What should I prefer: IT at IIIT Allahabad or CS at NIT Jalandhar?

You should prefer IT at IIIT Allahabad. It has a better placement record, coding culture, and peer group. IIIT Allahabad also has a better industry reach compared to NIT Jalandhar. Industry giants such as Facebook, Google, etc. take part in the placement drive. During IIIT Allahabad placements in 2022, 100% of students got placed. The highest CTC offered this year was INR 1.4 CPA.

How is IT at NIT Jalandhar, placement-wise and academically?

NIT Jalandhar's IT department is thriving. Students have access to the best teachers and air-conditioned classrooms. All of the teachers are highly qualified, with the majority holding doctorates in their respective fields. There is no reason to doubt their intelligence because the majority of these teachers are graduates of prestigious colleges such as IITs and NITs. For the past 2-3 years, CSE placements have been the best in the region; you can expect the same from IT, as 50% of companies coming for CSE deal with this field. After their second year, Microsoft comes to campus to recruit students for internships. Microsoft offers a package worth around 40 lacs per year, which is comparable to Amazon's package. Overall, the placement is excellent. Many reputable IT companies visit NIT Jalandhar and offer attractive packages to students. Companies such as Amazon, JPMC, Oracle, Samsung, Adobe, Ion Trading, Oyo Rooms, Mu Sigma, and many others come to recruit students at the college. Other branches can also benefit from the placement. 100% of CSE, IT, and ECE students are placed.

NIT Jalandhar B.Tech Information Technology: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 6.56 Lakhs
average package	₹ 16 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 75% + JEE Main
entrance test	JEE Main

College	B.Tech Information Technology Total Fees
MNNIT Allahabad	₹ 6.57 Lakhs
NIT Jalandhar	₹ 6.56 Lakhs
NIT Patna	₹ 6.12 Lakhs
NIT Surathkal	₹ 6.02 Lakhs

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹5 Lakhs
total academic fee	₹6.56 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹2 Lakhs
total fee	₹8.56 Lakhs

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025 Ongoing
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026

Events	Dates
Respond to Queries for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 22, 2025
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 22, 2025
Online Reporting, Willingness, Document Upload for Special Round 3 Admission [B.Tech]	Aug 19, 2025 - Aug 21, 2025

Events	Dates
JEE Main 2026 Registration	Oct 15, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025 Ongoing
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date	Jan 22, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Result	Feb 19, 2026

Admission to NIT Jalandhar is based on the JEE Mains exam, with no requirement for a Group Discussion or Interview. The process is facilitated via JoSAA counseling, supported by cooperative staff offering guidance on loans and scholarships. The college environment encourages talent development, with a positive faculty-to-student relationship and a favorable ratio ranging from 1:10 to 1:120, depending on the context. Faculty are highly qualified, with many holding PhDs from prestigious institutions.

The curriculum is industry-relevant, combining theory and practice, with phased exams and continuous assessments. The grading system ranges from S grade (above 90) to E grade (40-50), with scores below 40 failing. The fee structure is affordable, with a tuition fee of Rs. 78,500 and a mess fee of Rs. 23,000 per semester. Fee waivers are available for SC/ST, and reduced fees for OBC-NCL and General students with annual family income below Rs. 5 lakh.

The first-semester cost, including tuition, mess, and cultural activities, is Rs. 1,27,000. B.Tech admissions are competitive, with a 2-3% acceptance rate, and seats increased from 786 in 2011 to 1098 in 2019-2020. Placements are robust, with tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google recruiting. The highest package recently was 1.2 crore per annum by Amazon, with average packages of 13-17 lakhs for CSE, IT, and ECE branches. Overall, 85-90% of students in these branches secure placements, slightly lower for other departments.

Over 150 companies participate in recruitment, offering diverse opportunities. Internships are available from the 5th semester, with stipends from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 1.25 lakh per month. The average package across all branches is about Rs. 10 lakh per annum, and the placement rate is 75-90%. The college supports students from diverse economic backgrounds with a comprehensive fee structure. Tuition is Rs. 125,000 per year for families earning above Rs. 5 lakh, with fee waivers for lower-income groups, SC/ST, and PWD students.

The B.Tech course costs approximately 10 lakhs including hostel and mess fees. Scholarships like PM YASASVI and Kotak Kanya are available, and educational loans are offered by campus banks. The college ensures minimal fee hikes and supports.

By Collegedunia’s Personal AI

Specialisation	Package	2025	2024	2023
Information Technology	Highest Package	₹52.00 Lakhs	-	₹51.00 Lakhs
Median Package	-	₹7.94 Lakhs	-
Average Package	₹16.00 Lakhs	-	₹12.95 Lakhs

Yearly Students Placed
Student Admitted	102	1082
Students Placed	82	720

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B.Tech, Information Technology

Reviewed on Aug 27, 2025(Enrolled 2021)

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The College fee would be around 79,500 on even semeters and 82,500 on odd semesters inclusive of all the other charges like lab fees and all.The hostel fee was around 8500 and the mess fee woukd be around 25000 per semester. The caution money for mess is 10,000 which is returned at the end of the programme. The fee structure is different on the basis of family incomes and their are three salbs for less then 1 lakh, for 1lakh to 5 lakh and the rest is above 5 lakh

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Reviewed on Dec 5, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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The fees in our college is really high compared to that of a government university it charge this around 2 lakhs per year but the placements are also good enough to compensate for the high fees we also have to pay extra for hostel at mess

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For students whose family income is above 5 Lakhs per annum for them total fees including hostel is 1,20,000 per semester and there are total 8 semesters For students whose family income is 1-5 Lakhs per annum their fees is 70,000 per semester including hostel And for students whose family income is below 1lpa they only have to pay for mess that is 25000 per semester no tuition fees of college

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NIT Jalandhar !

The fees is same every year- it's 62500 per sem for tuition and then around 35 for hostel and mess The college does not take any additional fees for exams or anything and the above mentioned fees covers them all

Shashank Gupta

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Reviewed on Nov 18, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

All About NIT Jalandhar

For general/obc income>500000 tution fees - Rs.125000 per year admission / registration fees is rs.2000 Examination fees - rs.2000 Hostel Room Rent (More than single seater) - Rs.12000 Hostel other charges include mess fees , cleaning and otherservices - Rs.5000 Development charges - Rs.10000 Medical and healthcare - Rs. 1000 Alumni Membership fees - Rs. 1000 Institute security(Non - refundable ) one time at the time of admission only - Rs. 5000 Library fees - Rs. 2000 Stationary/Project fees ,Student welfare fees , Dispensary fees , Medicsal fees & Identity card fees - Rs. 3000 Student activity fees = Rs. 10000 International / National Conference fees - Rs. 1000 Internet / Computer Fees- Rs.2000 Total Annual Fees(For Hostelers )- Rs. 56000 Therefore for one-year Total fees is around 2lacs.

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Fee structure for btech For gen category and obc/ews having income greater then 5 lac Tution fee: 125000 rs / yr Admission/ registration fee: 2000 rs / yr Examination fee : 2000 rs / yr Development charges: 10000 rs / yr Medicinal and healthcare facilities: 1000 rs / yr Alumni Member fee : 1000 rs / yr Institute security: 5000 rs (one time only) Library fee : 2000 rs Stationary/project fee , student welfare fee , dispensary medicinal fee , identity fee : 3000rs/yr Student activity fee : 10000rs/yr International/national conference fee : 1000rs/yr Internet / computer fee : 1000/yr Fee waivers: For obc / ews / general having income less than 5 lac they have to pay only 33% of tution fee ie 41680rs . Other fee remain same. For Sc / St / PWD and obc /ews /general having income less than 1 lac pay nil tution fee and other fee remain same. Scholarship: Many scholarship for undergrads at nitj are available in the basis of family income and category and gender For example: PM YASASVI (for obc) Kotak Kanya scholarship (for girls) Airtel bharti scholarship (for family income less than 2.5 lac ) All Nsp scholarship ( for Sc / st student and all other category)

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Fee structure for btech For gen category and obc/ews having income greater than 5 lac Tution fee :- Rs. 125000/yr Admission/registration fee :- Rs. 2000/yr Examination fee :- Rs. 2000/yr Development charges :- Rs. 10000/yr Medicinal facilty and health care facility :- Rs. 1000/yr Alumini membership fee :- Rs. 1000 /yr Institute security fee :- Rs. 5000 (one time only) Library fee :- Rs. 2000/yr Stationary /project fee, student welfare fee,dispensary medicinal fee, identity card fee :- Rs. 3000 /yr Student activity fee :- Rs. 10000/yr International / national conference fee :- Rs. 1000/yr Internet / computer fee :- Rs. 1000/yr Fee waivers :- For obc/ews/gen having income less than 5 lac, they have to pay only 33% of the total tution fees i.e Rs 41680. And other fee remain as same. For obc/ews/gen having income less than 1 lac, they have to pay 0 tution fees and other fee remain as same. For sc/st/pwd ,they have to pay 0 tution fees and other fee remain as same. Scholarships :- many scholarships for undergrads at NITJ are available on the basis of family income and category and gender. For ex :- PM YASASVI (for obc) Kotak kanya scholarship (for girls) Airtel bharti scholarship (for family income less than 2.5 lac) All NSP scholarships are available for students.

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Reviewed on Oct 11, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

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Long hours classes like start from 8;30 and goes till 5:30

The detailed fee structure is as follows: ?50k per semester for general category students and ?25k for SC, ST, and students with family income less than ?1 lakh. For students with family income between ?1-5 lakh, the fee is slightly higher, and for those above ?5 lakh, it is different. Scholarships are available through the NSP site, and our college alumni club also provides scholarships.

Abhishek Kumar Singh

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Reviewed on Oct 5, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Reality Check Of NIT Jalandhar

There is hardly any change in fees of our college in our btech degree fees from first semester to last semester is same including tuition fees to mess fees . We also have scholarships for income less than 1 lakh

Mohit Kumar

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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56000 ( All Gen,OBC category whose family annual income is less than 100000 Or SC ,ST students). Tution fee- 125000, Other fee - 56000, total fee - 181000 ( All Gen , OBC category students whose family annual income is greater than 500000). Tution fee- 41680, other fee - 56000, total fee - 97680 ( All Gen,OBC category students whose family annual income is between 100000 to 500000).