Admission to NIT Jamshedpur requires a rank of 20,550 in the common merit list and participation in the JoSAA counseling with a fee of 45,000 INR, which is part of the institute fee. The admission process includes 4 rounds of allotment with options to freeze or float choices. The faculty consists of young contract-based lecturers and experienced permanent staff, with an overall quality rating of 7 out of 10 and a faculty-to-student ratio of about 1:6.
Fees for the B.Tech program range from 8.5 to 10 lakhs INR for four years, with a full fee for General and OBC students earning above 5 lakhs INR annually. Fee remissions and waivers are available based on income brackets and for SC/ST/PH students. Scholarships like Cummins and e-Kalyan, and loans are accessible. NIT Jamshedpur boasts a near-perfect placement rate of 98-99%, with 750+ offers and a highest package of 83 LPA in the current year.
The average package is 14.5-16 LPA, with CSE students having a 100% placement rate and an average package of 19-27 LPA. Core branches see average packages from 7.5-10.5 LPA, while Production and Industrial Engineering averages around 11.3-11.87 LPA. Approximately 200-260 companies, including Amazon and Tata Steel, recruit annually. Students are eligible for placements from the 6th or 7th semester and internships from the 5th semester, with stipends between 8k-50k per month.
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