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Indian Institute of Technology Patna campus

🇮🇳 India · Bihar

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

  • Government
  • 4-year degree
Best ranking
#19Engineering

About

National Institute of Technology Patna (NIT Patna), formerly Bihar School of Engineering and Bihar College of Engineering, is a public engineering institution located in Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It was renamed as NIT Patna, by the Government of India on 28 January 2004. NIT Patna marked its humble beginning in 1886 with the establishment of pleaders survey training school which was subsequently promoted to Bihar College of Engineering Patna in 1924. This made this institute the 6th Oldest Engineering Institute of India. It is an autonomous institute functioning directly under Ministry of Education, Government of India. (Source: National Institute of Technology, Patna, Wikipedia)

Admissions planning estimate

2% baseline · Low data confidence

Sensitivity range: 0.5%–7%. This is a modelling range, not a statistical confidence interval or a personal admission probability.

Uncalibrated Indian admissions prior, not a measured college acceptance rate. Programme, exam rank/score, category, quota and round decide admission. Available JoSAA/DU cutoffs override this baseline for the individual student.

Reviewed 2026-10-01. Recommendations also use your grades, intended course, eligibility and available entrance cutoffs.

Branch-wise closing ranks & seats

JoSAA 2026 final round, gender-neutral pool, by category. Seats from the JoSAA 2025 seat matrix.

ProgrammeExamOPENEWSOBC-NCLSCSTSeatsChoices filed
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 4,574 625 1,602 956 455 50 13,175
B. Tech in CE. - M. Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 17,820 2,529 5,739 2,904 1,241 10 4,684
B. Tech in CE. - M. Tech. in Structural Engineering5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 17,261 2,403 5,585 2,987 — 10 5,333
B. Tech.CSE) and M.Tech in CSE (5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 4,432 676 1,558 999 599 10 5,884
B. Tech.ECE) -M. Tech. in VLSI (5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 6,809 968 2,496 1,552 858 10 5,884
B. Tech.EEE)-M. Tech. in (Power &. Control) (5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 8,731 1,213 3,485 1,883 — 10 5,884
B. Tech.Mathematics & Computing) M. Tech. in (Mathematics & Computing) (5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 5,854 780 1,953 1,507 794 10 5,884
B. Tech.ME) - M. Tech. in Mechatronics (5 Years, B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 10,711 1,790 4,524 2,139 1,143 10 5,884
B.TechArtificial Intelligence and Data Science) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 5,859 — 2,068 1,150 — 5 4,873
B.TechChemical Engineering) - MBA in Hospital and Health Care Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 15,090 — 4,105 2,609 — 5 4,873
B.TechChemical Science and Technology) - MBA in Hospital and Health Care Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 17,079 2,575 5,525 — — 5 4,873
B.TechCivil Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 15,115 2,538 5,102 2,890 — 6 4,873
B.TechComputer Science and Engineering) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 5,725 — 1,813 — 702 5 4,873
B.TechElectrical and Electronics Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 9,366 1,380 3,315 1,796 — 6 4,873
B.TechElectronics and Communication Engineering) - MBA in Hospital and Healthcare Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 8,829 1,225 2,825 — — 5 4,873
B.TechEngineering Physics) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 12,628 2,359 5,687 3,175 — 6 4,873
B.TechMathematics and Computing) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 6,293 — 1,983 1,623 — 5 4,873
B.TechMechanical Engineering) - MBA (IIM Mumbai) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 9,006 1,686 3,598 2,179 1,254 15 4,873
B.TechMetallurgical and Materials Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Technology and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 13,112 — 5,926 3,170 1,439 6 4,873
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Communication Systems5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 6,950 1,095 2,748 1,590 903 10 7,511
BS in Economics with MBAIIM Bodh Gaya) (5 Years, Bachelor of Science and MBA (Dual Degree JEE Advanced 15,050 — 5,540 2,543 1,633 6 3,978
Chemical Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 14,174 2,099 4,931 2,666 1,325 70 9,127
Chemical Science and Technology4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 15,919 2,428 5,683 3,178 1,434 40 6,806
Civil Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 16,097 2,379 5,370 2,773 1,121 70 9,439
Computer Science and Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 3,635 507 1,258 775 381 86 15,482
Economics4 Years, Bachelor of Science JEE Advanced 14,550 2,175 5,923 3,126 1,589 24 4,338
Electrical and Electronics Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 7,827 1,153 2,817 1,779 791 50 11,400
Electronics and Communication Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 6,026 785 2,297 1,350 627 50 13,055
Engineering Physics4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 12,425 1,962 4,785 2,983 1,319 40 6,601
Mathematics and Computing4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 5,320 777 1,923 1,288 736 50 10,741
Mechanical Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 12,088 1,841 4,317 2,333 1,140 86 10,989
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering4 Years, Bachelor of Technology JEE Advanced 17,179 2,517 5,848 3,059 1,465 46 7,227

Lower closing rank = harder to get. Your own chance for a branch is on the Admission Probability page.

Where it ranks

Longer bar, higher rank. Drawn on a log scale so #5 and #500 fit on one chart.

Engineering #19

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Every detail

Admissions

Entrance ExamJEE Advanced (JoSAA)

Cost & Financial Aid

Academics

School TypeGovernment
Years4

Rankings

Engineering Rank19

Contact

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