National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra) was established in 1963 as a Regional Engineering College under a third five-year plan to produce the skilled manpower in engineering science & technology and to foster the integrity of the nation. It was started under the joint venture of the Government of India (GOI) and the Government of Haryana. In the beginning, it started functioning from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh and Thapar Institute of Technology, Patiala. In 1965, it started functioning at its present campus. In 2002, it was accredited as a deemed university by the GOI and renamed as National Institute of Technology.
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 NIT Kurukshetra gave its reports.
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 NIT Kurukshetra gave its reports.
Students Intake at NIT Kurukshetra
Students Intake
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra gave admission to 965 students at UG and 523 students at PG in 2021; In 2020, it admitted 862 students at UG and 458 students at PG. In 2019, it admitted 832 students at UG.
Faculty
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra has 241 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 62.24% are PhD holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:17, that is, one professor is available for every 17 students.
NIT Kurukshetra Annual Expenditures
Capital Expenditure
In the year 2021, NIT Kurukshetra spent Rs. 34 crores as a capital expenditure, of which it spent 5.84% on procuring books, journals and e-resources for the library, 12.82% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, 10.35% on engineering workshop, and whopping 71.99% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 111 crores, and in 2019, it was around Rs. 22 crores.
Operational Expenditure
In 2021, NIT Kurukshetra spent over Rs. 138 crores as an operational expenditure, of which it spent 71.36% on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, 27.56% spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 1.08% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure was Rs. 128 crores in 2020 and Rs. 99 crores in 2019. The spending as an operational expenditure is increasing in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
NIT Kurukshetra Research Details
Patents
Since National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra has a good faculty and good infrastructures, it was able to file 3 patents in 2021 and got none, however, it did not file any patents in the last two years, but got 2 patents in 2020 and 1 patent in 2019.
Sponsored Projects
NIT Kurukshetra 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. 1.5 crores through the 42 sponsored research projects from 16 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 1.85 and Rs. 1.83 crores through 46 and 35 sponsored research projects from 14 and 12 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
NIT Kurukshetra received Rs. 7.35 crores through 2043 consultancy projects from 2000 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 7.06 and Rs. 6.25 crores through 1905 and 1743 consultancy projects from 2000 companies each in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
NIT Kurukshetra Graduations & Placements
UG Graduations & Placements
At NIT Kurukshetra, 776 students who were admitted to UG degree courses, of whom 91.11% were awarded graduations and 79.96% got placements at top companies and 178 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 84.62% students were awarded graduations, of whom 94.92% got placements and 150 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 83.51% students were awarded graduations, of whom 90.86% got placements and 65 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At NIT Kurukshetra at PG programmes, 71.88% students were awarded graduations, of whom 42% got placements at top companies and 75 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 83.88% students were awarded graduations, of whom 51.1% got placements and 35 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 77.11% students were awarded graduations, of whom 41.83% got placements and 32 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the PhD research programme, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra admitted 478 students to research studies, of whom 45 were awarded graduations in 2021, and 71 and 58 students were awarded graduations in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduation; UG graduates got Rs. 8 LPA in 2021, Rs. 6.5 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 6.5 LPA in 2019 at top companies.
Median Salary of PG Graduation Rs. 6.5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 5.25 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 5 LPA in 2019.
Median Salary of PG Graduation Rs. 6.5 LPA in 2021, Rs. 5.25 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 5 LPA in 2019.
Many national and international companies such as TCS, Google, TechFest, Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Mood Indigo, Facebook, Spring Festival, Aakash Institute, Adani Group, Adobe, AIS, AL, Cypress, DBS Bank, etc., are absorbing graduates from NIT Kurukshetra for their companies.
Students Diversity at NIT Kurukshetra
There are 4226 students currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 85.09% are boys and 14.91% are girls, 1773 students are from within the state, 2371 from outside of the state and 82 from foreign countries.
Facilities on NIT Kurukshetra Campus
NIT Kurukshetra has a lot of facilities that students can use. It has hostels, hospitals, wi-fi campus, gym, cafeteria, sports complex, auditorium, lift/ramp, etc.
Campus Festivals at NIT Kurukshetra
Confluence is the annual cultural festival popularly known as Conflu being celebrated for 4 days where 15000 students from 60 colleges are being participated. In this festival, many activities and events like singing, dancing, solo instrument playing, fashion show, etc., are being organised, and eminent personalities participated and honoured this festival.
Techspardha is the annual techfest where workshops on various topics like coding are being conducted to update the students’ knowledge on current trending technologies.
Techspardha is the annual techfest where workshops on various topics like coding are being conducted to update the students’ knowledge on current trending technologies.
Accessibility
NIT Kurukshetra is 160 kms away from New Delhi where many major railway stations like NDLS, Delhi Railway Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station are available, and Kurukshetra Railway Station 6 kms away from this institution is also available. For air travelling, Chandigarh International Airport is available, which is at a distance of 101 kms. So, students from anywhere can commute to this institution.
How to Get Admission at NIT Kurukshetra
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 NIT Kurukshetra:
For UG courses at NIT Kurukshetra: 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.
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.
For UG courses at NIT Kurukshetra: 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.
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.
Fee Structure at NIT Kurukshetra
Students need to pay Rs. 5.84 lakhs as fees for UG courses at NIT Kurukshetra, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 8 LPA at top companies and they can earn back this amount within a year.
NIT Kurukshetra Scores by NIRF
Teaching, Learning and Resources: NIT Kurukshetra has a good faculty and better infrastructures for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 62.2%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: NIT Kurukshetra has many distinguished professors and research scholars, so it scored 40.64%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As NIT Kurukshetra has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 62.01%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: NIT Kurukshetra has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 53.66%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Perception: NIT Kurukshetra 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 gotten much attention among the public as of now, so it scored 19.73% in NIRF grading, NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
