Total Seats in NIT Colleges in India

The total number of Seats in NIT colleges in India is 24229 in all the respective categories, in a total of 31 NITs. The NITs in India offer seats to aspiring candidates based on the JoSAA seat matrix, which is released based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the JEE main exams. The seats are also divided based on various categories and reservations in all the National Institutes of Technology for all courses. 

The NITs provide high placement records with some of the institutions providing 100 % placement records. NITs are technically considered better than IIITs for providing better and more comprehensive syllabi in their courses. 

NIT Seat Matrix 2024 for All Courses

There are a total of 31 National Institute of Technology (NIT) in India out of which NIT Trichy (Tiruchirappalli) ranks at the top as per the NIRF rankings. The table below details the number of seats available for students upon admission into an NIT and the reservation percentages for SC & ST students. 

NIT Seat Matrix 2024 for All Courses

Name of NIT	OPEN	OPEN-PwD	GEN-EWS	GEN-EWS-PwD	SC	SC-PwD	ST	ST-PwD	OBC-NCL	OBC-NCL-PwD	TotalSeat
NIT Tiruchirappalli	400	16	101	12	139	10	70	2	270	18	1038
NIT Agartala	432	16	96	12	163	11	197	10	143	4	1084
NIT Calicut	477	25	117	6	178	9	88	5	318	17	1240
NIT Delhi	143	7	36	2	53	3	27	2	96	5	374
NIT Durgapur	377	16	94	2	143	3	69	3	250	12	969
NIT Goa	87	4	21	1	32	2	16	1	57	3	224
NIT Hamirpur	363	19	89	5	135	7	67	4	242	13	944
NIT Karnataka	368	20	92	4	137	7	68	3	246	13	958
NIT Meghalaya	47	1	14	1	15	1	62	4	19	1	165
NIT Nagaland	51	3	17	1	13	1	88	2	22	2	200
NIT Patna	362	19	89	5	134	7	67	4	241	13	941
NIT Puducherry	105	6	27	1	39	2	20	1	70	4	275
NIT Raipur	446	23	110	6	165	9	83	4	297	16	1159
NIT Sikkim	92	4	0	0	27	2	13	1	49	2	190
NIT Arunachal Pradesh	42	2	14	1	12	1	60	3	24	1	160
NIT Jamshedpur	289	15	71	4	107	6	53	3	193	10	751
NIT Kurukshetra	440	24	109	6	164	8	82	4	295	15	1147
NIT Manipur	87	3	21	2	32	2	15	2	59	3	226
NIT Mizoram	72	6	19	0	27	1	14	0	49	2	190
NIT Rourkela	411	21	101	5	152	8	75	4	274	14	1065
NIT Silchar	348	18	85	5	128	7	65	3	232	12	903
NIT Srinagar	348	19	84	5	128	7	63	3	229	13	899
NIT Tiruchirappalli	400	16	101	12	139	10	70	2	270	18	1038
NIT Uttarakhand	76	6	18	2	29	1	14	1	51	2	200
NIT Warangal	404	21	100	4	148	10	75	4	269	14	1049
NIT Bhopal	463	24	115	6	171	9	86	4	309	16	1203
NIT Allahabad	435	24	106	7	163	8	81	4	291	15	1134
NIT Jaipur	341	18	84	5	126	7	64	3	228	12	888
NIT Jalandhar	425	22	105	6	158	8	79	4	284	15	1106
NIT Surat	527	28	130	7	195	10	98	5	352	18	1370
NIT Nagpur	359	19	88	5	133	7	67	3	239	13	933
NIT Shibpur	295	15	72	4	109	6	54	3	196	10	764
NIT Andhra Pradesh	184	10	46	2	68	4	34	2	124	6	480

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Procedure to Check NIT Seat Matrix

The seats available in all the NITs for each course can be checked on the official website of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2024. They allocate seats for all the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs in India.

The seats available to the candidates can be checked for every course and college individually or as a group. The steps given below describe the process of checking the NIT seat matrix.

• Step 1: Visit the official website of JoSAA.

• Step 2: On the left-hand side of the page, find the Important Information column.

• Step 3: Click on the Seat Matrix link in the column.

• Step 4: On the seat matrix page, choose institute type as NIT from the drop-down list.

• Step 5: Choose an NIT name from the Institute name drop-down list to get information on specific NITs.

• Step 6: Similarly, choose a course if required.

• Step 7: Hit the Submit button.

• Step 8: The seat matrix will be displayed. It will complete seat division for all categories.

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Reservation Criteria for Seats in NIT Colleges in India

The National Institute of Technology or NIT colleges offer admissions to understudies under State Quota and Other State Quota premises.

Half seats are saved for home state standards in the admission procedure, and the remaining half of seats are held for other state applicants.

• Home State Quota

50% of seats stand reserved under the home state quota for eligible candidates. Home State quota is the reservation for up-and-comers who have a place within the state where the NIT is found.

• Other State Quota

The rest of 50% is left for candidates from other states. Candidates who have a place with some other form separated from the state where the specific NIT is found will be qualified to guarantee reservations under the Other State Quota. 

Other State Quota

Union Territories	NITs
Daman and Dui	NIT Goa
Dadar and Nagar Haveli	NIT Goa
Lakshadweep	NIT Goa
Andaman & Nicobar Island	NIT Puducherry
Chandigarh	NIT Delhi

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NIT Admission Process Brief Summary

The students who hope to gain admission to NITs must first clear the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) followed by a counselling session conducted by the JoSAA.Candidates are also required to fill in their choice of NITs and courses while registering, and it is based on this and the students' performance that the seats are allotted.

JoSAA also releases the seat matrix of NITs, and students must regularly check to see whether seats are available for their admission.After seats are allotted, candidates can either float, freeze, or withdraw their seats depending on how satisfied they are with them.

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