NIT Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Annual Fees
~₹1.25L
Median Package
~₹5.5 LPA
Established
1960
NIRF Rank
#54
NIT Jamshedpur, in the steel city of Jamshedpur, is one of the original RECs with Tata Steel as a major local recruiter. Jharkhand students get HS quota advantages and the steel industry offers strong Mechanical and Metallurgy placements.
Why NIT Jamshedpur?
- 1NIRF Engineering Rank ~54 (2024)
- 2Located in Jamshedpur — Tata Steel city, strong Mech placements
- 3CSE OS closing rank ~16,800 — for rank 16,000–21,000
- 4Jharkhand HS quota advantage
- 5Strong core engineering placements in steel and manufacturing
NIT Jamshedpur JEE Cutoff 2025–26 — Branch-wise
Based on 2025 JoSAA OS closing ranks. 2026 cutoffs may vary ±5–10%. Category ranks are estimated using multipliers.
| Branch | OPEN | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science & Engineering | ~16,800 | ~8,400 | ~3,696 | ~2,352 | ~14,280 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ~32,000 | ~16,000 | ~7,040 | ~4,480 | ~27,200 |
Home State (Jharkhand) Advantage at NIT Jamshedpur
Students from Jharkhand can apply under the HS (Home State) quota, which is approximately 60% more relaxed than the OS (Other State) closing ranks shown above. For example, if the OPEN OS closing rank for CSE is 2,000, the OPEN HS closing rank would be approximately 3,200. This is a significant advantage — always include HS choices before OS choices in your JoSAA preference list.
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