National Institute of Technology Durgapur Review: Faculty, Placements, Students, Infrastructure, Campus & Facilities 2026

NIT Durgapur has a large, green campus with excellent facilities, hostels, sports, and active clubs. Student life is vibrant with fests like Recstacy (cultural) and Aarohan (technical), hackathons, and cultural events.

Top recruiters at NIT Durgapur include Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle, JP Morgan, PwC, Goldman Sachs, TCS, Infosys, L&T, JSW, Samsung, Deloitte, and many more.

NIT Durgapur has excellent placements with 85-95% placement rate. Highest package up to INR 80 LPA, average INR 12-13 LPA (higher in CSE/IT). Over 100 companies visit annually.

NIT Durgapur offers BTech in 10 branches. Popular ones include CSE, IT, ECE, EE, and Mechanical. Cutoffs vary yearly; CSE/IT typically close in the 8,000–15,000 rank range for General category (All India).

Admissions to BTech programs at NIT Durgapur are through JoSAA/CSAB counselling based on JEE Main ranks.

NIT Durgapur stands for National Institute of Technology Durgapur. It is one of the oldest and most reputed NITs, established in 1960.