NIT Kurukshetra Important Dates

Upcoming entrance-test events relevant to the institute's admission routes are listed below. The schedules cover examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate entry.

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Check the examination notices through the NTA examination calendar, GATE 2027 schedule, JAM 2027 website, CAT portal and AIMA MAT schedule.

NIT Kurukshetra Courses and Fees

Students can choose from 14 undergraduate engineering branches, 17 M.Tech specialisations and 5 science and management postgraduate programmes. The table shows total programme fees for the General category. For B.Tech, the SC/ST total is INR 1,77,500, compared with INR 6,79,600 for General-category students. GATE-qualified M.Tech students receive an MHRD stipend that helps meet their study costs.

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Recent B.Tech additions include AI and Data Science, AI and Machine Learning, Robotics and Automation, Microelectronics and VLSI, and Energy Technology. Introduced to address emerging industry needs, these branches follow the same fees as the established engineering branches.

The integrated route awards B.Tech and M.Tech degrees over 5 years in CSE, ECE, Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Completing both degrees this way saves 1 year compared with taking the two programmes separately.

NIT Kurukshetra Admission Process

Entry to B.Tech depends on JEE Main and centralised seat allocation; NIT Kurukshetra has no separate B.Tech entrance test. JEE and GATE form the main admission routes for its undergraduate engineering and M.Tech programmes, as at other NITs with Institute of National Importance status. The 2026-27 admission cycle has finished, and the academic session is underway.

The programme-specific examination routes and minimum qualifications are listed below.

B.Tech and Integrated B.Tech + M.Tech

1. Meet the school-level requirement: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and at least 75% aggregate. The minimum is 65% for SC/ST/PwD applicants.
2. Obtain a valid JEE Main score.
3. Take part in counselling through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority, or JoSAA, for centralised seat allotment.
4. For Haryana home-state candidates, a 15% supernumerary quota, meaning additional seats, applies in most branches through the Central Seat Allocation Board, or CSAB.

B.Arch

Applicants need a valid JEE Main Paper 2 score for B.Arch and/or a NATA score. The school qualification is 10+2 with PCM or PCB and at least 75% marks, including 50% in Mathematics. JoSAA allocates these seats alongside B.Tech seats.

M.Tech

Students use their GATE scores to participate in CCMT, the Centralised Counselling for M.Tech. Those who qualify through GATE receive an MHRD fellowship of INR 12,400 per month. Over the 2-year programme, this support covers a substantial share of the fees. Applicants without GATE may seek sponsored or self-financed seats when these are available.

MBA, MCA and M.Sc

For MBA selection, the institute accepts CAT, MAT and CMAT and uses its own merit process. MCA applicants enter through NIMCET, the NIT MCA Common Entrance Test conducted by NIT Bhopal for all NITs, or through CAT for direct MCA admission.

M.Sc applicants must hold a B.Sc in the relevant subject and achieve a competitive IIT JAM score. They then participate in CCMN, the Centralised Counselling for M.Sc/MCA at NITs and Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, or CFTIs.

NIT Kurukshetra Placements

The placement cell organises recruitment each year across technology, finance and manufacturing. During 2024-25, placements reached 676 of 787 eligible students, giving a rate of 85.9%. Across all branches, the highest offer was INR 63.12 LPA, while the overall average ranged from INR 12.68 LPA to INR 14.84 LPA. LPA means lakh rupees per annum.

Recruiters in 2024-25 included Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Accenture, TCS, L&T, Samsung, Ford and Adani. Technology employers accounted for the highest-paying offers. L&T, Ford and Adani also recruited for core engineering roles linked to Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering.

Some students secured jobs through summer internships that led to Pre-Placement Offers, or PPOs. Google, Amazon and Microsoft were among the employers that offered interns these positions, which formed part of the total placements.

NIT Kurukshetra Rankings

NIRF has regularly placed NIT Kurukshetra among India's top 100 engineering institutions. Its Engineering position in 2025 was 85, based on a score of 47.98. The institute also featured in the Overall category's 151 to 200 band.

Over the past few years, its NIRF Engineering positions have stayed within 75 to 90, giving it a stable middle position among the 31 NITs. Placement results in CSE and IT contribute to its NIRF Teaching, Learning and Resources and Graduate Outcomes scores.

NIT Kurukshetra Campus and Infrastructure

Department buildings, faculty housing, student residences and recreation areas share the institute's large green campus in the historic city of Kurukshetra, Haryana. Boys and girls have separate hostels. Accommodation, mess and related amenities cost INR 83,800 to INR 97,000 per year.

The central library provides access to digital journals. Engineering departments have research laboratories, with additional facilities for CAD/CAM, robotics and VLSI design. An innovation hub supports student startups. A health centre, swimming pool, and indoor and outdoor sports courts serve students on campus.

Computer Engineering and IT students can use specialised data science and AI laboratories equipped with GPUs, processors used for demanding computing tasks. These labs also support the newer B.Tech programmes in AI and Machine Learning and AI and Data Science.

A Board of Governors and Senate oversee the institute under the NIT Act, 2007. The Director heads academic and administrative work. Its Institute of National Importance status gives its degrees standing equivalent to IIT degrees for recruitment. NIT Kurukshetra also follows Model CSAB seat-allotment norms alongside the other NITs and CFTIs.

NIT Kurukshetra Scholarships

Financial support at NIT Kurukshetra includes scholarships, fellowships and fee concessions. Eligibility depends on the scheme and may consider a student's category, merit or academic performance.

Students in the Economically Weaker Section, or EWS, category have a 10% seat reservation. They may also seek a fee concession through NSP under PM-USP, the Prime Minister's Undergraduate Scholarship for Poor Students scheme. The institute's finance division works with the relevant government schemes to distribute scholarship payments.

NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Delhi and NIT Jalandhar Compared

Applicants choosing JoSAA or CSAB preferences often consider these three northern NITs together. Each uses JEE Main for admission, and their admission rank ranges can be similar for particular branches.

Kurukshetra is the oldest of the three, having opened in 1963 as one of the original Regional Engineering Colleges. Punjab-based NIT Jalandhar has the better NIRF Engineering position in this comparison, at 76. NIT Delhi has fewer branches and a shorter history, along with a location in the national capital. All three use JoSAA/CSAB admission procedures and hold equivalent degree recognition as Institutes of National Importance.