The answer to this question depends on your interpretation of a good placement.
If you are looking for a decent core/ non core job, NIT Jamshedpur Civil won’t disappoint you. However, if you are looking for very high packages from top brands, you’ll be disappointed. In fact, any core branch (civil, mechanical, electrical, production, metallurgy etc.), won’t fetch you high packages. This can happen only if you have graduated from an old IIT, BITS Pilani, or any other top Engineering college.
For 2023, CE saw 97.29% placements and an average CTC of INR 9.57 LPA.
One can’t assess placement figures correctly through the average package. High salary offers for a handful of students inflate the entire figure. Try to research the future prospects of Civil, and explore your interests.
But overall, the placements are quite good at the Civil department of NIT Jamshedpur. You can expect plenty of offers and a decent salary package.
B.Tech Civil students get good placement opportunities at decent core companies at NIT Jamshedpur. A good number of non core companies also visit the department for placements.
But by ‘good’ I do not mean very high packages that you can boast of. If this is what you are looking for, you’ll be disappointed. Core branches like Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy and Civil receive decent placements. One can expect very high packages in these branches when studying at top rated institutes like the old IITs and BITS Pilani.
L&T, St.Gobain, Bridge and Roof Corp, Vedanta and ECC offer decent packages to B.Tech Civil students. Most analytics firms allow Civil students to sit for placements, and offer decent packages as well. Capgemini is among the IT firms which allow Civil students, and offer decent packages. BPCL offers comparatively high packages, but allows only top 5 students to apply. JUSCO visits every 2-3 years and offers high packages.
Last year, 97.29% students were successfully placed from B.Tech Civil during NIT Jamshedpur placements. The highest package for the branch was 20 LPA, and the average package was 9.57 LPA.
Instead of just looking at the placement stats, you should also consider your interests and the future prospects of a branch before stepping into it.
NIT Allahabad is a better choice than NIT Jamshedpur, especially for CSE. If you are not getting CSE, try going for IT because the branches are somewhat similar. Moreover, NIT Allahabad has options for internal sliding too so you can try your luck there. Chances of sliding to CSE are rare so you can try going for IT instead.
Also, If you are considering joining a core branch, except CSE, IT, and ECE, remember that you will have to appear for GATE in the last year to get a job in PSUs.
Particulars |
NIT Jamshedpur |
NIT Allahabad |
Fees |
INR 1.88 Lakhs (BTech 1st Year Fees) |
INR 84,666 (1st Year Fees) |
Ranking by NIRF (BTech) |
101 out of 200 colleges in 2023 |
17 out of 131 in India 2023 |
Highest CTC |
INR 83 LPA |
INR 1.35 CPA |
Average CTC |
INR 15.98 LPA |
- |
Top Recruiters |
Alstom, Tata Motors, Tata Cummins, KPMG, Adobe, etc |
Adobe, Country Delight, D.E. Shaw, Cognizant, Ericsson, Maruti Suzuki, etc |
From the above table, it can be inferred that NIT Allahabad has better placements and lower fees than NIT Jamshedpur. So it's a better choice than NIT Jamshedpur.
Assuming that you belong to the General category and completed your XII board from a school located in Jharkhand, you will be eligible for the Home State (HS) quota.
NIT Jamshedpur, JEE-Main Cutoff 2023 for General Category is listed below
Courses |
2023 Cutoff By Rank |
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering |
10250 |
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering |
17169 |
B.Tech Electrical Engineering |
23278 |
B.Tech Engineering and Computational Mechanics |
25645 |
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering |
32602 |
B.Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
43898 |
B.Tech Civil Engineering |
44282 |
B.Tech Industrial & Production Engineering |
47126 |
You need to score marks above 100 in Jee Mains to get into NIT Jamshedpur. With these marks, you will be getting the least preferred branches like Production, Metallurgy, and Civil branches. For ECE, EEE, Mechanical, and CSE you will need to score marks in the range of 120-160.
Between these comparisons, NIT Jamshedpur is far better than IIEST Shibpur. However, the considerations can be made for the following facts:
As per MHRD Rankings, NIT Jamshedpur is ahead of IIEST Shibpur. Thus, there is something mapping considering the oldness of an institute with its goodness. If this fact is true, then many colleges would be better rather the best than the renowned IITs.
The main thing is that the ultimate reputation and the growth of an institute generally depend on its alumni as well as funds that it gets from the Government because these two things are needed to make sure a good faculty structures.
The following table gives a brief overview of these two institutes
Criteria |
NIT Jamshedpur |
IIEST Shibpur |
Become NIT |
2002 |
2014 |
Placement Statistics |
90% |
80% |
Highest CTC |
12 LPA |
9 LPA |
Lowest CTC |
3.5 LPA |
4.2 LPA |
IIEST is a more research-driven college like IISER, and 4 years Engineering Degree does not procure from this institute. Thereby, it is completely meaningless to go for 5 years course despite being interested in doing a Ph.D. in later years.
Fees at IIEST are more, as it offers one-year extra study. Most importantly, IIEST cannot be an IIT, as there is already one IIT (Kharagpur IIT) in the state, and Modi Government already declared that there would be only IIT in one state. Besides, Jadavpur is considered a competitor if there is a chance to set up another IIT in the state.
Considering the above facts, the recommendation should be given for NIT Jamshedpur as it the best alternatives.
Here is a one-to-one comparative analysis of NIT Silchar and NIT Jamshedpur based on these aspects
Placements: The placement scenario is slightly better at NIT Jamshedpur than at NIT Silchar. Last year the average package for NIT Jamshedpur stood at INR 14.72 LPA while that of NIT Silchar stood at INR 13.58 LPA.
Campus life: NIT Jamshedpur has a very monotonous and inactive college life whereas NIT Silchar is known to have quite a dynamic campus life with many clubs and societies.
Infrastructure: NIT Jamshedpur has very poor infrastructure. Apart from the newly established hostels and a newly constructed grand academic building, there is nothing more to the college's infrastructure. NIT Silchar on the other hand has top-notch infrastructure with many facilities such as gymkhana, student activity center, auditorium, and other sports facilities. It has a very lush green campus that is heaven for nature lovers.
In all, NIT Jamshedpur and NIT Silchar offer similar job opportunities but NIT Silchar has slightly better campus life and infrastructure.
The details about the food facilities in NIT Jamshedpur are as mentioned below.
Mess Food Facilities
Canteen Food Facilities
Private owners
These are the several food facilities you will acquire in and outside of the campus.
The recently constructed Mega Hostels are home to all freshers of NIT Jamshedpur. These hostels are the best as they have modern facilities, unlike the old hostels. The building is 6 stories with around 800 rooms, and every student gets a single occupancy room.
A typical room in NIT Jamshedpur Mega hostel has a balcony, two cupboards, a bed, a study table, a chair, a tube light, a bracket lamp, and a ceiling fan.
Here is what this hostel looks like through some pictures:
Open gallery outside Hostel J
Mega Hostels are allotted only to boys. Girls are allotted RLB Hostel or BR Ambedkar Hostel, next to the Computer Centre.
Among these, NIT Jamshedpur is better. Being a centrally funded institute it offers better facilities. It has better brand recognition and industry presence. NIT Jamshedpur placements are excellent. The 2022 batch received an average CTC of around INR 13.2 LPA. Goldman Sachs, TATA Group, Amazon, etc. were some of the major recruiters to take part in the campus recruitment.
Compared to BIT Sindri, NIT Jamshedpur will offer you better academics, facilities, and placements.
The mechanical branch is ranked second in terms of placement at NIT Jamshedpur. The fact that it is located in the heart of the state of Jharkhand, helps the campus a great deal. It has easy accessibility via flights, trains, and buses from any part of the country.
Moreover, the infrastructure and the facilities on campus are developing at a rapid rate and the campus is remarkably grown and expanded ever since its inception.