NIT (National Institute of Technology) Puducherry is one of the 31 NITs in India. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programs in Engineering, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences. It was established in the year 2010 and is located in Karaikal, a port town of the Union Territory of Puducherry.
It has been ranked #136 by NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in 2022 among all engineering colleges in India. Its campus is spread over an area of 256 acres. The institute has a wide range of facilities, including a boys’ hostel, a girls’ hostel, a science block, a guest house, a well-equipped library, a staff residence, a grievance cell, and a playground.
NIT Puducherry has many sports facilities, clubs and societies, including an innovation club set up. Despite being relatively new, the 2022 placements for the institute have been decent. The total placement rate for B.Tech students was 44% and the median salary package has been around INR 6 LPA in the recent past.
Admission to all the programs offered by NIT Puducherry is done through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The JEE Main 2022 cutoff marks for NIT Puducherry will be released on its official website soon. Candidates who score equal to or above the cutoff marks will be eligible for admission to NIT Puducherry.
Previous years' JEE Main cutoffs for NIT Puducherry are given below for your reference.
Course |
OBC |
EWS |
General |
SC |
ST |
||
Mechanical Engineering |
All India |
Male |
9436 |
4161 |
26431 |
6005 |
2170 |
Female |
13177 |
4161 |
30021 |
6996 |
2170 |
||
Puducherry |
Male |
44333 |
135358 |
17721 |
|||
Female |
56350 |
176079 |
17721 |
||||
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
All India |
Male |
6480 |
2846 |
18486 |
3737 |
1566 |
Female |
6558 |
3424 |
23708 |
3737 |
1566 |
||
Puducherry |
Male |
32861 |
46642 |
97297 |
13963 |
14829 |
|
Female |
43325 |
46642 |
135725 |
13963 |
14829 |
||
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
All India |
Male |
8358 |
4281 |
24597 |
4558 |
2002 |
Female |
11684 |
4940 |
28415 |
4558 |
2141 |
||
Puducherry |
Male |
42446 |
55047 |
124758 |
17190 |
6826 |
|
Female |
49847 |
55047 |
158546 |
17190 |
6826 |
||
Computer Science and Engineering |
All India |
Male |
4554 |
2004 |
13155 |
2554 |
962 |
Female |
6389 |
2004 |
20587 |
3009 |
962 |
||
Puducherry |
Male |
16083 |
34360 |
51754 |
9022 |
2860 |
|
Female |
39697 |
34360 |
109089 |
9022 |
9098 |
||
Civil Engineering |
All India |
Male |
10554 |
5309 |
35359 |
6655 |
|
Female |
11689 |
5309 |
35359 |
6655 |
2424 |
||
Puducherry |
Male |
53037 |
77571 |
161607 |
17846 |
||
Female |
58429 |
77571 |
167088 |
30826 |
Course Name |
Category |
Male |
Female |
||
Home State |
Other State |
Home State |
Other State |
||
Civil Engineering |
OBC |
76199 |
12187 |
76199 |
16199 |
EWS |
- |
6721 |
- |
7437 |
|
General |
217750 |
40644 |
217750 |
40912 |
|
SC |
26091 |
6271 |
26091 |
6271 |
|
ST |
19863 |
1843 |
- |
1843 |
|
Computer Science and Engineering |
OBC |
44042 |
5044 |
44042 |
6891 |
EWS |
83715 |
2575 |
83715 |
2575 |
|
General |
94424 |
15467 |
115146 |
16811 |
|
SC |
15449 |
2751 |
15449 |
2751 |
|
ST |
6903 |
483 |
6903 |
2646 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
OBC |
50948 |
6684 |
50948 |
10397 |
EWS |
57429 |
3493 |
73283 |
3493 |
|
General |
137920 |
20722 |
137920 |
25349 |
|
SC |
24060 |
4166 |
24060 |
4166 |
|
ST |
12608 |
1385 |
12608 |
1385 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
OBC |
64028 |
9626 |
78662 |
14518 |
EWS |
- |
5635 |
- |
5635 |
|
General |
185733 |
31275 |
230512 |
38947 |
|
SC |
32180 |
5420 |
32180 |
7544 |
|
ST |
- |
2132 |
- |
2132 |
|
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
OBC |
62707 |
8730 |
62707 |
12085 |
EWS |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
General |
169815 |
29855 |
169815 |
30451 |
|
SC |
27792 |
5144 |
27792 |
5366 |
|
ST |
- |
1741 |
- |
2721 |
Course |
OBC |
EWS |
General |
SC |
ST |
||
Civil Engineering |
All India |
Male |
9307 |
- |
31813 |
4825 |
1320 |
Female |
10963 |
- |
33371 |
5811 |
- |
||
Home State |
Male |
96543 |
- |
246946 |
27668 |
- |
|
Female |
97715 |
- |
256478 |
- |
- |
||
Computer Science and Engineering |
All India |
Male |
4627 |
- |
15164 |
2396 |
1272 |
Female |
6128 |
- |
19176 |
3350 |
- |
||
Home State |
Male |
56609 |
- |
134522 |
22789 |
- |
|
Female |
56280 |
- |
115837 |
24478 |
- |
||
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
All India |
Male |
6263 |
- |
19231 |
3994 |
1796 |
Female |
7148 |
- |
21191 |
3842 |
- |
||
Home State |
Male |
66084 |
- |
166930 |
33400 |
- |
|
Female |
52603 |
- |
68357 |
14876 |
- |
||
Mechanical Engineering |
All India |
Male |
8352 |
- |
25044 |
3906 |
2099 |
Female |
11656 |
- |
34225 |
5637 |
- |
||
Home State |
Male |
81971 |
- |
188436 |
23862 |
4138 |
|
Female |
86148 |
- |
193653 |
- |
- |
||
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
All India |
Male |
8127 |
- |
26479 |
4630 |
1804 |
Female |
9629 |
- |
26447 |
5065 |
2139 |
||
Home State |
Male |
96113 |
- |
217380 |
34504 |
13743 |
|
Female |
91163 |
- |
196448 |
20575 |
- |
Programmes |
Categories |
Home State |
Other State |
||
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
||
Civil Engineering |
General |
68198 |
183797 |
6019 |
29391 |
OBC-NCL |
37680 |
65909 |
6501 |
8423 |
|
SC |
11784 |
11784 |
3493 |
3661 |
|
ST |
9381 |
9381 |
903 |
1134 |
|
Computer Science Engineering |
General |
30047 |
114392 |
7882 |
13676 |
OBC-NCL |
25245 |
64355 |
2565 |
5382 |
|
SC |
11643 |
14180 |
1814 |
2173 |
|
ST |
- |
- |
752 |
864 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
General |
33078 |
131048 |
8098 |
18231 |
OBC-NCL |
27582 |
52148 |
5364 |
6378 |
|
SC |
12227 |
20303 |
1871 |
2817 |
|
ST |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
General |
39519 |
111962 |
11407 |
21831 |
OBC-NCL |
21751 |
41233 |
5573 |
6876 |
|
SC |
5577 |
8453 |
2284 |
2284 |
|
ST |
- |
- |
1134 |
1384 |
|
Electrical & Electronics Engineering |
General |
30659 |
170685 |
15970 |
24659 |
OBC-NCL |
41233 |
69263 |
5761 |
7387 |
|
SC |
6495 |
17450 |
2882 |
3605 |
|
ST |
27984 |
27984 |
1044 |
1594 |
Course Name |
Categories |
Home State |
Other State |
||
OR |
CR |
OR |
CR |
||
Civil Engineering |
General |
40746 |
1717137 |
15748 |
26929 |
OBC-NCL |
36117 |
78659 |
5652 |
9231 |
|
SC |
13935 |
13935 |
3479 |
4611 |
|
ST |
30073 |
30073 |
1333 |
1598 |
|
Computer Science Engineering |
General |
20469 |
137807 |
6291 |
16486 |
OBC-NCL |
22473 |
72622 |
2099 |
5866 |
|
SC |
5182 |
20365 |
740 |
3076 |
|
ST |
6403 |
22922 |
1193 |
2219 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
General |
21029 |
143449 |
11166 |
21118 |
OBC-NCL |
23110 |
62971 |
3573 |
7267 |
|
SC |
7038 |
14108 |
2824 |
3812 |
|
ST |
13357 |
35993 |
1324 |
1770 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
General |
50706 |
116258 |
14099 |
20873 |
OBC-NCL |
28088 |
44668 |
4933 |
7558 |
|
SC |
4271 |
15204 |
1228 |
4540 |
|
ST |
3622 |
13498 |
1314 |
1696 |
|
Electrical & Electronics Engineering |
General |
67198 |
203241 |
13467 |
23180 |
OBC-NCL |
37732 |
76816 |
5769 |
8469 |
|
SC |
7485 |
20814 |
3228 |
4870 |
|
ST |
- |
- |
1568 |
2062 |
2022 NIRF Ranking for NIT Goa is #76 while NIT Puducherry did not make the list of Top 100 Engineering Colleges of India. National Institute Technology at Goa has better infrastructure, laboratories, placement ratio, and industry-relevant curriculum than Puducherry. Still, students choose NIT Puducherry over NIT Goa because it is cheaper than NIT Goa in terms of tuition fees, hostel fees, food, and other expenses, the climate is pleasant throughout the year, and it often has lower cut-offs.
NIT Puducherry is a good choice for Computer Science Engineering (CSE). It has good facilities, friendly and good campus atmosphere, and decent placements. The highest salary package offered to CSE students is INR 15 LPA while the lowest package is INR 7 LPA - which is higher than other streams.
The best engineering branches at NIT PY are CSE, ECE (Electronics and Communication Engineering), and EEE (Electrical and Electronics Engineering). L&T and many other good companies visit the institute for campus placements. It is not very famous for Mechanical Engineering but since it is an NIT, you might get a good job in PSU or MNCs if you secure good grades.
NIT Karaikal is 135 km from the Pondicherry Airport, 162 km from the Tiruchirappalli International Airport, and 300 km from the Chennai International Airport. If you are planning to travel by train or by bus, the institute is 9 km from Karaikal bus stand, 37 km from Mayiladuthurai Junction Railway Station and Bus Stand, 135 km from Puducherry Railway Station and Bus Stand, 162 km from Trichy Railway Station, and 300 km from Egmore Railway Station.
NIT Pondicherry offers a 100% tuition fee waiver for SC, ST, and PH category students. General and OBC category students whose family income is less than Rs 1 lakh per annum also get full remission of their tuition fee. If the family income of General and OBC category students is between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh per annum, they get 2/3 remission of their tuition fee.
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