NIT Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
AICTE, MHRD
Estd 1960
Autonomous University

NIT Jamshedpur - Admission, Courses, Fees & Rankings 2024

byDinesh
Updated on - 20 Jul, 2024

Nit Jamshedpur offers courses at bachelors, masters and Doctorate levels in engineering, sciences, management and humanities. The offered BTech programmes includes Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical and Civil Engineering as well as Metallurgical and Materials Engineering among others. It also provides MTech, MSc, MCA & MBA courses for the students to pursue their higher studies . JEE Main exams and JoSAA counselling coordinate the admission process for all BTech programmes offered by participating colleges. Possessed GATE degree holders can apply for MTech and MS courses. The scheduled date for admission test for various PG courses offered in NIT Jamshedpur for the batch of 2024 will be declared on the official website shortly.  

It may be mentioned here that placement record of NIT Jamshedpur is very good with more than 250 companies visiting the campus every year to recruit the students. The key recruiters are Microsoft, amazon, Samsung, Tata Steel, L&T, Infosys, Wipro, Adobe, Bosch, IBM, Cognizant, Deloitte, Accenture, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank etc. Majority of the aspirants got placed in the campus placement 2021-22 with a percentage of over 85%, the maximum salary offered is INR 43.33 LPA. The average salary package offered to the students was 13.2 LPA which for this year showed a rise of 20% from the last academic year. Information technology is one of the beneficial and flourishing domains that offer excellent chances of successful careers to the students at NIT Jamshedpur to get placed in different reputed firms and industries in engineering, technology and management sectors.

NIT Jamshedpur Highlights 2024

Feature Description
University Short Name NIT JSR
Institute Type Government
Established 1960
Accepted Entrance Exams JEE Main, JEE Advanced
Approved By MHRD, UGC
NAAC Grade YES - A+
Last Year NIRF Ranking (Engineering) 101-150
Address Pundag Road, Jamshedpur - 831001, Jharkhand
Nearest Bus Stand Bistupur Bus Stand
Nearest Railway Station Tatanagar Junction Railway Station
Nearest Airport Sonari Airport
Campus Area 195 Acres
Library Books Over 1,50,000 volumes (approx.)
Total Faculty Size Over 250 (approx.)
Total Student Size Over 4,500 (approx.)

NIT Jamshedpur Eligibility Criteria 2024 (by Departments)

1. Candidates applying for the B.Tech programs should have passed 10+2 examination of the respective state or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto with minimum 75% marks in aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics for Gen/OBC category and 65% for SC/ST category.

2. For MTech programs admission, candidates should possess BTech/BE degree in the concerned branch with minimum 60% marks (55% for SC/ST) are essential. It is mandatory for the candidates to possess the GATE qualification for the admission in MTech.  

3. For MSc programs The candidate must have a BSc degree in the respective subject with minimum of 55% marks for general Category and 50% for SC/ST. Having any type of GATE qualification in line with the requirements enhances the chances of being selected.

4. For Ph.D. programs, the minimum eligibility criteria are a MTech/ME/MSc degree with minimum 60% marks (55% for SC/ST). In the case of UGC-NET, the candidate must have qualified the GATE examination or UGC-NET examination for getting admission to the PhD program.

5. In order to pursue MBA program, the candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree with minimum 50% marks. Candidates must also have completed their graduation and have scored well on CAT/MAT/XAT exams and above set cut offs.  

6. For all programs, the candidate’s age should be less than 28 years for general cast and 33 years for SC/ST/OBC categories. A relaxation as per rules and regulations of government.

NIT Jamshedpur Courses Details 2024

NIT Jamshedpur is one of the thirty one NITs in the country that is established under the NIT Act, 2005. It was started in the year 1960 as the Regional Institute of Technology which was later upgraded as the National Institute of Technology in the year 2002. With regards to the courses, NIT Jamshedpur provides various Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degree courses in the fields of engineering, sciences, humanities, and even management. 

Name of the program Period Tuition fees
B.Tech 4 years 1,25,000
M.Tech 2 years 50 Thousand
MBA 2 years 1 year 25 thousand
Master of Science 2 years 50,000

NIT Jamshedpur Placements 2024

1. In the placement session, it has an impressive record of having more than 90% of the students placed in different organizations.

2. The placement of students in various organizations has been commendable, as observed in 2022, over 600 companies have visited the campus for placement which includes, Microsoft, Amazon, Tata Steel, L&T, Cognizant, Infosys etc.

3. The maximum salary offered to the students in the campus placement was 48 LPA of QuantBox and average salary was 11 LPA.

4. More than 80 percent of students got placements in core engineering sector like Tata Steel, L&T, JSW Steel, ArcelorMittal etc the average salary offered was between 8-12 LPA.

5. More than 15% students selected IT/software job profiles with average salary of 15 LPA along with some of the major recruiters being Microsoft, Amazon, Infosys etc. CSE/ECE branch: Approx 5-10 students got offered salary ranges 30-40 LPA in QuantBox, Optiver, Tower Research etc. 

NIT Jamshedpur Placements by Category

Course Category Highest Salary(LPA) Average Salary(LPA)
Engineering and Technology, Computer Science 43 LPA 16 LPA
Electrical Electronic Engineering Engineering 38 LPA 12 LPA
Mechanical Engineering 32 LPA 11 LPA
Electronics and Communication Engineering 45 LPA 17 LPA
Chemical Engineering 28 LPA 12 LPA
Industrial or Chemical Metallurgy 33 LPA 13 LPA
 

188,000
Full Time
Bachelor of Technology [B.Tech]
Duration : 4 Years
Level : Graduation
Eligibility : 10+2 with 75% + JEE Main
Course Type : Degree
103,000
Full Time
Master of Computer Applications [M.C.A]
Duration : 2 Years
Level : Post Graduation
Eligibility : Graduation with 60% + NIMCET
Course Type : Degree
60,000
Full Time
Master of Science [M.Sc]
Duration : 2 Years
Level : Post Graduation
Eligibility : Graduation with 60% + IIT JAM
Course Type : Degree
115,000
Full Time
Master of Technology [M.Tech]
Duration : 2 Years
Level : Post Graduation
Eligibility : Graduation with 60% + GATE
Course Type : Degree
48,000
Full Time
Ph.D
Duration : 3 Years
Level : Doctorate/M.Phil
Eligibility : Post Graduation with 60%
Course Type : Degree
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