NIT Kurukshetra or National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra is situated at Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. Formerly, it was known as Regional Engineering College Kurukshetra. The institute was established in 1963 and was upgraded to a National Institute of Technology in 2002. In 2008, NIT Kurukshetra was declared as an “Institute of National Importance” by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. NIT Kurukshetra is ranked 44 in NIRF ranking (Engineering) 2021. The institute is one among the premier engineering colleges in India. It aims to impart quality technical education that develops innovative professionals and entrepreneurs focusing on the global challenges.
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NIT Kurukshetra offers courses like B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA, MCA, PhD, etc. The NIT Kurukshetra campus stretches over 300 acres of land. It is around 160 km away from Delhi. An excellent placement service is provided for the graduate and postgraduate students at NIT Kurukshetra. In this article, we will discuss the courses offered at the NIT Kurukshetra, admission process, ranking, fees, placements, etc.
NIT Kurukshetra Ranking
NIT Kurukshetra is one among top 10 NITs in India. The institute has been ranked 8th out of 31 NITs in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) – 2020. Following are the NIT Kurukshetra rankings by various organisations.
| Organisation | Ranking |
| NIRF (Engineering) 2021 | 44 |
| NIRF (Engineering) 2020 | 40 |
| The Week Top Engineering Colleges India 2021 Rankings | 25 |
| The Week Top Engineering Colleges India 2020 Rankings | 27 |
NIT Kurukshetra Cutoff
Cutoff for B.Tech. (general category) at NIT Kurukshetra is given in the table below. Students can find the category-wise cutoffs with closing ranks from Round 6 (JoSAA Counselling 2021) below.
| Branch | 2021 (JoSAA Round 6) |
| Information Technology | 7504 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 24586 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 39475 |
| Civil Engineering | 35376 |
| Computer Engineering | 5976 |
| Electrical Engineering | 17768 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 12006 |
NIT Kurukshetra Courses Offered
NIT Kurukshetra offers B.Tech., M.Tech., and doctorate programmes. Following are the courses offered at NIT Kurukshetra.
| B.Tech. Programmes | |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | Industrial Engineering & Management |
| Computer Engineering | Electrical Engineering |
| Information Technology | Civil Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering | – |
| M.Tech. Programmes | |
| Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering | Electronics & Comm. Engg. Engineering |
| Structural Engg. | VLSI Design |
| Water Resources | Embedded System |
| Transportation | Industrial and Production Engineering |
| Environmental | Thermal Engineering |
| Control System | Machine Design |
| Power System | Instrumentation |
| Power Electronics & Drives | Nano-Technology |
| Embedded System Design | Computer Engineering |
| Renewable Energy Systems | – |
In addition to the above courses, NIT Kurukshetra offers MBA, MCA, and PhD programmes in Engineering Departments, Sciences (Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics), Humanities & Social Sciences, Dept. of Computer Applications, and Dept. of Business Administration.
NIT Kurukshetra Admission
Admission to the B.Tech. programmes at NIT Kurukshetra is done on the basis of JoSAA/CSAB, DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad), ICCR (International Council of Cultural relations), and SII (Study In India) provisions. M.Tech. admissions are done on the basis of GATE score. Admission to MCA courses is done through NIMCET. MBA admission at NIT Kurukshetra is done according to CAT/MAT score, GD and interview. Candidates are recommended to check the official website of NIT Kurukshetra for more information on admission.
NIT Kurukshetra Seats Availability
NIT Kurukshetra 2022 seat matrix is given below.
|
Program Name
|
State/All India Seats
|
Seat Pool
|
OPEN
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OPEN-PwD
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GEN-EWS
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GEN-EWS-PwD
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SC
|
SC-PwD
|
ST
|
ST-PwD
|
OBC-NCL
|
OBC-NCL-PwD
|
Total (includes Female Supernumerary)
|
Program-Total | |
| Seat Capacity | Female Supernumerary | ||||||||||||||
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 65 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
17
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 65 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
17
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 65 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
17
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 66 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
16
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 42 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Production and Industrial Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 42 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
16
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Information Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 82 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Computer Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 37 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 97 | 122 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
25
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Computer Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than HARYANA | Gender-Neutral | 37 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 97 | 121 | 0 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
24
(including “0” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Total Seats | 442 | 23 | 109 | 6 | 163 | 9 | 82 | 4 | 294 | 15 | 1147 | 1147 | 0 | ||
Number of seats for M.Tech programmes are given below.
| Branch | No. of seats |
| Civil Engineering | |
| Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering | 15 |
| Structural Engineering | 15 |
| Transportation Engineering | 15 |
| Water Resources Engineering | 15 |
| Environmental Engineering | 18 |
| Electrical Engineering | |
| Control System | 15 |
| Power System | 15 |
| Power Electronics & Drives | 15 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | 18 |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 15 |
| CAD/CAM | 15 |
| Robotics & Automation | 18 |
| Physics | |
| Instrumentation | 18 |
| Nano-Technology | 18 |
| Master of Business Administration | 60 |
NIT Kurukshetra Fee Structure
The fee structure for B.Tech (2021-25) courses at NIT Kurukshetra is given below. Fee structure for General, OBC, EWS candidates with annual family income more than 5 lakhs is given below.
| Particulars | Total (for 8 semesters) in Rs. |
| Tuition fee | 5,00,000 |
| Student activity fee | 24,000 |
| Institutional dev. fund | 24,000 |
| Skill dev. fund | 5,600 |
| Examinational fee | 10,400 |
| Medical insurance | 2,800 |
| Alumni | 1,300 |
| Student welfare fund | 600 |
| Registration fees | 1,300 |
| Watch & ward/Tpt. exps | 4,800 |
| Convocation | 2,100 |
| Library fee | 600 |
| Institute security fee | 6,100 |
| Library security fee | 1,300 |
In addition to the above mentioned fees, students have to pay hostel fees and other charges. They are advised to check the official website for the latest updates.
NIT Kurukshetra Placements
Students at NIT Kurukshetra get excellent placement opportunities. As per the placement report 2021-22, 228 companies visited NIT Kurukshetra for campus placements and internships recruitment. The maximum CTC offered was Rs. 43.75 LPA. Median CTC and average CTC was 9 LPA and 11.37 LPA respectively. 415 students got placement from B.Tech branches. The number of students who got placement from M.Tech., MBA, MCA are 115, 16, and 59 respectively. Major recruiters at NIT Kurukshetra include Ashok Leyland, Amazon, Hexagon, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Pharma, Samsung etc.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is NIT Kurukshetra located?
NIT Kurukshetra is located at Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.
Which are the courses offered at NIT Kurukshetra?
NIT Kurukshetra offers courses like B.Tech., M.Tech., MBA., MCA, PhD, etc.
What is the highest package of NIT Kurukshetra?
In 2021-22, the maximum package offered at NIT Kurukshetra was Rs. 43.75 LPA.
What is the cutoff for NIT Kurukshetra?
In 2021, the cutoff (JoSAA round 6) for Computer Engineering at NIT Kurukshetra was 5976. The cutoff for 2022 is not yet released.
Is hostel facility available at NIT Kurukshetra?
Yes. NIT Kurukshetra has ten hostels for boys and three hostels for girls. Hostels are provided with furnished rooms, indoor games facilities, canteen, TV, water purifiers, water coolers, etc.
What is the NIRF ranking of NIT Kurukshetra?
NIT Kurukshetra is ranked 44 in NIRF (Engineering) ranking 2021.
What are the facilities at NIT Kurukshetra campus?
The facilities at NIT Kurukshetra include a central workshop, library, health centre, sports facility, hostels, canteen, etc.
How are placements at NIT Kurukshetra?
Students get excellent placement opportunities at NIT Kurukshetra. In 2021-22, 605 students got placements in NIT Kurukshetra, and 228 companies visited the campus for recruitment.
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