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What is better in NIT, Srinagar than other NITs?
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar is one of the oldest NITs. It has been ranked 67 by NIRF,2020. It has received grade A by NAAC. It is AICTE approved. Currently, it offers B.Tech in 8 specializations.
Facilities and Location:
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The Srinagar campus is known for the scenic beauty and pleasant climate. The campus is huge and is spread over 100 acres. Many facilities are provided on campus like a cafeteria, hostel, high-speed wifi, spacious classrooms, library, etc.
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It is the only NIT campus where students get a chance to experience snowfall.
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The world-famous magnificent Dal lake also lies close to the campus. Srinagar also has many places for sightseeing.
Academics:
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The institute offers BTech, MTech, MSc, Ph.D., and MPhil degrees in various disciplines.
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BTech admission at the institute is through JEE Mains. For MTech and MSc the institute accepts GATE and JAM scores.
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For Ph.D. and MPhil, the candidates should have valid UGC/GATE scores.
Students who perform exceptionally well or belong to an economically weaker background are provided scholarships.
Faculty:
NIT Srinagar has a dedicated and diverse faculty of 186 members and 126 of them have their PhDs in their respective fields from reputed universities of India and abroad. The other members have MTech or MSc degrees. Teachers are knowledgeable and helpful.
Placements:
The placement cell of NIT, Srinagar is good. Many students do get placed.
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The placement rate for the core branches is around 70%. However, the placement rate for branches like IT and CSE is around 100%.
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According to the 2020 placement report, a total of 60 students got placement offers.
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The top recruiters at the institute were Optum, Samsung, IOCL.
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The average salary offered is around 6 LPA.
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Many students are first offered internships and if they do well during their internship period they are then offered a job.
Tech Fests are organized every year. Students also organize various workshops and seminars. Students are encouraged to take up internships and engage in research work. The college is good and has many advantages. A lot of opportunities are present on campus.
How much GATE Score is needed to get selected in NIT Srinagar for M.Tech in Civil Engineering?
Your necessary GATE score for admission to NIT Srinagar's M.Tech programme in civil engineering is determined by the counselling round and your civil engineering specialisation (structural, geotechnical, water resources, etc.).
For 2025, the GATE cutoff (Round 1, General category) for key Civil Engineering specializations at NIT Srinagar is as follows:
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Specialization |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank (2025, Round 1) |
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Structural Engineering |
442 |
543 |
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Geotechnical Engineering |
382 |
539 |
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Water Resources Engineering |
378 |
520 |
You need a GATE CCMT rank within the range of 378–543 (for Round 1, General category) to get selected for M.Tech in Civil Engineering specializations at NIT Srinagar in 2025.
Is it better to join cse in Srinagar or other iiits?
For CSE, IIITs such as IIIT Hyderabad and IIIT Delhi are far better than NIT Srinagar. These institutes have excellent coding cultures. Students of these IIITs take part in competitive coding from the first year onwards. IIIT Hyderabad is a great option if you are interested in CSE/IT. It offers good placement opportunities for these branches. According to the recent highlights of IIIT Hyderabad placements, the highest CTC for CSE is INR 56 LPA.
How is the faculty at NIT Srinagar?
The teachers are quiet approachable. And helping in nature. The teacher to student ratio is unknown but from my experience it might be 1 :10. The exams are happening twice a semester the mid semester exams and the end semester exams.The difficulty level of exams is medium to hard. But sometimes exams are a bit easy too.
How is the campus life at NIT Srinagar?
We have a technical fest called techvaganza held annually and a cultural fest called range chinar which has happened twice in this college in the past 3 years and the technical fest has happened once in the past 3 years. The library is full of books with wide variety.The books issuing process is quite simple and eazy. The books are available in large quantity as well.the class rooms are equipped with smart class. And the sports infrastructure is well developed,where we have a 400meter running track and a football ground a badminton court a tennis court and a basketball court as well. The was a club called semicolon when we came to the college. Right now there is a club called techfusion which is quiet actively conducting events and classes. We also have a gymkhana.
How are the hostels at NIT Srinagar?
Hostels are spacious and have table for studying and light for each bed have lights for students to study at night , mess food is average and hostels are given during admission process only and hostels are affordable with around 18500 per semester.
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