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NIT Durgapur JEE Main 2024 Cut-off and Previous Year Cut-off

NIT Durgapur, also previously known as the Regional Engineering College, is one of the top engineering colleges in India. This deemed institute in West Bengal is completely funded by the Indian Government and is regulated by an autonomous Governors Board. JoSAA releases the JEE Main cut-off for NIT Durgapur every year and also oversees the counselling process that takes place after the JEE Main entrance exam. NIT Durgapur JEE Main 2024 cut-off will vary depending upon the courses and categories. 


Read the following article to learn about JEE Main Durgapur NIT cut-off for 2024 and the previous years’ cut-off trends for this esteemed institute.


NIT Durgapur Ranking

NIT Durgapur or The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur is a university of national significance under the  Ministry of Human Resource Development and Government of India. The university was previously known as the Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, which was founded in the year 1960, by an Act of Parliament. 


NIT Durgapur offers courses in B.Tech, M.Sc, M.C.A, M.Tech, M.B.A, and Ph.D., and awards degrees to students after they successfully meet the requirement for the specific courses. 


NIT Durgapur is acknowledged by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur has been rated by several distinguished ranking frameworks for its achievements in the engineering section among other universities. The table below lists the key highlights of NIT Durgapur.


Year of establishment

1960

City

Durgapur

Approval

AICTE

Accreditation

NBA

Ranking (2021)

Ranked 5th in all NITs and 29th in NIRF Engineering Institute 2021 (overall)

No. of courses

29

No. of departments

10

Scholarships offered

31

No. of faculty

230

Placement rate (2020)

71.92%


NIT Durgapur Important Dates 2022

NIT Durgapur has an extensive and efficient admission department to oversee the entire admission process starting from a review of the application form to the successful payment of fees. Joint Seat Allocation or JoSAA plays a vital role in determining the intake of a student as they release the NIT Durgapur cutoff list and also regulate the counselling rounds.


If the aspiring candidate manages to score the minimum rank required by the cut-off list released by the JoSAA, then she or he is admitted to counselling rounds to start the seat allocation process. The student must write the JEE Main entrance exam if they wish to be admitted for B.Tech courses in this institution. The students allotted through JoSAA 2021/CSAB 2021 and DASA 2021 took admission to NIT Durgapur around mid-December 2021 and the 2021-2022 academic session started around the same time. It is expected that the enrollment dates and initiation dates for the session 2022-2023 will likely follow a similar pattern.


NIT Durgapur Eligibility Criteria

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur offers 9 four-year B.Tech programs. Besides these 9 courses, NIT Durgapur also offers 3 M.Sc programs, 19 M.Tech programs, 1 MCA, 1 MBA, and a Ph.D. program. To study the UG and PG courses at the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, aspirants need to follow the eligibility guidelines, that apply for their preferred courses and then the subsequent selection process. 


The most crucial aspect of the admission procedure is meeting the eligibility standards and aspirants should be aware of that and go over it completely before continuing ahead with the application and the selection procedure. The eligibility standards and the selection procedure vary for multiple courses. The B. Tech courses and the required eligibility criteria for these courses are given below.


B.Tech

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

  • Biotechnology

  • Electronics and Communication Engineering

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Civil Engineering

  • Computer Science and Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Information Technology


Eligibility Criteria for B.Tech

  • Candidates should secure a minimum of 75% marks in the Class 12th Board exam or achieve a rank among the first 20 percentile in their 12th board examination. 

  • SC/ST candidates should secure a minimum of 65% of marks in their 12th Board exam.

  • Candidates trying for admission to B.Tech courses in NIT, Durgapur should have finished Class 12th from an accredited institute or board with Maths, Chemistry, and Physics as compulsory subjects.

  • Candidates have to clear JEE Main 2024 and meet the NIT Durgapur cut-off criteria.


Factors that Affect NIT Durgapur Cut-off 2024

  • Total number of candidates appearing for JEE Main 2025

  • Availability of Seats at NIT Durgapur

  • The JEE Main cutoff trends for the last few years

  • The level of difficulty of JEE Main 2024


Previous Years’ Cutoff in NIT Durgapur

The NIT Durgapur cut off differs for each B.Tech course. According to the ranks of applicants in the respective entrance exams, the National Institute of Technology Durgapur sets its cut-off criteria. For intake in B.Tech at The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, JEE Main entrance exam score is essential. There are 6 rounds of counselling conducted by the JoSAA, and cut-off ranks will be different for each round. NIT Durgapur cut off 2019 JEE Main was significantly tough and thus a similar trend was observed for NIT Durgapur cut off 2020. Here is a list of the cut-offs provided at NIT Durgapur for 2021, 2020, and 2019, in a tabular format.


Cut-off for NIT Durgapur: JEE Main 2021

Course Name

Category

Male (Closing Rank)

Female (Closing Rank)

Home State

Other State

Home State

Other State

Civil Engineering

OPEN

31245

28912

32323

35607

EWS

7496

4403

17680

6401

OBC NCL

23551

8662

32272

15340

SC

5364

4454

7515

6442

ST

3770

1264

9461

1359

Electrical Engineering

OPEN

17467

16380

22951

22706

EWS

4644

2368

9506

3751

OBC NCL

13882

5608

23429

9779

SC

3026

3272

3597

5444

ST

3150

1420

7382

1619

Electronics and Communication Engineering

OPEN

13335

11114

19032

16194

EWS

4023

1685

8189

3159

OBC NCL

10821

3742

19012

6296

SC

2046

2350

2930

3197

ST

2544

814

6868

1581

Mechanical Engineering

OPEN

23857

22377

30315

28344

EWS

6819

3261

15674

5596

OBC NCL

20161

7490

30499

14849

SC

4460

4383

6521

6520

ST

3675

1565

13261

2310

Biotechnology Engineering

OPEN

36693

35245

36693

35245

EWS

9795

5662

9795

6609

OBC NCL

27871

11496

27871

15712

SC

6473

6820

6473

6820

ST

8766

2432

13115

2432

Computer Science and Engineering

OPEN

10465

6548

14797

10189

EWS

3011

1017

6711

2044

OBC NCL

7788

2370

7896

4873

SC

1578

1592

2871

2021

ST

1124

528

1813

727

Chemical Engineering

OPEN

27134

26331

30335

33336

EWS

7273

4034

11803

6224

OBC NCL

20969

8749

26477

12167

SC

3714

5179

4425

6399

ST

4809

2020

9410

2635

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

OPEN

35604

34554

41406

41246

EWS

9440

5447

21994

7011

OBC NCL

25956

11463

34542

16880

SC

6816

6519

8620

8677

ST

6918

2388

11402

3197

 

Cutoff for NIT Durgapur: JEE Main 2020

Course Name

Category

Male (Closing Rank)

Female (Closing Rank)

Home State

Other State

Home State

Other State

Civil Engineering

OBC

42740

9755

62382

17691

EWS

13066

5742

32823

8223

General

44157

34012

57403

39807

SC

6106

5037

9274

7636

ST

13106

1040

13106

1978

Electrical Engineering

OBC

21401

5839

28915

10727

EWS

7659

3234

7659

5387

General

29719

18653

31835

29651

SC

3989

4067

5397

7216

ST

6908

1449

21978

1609

Electronics and Communication Engineering

OBC

18472

3951

26993

8124

EWS

6603

2269

7010

3833

General

21644

13191

26561

19855

SC

3301

2802

3301

5508

ST

5783

1100

7150

1403

Mechanical Engineering

OBC

32602

7594

56134

15964

EWS

10025

4408

28891

6144

General

34539

25161

51416

33808

SC

5224

4749

8931

10403

ST

10306

1489

27429

3082

Biotechnology Engineering

OBC

46604

14444

54636

19725

EWS

14306

7788

14925

8780

General

49673

43940

49673

43940

SC

7622

8074

7622

10661

ST

14988

3153

29932

3153

Computer Science and Engineering

OBC

14059

2691

21260

5857

EWS

4856

1376

12935

2871

General

16406

8215

21965

12678

SC

1987

1499

3902

2903

ST

2423

471

13137

975

Chemical Engineering

OBC

34195

11341

59516

16444

EWS

11081

5872

22782

7604

General

38660

33349

49792

41380

SC

5527

6622

5527

7875

ST

9090

2449

23715

2458

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

OBC

46436

2917

56528

18086

EWS

14104

7314

31380

8234

General

44134

41685

59275

47889

SC

7802

7840

7802

11272

ST

16394

2917

21068

4328

 

Cutoff for NIT Durgapur: JEE Main 2019

Course Name

Category

Male (Closing Rank)

Female (Closing Rank)

Home State

Other State

Home State

Other State

Civil Engineering

OBC

38632

7819

44547

11493

EWS

11082

3422

-

4908

General

42155

26859

43448

33999

SC

6880

3992

9486

5301

ST

7685

970

12845

-

Electrical Engineering

OBC

23059

5404

36684

8952

EWS

10442

2022

24361

3073

General

26242

16776

35726

24540

SC

4489

3096

5266

5145

ST

6523

1203

6589

1917

Electronics and Communication Engineering

OBC

19325

3981

27742

5359

EWS

5409

1597

18852

2301

General

21957

13122

26396

18662

SC

3722

2529

4298

3261

ST

6158

1217

8338

-

Mechanical Engineering

OBC

28474

6103

50888

11348

EWS

7784

2606

32040

-

General

34273

19908

46173

32094

SC

5674

3426

9607

8193

ST

5280

1296

15747

2087

Biotechnology Engineering

OBC

48176

13229

55055

15780

EWS

11279

5296

-

6124

General

47851

40980

57779

47762

SC

9272

7076

9212

8299

ST

10999

2952

19624

-

Computer Science and Engineering

OBC

13717

2668

19859

4988

EWS

5171

1090

18775

1723

General

17031

9193

22249

13688

SC

2660

1463

3737

2844

ST

1981

745

3066

1066

Chemical Engineering

OBC

39280

8875

20537

12287

EWS

8562

3710

19415

-

General

36573

27965

40734

38513

SC

6551

5237

6674

6940

ST

7611

1873

18159

3843

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

OBC

47913

11777

49141

12582

EWS

11825

4806

-

5914

General

43834

37751

57485

44001

SC

8639

6419

-

8265

ST

7581

2271

19379

4444


Conclusion

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur is a prestigious engineering institution and has a top-tier rank in comparison to the other NITs. This university not only focuses on the academic excellence of students but also helps them build their personalities and develop various interpersonal skills required in the modern world. 


Several top companies and start-ups visit NIT Durgapur for recruitment and Amazon, Capgemini, Accenture are a few well-known ones among the rest. The CSE branch of B. Tech recorded the highest placement rate with 95.24%. This was followed by the ECE branch with 82.05% placements. 


FAQs on JEE Main Cut-off for NIT Durgapur

1. Which are the best B. Tech courses to pursue at NIT, Durgapur?

At NIT Durgapur, the 3 best courses with the highest placement percentage are Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering. As of 2021, reportedly 88 students from the ME branch were placed in some of the reputed companies, 51 from CSE, and 53 from EE. 

2. How to prepare for JEE Mains?

It is very important for students to carefully examine the syllabus and then study for the same. Clearing the JEE Main exam will give students admission into various prestigious colleges in India including NIT, Durgapur. Since a lot of students sit for the examination, it is very important for the students to study hard and use good notes and study material. 


Students can get free study material from our official website and also stay updated on the latest news related to NIT Durgapur. Vedantu also prepares students for JEE Mains, so students can refer to those notes and attend the free live classes. Previous years’ questions papers can also be downloaded easily in PDF format from Vedantu’s website.