Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj – 2021

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It was started as a 17th Regional Engineering College (REC) by a joint venture of the Government of India (GoI) and Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1961 and was an associated college of the University of Allahabad, which is the third oldest university in India. In 2000-02, it was affiliated to UP Technical University which has 45 years of achievements in technical education. MNNIT was the first institution that started an undergraduate degree course in computer science and engineering in India in 1976, and it started postgraduate programmes in 1970. In 2002, it was declared as deemed university and renamed as National Institute of Technology from REC and fully funded by the GoI. In 2007, the GoI declared this institute as an Institute of National Importance.

In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details pertaining to the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures and fee structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where MNNIT gave its reports.

Courses Offered at MNNIT MNNIT Prayagraj

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology offers merely 9 courses in undergraduate programmes and a considerable number of 25 courses in postgraduate programmes in engineering science & technology.

Students Intake at MNNIT Prayagraj

Students Intake

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology gave admission to 1006 students at UG and 528 students at PG in 2021; In 2020, it admitted 954 students at UG and 475 students at PG. In 2019, it admitted 886 students at UG.

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Faculty

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology has distinguished professors at its faculty who have published many research papers. It has 283 professors at its faculty and 85.16% of them are PhD holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:16, that is, one professor is available for every 16 students.

MNNIT Prayagraj Annual Expenditures

Capital Expenditure
In the year 2021, MNNIT spent Rs. 31.7 crores as a capital expenditure, of which 19.8% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, 16.97% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, 0.19% on engineering workshop, and whopping 63.04% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 22 crores, and in 2019, it was around Rs. 18 crores. The spending as a capital expenditure is increasing in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure

In 2021, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology spent over Rs. 155.15 crores as an operational expenditure, of which 56.77% spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staffs, a considerable amount, that is, 41.2% spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 2.03% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure was Rs. 155 crores in 2020 and Rs. 141 crores in 2019.

MNNIT Prayagraj Research Details

Patents

Since Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology has a good faculty and good infrastructures, it filed 7 patents in 2021 and it got 2, however, it did not get any patents in 2020 and 2019, though it filed 4 and 2 patents, respectively.

Sponsored Projects

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, so, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 5.56 crores through the 72 sponsored research projects from 20 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 5.28 and Rs. 10.3 crores through 66 and 70 sponsored research projects from 24 and 17 companies, respectively.

Consultancy Projects
MNNIT received Rs. 8.24 crores through 448 consultancy projects from 142 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 6.3 and Rs. 2.68 crores through 314 and 228 consultancy projects from 125 and 115 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

MNNIT Prayagraj Graduations & Placements

UG Graduations & Placements
At MNNIT, 873 students who were admitted to UG degree courses, of whom 98.62% were awarded graduations and 98.1% got placements at top companies and 282 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 90.24% students were awarded graduations, of whom 92.55% got placements and 107 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 91.34% students were awarded graduations, of whom 84.1% got placements and 32 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At MNNIT at PG programmes, 76.51% students were awarded graduations and 85.59% got placements at top companies and 185 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 73.41% students were awarded graduations, of whom 41.38% got placements and 98 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 69.39% students were awarded graduations, of whom 46.7% got placements and 45 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes

In the PhD research programme, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology admitted 537 students to research studies, of whom 92 were awarded graduations in 2021, 57 and 74 students were awarded graduations in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduation: UG graduates got Rs. 11.59 LPA in 2021, Rs. 8 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 7.95 LPA in 2019 at top companies.

Median Salary of PG Graduation: Rs. 9 LPA in 2021, Rs. 6.75 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 6 LPA in 2019.
Many national and international companies such as Amazon, TCS, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Infosys, IBM, Google, HCL Technologies, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart, Accenture, etc., are absorbing graduates from MNNIT for their companies.

Students Diversity at MNNIT Prayagraj

There are 4443 students currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 85.53% are boys and 14.47% are girls, 2087 students are from within the state, 2301 are from outside of the state and 55 are from foreign countries.

Facilities on MNNIT Prayagraj Campus

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology has a lot of facilities that students can use. It has hostels, hospitals, computer centre, executive development centre, nodal centre, transport, banks, canteen, post office, lift/ramp, etc.

Campus Festivals at MNNIT Prayagraj

CULRAV is the annual cultural festival celebrated for a week in April, where many competitions like debating, singing, dancing, etc., are being organised. It brings happiness and freshness for students after being involved in long studies at institutions.

Accessibility

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology is in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh where a major railway station and airports are available. The nearest railway station is Prayagraj Junction Railway Station which is 8.2 kms away and Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Babatpur that is 137 kms away from the institute. So, students from anywhere can commute to this institute without any hindrance.

How to Get Admission at MNNIT Prayagraj

Studying engineering science & technology is the dream of most of the students, but to make that dream real, we need a good institution like IITs and NITs. Here are the procedures to get admission to MNNIT:

For UG courses at MNNIT: Students who passed or appeared for the +2 exam can take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) main and should pass the minimum cut-off mark required at MNNIT.

For PG courses: Students who passed a bachelor’s degree or appeared for the final exam can take the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and should get valid GATE scores to get admission to this institution.

Fee Structure at MNNIT Prayagraj

Students need to pay Rs. 6.5 lakhs as fees for UG courses at MNNIT, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 11.59 LPA at a top company, so they get back this amount within a year.

MNNIT Prayagraj Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning and Resources: MNNIT has a good faculty and better infrastructures for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 64.23%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: MNNIT has many distinguished professors and research scholars, so it scored 34.07%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As MNNIT has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 73.63%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.

Outreach and Inclusivity: MNNIT has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 54.84%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: MNNIT has a good faculty, good infrastructures and conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it was declared National Institute of Technology and Institute of National Importance recently, for this reason, it has not gotten much attention among the public as of now, so it scored 27.98% in NIRF grading, NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

MNNIT Prayagraj got 51.90% as an overall NIRF score and ranked at number 42.

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