NIT Pudducherry: Admission 2025: Eligibility, Application Process & Dates

Ishani Mishra

Updated on - Nov 19, 2024

NIT Puducherry Latest Updates

November 19, 2024

• The GATE 2025 registration process with late fee for admission to the MTech course has officially closed. The GATE 2025 exam will be held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025.
• JEE Main 2025 exam dates are out for the January Session. Registrations for JEE Main 2025 are ongoing till November 22, 2024, and the exam will take place from January 22 to 31, 2025. Candidates seeking B.Tech admission to NIT Puducherry can register online through jeemain.nta.nic.in.
• IIT JAM 2025 for M.Sc admission to NIT Puducherry will be conducted on February 02, 2025. Candidates can make changes to the application form through jam2025.iitd.ac.in, till November 18, 2024, and the admit card is expected to be out in the first week of January 2025.

NIT Puducherry was established in the year 2009. NIRF 2024 ranks NIT Puducherry 97th in the Engineering category. The National Institute of Technology Puducherry's mission is to create the best benchmark in infrastructure and academic environment. NITPY is an institute of national importance. It offers programs from undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD levels. NITPY's evaluation is based on the grading system, which is regulated by MHRD, Govt of India.

Table of Contents

• NIT Puducherry Highlights
• National Institute of Technology Puducherry Courses
• NIT Puducherry Admission
• NIT Puducherry Cutoff
• National Institute of Technology Puducherry Result
• NIT Puducherry Infrastructure
• NIT Puducherry Placements
• NITPY Scholarships

NIT Puducherry Highlights 2025

National Institute of Technology Puducherry was established in the year 2009. Below are some of the institute's highlights, including its reputation, type of university, and facilities.

NIT Puducherry Admission Dates 2025

From the table below, candidates can check the important tentative dates related to NIT Puducherry admission 2025

NIT Puducherry Ranking

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has honoured and acknowledged NIT Puducherry. When it comes to the top engineering schools in India, it comes in at number 144. The following are its rating for the most recent years.

• NIT Puducherry is ranked 97th by NIRF 2024 among Engineering colleges.
• NITPY was ranked 136 by the NIRF in 2022.
• National Institute of Technology Puducherry was also ranked 144 by NIRF Ranking 2021.

National Institute of Technology Puducherry Courses

NIT Puducherry offers various courses and specializations under the science and technology discipline in undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. The courses are recognized by the MHRD, Govt of India, and the institution's evaluation is based on the CBCS grading system. More details about the courses of NITPY are mentioned below.

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NIT Pudcherry Fee Details

The fee related information on courses offered at National Institute of Technology Puducherry are given below.

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NIT Puducherry Departments

NIT Puducherry offers numerous specializations, and it will be difficult to maintain them without dividing them. Hence, the institution has 9 departments that maintain the specialization, and all the study and research-related activities are programmed by these departments. National Institute of Technology Puducherry departments are mentioned below.

NIT Puducherry Admission

NIT Puducherry admission 2024 is ongoing for the PhD course. NITPY offers BTech, MTech and PhD courses. Admissions to these courses are based on the national-level exam such as JEE Main, IIT JAM and GATE or written exam conducted by the institute. The registrations are made online, and students must clear the cutoff and counselling rounds to secure admission at the institute.

Five specialisations are available in the four-year B.Tech degree at NIT Puducherry. The institute's most popular specialization, out of the 5 that are available, is computer science and engineering (CSE).

NIT Puducherry Eligibility Criteria

National Institute of Technology Puducherry announces the eligibility criteria for courses depending on the type of course chosen. It offers courses such as B.Tech, M.Tech, etc. Mentioned below are a few popular courses along with their eligibility criteria.

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates should have completed 10+2 or its equivalent in a science background.
• Candidates should have qualified for the Joint Entrance Examination.
• Candidates should attend JoSAA and selection will be based on it.

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M.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates should have completed a bachelor's degree in BE/B.tech with not less than 60% of aggregate marks.
• Candidates should have a valid GATE score.

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MPhil Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates should have completed a Master's degree in Engineering/Technology/Research with not less than 60% of aggregate marks or a CGPA of 6.5.
• Candidates should have completed a bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology from CFTI with a valid GATE score with at least 90% of aggregate marks.

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Why Choose National Institute of Technology Puducherry?

NIT Puducherry is one of the well-known institutions, and it is the best technical institute in the region. The National Institute of Technology Puducherry campus is filled with daily amenities that students require for education and research. The campus has an overall strength of 784 students, 38 faculty members, and 36 non-teaching staff.

NIT Puducherry Academic Advantages

• The NIT Puducherry is one of thirty-one National Institutes of Technology founded by the Government of India in 2009.
• NITPY also offers an international youth exchange program through which students can pursue their further education at associated colleges throughout the world.
• National Institute of Technology Puducherry offers 45-day internship training periods in the second and third semesters.
• NITPY provides keen guidance in terms of experienced and expert faculties as well as facilities to sculpt bright minds into professionally balanced individuals, capable enough to take up challenges of nature of society, and of the marketplace.

NIT Puducherry Cutoff

NIT Puducherry JEE Main cutoff 2024 has been released. NITPY offers courses like B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. The students seeking admission to the institute must meet the university's cutoff criteria and also need to secure reasonable marks in the accepted exams JEE Main/ DASA UG for B.Tech; GATE/ CCMT for M.Tech.

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National Institute of Technology Puducherry Result

NIT Puducherry results 2024 will be released on the official website. The semester and entrance exam results are published online; students can access them using their credentials. The results are available on the Homepage as direct links.

NIT Puducherry Infrastructure

NIT Puducherry has a vast campus spread across 258 acres, and nearby beaches are an added advantage to the students and faculties. The campus is filled with amenities that students require and includes 3 boys' hostels and a girl's hostel inside. More details about the facilities of NIT Puducherry are mentioned below.

• Classrooms and Administrative Office
• Laboratory Facilities
• Central Library
• Hostel Facilities
• Mess and Transportation Facilities
• Conference Hall
• Bank & ATM

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NIT Puducherry Placements

NIT Puducherry placements 2024 were concluded. The placement cell conducts the placement drive for the final-year students each year. In 2024, a total of 250 students were there in the batch, out of which only 200 students were placed. 

• The highest salary package offered was INR 20.0 LPA.
• The average salary package offered was INR 8.0 LPA.

NIT Puducherry Top Recruiters

The top recruiters who visited the National Institute of Technology Puducherry campus are below.

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NITPY Scholarship

The National Institute of Technology Puducherry supports its deserving and needy students by offering a variety of scholarships and financial aid to help them out financially. Some of the scholarships are sponsored through the Government of India's scholarship programs, while others are offered by the institute's alumni. The following list includes a few of NITPY's well-known scholarships.

• Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Merit Scholarship
• Scholarship from Swami Dayanand Charitable Education Foundation (SDEF)
• Scholarship for Physically Disabled Students
• Scholarship for MBC students from Tamil Nadu

National Institute of Technology Puducherry Collaborations

NIT Puducherry supports active collaboration between other universities at the national level. The National collaborations are as follows.

• Anavadya Softech Private Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Calicut
• Regional Academic Centre for Space, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, (NITK), Surathkal
• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India
• Atal Incubation Center PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOUNDATION (AICPECF), Puducherry
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai

NIT Puducherry Alumni

NIT Puducherry was set up in the year 2009. The alumni association has been energetic in imparting a platform for all of the alumni to engage and network and organizes a large number of occasions each year. A few of the National Institute of Technology Puducherry alumni are.