below:

B.Tech

• Register online for JEE Main exams for B.Tech.
• Enter all personal details and academic details and upload all required documents.
• Make the NIT Kurukshetra application fee payments online using a Debit card/ Credit card/ Net banking or UPI payment.
• Screenshot/print the payment success and confirmation page for future reference.

M.Tech

• Register online for the GATE exam.
• Enter the login details and create an id and password.
• Fill up the form by entering personal details and academic details and uploading all required documents.
• Enter the GATE paper (subject) and choice of examination cities.
• After filling, pay the application fee of Rs 1,500 (Rs 750 for female/SC/ST/OBC candidates)
• Screenshot/print the payment success and confirmation page for future reference.

PhD

• Login to the NIT Kurukshetra website and download the application.
• Candidates must address the filled application to The Director NIT Kurukshetra and submit it at the office of the Registrar, Golden Jubilee Administrative Building, NIT Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra- 136119.
• The application fee of Rs 200 must be submitted along with the application in the form of a Demand Draft in favour of the Director, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, payable at Kurukshetra.
• Alternatively, applicants can deposit the fee online using SBI i-collect facility and then attach the receipt along with the application.

MBA

• Login to the institute website and download the NIT Kurukshetra application form and take a print and fill out the form with necessary details.
• Candidates can send the duly filled form to the institute along with the NIT Kurukshetra application fee of Rs 1,000 in the form of a Demand Draft favouring The Director, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, payable at Kurukshetra.

MCA

• Register online for the NIMCET exam.
• Enter the login details and create an id and password.
• After filling out the registration form, candidates must pay the application fee of Rs 2,500 and screenshot/print the payment success and confirmation page for future reference.

B.Tech - Candidates must have cleared 10+2 with a minimum of 75% marks or be in the top 20% of the respective board with Physics and Mathematics as mandatory subjects along with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical as Vocational subjects.

Candidates must also clear JEE Main exam. M.Tech - Candidates must have cleared B.Tech with a minimum of 60% marks.

Candidates must also clear the GATE exam.

P.hD - Candidates must have a Master's Degree in the relevant subject with a minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in aggregate.

MBA - Candidates must have cleared graduation in any stream with a minimum of 50% marks along with the CAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT Exam.

MCA - Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree full-time with a minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA in aggregate in BCA, B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons), BIT, B.Voc (Computer Science/ Computer Applications), B.Tech, B.E., with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the mandatory subjects from any recognized university and must also clear the NIMCET exam.

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority grants admission to various  IITs, IIITs, and NITs every year through its cut off. NIT Kurukshetra is also one of the participating institutes of the JoSAA Counselling. The JoSAA releases its cut off after every round of seat allotment. J The NIT Kurukshetra cut off 2022 is mentioned below for the B.Tech course. 

NIT Kurukshetra Round 1 Cut Off 2022 for B.Tech in Civil Engineering

NIT Kurukshetra JoSAA Cut Off 2022 for Round 2 for B.Tech in Civil Engineering

 
 NIT Kurukshetra M.Tech Cutoff 2022

The NIT M.Tech cutoff is released once the results of the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) exam are out. The entire process of score evaluation and releasing cutoff is carried out under the supervision of the CCMT (Centralised Counselling for M.Tech). NIT Kurukshetra is a pioneer institute for courses in engineering and management. 

The NIT Kurukshetra M.Tech cutoff is released in the form of opening and closing ranks. The closing ranks are the last scores after which the candidate does not qualify for NIT Kurukshetra M.Tech admissions.  While the NIT Kurukshetra cutoff 2022 is yet to be released, below is a list of the cutoff for previous years. Aspiring candidates can evaluate their chances of selection based on these scores. 

NIT Kurukshetra M.Tech Computer Engineering cutoff 2021

NIT Kurukshetra M.Tech cutoff 2021 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

The National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra's curriculum trains students to become technically competent professionals and socially responsible citizens. The institute also aims at making students industry-ready by conducting various workshops and seminars.

The National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NITKKR) offers several scholarships to its undergraduate and postgraduate students based on the merit system. Some of the NIT Kurukshetra scholarships are listed below:

• Merit scholarship – NITKKR offers 26 merit scholarships each year for a student who is scored more than 60% in the last qualifying semester.
• Merit cum means scholarship – NIT Kurukshetra offers merit cum means scholarship to a student is scored more than 60% in the qualifying exam and whose family has an annual income of less than Rs 2,50,000.
• National scholarship – National scholarship is offered to students whose family has an annual income of less than Rs 2,50,000 and who scored more than 60% in the qualifying exam. The board also awards Rs 300 per month.
• National scholarship for teacher’s school-going children – This NIT Kurukshetra scholarship is for the children of working teachers in any recognized primary/ secondary school; whose annual income of less than Rupees 2,50,000.
• Post matric SC/ST scholarship - It offers post-matric SC/ST scholarships to students of scheduled caste and tribe people whose family’s annual income is less than Rs 2,50,000. The board also offers Rs 425 per month.
• Alumni association scholarship – Alumni association scholarship is offered to B.Tech students of NITKKR in the Civil, Mechanical, Electronics, and Computer science engineering departments. Five NIT Kurukshetra scholarships worth Rs 2,400 per annum are also offered to financially weak students.

The placements at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra have always been really good. It has maintained a placement record of 100% with its students receiving job offers from some of the reputed organisations in India and abroad. The institute has a dedicated placement cell which is responsible for organising all the placement-related activities on the campus. The NIT Kurukshetra placement cell conducts mock interviews, skill development training, seminars, industry visits, internships, aptitude tests, etc. 

NIT Kurukshetra has successfully provided students with job offers at top-notch companies with a proper salary package. The highest package offered to the UG students is Rs 43.31 LPA and for PG students it was Rs 17 LPA. Some of NIT Kurukshetra’s top recruiters include big names like Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon, Fidelity, Ford, Synopsys, Flipkart, Havells, Vedanta, Sun Pharma, Futures First, Paytm, Siemens, Capgemini, Technip, Alstom, Hero, IGL, etc.

NIT Kurukshetra Placement Statistics 2022

• 100% placement record.
• Highest Package (for UG students) - Rs 43.31 LPA.
• Highest Package (for UG students) - Rs 17 LPA.
• Average Package - Rs 7.21 LPA.
• Median Package - Rs 6.65 LPA.

NIT Kurukshetra Top Recruiters 2022

The National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra is located in a beautifully picturesque landscape, with a clean environment, surrounded by greenery which provides a healthy and hygienic atmosphere. In this serene location, the NIT Kurukshetra campus spreads over 300 acres and is a spectacle of harmony in architecture and natural beauty. The campus has been divided into three functional units: instructional buildings, a hostel facility for students, and a residential sector for the staff. The NITKKR campus has a main building, staff residence, library, laboratories, computer centre, senate hall, sports complex, hostels, etc.

The institute offers a well-maintained infrastructure with modern facilities like smart classrooms, auditoriums, engineering labs for every department and wifi on the campus. The hi-tech facilities provided by the NIT Kurukshetra campus are designed to provide high-quality education to students.

NIT Kurukshetra Facilities

The NITKKR campus offers several facilities for the students like hostels, residential sectors, post office, health centre, SBI bank, library, sports complex, laboratories, etc.

• Library – NITKKR has a well-structured library with about 1,00,000 books, 6,000 back volumes, and 3,600 e-books.
• Computer Centre – The centre of Computing and Networking (CCN) is a centralized computer facility for students and staff. The centre has a good internet facility.
• Senate Hall –The main hall to hold conferences, seminars, workshops, etc., is well equipped and used as a lecturing hall by guest faculties and corporate mergers.
• Sports Complex – It includes a badminton court, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, cricket ground, football ground, and hockey ground.
• Hostel facility – The institute has 15 hostels. 11 for boys and 4 for girls, with a total capacity of accommodating 610 students.
• Laboratories – The institute has separate labs like Computer Lab, Electronics Lab, Mechanical Lab, VLSI &Embedded Systems Lab.
• Institute also has a health centre, post office, and a branch of SBI banks on campus.

• Techspardha is the annual technical festival of the institute. Technology-based activities and events are organized every year.
• Confluence is the annual cultural festival of the institute. It takes place over three days, with students participating from all over India. 

• Executive Director C-DAC
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (UK)
• Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University
• Delta Power Solutions Indian Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
• Haryana Environment Society Yamunanager

Faculty Award

Dr. Ram Sevak Singh has been selected for the coveted "IETE-CEOT (94) Award (Biennial)-2014. The award ceremony is scheduled on 27^th  Sep 2014 at IETE HQs