National Institute of Technology Srinagar is one of the top NITs in India. NIT Srinagar ranks at 67th position in the category of Engineering (Research and Technology) by NIRF Rankings 2019. NITSRI was established in 1960 as a Regional Engineering College (REC). It is one of the first eight engineering colleges instituted by the Government of India at the time of the First Five Year Plan.

It was granted the status of a Deemed University by University Grants Commission in 2003, with renaming to NIT Srinagar. The college currently has a strength of over 2000 students and a skilled faculty of over 184 members, many holding PhD in their respective fields.

• Pertaining to the other NITs, the tenure of the course is 4 years, admissions to which is carried on via JEE Main Scores, followed by the JoSAA counselling.
• The NITSRI campus is on the bank of the beautiful Dal lake of Kashmir. It comprises multiple academic buildings, student hostels with residential facilities, Wi-Fi all over the campus along with a health centre to provide medical care to the faculty, staff and students.
• The NIT Srinagar Placements were great, with above 70% of students placed. While branches like IT and CSE have maintained a record of 100% placements.

NIT Srinagar Highlights

Established	1960
Type	Autonomous Public Institute
Campus	100 acres
Official Website	www.nitsri.ac.in
Courses Offered	UG, PG and PhD
Entrance Test	JEE Main, GATE
Application Mode	Online

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NIT Srinagar: B.Tech Admissions Through JEE Main

Candidates are shortlisted for NIT Srinagar based on their All India Ranks (AIR) from JEE Main Results. After qualifying JEE Main, they are required to participate in the JEE Main Counselling rounds of JoSAA. The seat allotment will be done on their AIRs and the choices listed by the candidates as per their preferences.

In order to be eligible to appear for the exam, one must have 75% in 12th boards (65% for SC/ST) or be in top 20 percentile candidates of the 10+2 exams conducted by respective boards.

NIT Srinagar: B.Tech Courses Offered

Under the B.Tech degree, NITSRI offers 8 specializations-

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Information Technology
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Eligibility Criteria for NIT Srinagar

• If a candidate is eligible for JEE Main and JoSAA Counselling, he/she is eligible for admission to NIT Srinagar.
• Minimum 75% aggregate marks are required in 12th boards in PCM (65% for SC/ST). (Note: This rule has been scrapped by CSAB. Read More)
• JEE Main Score Card is mandatory as JoSAA Counselling is based on All India Ranks from JEE Main Results only.
• 50% of State Quota is also provided in NITSRI. Thus candidates with state domicile can apply with relevant documents, provided above criteria is agreed with.

Admission Process For NIT Srinagar

The admissions at NIT Srinagar are entirely online, except the process of reporting at college. NITSRI is one of JoSAA Participating Institutions, where seat allotment is jointly conducted for all IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Given below are the steps-

1. The aspiring students have to take part in JEE Main. The minimum qualifying cut off for JEE Main must be cleared in order to be eligible for rank lists of various categories and All India Rank List.
2. One the candidate qualifies JEE Main, next step is to take part in JoSAA Counselling. Here, documents for state domicile can be uploaded in order to be eligible for state quota. NITSRI Cut off for home state is much lower than All India Cut-Offs.
3. Lock choices for the desired course at JoSAA Counselling. Participate in all rounds until the choices are not converted.
4. Once you get the desired seat, pay seat confirmation fees. During reporting at NIT Srinagar, this fee will be adjusted from 1st Semester fees of the college.

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NIT Srinagar Cut Off For Top B.Tech Courses

Given below are the NIT Srinagar cut off for its top B.Tech courses. Cut off is provided as opening and closing ranks form the 7th Round of JoSAA Counselling 2019 and 2018.

Branch	2019 Cut Off		2018 Cut Off
Computer Science and Engineering	6359-37374		25541-49407
Civil Engineering	17373-76890		13909-57907
Mechanical Engineering	39498-94153		31431-100066
Electronics and Communication Engineering	39859-89411		54649-89549
Information Technology	38037-88088		74870-107463
Electrical Engineering	42399-81354		35260-76853
Chemical Engineering	87494-136679		93127-218372
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering	95368-160755		109088-238601

B. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering recorded the highest cut off in 2019. Civil Engineering and Mechanical are also popular B.Tech specialisations at NITSRI. Electrical Engineering is also popular at NITSRI but has dropped popularity in 2019.

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NIT Srinagar: Academics During COVID-19

As per the rules and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs for Unlock 3, NITSRI has remained closed until further notice amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the college has implemented regular education for its students even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The college has issued regular notifications on the official website for revised schedules of semester classes that will be conducted online.
• The college has been promoting online webinars and courses such as ISRO Online Course so that students can continue learning while studying from homes.
• During the pandemic, NITSRI has focused on placements that will be conducted soon for the 2015-16 batch. The placement cell has also provided relevant info for more than 2000+ internships for B.Tech students.
• The IIED Centre at the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, is a collaboration with Kashmir based entrepreneurs and researchers, announced the launch of the COVID-19 Open Innovation Challenge. The purpose of the same is to come up with a quick, innovative solution to combat the impact of COVID-19.
• The proposed ideas and solutions shall be shared by all Governmental and Non-Governmental organizations partaking in the challenge. The winning submissions in stage 1 will receive a cash prize of INR 1 lakh, a certificate along with all the necessary facilities to develop and commence their startup. The challenge shall also felicitate the participants with consolation prizes as well.

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Why Should You Choose NIT Srinagar?

There are various reasons to choose NIT Srinagar over other NITs. No doubt that with the good rank you might be able to top-tier NITs, but there are always options available in case one has an average rank, but needs a good college, like NITSRI. Given below are some bullets to consider-

• NIT Srinagar Placements – NIT Srinagar is known for maintaining a consistently high placement record by securing an above-average placement rate of 60-70%. The Placement Cell of NITSRI gets reputed companies on board such as TATA, Wipro Hewlett Packard, IBM, Polaris, Oracle etc. In 2020, 60 students were placed with the highest CTC being INR 19.56 LPA.
• College Events – The techno-cultural annual fest of NIT Srinagar known as the TECHGAVANZA is regarded as one of the major technical festivals in Northern India. Exciting competitions and workshops are conducted, along with spectacular cultural performances by celebrity guests. Some of the companies acting as sponsors are Nestle, Technoworld, HP, Chumbak etc. Students volunteer in the management of these fests, which help furbish their social skills.
• Financial Assistance – Students in NIT Srinagar have access to several financial aids and schemes which NITSRI has registered under. The following being. Educational loans are available to the needy and meritorious students from the Nationalized Banks at reasonable rates of interest. The State Government of Jammu & Kashmir has started a fee-waiver scheme to aid the economically weak but deserving students. A tuition fee waiver is also provided to eligible students.
• Campus – NIT Srinagar is one of the only colleges in India situated at a very high sea level, on the bank of Dal Lake. Humongous mountains surrounded the campus, offering a breathtaking view every day. One might not love rains, but here, it snows! Other than this, the campus in itself is very beautiful with facilities for the students, faculty and staff.

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NIT Srinagar Cut Off for B.Tech Specializations

Given below are NIT Srinagar Cut Off from JoSAA Counselling 2019. The cut-offs are sourced from Round 7 of Counselling with opening and closing ranks for both All India Quota (Other State) and State Quota (Home State). Based on these ranks, one can assume a nearby cut off for NIT Srinagar Cut Off 2020.

Computer Science and Engineering

Category	Other State	Home State
General	19810-23198	6359-37374
SC	2679-3508	4940-5925
ST	934-934	2176-2186
OBC	5893-8014	10787-30381
EWS	3077-3219	5712-8285
General PwD	752-752	253-253

Information Technology

Category	Other State	Home State
General	24123-29442	38037-88088
SC	3869-5345	10032-25629
ST	2731-2731	2413-3663
OBC	7297-10342	41906-104252
EWS	3908-3919	14409-15347
General PwD	1563-1563	2156-2156

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Electronics and Communication Engineering

Category	Other State	Home State
General	24404-33388	39859-89411
SC	5707-6341	6687-26958
ST	2341-2967	2290-2772
OBC	9155-11040	31962-124353
EWS	4374-4378	15847-16262
General PwD	2307-2307	–

Electrical Engineering

Category	Other State	Home State
General	30314-38524	42399-81354
SC	4304-6699	8239-21404
ST	1247-2459	2049-2328
OBC	10301-12066	90037-355890
EWS	5024-5128	11344-15640
General PwD	–	1421-1421

Mechanical Engineering

Category	Other State	Home State
General	31161-38908	39498-94153
SC	6210-6973	9875-23358
ST	2205-2704	2474-3560
OBC	9904-12249	94266-311998
EWS	4971-4971	15804-16159
General PwD	2293-2293	2703-2703

Civil Engineering

Category	Other State	Home State
General	36444-43477	17373-76890
SC	5525-7243	7495-14983
ST	1606-2193	777-1845
OBC	11573-12867	23169-100680
EWS	5531-5608	11349-13538
General PwD	2697-3007	1052-2015

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Chemical Engineering

Category	Other State	Home State
General	38987-43019	87494-136679
SC	5094-7443	11646-32153
ST	3069-3417	3977-4420
OBC	11646-13185	208106-208106
EWS	5647-5649	18084-18654
General PwD	–	–

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Category	Other State	Home State
General	42352-45900	95368-160755
SC	7580-7863	37475-42137
ST	3332-3820	4302-5893
OBC	12383-14349	–
EWS	5878-5975	19410-19546
General PwD	–	–

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NIT Srinagar: Reservation

NITSRI offers 5% reservation to Ladakh natives in only the undergraduate programs offered at NIT Srinagar. From the 2020-21 academic session onwards, 5% of the total seats in all the undergraduate programmes offered at NIT Srinagar shall be reserved. The official statement regarding the same was published on the 16th May 2020. The quota for the Ladakh locals shall be adjusted along with the already reserved seats for different categories. Other than this the regular reservation criteria for NIT Srinagar is as follow-

Category	Reservation
OBC-NCL	27%
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
EWS	10%

• In all the above categories, PwD reservation of 5% is also applicable.
• 50% Reservation for Home State Candidates is applicable. To avail this reservation, candidates with state domicile must apply during JoSAA Counselling.
• Female candidates also have reserved seats in both home state and other state seats. Out of 778 seats, 131 seats are reserved for female candidates as per the official JoSAA Seat Matrix.

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Faculty at NIT Srinagar

NITSRI has a diverse and well-rounded faculty of 184 members. The faculty members focus on the all-round development of students, imparting relevant knowledge about technical subjects, with practical experience of the industry. Students and faculties work together at projects as well.

• More than 125 faculty members are PhD holders in their respective fields from reputed universities of India or abroad such as IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras etc.
• The rest are either M.Tech or M.Sc holders. All the faculty members at NITSRI are highly skilled and hold adequate experience in their field of study.
• They are interactive as well as approachable they not only impart theoretical knowledge but also encourage practical applicability of the subjects, thereby challenging the students.
• The faculty can be approached during certain working hours for extra classes or clarification of doubts even beyond the classroom. The faculty mainly consists of professors, associates professors, assistant professors etc.
• There are various adjunct faculties from famous organizations and foreign universities to provide lectures. These faculties also help provide knowledge about the industry and what changes students must adapt to grow in their career.

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NIT Srinagar: Various Facilities

The campus of NIT Srinagar is regarded to be one of the most beautiful campuses in India. Situated in the Kashmir valley, it is often called the ‘heaven on earth’. Located near the tourist attraction spot of the Dal Lake, NIT Srinagar has a wide range of modern facilities.

• Hostels/Halls of Residence (7 boys hostels and 1 girls hostel) are well maintained and rich with facilities like air conditioners, gymnasium, study room etc. The hostels have an attached mess, a computer centre having internet connection 24×7. To add an element of fun, the hostels are named after rivers of India such as Jhelum, Tawi, Chenab.
• The NITSRI library has more than 60,000 books and thousands of online as well as offline journals. The central library is managed digitally also and the students also have access to the same.
• The campus is also adorned with several sports grounds for hockey, football, basketball etc.
• There is also a healthcare facility inside the campus, providing the faculty, staff as well as the students with expert medical advice and the required treatment.

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NIT Srinagar Placements

Placements at NIT Srinagar have seen regular growth every year since the last three years. As per the NIRF 2020 Report for NITSRI, the median salary of placed undergraduate students has jumped from INR 5.84 LPA to INR 7.31 LPA. This shows more than 50% of students were placed at a package of INR 7.31 LPA.

• According to the NIT Srinagar placement report of 2019, a total of 206 students were placed in various profiles such as software, construction and management.
• Seven students were offered annual CTC of INR 19.56 LPA which was the highest this year. Although in 2017-18 NIT Srinagar placements, the highest CTC was INR 28 LPA.
• The average CTC was INR 9 LPA. Optum, Samsung, NTPC, IOCL, DRDO were some of the top recruiters of 2019. The placement rate of other core engineering branches was 70%, while that of CSE and IT attained a full 100% placement rate.

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NIT Srinagar: Scholarships

NIT Srinagar does not offer direct scholarships to the students. However, similar to all the other NITs, NIT Srinagar also offers a tuition fee waiver for SC/ST/PwD and students from weak financial backgrounds. It is registered under government financial aid/educational loan schemes via which the economically weak but meritorious students can acquire interest-free loans or central government scholarships. However, some other schemes are mentioned below-

• Central Sector Scholarship Scheme – Through the official government portal i.e. www.scholarships.gov.in, many SC/ST and EWS category students can avail scholarships directly from the government. NIT Srinagar helps students in applying for these scholarships.
• Internshala Young Achiever Scholarship – This scholarship was temporarily provided to students of NIT Srinagar by Internshala, amid the COVID-19 lockdown. All students whose annual family income was below INR 2.4 lacs were eligible to apply.
• UP Scholarship Scheme – Students with UP domicile could apply under this scholarship at the official government portal based on their eligibility. General category students could also apply for this scholarship.
• Bihar Post Matric Scholarship – Bihar state BC-EBC and ST students can also apply for this post-matric scholarship via central government portal of scholarships.gov.in. Relevant documents have to be submitted at NIT Srinagar to avail this scholarship.

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NIT Srinagar Fee Structure for B.Tech

Given below is the NIT Srinagar fee structure for B.Tech. It has been divided for economically backward class students, SC/ST/PwD and general category students.

Category	Tuition Fees/sem (INR)	Other Fees/sem (INR)
Annual Family Income > INR 5 lacs	62,500	3,100
SC/ST/PwD	Nil	3,100
Annual Family Income < INR 1 lac	Nil	3,100
Annual Family Income b/w INR 1 Lac to INR 5 Lacs	20,833	3,100

Hostel & Other Charges

Along with tuition fee, NIT Srinagar Fee Structure also has some other charges/fees to be paid during admission which are given below-

Type	Amount (INR)
During Admission (Non-refundable)	3,300
Security Amount (Refundable)	7,000
Hostel Rent + Mess Charges / sem	7,000
Total	17,300

Hostel and Mess charges are to be paid by everyone irrespective of category they belong to. However, these are also reimbursable from various scholarships from central and state governments.

Note: Students availing the hostel facility also have to pay a mess fee of INR 17,000 in advance which is other than the ones mentioned above. Day scholars need not pay hostel or mess charges.

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