National Institute of Technology Patna

NIT (National Institute of Technology) Patna, established 1886 as Bihar College of Engineering (oldest engineering institution in eastern India) and upgraded to NIT in 2004, is Bihar's NIT. Located on a 35-acre urban campus in central Patna by the Ganges, NIT Patna offers strong CS placements (~14 LPA avg) and benefits from 140+ years of academic heritage.

Oldest engineering institution in eastern India (1886). Bihar College of Engineering legacy. Central Patna location offers heritage city access.

Admission through JEE Main via JoSAA counselling. ~900 B.Tech intake across departments. CS branch cutoff competitive - top 6500 JEE Main General. Bihar state quota (50%).

Admission via: JEE Main ↗

Total 4-year cost: ~₹8 Lakhs

Strong NIT placements with rising trajectory. CS branch ~95% placed; Microsoft, Amazon, Goldman Sachs regular recruiters. Civil and mechanical see core placements; civil engineering particularly strong due to heritage. Investment banks recruit CS/Math.

• Hostels: 10 hostels accommodating most students; separate for men and women; mess with Bihari and North Indian cuisine.
• Labs & Libraries: Heritage labs with modernised equipment; central library (one of oldest in eastern India); civil engineering labs nationally renowned; computing centre.
• Sports & Health: Sports facilities on compact urban campus; basketball court; gymnasium; on-campus health centre. Limited grounds due to urban location.

• Curriculum: Standard NIT curriculum with choice-based credit system; civil engineering heritage curriculum; mandatory industrial training and BTech project.
• Faculty: 250+ faculty; PhDs; strong civil engineering heritage faculty; student-faculty ratio ~18:1.
• Research: Strong in civil engineering, structural engineering, hydraulics; funded projects from DST, DRDO, Bihar state; centre for flood management.
• Culture: Disciplined; competitive; strong civil engineering pride; growing coding culture; Bihar cultural diversity.

• Festivals: Anwesha (annual cultural fest), Celesta (technical fest with hackathons). Both have regional eastern India participation.
• Clubs: 25+ student clubs - Coding Club, Civil Engineering Society, Music Club, Drama Society, Photography, debate, entrepreneurship cell.
• Social: Central Patna location - heritage city, Ganges proximity, Bihari food culture (litti chokha), Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge; Delhi 13 hours, Kolkata 8 hours by train.
• Challenges: Compact urban campus = limited green space; Patna's developing infrastructure; some older buildings; Bihar's economic stagnation affects local industry placements.

• Alumni: 30,000+ alumni globally (140 years of heritage); very strong civil engineering and infrastructure industry network; growing tech alumni at FAANG.
• Research: Strong in civil engineering, structural engineering, hydraulics; funded projects from DST, DRDO, Bihar state; centre for flood management.

• JEE Main rankers (top 6500) wanting NIT with deepest heritage in eastern India
• Civil engineering aspirants - 140-year legacy
• Bihar/eastern India students preferring NIT close to home
• Students who value central city campus over large green campus

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