National Institute of Technology - [NITP], Patna

I completed my M.Tech in Microelectronics & VLSI Design from NIT Patna. From my specialization, NIT Patna students get selected in PSUs like BSNL, etc. But for PSUs, the students usually look towards cracking the GATE exam. 

Other than that, companies like AMD and STMicroelectronics offer internships to worthy students from Microelectronics & VLSI. The alumni network is quite strong in this M.Tech specialization, with its alumni having interned at STMicroelectronics, AMD, Infineon, Intel, IIT Hyderabad, and RRCAT. Some of the alumni work at organizations like General Motors, Cadence Noida and core companies in Japan. 

The faculty is quite good with dedicated members like Dr. Gaurav Kaushal, Dr. Bharat Gupta, and others.

At NIT Patna, or any other IITs and NITs, you are expected to work hard during your Masters’. I would recommend you set clear goals for yourself. Some Masters’ students decide to prepare for ESE/ PSUs while others sharpen their skills to get placed in a core company in the private sector.

NIT Patna is a decent choice for your CSE. The faculty isn’t top-notch and won’t really go out of their way to guide and support you. The curriculum is as challenging as any other Engineering institute.

The placements are witnessing an increase year on year. During 2021 placements, the highest package of 44 LPA was offered to a single student from B.Tech CSE by Adobe. Companies like Microsoft, Google, Samsung, and Amazon visit the campus for IT recruitment. IBM also recruits candidates from CSE. The average CTC during 2020 placements stood at INR 8.93 LPA for the CSE department. 

The campus life at NIT Patna isn’t really great and the infrastructure is also not the best. Patna, however, offers coaching facilities for CAT/ IES/ GATE aspirants. Also, the new Bihta campus of NIT Patna is expected to come into existence soon.

Overall, NIT Patna CSE is a decent choice. You will be responsible for enhancing and polishing your skills through online platforms.

First-year NIT Patna boys are allotted separate hostels with two/three-seater rooms. The rooms are not very great. There are single seater rooms also, but they are very small in number. There are three hostels for fresher boys- Sone Hostel Block A and B, Kosi Extension near Ganga Ghat, and Ganga Hostel. 

From the second year onwards, you will get a different hostel. There are mainly double-seater rooms in this one. Only 10 out of 500 rooms are four-seater. In this hostel, you will get to meet your seniors. 

The mess food isn’t good. Drinking water, common rooms, and washrooms are good. The premises have space where you can play underarm cricket, badminton and volleyball. In the fresher hostels, you won’t encounter any seniors. I don’t know much about the Girls’ hostel, just the name- Ganga Hostel.

Overall, the boys’ hostels are pretty average at NIT Patna. The senior hostel is comparatively better and new.

NIT Patna is the 3rd oldest Engineering college in India after IITR and College of Engineering, Pune. It became an NIT in 2004. It is known for its B.Tech Civil and M.Tech Water Resource Engineering programs. The list of notable alumni from NIT Patna includes- Nitish Kumar, P.A. Sangama, R.K. Sinha, and many IAS officers and other top professionals.

Top companies like HPCL, BPCL, Amazon, SnapDeal, Samsung, TATA Motors, Maruti Suzuki, and more visit the campus for placements. The college is working to improve its infrastructure, labs, and extracurricular facilities. Its placements are improving year on year.

NIT Patna has a small campus, however, its Bihta campus is expected to come into existence soon. This new campus will cover 125 acres of land. 

The student-teacher interaction at NITP is good. The faculties possess good knowledge of their field. Railway stations and airports are located near the campus, allowing for good connectivity. You can easily access coaching centers for GATE/ IES/CAT in Patna.

Overall, NIT Patna is a decent institute and it is upon you to make the most of your stay there.

These are some of the good things about NIT Patna that might convince you to become a part of this amazing college-

• Location- NITP is located on the banks of the Ganga which gives it positive vibes. 

• Infrastructure- The labs and study halls have all the facilities. The offices are always there to help the students and staff. The central library has a good collection of competitive, academic, and general books. It has high-speed Wi-Fi and AC.

• Transportation- Patna is well connected to various parts of India through road, rail, and air. You will always get an auto from outside the campus gate.

• Hostel- First-year boys get separate hostels. However, the rooms are two/ three-seater. This might be an inconvenience to some. Second year onwards, you will get Brahmaputra hostel which is new and good. It is a two-seater. Students from Patna itself might not get a hostel seat.

• Senior-Junior Interaction- The seniors are very supportive and friendly with their juniors. You’ll have a tech senior, your immediate senior with the same roll no. as you. This person will help you throughout your college life.

• Clubs- The college has cultural and technical clubs. The Civil department clubs are CESC and IWWA. HackSlash is a great club that conducts events and sessions on tech and coding.

• Placements- NIT Patna placements are getting higher with time. As of now, a CTC of 52 LPA has been offered in the Computer Science branch. Even EE, Civil, and Mechanical branches are getting good placements with median CTC touching 7.5 to 7.85 LPA. Core placements are improving as well.

NIT Patna will offer you facilities, opportunities, a healthy environment, and a platform to showcase your talent. But your success depends on the level of effort you put in.

NIT Patna 2023 placements are ongoing. 

As of now, 120+ recruiters have visited the campus for placements, and 609 students have received placements in total. The highest CTC offered is INR 52 LPA. The average CTC is INR 14 LPA and the lowest CTC is INR 7 LPA. ONGC, Bharat Electronics and Google are among the top recruiters for 2023 batch. 

The highest and median CTC for different Engineering branches are in this format-

Other top recruiters for NIT Patna 2023 placements include- Adobe, Amazon, Atlassian, Byju’s, Cashfree, CRED, Delhivery, Fastenal India, Fractal Analytics, IBM, etc.