National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur – 2021

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NIT Hamirpur) was initially started as a Regional Engineering College (REC) in 1986 by a joint and cooperative venture of the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh in Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh in an area of 320 acres in a placid atmosphere surrounded by pleasant pine trees. At the time of inception, the Institute had only two departments i.e, Civil and Electrical Engineering having an intake of 30 students in each department. In 2002, the Government of India declared REC Hamirpur as the status of Deemed University and upgraded it to the National Institute of Technology, and then declared an institute of national importance by an act of the National Institute of Technology Act 2007.

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

Courses Offered at NIT Hamirpur

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur offers just 9 courses in undergraduate programs, a modest number of 16 courses in postgraduate programs in engineering science & technology.

Students Intake at NIT Hamirpur

Students Intake
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur admitted 716 students to UG courses, 304 students to PG courses and 151 students to integrated PG courses in 2021, 579 students to UG, 255 students to PG and 120 students to integrated PG in 2020, and 552 students to UG and 120 students to integrated PG in 2019.
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Faculty
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur has 196 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 91.84% are Ph.D. holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:16, that is, one professor is available for every 16 students.

NIT Hamirpur Annual Expenditures

Capital Expenditure
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur spent Rs. 5.8 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which a whopping 44.75% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, a considerable 32.96% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, merely 0.37% spent on engineering workshops, and a decent 21.92% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 4.8 crores and it was around Rs. 4.1 crores in 2019. The spending as capital expenditure has been increased in 2021 compared to the last two years.
Operational Expenditure
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur spent over Rs. 77.8 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which a considerable 51.82% of its funds spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a considerable 48.01% of its funds spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 0.17% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops. Spending as operational expenditures were Rs. 49.6 crores in 2020 and Rs. 57.7 crores in 2019. The spending as operational expenditure has also been increased in 2021 when compared to the last two years.

NIT Hamirpur Research Details

Patents
As National Institute of Technology Hamirpur has good faculty and good infrastructure, it was able to file 3 patent applications in 2021, 2 patent applications in 2020, and 3 patent applications in 2019, however, it did get any patent.
Sponsored Projects
As National Institute of Technology Hamirpur has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 1.6 crores through the 38 sponsored research projects from 12 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 77 lakhs and Rs. 1.9 crores through 39 and 15 sponsored research projects from 14 and 6 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur received Rs. 2.7 crores through 231 consultancy projects from 74 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 3.4 and 1.9 crores through 334 and 490 consultancy projects from 43 and 25 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

NIT Hamirpur Graduations & Placements

UG Graduations & Placements
At National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, 509 students got admitted to UG degree courses and 94.3% of them graduated, of whom 58.06% got placements at top companies and 15 were selected for higher studies in 2021; a massive 90.51% of students graduated, of whom 82.75% got placements and 58 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and a huge 93.42% of students graduated, of whom 68.37% got placements and 34 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
Integrated PG Graduations & Placements
At integrated PG programs, a massive 91.59% of students graduated, of whom 73.47% got placements at top companies and none was selected for higher studies in 2021; a huge 96.67% of students graduated, of whom 83.33% got placements, and 4 were selected for higher studies in 2020.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG programs, 87.37% of students graduated, of whom 11.72% got placements at top companies and 28 were selected for higher studies in 2021; a significant 87.76% of students graduated, of whom 19.46% got placements, and 16 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 78.61% of students graduated, of whom 18.05% got placements and 14 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the Ph.D. research program, 218 students have been pursuing research studies till 2021, of whom 18 students graduated in 2021, and 21 and 32 students graduated in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates: Rs. 7.15 LPA in 2021, Rs. 5.62 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 5.5 LPA in 2019 at top companies.

Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 5.8 LPA in 2021, Rs. 5.87 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 4.65 LPA in 2019.

Median Salary of Integrated PG Graduates: Rs. 7.26 LPA in 2021 and Rs. 6.81 LPA in 2020.
The top recruiters of the NIT Hamirpur are Accenture, Anglo-Eastern Univan Group, Bloomberg, HSBC, Godrej, Capgemini, IBM, L&T Infotech, Maruti Suzuki, Infosys, Samsung, Oracle, Jio, SAP, Wipro, etc.

Students Diversity at NIT Hamirpur

At National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, a considerable number of 3252 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 82.84% are boys and 17.16% are girls, 1472 students are from within the state, a considerable number of 1762 students are from outside of the state, and remaining 18 students are from foreign countries.

Facilities on NIT Hamirpur Campus

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, hospitals, labs, libraries, cafeterias, sports, a computer center, a women’s cell, grievance cell, media cell, RTI cell, legal cell, banking, lifts/ramps, etc.

Annual Festivals at NIT Hamirpur

HILLFFAIR is the annual cultural festival of NIT Hamirpur celebrated for three days to bring out the talents of the students. It is the biggest cultural extravaganza in north India where enthralling dance choreographies, music performances, concerts, dramatics, national-level competitions, and numerous cultural events with the dell of the pastoral white peak mountains and the placid small-town environment leave no stone unturned in making the festival an unparalleled celebration of culture, education, and competition. Besides these, it celebrates the event titled ‘rediscovering our roots’ to reminisce and appreciate the cultural roots of India. NIMBUS is the annual technical festival celebrated at this campus where students from different branches come together to form a team and conduct technical workshops and learn and share their knowledge, due to this, students gain knowledge about all sorts of technologies with hands-on experience, and spread it around the campus for all other students to learn.

Accessibility

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur is in Himachal Pradesh which lies on Himalaya Mountain, however, some railway stations, notability, Una Railway Station which is at the distance of 67.1 km away, and Nangal Dam Railway Station which is at the distance of 85.8 km away from this institution are available. Besides these, Dharamsala Airport which is at a distance of 86 km is available for commuting to this institution for travel by air. Therefore, students from India and the world can commute to this institution.

How to Get Admission at NIT Hamirpur

For UG courses at NIT Hamirpur: Students who passed or appeared for the +2 exam can take Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main and should get the minimum cut-off mark/rank required at this institution. Admissions are given through JoSSA counseling.

For PG courses: Students who have 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. Admissions are given through CCMT counseling.

Fee Structure at NIT Hamirpur

Students need to pay Rs. 5,95,250 lakhs as fees for UG courses at NIT Hamirpur, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 7.15 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within a year.

NIT Hamirpur Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning, and Resources: NIT Hamirpur has a good faculty and good infrastructure for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 50.19%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: NIT Hamirpur has many distinguished professors and research scholars, but it scored 21.92%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As NIT Hamirpur has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 58.20%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.

Outreach and Inclusivity: NIT Hamirpur has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 46.54%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: NIT Hamirpur has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs, so it scored 11.59%, which is accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

NIT Hamirpur got 39.09% as an overall NIRF score and ranked at number 99.

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