NIT Puducherry, or National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NITPY), located at Karaikal, is an autonomous public technical university in Tamilnadu. It was established in 2010. The institute is designated as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. The new campus of NIT Puducherry stretches over 256 acres of lush green land. It aims to produce qualified and responsible professionals who can serve the country on its journey to growth and prosperity. NIT Puducherry is one of the 31 NITs in India.
National Institute of Technology Puducherry offers B.Tech., M.Tech., M.Sc. and PhD courses. In this article, we have provided all the details about the NIT Puducherry cutoff, NIT Puducherry placements, NIT Puducherry ranking, NIT Puducherry fees, etc.
Table of Contents
- NIT Puducherry – Ranking
- NIT Puducherry – Cutoff
- NIT Puducherry – Courses Offered
- NIT Puducherry – Admission
- NIT Puducherry – Seats Availability
- NIT Puducherry – Fee Structure
- NIT Puducherry – Placements
- Frequently Asked Questions
NIT Puducherry – Ranking
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) gives ranking to institutions by considering several factors like perception, teaching, learning and resources, outreach and inclusivity, research and professional practice, graduation outcomes, etc. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking of NIT Puducherry is given below.
| Organisation | Year | Rank |
| NIRF (Engineering) | 2022 | 136 |
| NIRF (Engineering) | 2021 | 144 |
| NIRF (Engineering) | 2020 | 130 |
NIT Puducherry – Cutoff
NIT Puducherry cutoff ranks are mentioned in the table below. Students can find the NIT Puducherry cutoff ranks (round 6) for the general category. Here, HS denotes Home State, and OS denotes Other State Quota.
| Branch name | Quota | Opening | Closing |
| Civil Engineering – Gender Neutral | HS | 205631 | 238971 |
| Civil Engineering – Female Only | HS | 195943 | 195943 |
| Computer Science and Engineering – Gender Neutral | HS | 34728 | 81304 |
| Computer Science and Engineering – Female Only | HS | 107609 | 135881 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Gender Neutral | HS | 57154 | 161753 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Female Only | HS | 162779 | 177427 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering – Gender Neutral | HS | 59700 | 127754 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering – Female Only | HS | 141283 | 144001 |
| Mechanical Engineering – Gender Neutral | HS | 134056 | 194444 |
| Mechanical Engineering – Female Only | HS | 176079 | 188094 |
| Civil Engineering – Gender Neutral | OS | 39600 | 43557 |
| Civil Engineering – Female Only | OS | 40337 | 40337 |
| Computer Science and Engineering – Gender Neutral | OS | 15028 | 16126 |
| Computer Science and Engineering – Female Only | OS | 20750 | 22587 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Gender Neutral | OS | 24019 | 33117 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Female Only | OS | 29344 | 29344 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering – Gender Neutral | OS | 18645 | 23031 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering – Female Only | OS | 23708 | 28415 |
| Mechanical Engineering – Gender Neutral | OS | 28109 | 34703 |
| Mechanical Engineering – Female Only | OS | 50263 | 50263 |
NIT Puducherry Courses Offered
NIT Puducherry courses include B.Tech., M.Tech., and PhD programmes. Students can find the list of courses offered at NIT Puducherry in the table below.
| B.Tech Courses |
| Civil Engineering |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering |
| M.Tech. Courses |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
| Communication Systems |
| Power Electronics |
| Design Engineering |
| Disaster Resilient Infrastructures |
| M.Sc. Courses |
| Chemistry |
| Mathematics |
| Physics |
The PhD programmes offered at NIT Puducherry are as follows.
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- English
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
NIT Puducherry Admission
The NIT Puducherry admission criteria for the different courses is given below.
B.Tech. Admission at NIT Puducherry
The performance of the students in the JEE Main exam determines their admission to the B.Tech. courses at NIT Puducherry. Students should attend the common counselling process under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)/Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB).
M.Tech Admission at NIT Puducherry
At NIT Puducherry, admission to M.Tech. courses are done on the basis of their GATE score.
M.Sc. Admission at NIT Puducherry
The JAM Score is considered for M.Sc. admission at NIT Puducherry.
PhD Admission
The candidates will be selected based on the written test and interviews conducted by the institute. To avail the institute fellowship, a valid UGC-NET score is mandatory.
NIT Puducherry Seats Availability
NIT Puducherry 2022 seat matrix is provided here.
|
Program Name
|
State/All India Seats
|
Seat Pool
|
OPEN
|
OPEN-PwD
|
GEN-EWS
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GEN-EWS-PwD
|
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) | PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5
(including “5” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4
(including “4” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6
(including “6” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6
(including “6” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6
(including “6” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6
(including “6” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5
(including “5” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5
(including “5” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6
(including “6” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Other than PUDUCHERRY (UT) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (UT) | Gender-Neutral | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6
(including “6” Supernumerary) |
||||
| Total Seats | 117 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 275 | 220 | 55 | ||
Branch-wise number of seats available at NIT Puducherry is given in the table below.
| State Quota | Branch | Seats |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Civil Engineering – Gender Neutral | 18 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Civil Engineering – Female Only | 5 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Computer Science and Engineering – Gender Neutral | 24 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Computer Science and Engineering – Female Only | 6 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Civil Engineering – Gender Neutral | 18 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Civil Engineering – Female Only | 5 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Gender Neutral | 24 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Female Only | 6 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electronics and Communication Engineering – Gender Neutral | 24 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electronics and Communication Engineering – Female Only | 6 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Mechanical Engineering – Gender Neutral | 20 |
| Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Mechanical Engineering – Female Only | 5 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Civil Engineering – Gender Neutral | 18 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Civil Engineering – Female Only | 4 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Computer Science and Engineering – Gender Neutral | 24 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Computer Science and Engineering – Female Only | 6 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Gender Neutral | 24 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Female Only | 6 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electronics and Communication Engineering – Gender Neutral | 24 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Electronics and Communication Engineering – Female Only | 6 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Mechanical Engineering – Gender Neutral | 20 |
| Other than Puducherry (UT), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Mechanical Engineering – Female Only | 5 |
NIT Puducherry Fee Structure
NIT Puducherry fee structure for B.Tech. courses (semester-wise) are given below. Fee concession is given to students having a family income less than Rs. 5 Lakhs per annum.
| Particulars | Amount |
| Tuition fee | 62,500 |
| Examination fee | 350 |
| Registration enrollment fee | 200 |
| Association and cultural fee | 1,000 |
| Computer fee | 1,000 |
| Internet fee | 300 |
| Library fee | 1,000 |
| Student aid fee | 200 |
| Sports centre | 500 |
| Group insurance fee | 250 |
| Training and placement fee | 250 |
| Wellness fee | 200 |
| Total | 67,750 |
The fee structure for the postgraduate courses of NIT Puducherry for the general category is given below. The semester fee for the students admitted to various PG programmes in the academic year 2022-23 is as follows.
| Course | Tuition fee | Institution fee |
| M.Tech. | 35,000 | 5,860 |
| M.Sc. | 7,500 | 5,860 |
| PhD | 7,500 | 7,225 |
For the PhD programmes, students have to pay a thesis submission fee of Rs.10,000.
NIT Puducherry Placements
NIT Puducherry placement session for the academic year 2021-22 ended with great participation from many companies. The institute witnessed 76.85% placements. The highest package at NIT Puducherry in 2021-22 was Rs. 46 LPA. The B.Tech. students at the National Institute of Technology Puducherry achieved 76.8% placements, while the M.Tech. students achieved 54.5% placements. The highest salary package for the M.Tech. batch was 14.5 LPA. The average salary package of B.Tech. and M.Tech. was 8 LPA and 10 LPA, respectively. The recruiters at NIT Puducherry include Capgemini, CGI, Infosys, IBM, Samsung, BYJU’S, Amazon, Accenture, etc.
The branch-wise placement details are given below.
| Branch | No. of Students Placed |
| Civil Engineering | 15 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 55 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 47 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 27 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 22 |
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Frequently Asked Questions on NIT Puducherry
Is NIT Puducherry good for CSE?
Yes, the CSE branch students have received good placements with the highest salary package, 15 LPA. Also, the CSE students got more placements compared to other branches.
Does NIT Puducherry offer admission to foreign students?
Yes, foreign students can take admission at NIT Puducherry through the DASA programme.
Which are the courses offered at National Institute of Technology Puducherry?
National Institute of Technology Puducherry offers B.Tech., M.Tech., M.Sc. and PhD courses.
What is the highest salary package of NIT Puducherry?
As per the placement report 2022, the highest salary package of NIT Puducherry is Rs. 42 LPA.
What is the tuition fee for the B.Tech. programme at NIT Puducherry?
The tuition fee for the B.Tech. programme at NIT Puducherry is Rs. 62,500.
What is the NIRF rank of NIT Puducherry?
In 2022, NIT Puducherry ranked 136 in the NIRF Engineering category.
What was the CSE cutoff for NIT Puducherry in 2021?
The opening rank and closing rank at NIT Puducherry for Computer Science and Engineering (Gender Neutral category) were 34728 and 81304, respectively, in 2021.
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