NIT Patna, the National Institute of Technology Patna, is an Institute of National Importance established in 2004 through redesignation of the Bihar College of Engineering (founded 1886 as the Survey Training School), located at Ashok Rajpath, Mahendru, Patna, Bihar 800005. The institute offers B.Tech in eight branches and B.Arch through JEE Main and JoSAA, with a 2024-25 placement average of Rs 9.9 LPA, highest of Rs 41.37 LPA, and approximately 505 offers received. NIRF 2025 ranks NIT Patna 53rd in Engineering (score 53.89) and 13th in Architecture (score 60.16).
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1886 (Survey Training School); Bihar College of Engineering 1924; NIT status 2004; INI 2007 |
| Type | Institute of National Importance (central, government) |
| Location | Ashok Rajpath, Mahendru, Patna, Bihar 800005 |
| Campus | 36 acres (main, Patna city); 125-acre permanent campus at Bihta under construction |
| Director | Prof. Pradip Kumar Jain |
| B.Tech branches | 8 branches (CSE 151, Civil 116, EE 116, ME 117, ECE 100, VLSI 80, AI&DS 75, Mechatronics 26); approx 781 total seats (4-year B.Tech) |
| Dual Degree | 9 specialisations (B.Tech + M.Tech, 5-year); approx 200 seats |
| B.Arch | 5-year; 40 total seats (20 HS + 20 OS); via JEE Main Paper 2 |
| B.Tech admission | JEE Main + JoSAA (institute code 214) |
| B.Tech fee | Rs 1.25 lakh/year tuition (Rs 62,500/semester); total academic charges approx Rs 1.40 lakh/year; 4-year total approx Rs 5.6 lakh; tuition waived for SC, ST, and PwD |
| M.Tech | Via GATE; multiple departments |
| NAAC | A (score 3.10) |
| NIRF 2025 | Engineering rank 53 (score 53.89); Architecture rank 13 (score 60.16) |
| NIRF 2024 | Engineering rank 55 (score 52.28); Architecture rank 27 (score 54.19) |
| NIRF 2023 | Engineering rank 56 (score 50.16); Architecture rank 19 (score 54.79) |
| Placement 2024-25 | Avg Rs 9.9 LPA, median Rs 8 LPA, highest Rs 41.37 LPA; approx 505 on-campus offers |
| Placement 2023-24 | Avg Rs 9.4 LPA, median Rs 7 LPA, highest Rs 44.92 LPA; approx 591 on-campus offers |
| Official website | nitp.ac.in |
| Programme | Level | Duration | Admission | Approx fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Tech (8 branches) | UG | 4-year | JEE Main + JoSAA | Rs 1.25 lakh/yr tuition (Rs 5.6 lakh total academic) |
| Dual Degree B.Tech + M.Tech (9 specs) | UG+PG | 5-year | JEE Main + JoSAA | Rs 1.25 lakh/yr tuition |
| B.Arch | UG | 5-year | JEE Main Paper 2 + JoSAA | Rs 1.25 lakh/yr tuition |
| M.Tech (multiple departments) | PG | 2-year | GATE | Rs 1.25 lakh/yr |
| MBA | PG | 2-year | CAT / MAT | Per institute notification |
| PhD | Doctoral | 4-5-year | Institute test / GATE | Funded |
As an NIT, NIT Patna provides a full tuition fee waiver for SC, ST, and differently-abled students regardless of family income. Students from families with annual income below Rs 1 lakh per year receive a full tuition waiver; income between Rs 1 and Rs 5 lakh receives a two-thirds remission (approximately Rs 41,667 per year tuition). General and OBC-NCL students with family income above Rs 5 lakh pay full tuition of Rs 1.25 lakh per year. Students may also apply for central government Post Matric and merit-cum-means scholarship schemes through the National Scholarship Portal and the Bihar state scholarship portal.
The 36-acre main campus at Ashok Rajpath, Patna, has six boys hostels (Aryabhatta, Brahmaputra, Bagmati, Kosi, Kosi Extension, and Sone) and two girls hostels (Ganga and Kadimbini), with common rooms, dining halls, and indoor recreation areas. Campus facilities include academic and departmental blocks, a central library, computer labs, a sports ground, a health centre, and the Training and Placement Cell. Patna Junction railway station is approximately 5.5 km from campus. The 125-acre permanent campus at Sikandarpur village, Bihta, is under active development and is planned to accommodate the full student strength once complete.
National Institute of Technology Patna, commonly known as NITP, traces its origin to 1886 when it was established as the Survey Training School by the colonial government. It was reorganised as the Bihar College of Engineering in 1924, one of the earliest engineering institutions in eastern India. The institute was redesignated the National Institute of Technology Patna on 28 January 2004 and declared an Institute of National Importance under the NIT Act in 2007. The main campus occupies 36 acres on Ashok Rajpath along the southern bank of the Ganga in Patna city, approximately 5.5 km from Patna Junction railway station. A new 125-acre permanent campus at Sikandarpur village, Bihta, approximately 40 km from Patna, is under active development.
NIT Patna offers eight 4-year B.Tech programmes: Computer Science and Engineering (151 seats), Civil Engineering (116), Electrical Engineering (116), Mechanical Engineering (117), Electronics and Communication Engineering (100), VLSI Engineering (80), AI and Data Science (75), and Mechatronics and Automation Engineering (26); total approximately 781 seats. Nine 5-year dual-degree B.Tech plus M.Tech programmes in specialisations including Data Science, Cyber Security, VLSI, Power Systems, Material Science, and Chemical Technology add approximately 200 seats. A 5-year B.Arch with 40 total seats is admitted via JEE Main Paper 2. All programmes are through JEE Main and JoSAA (institute code 214).
NIRF 2025 ranked NIT Patna 53rd in Engineering (score 53.89), up from rank 55 in 2024 (score 52.28) and 56 in 2023 (score 50.16), reflecting steady improvement. The Architecture programme is ranked 13th in NIRF 2025 (score 60.16), up from rank 27 in NIRF 2024 (score 54.19), making it one of the strongest Architecture programmes among all NITs. The 2024-25 placement season saw approximately 505 on-campus offers for B.Tech and B.Arch graduates, with an average CTC of Rs 9.9 LPA, median of Rs 8 LPA, and highest of Rs 41.37 LPA.
NIT Patna's B.Arch programme ranked 13th in NIRF 2025 Architecture (score 60.16), up from rank 27 in 2024 and 19 in 2023, making it one of only a handful of NITs with a top-15 Architecture ranking nationally. JoSAA 2025 OS quota B.Arch closing rank approximately 1,187 (JEE Main Paper 2).
The dual-degree portfolio (B.Tech plus M.Tech in Data Science, Cyber Security, VLSI, Power Systems, Material Science, Chemical Technology, etc.) gives JEE Main-qualified students access to niche PG specialisations without a separate GATE exam, at NIT fee structures.
Engineering rank has improved each year: 56 (2023) to 55 (2024) to 53 (2025), with score rising from 50.16 to 53.89, reflecting real improvement in Graduate Outcomes (78.40 in 2025) and Research sub-scores (55.04).
The 36-acre main campus at Ashok Rajpath is inside Patna city, approximately 5.5 km from Patna Junction, with good rail links to Kolkata, Delhi, and Varanasi. Recruiters from banking, IT, and infrastructure sectors targeting Bihar and eastern India regularly visit.
JoSAA 2025 OS quota Round 6 closing ranks (Open GN): CSE 14,996; AI&DS 16,537; ECE 20,286; VLSI 26,872; Mechatronics 24,053; EE 27,921; ME 36,958; Civil 46,400.
Honest caveat: NIT Patna's placement average of Rs 9.9 LPA (median Rs 8 LPA) is materially lower than peer NITs such as NIT Kurukshetra (avg Rs 13.21 LPA) or NIT Durgapur (avg Rs 12.61 LPA), reflecting a smaller recruiter pool accessing Patna compared to Delhi NCR or metro-adjacent NITs. The main campus is 36 acres inside Patna city -- compact compared to most NIT campuses -- with a 125-acre Bihta campus under development but not yet operational for students. Placement figures represent on-campus offers only; off-campus and PPO placements add further but are harder to verify. NAAC accreditation grade A (score 3.10) cycle year could not be confirmed from the NAAC portal directly.
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Architecture | 2025 | #13 |
| NIRF | Engineering | 2025 | #53 |
| NIRF | Architecture | 2024 | #27 |
| NIRF | Engineering | 2024 | #55 |
| NIRF | Architecture | 2023 | #19 |
| NIRF | Engineering | 2023 | #56 |
4 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
| Course | Specialization | Duration | Total seats | Total fee | Avg package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | — | 60 months | 40 | ₹7L | — |
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | — | 48 months | 781 | ₹5.6L | — |
| M.Tech (Master of Technology) | — | 24 months | — | — | — |
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | — | 24 months | — | — | — |
2-year placement history, latest data from 2025.
| Year | Registered | Placed | Rate | Avg package | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 505 | — | ₹9.9L | ₹41.37L |
| 2024 | — | 591 | — | ₹9.4L | ₹44.92L |
1,664 cutoff records for 2025 across exams, courses and categories (2,877 in all years; earlier years are not listed here).
| Year | R | Exam | Course | Category | Gender | Quota | Opening | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | General | Gender-Neutral | OS | 378 | 878 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | General | Female-only | HS | 2438 | 3222 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | General | Gender-Neutral | HS | 1536 | 3414 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | General | Female-only | OS | 701 | 799 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | OBC | Female-only | OS | 346 | 346 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | OBC | Gender-Neutral | HS | 1039 | 1363 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | OBC | Female-only | HS | 1028 | 1028 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | OBC | Gender-Neutral | OS | 309 | 417 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | SC | Female-only | HS | 224 | 224 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | SC | Female-only | OS | 175 | 175 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | SC | Gender-Neutral | OS | 90 | 147 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | SC | Gender-Neutral | HS | 256 | 365 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | ST | Gender-Neutral | OS | 100 | 100 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | ST | Gender-Neutral | HS | 486 | 486 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | EWS | Gender-Neutral | OS | 273 | 274 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | EWS | Gender-Neutral | HS | 301 | 318 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Gender-Neutral | HS | 10323 | 16345 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Female-only | HS | 44257 | 46474 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Female-only | OS | 26688 | 28968 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Gender-Neutral | OS | 14615 | 18152 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Female-only | HS | 34477 | 34477 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Female-only | HS | 65506 | 65506 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Gender-Neutral | HS | 43266 | 44664 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Gender-Neutral | HS | 13233 | 20710 |
| 2025 | 1 | JEE Main | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | General | Gender-Neutral | OS | 15393 | 16088 |
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
Fully residential institute with separate boys' and girls' hostels on the Ashok Rajpath campus and additional hostel capacity coming up at the new Bihta campus. Exact bed counts are not published on the official site.
