Last updated on August 6th, 2020 at 05:43 pm

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur is one of the most reputed engineering technical institutes of the country. The institute is a government autonomous college which was established in 1960. In 2003, it was renamed National Institute of Technology from Regional Engineering College. It is also known by its acronym NITDGP. There are many UG, PG and doctorate courses available in the institute in different streams of engineering, science and management. NIT Durgapur has been ranked at 47th position in the NIRF 2020 Engineering Ranks.

• The major courses that are offered at NIT Durgapur are B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, MCA, MBA and PhD.
• The admissions to these courses are offered on the basis of the marks scored in the entrance examinations like JEE Main, GATE, NIMCET and others.
• The institute is known for its highly experienced and well educated staff and faculty members who are highly skilled in their respective streams.
• NIT Durgapur has an excellent placement cell and is known for its exceptional placement records in the last few years.
• The institute offers many scholarships to the candidates on the basis of their academic and extra-curricular achievements.
• Overall NIRF 2020 Rank under universities for NIT Durgapur is 97th.
• The institute has been placed at 27th place by The Week Ranking in the year 2019.

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NIT Durgapur: B.Tech Admission Through JEE Main

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur offers B.Tech course in eight different specializations. Specializations offered in B.Tech program by NIT Durgapur via JEE Main are given below-

1. Biotechnology
2. Chemical Engineering
3. Civil Engineering
4. Computer Science and Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering
6. Electronics and Communication Engineering
7. Mechanical Engineering
8. Metallurgical Engineering

Dual Degree courses offered via JEE Main Results under JoSAA Counselling are given below-

1. B.Sc (Hons) + M.Sc Chemistry
2. B.Tech + M.Tech Biotechnology
3. B.Tech + M.Tech Chemical Engineering

Eligibility for B.Tech Courses of NIT Durgapur

In order to be eligible for the admission to the B.Tech course of NITDGP-

1. The candidate has to pass 10+2 in the Science stream with 75% marks
2. And has to qualify JEE Main followed by JoSAA counselling.

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NIT Durgapur Cut Off For Top B.Tech Courses

For B.Tech at NIT Durgapur, students usually prefer 4 major branches i.e CSE, Electronics, Electrical and Mechanical. The NIT Durgapur cut off is comparatively low which makes it easy for students to take admission to the top branches of this college.

Tabulated below are the JEE Main Cut Off for admission to the top 4 B.Tech programmes at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. These NIT Durgapur cut offs are provided in the form of opening-closing ranks for both other state (OS) and home state (HS) candidates.

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Study At NIT Durgapur During COVID-19

When the world is in the middle of global COVID-19 pandemic, NIT Durgapur has taken an initiative to launch e-learning for the students who are enrolled in various courses at the institute.

• A webinar series is being organised by NIT Durgapur in order to facilitate the students in learning new topics. Online certification courses are also provided to all students irrespective of their studentship at NITDGP.
• All the residing students at NITDGP, faculty members and staff have to follow the SOP in order to work on essential activities. All the college visiting individuals are compulsorily asked to install the Aarogya Setu app on their smartphones.
• The college has also published a notice on practicing yoga during these times of COVID-19 crisis as an activity of meditation for both physical and mental health. This has encouraged students to maintain their mental health during the lockdown.
• One-to-one classroom teaching has been scrapped for the entire year and the online teaching programs have been started for the rest of the semesters.
• NIT Durgapur has made tie ups with various online teaching platforms to assist students in learning and work from home internships.

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Why Should You Choose NIT Durgapur?

• Under Top Engineering Colleges: MHRD has ranked the institute at the 47th place in the top engineering institutes ranking in NIRF Ranking 2020. Th Week has ranked at 27th position. Overall rank under NIRF 2020 for NITDGP was 97th.
• Great Placements: The institute has a central placement cell and offers excellent placement records from the last few years from the top recruiters of the industry. The highest CTC offered at NITDGP in 2018-20109 was INR 32.5 LPA. Meanwhile, the average CTC was INR 9 LPA. More than 70% of students were placed with offers to all 100%. Many students opted for higher education instead of accepting the offers.
• Full Financial Assistance:NIT Durgapur has a total of 2897 students in 4-year and 5-year UG programmes. Out of these 1222 students are receiving full reimbursement of tuition fees from the institution funds. Many are receiving partial reimbursement as per the government policy for scholarships at NITs.
• Low Cut Off: It is often seen as something less relevant but NIT Durgapur cut off ranks are much lower than the other NITs. However, the NIT Durgapur cut off ranks for the top few B.Tech Courses is still very high. Even for a seat in B.Tech Mechanical Engineering course, you would have to rank above 35,000 (in open category) which means defeating more than 8.75 lakh students!
• Several Amenities: NIT Durgapur also offers other facilities such as indoor sports stadiums, extracurriculars, guest hostel, central library etc. Other than this, if as a student you wish to pursue further education via research, NIT Durgapur allocates a large amount of their budget in various research projects for doctorate students.

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NIT Durgapur Cut Off 2019 For B.Tech Specializations

Tabulated below are the JEE Main cut offs for different categories for admission to the B.Tech program at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. As these NIT Durgapur cut offs are from JEE Main 2019, it is comparatively easier to get a rank in JEE Main vs getting a rank above 12,000 in JEE Advanced. The cut offs are provided as Opening-Closing Ranks for both home state and other state students. The ranks are taken from the All India Rank Lists prepared during the JoSAA Counselling for JEE Main candidates.

Computer Science And Engineering

Electronics & Communication Engineering

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Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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Biotechnology Engineering

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NIT Durgapur: Reservation Through JEE Main Counselling (JoSAA)

• The main reservation that students get in NITs is the 50% State Quota. It means 50% of the seats in NITs are reserved for students with domicile of the state where that NIT is. Since NIT Durgapur is in West Bengal, students of West Bengal will have 50% seats in all B.Tech Courses reserved for them.
• JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) is responsible for the allotment of seats through JEE Main at various courses at different NITs all over the country.
• Reservation at NIT Durgapur is followed based on the government rules on reservation in central colleges.
• As per the new rules, 3% PwD reservation is provided in all categories. 10% EWS reservation is available for General and OBC-NCL categories.
• NITDGP has reserved 24 seats (over and above sanctioned intake) for students joining the college via foreign (DASA) entry.

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NIT Durgapur: Faculty

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur has excellent and world class faculty members who are highly skilled and experienced in their respective fields.

• NIT Durgapur has a large and diverse faculty consisting of 224 members, out of which 210 are Ph.D scholars in their respective fields.
• Each department has excellent mentors and staff members who guide students in every possible way and are being conferred with multiple awards at the national and international level.
• The faculty of NIT Durgapur consists of dean, professors, assistant professors and others.

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Various Facilities Provided At NIT Durgapur

NIT Durgapur is one of the leading technical institutes of the country. The NIT Durgapur Placements have always been excellent, and the college provides great facilities to the students and many other factors. Some of the facilities provided by the institute are:

• Hostel Facility: The institute offers hostel facilities to the students. There are separate hostels for both girls and boys. The hostels are completely secure with tight security and numerous facilities like canteen, medical aid, wi-fi, laundry, ATMs and centralized cooling system. There are seven hostels for boys and two hostels for girls.
• Canteen and Cafes: Eateries are available at the hostel as well as other areas in and around campus. There is a canteen in all hostels. Some of the cafes at the campus for leisure and fun are – B/L Cafe, Wonder Cafe, Nescafe, Techno and many more.
• Computer Center:The college has a high bandwidth computer center which powers the network for the whole campus. Various courses such as M.Tech and PhD require research and practical learning where the computer center serves a special purpose due to its color image processing, load forecasting, digital image processing, quality of images, bioinformatics, image compression, software engineering and agent based computing.
• Banking Facilities: The college has an SBI Branch and a Canara Bank Branch along with ATMs from both the banks. This makes it easy for students to conduct banking activities and facilitates the faculty and staff to as well.
• Other Facilities: The other facilities provided to students on campus includes a shopping center, library and gymkhana. There are various other top level facilities such as Central Instruments Facility with XRD Equipments. On-campus Post Office serves a great purpose of providing postal services for the college authority and students.

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NIT Durgapur: Scholarships

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur offers various scholarships to the students. Some of the scholarships are mentioned below:

• NITDGP provides Central Sector Scholarship Scheme for SC Students. This scholarship is offered to SC category students for their exceptional performance in academics and extracurriculars. Although and per GoI norms, all SC/ST students are already exempt from tuition fees in central government colleges.
• Institute Merit-cum-Means Scholarship is provided to students coming from economically weaker sections. Those students whose annual family income is less than INR 1.2 lacs are provided full reimbursement of tuition fees. Merit credits are also considered before awarding this scholarship.
• Schneider Electric India Foundation Scholarship: The SEIF Scholarship is awarded to students under certain criteria upto a maximum of INR 50,000 each year until the completion of course. Annual income should not exceed INR 2.5 lacs and minimum percentage in 10th and 12th should be 65%.
• Other scholarships at NITDGP–
  • OP Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship
  • Nityagopal and Himarmati Memorial Scholarship
  • Sitaram Jinal Foundation Scholarship
  • Rajashree Shahu Maharaj Merit Scholarship

The institute offers other scholarships too apart from the ones mentioned above. There are a specific number of scholarships for the candidates from states like Nagaland, Assam, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Bihar and more. Financial aid is also provided to foreign students who are enrolled in various courses at NIT Durgapur.

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NIT Durgapur Placement Report

The institute has a record of excellent placements from the last few years. According to the NIT Durgapur Placement Reports provided by the institute, the placement recorded by the institute is around 70.55% last year. Students have grabbed offers from companies like Wipro, TCS, IBM, Amazon, Axis Bank, Microsoft, Capgemini, Bajaj Auto, Larsen & Toubro, Cognizant and many more.

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NIT Durgapur Placement (Branch-wise) in B.Tech For The Year 2019

In the year 2019, NIT Durgapur Placement for the B.Tech. program was 70.03%. Specialization wise placement for the year 2019 is given below:

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Fee Structure For B.Tech At NIT Durgapur

Given below is the total fee structure for B.Tech / B.Tech (Dual Degree) / Integrated M.Sc programmes of NIT Durgapur. The fee structure is for the admission year of 2020-21. Tuition fee for SC/ST students and EWS students is accordingly exempt as per the rules of the government for all the NITs.

• Do note that tuition fees are exempt for SC/ST and EWS category students. Moreover, students can avail scholarships for full financial assistance for the fees.
• Hostel charges and mess charges are also funded by the college for top performing students. SC/ST students can also avail institute scholarships for such purpose.

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