National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal – 2021

National Institute of Technology Puducherry (NIT Puducherry) was sanctioned in 2009 by the Government of India as part of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-12) and started admission in 2010. It is one of the thirty-one NITs situated on 258 acres near village Poovam in Thiruvettakudy, Karaikal, nestled in the scenes of Karaikal, a coastal town in the basin of river Kaveri, and it is one among the ten new NITs in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Despite the new institution, National Institute of Technology Puducherry is committed to producing effective and responsible technocrats who can serve the nation on its journey to growth and prosperity.

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 National Institute of Technology Puducherry gave its reports.

Courses Offered at NIT Puducherry

National Institute of Technology Puducherry offers just 5 courses each in undergraduate and postgraduate programs in engineering science & technology, respectively.

Students Intake at NIT Puducherry

Students Intake
National Institute of Technology Puducherry admitted 240 students to UG courses and 35 students to PG courses in 2021 and 2020, respectively, and in 2019, it admitted 240 students to UG courses.
NIT Puducherry, Karaikal - 2021
Faculty
National Institute of Technology Puducherry has 58 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 77.59% are Ph.D. holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:15, that is, one professor is available for every 15 students.

NIT Puducherry Annual Expenditures

Capital Expenditure
National Institute of Technology Puducherry spent Rs. 4.79 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which a considerable 33.45% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, a fair 33.33% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, merely 0.04% spent on engineering workshops, and 33.18% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 3.15 crores and it was around Rs. 2.38 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 Puducherry spent over Rs. 14.91 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which a huge 75.32% of its funds spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a modest 23.51% of its funds spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 1.17% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops. Spending as operational expenditures were Rs. 7.6 crores in 2020 and Rs. 4.52 crores in 2019. The spending as operational expenditure has also been increased in 2021 when compared to the last two years.

NIT Puducherry Research Details

Patents Details
As National Institute of Technology Puducherry has good faculty and good infrastructure, it filed one patent application in 2021, however, none was granted.
Sponsored Projects
As National Institute of Technology Puducherry has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 59.64 lakhs through the 12 sponsored research projects from 10 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 1.06 and 1.03 crores through 17 and 10 sponsored research projects from 12 and 7 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects
National Institute of Technology Puducherry received Rs. 1.38 lakhs through 4 consultancy projects from the same number of 4 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 8.64 lakhs and Rs. 37,400 through 9 and 6 consultancy projects from 6 and 5 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

NIT Puducherry Graduations & Placements

UG Graduations & Placements
At National Institute of Technology Puducherry, a modest number of 91 students have been admitted to UG degree courses and all of them graduated, of whom 70.37% got placements at top companies and 10 were selected for higher studies in 2021; a massive 98.21% of students graduated, of whom 81.11% got placements and 20 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and a huge 91.67% of students graduated, of whom 54.54% got placements and 11 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PG Graduations & Placements
At PG programs, all of the students graduated, of whom 26.31% got placements at top companies and 5 were selected for higher studies in 2021; all of the students graduated and got placements in 2020, and the remaining 1 was selected for higher studies; and all students graduated, of whom 62.50% got placements and 1 was selected for higher studies in 2019.
Ph.D. Research Programme
In the Ph.D. research program, a considerable number of 88 students have been pursuing research studies till 2021, of whom 4 students have graduated in 2021 and 1 student graduated in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates: Rs. 6 LPA in each 2021 and also in 2020, and Rs. 5.4 LPA in 2019 at top companies.

Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 6.2 LPA in 2021, Rs. 6.5 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 6.4 LPA in 2019.
The top recruiters of the National Institute of Technology Puducherry are Samsung, Tejas Network, Envestnet, Sriram Values, Itron, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, Technicolor, Sapient, Trimble, IBM, L&T, Tata, etc., who are recruiting freshers at this institution for their companies.

Students Diversity at NIT Puducherry

At National Institute of Technology Puducherry, a modest 877 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 74.91% are boys and 25.09% are girls, 241 students are from within the state, a considerable number of 569 students are from outside of the state, and the remaining 67 students are from foreign countries.

Facilities on NIT Puducherry Campus

National Institute of Technology Puducherry has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, hospitals, labs, libraries, cafeterias, sports, lifts/ramps, etc.

Campus Festivals at NIT Puducherry

National Institute of Technology Puducherry celebrates the annual technical symposium GYANITH, where various expert workshops, intriguing tech events, and amusing fun events are organized to enthrall energetic students. Besides these, guest lectures and pro shows are organized to enkindle the interest of the students in engineering science & technology.

National Institute of Technology Puducherry celebrates ‘Le Ciel’ the annual cultural festival for three days in February where a spectrum of colorful cultural events are organized to make students enthralled, and it gives a platform to showcase their inner talent on the stage. Besides this, it celebrates Sports Day and International Yoga Day to make students fit physically and mentally.

Accessibility

National Institute of Technology Puducherry is in Karaikal Puducherry which is a remote coastal town, however, it has some railway stations in and around the area, notability, Karaikal Railway Station which is at a distance of 10.7 km away is available to commute to this institution by train. For air travel, Puducherry Airport which is at a distance of 130 km is available. Therefore, students from India and the world can commute to this institution.

How to Get Admission at NIT Puducherry

For UG courses at NIT Puducherry: Candidates who passed with a minimum of 50% 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. 50% of seats are allotted to students from Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe, and the other 50% of seats are allotted to students from all over India. Admissions are given through JoSSA counseling.

For PG courses: Candidates who have passed a bachelor’s degree in the respective stream with a minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 on a 10-point CGPA scale need to take GATE and should get valid GATE scores to get admission to this institution, and admissions are given through CCMT counseling.

Fee Structure at NIT Puducherry

Students need to pay Rs. 5.44 lakhs as fees for UG courses at NIT Puducherry, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 6 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within a year.

NIT Puducherry Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning, and Resources: NIT Puducherry has a good faculty and good infrastructure for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 52.36%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: NIT Puducherry has many distinguished professors and research scholars, however, it scored 5.42%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As NIT Puducherry has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 53.92%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.

Outreach and Inclusivity: NIT Puducherry has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 68.57%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: NIT Puducherry 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 6.83%, which is accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

NIT Puducherry got 35.66% as an overall NIRF score and ranked at number 144.

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