NIT Jalandhar News & Updates 2026: Notifications, Notice, Result

NIT GATE Cutoff 2026: The GATE 2026 cutoff for NIT will be released at ccmt.admissions.nic.in in the form of opening and closing ranks. The NIT GATE cutoff 2026 is the cutoff mark that students must score to get NIT M.Tech admission. The highest NIT cutoff for MTech admission ranges from 800-850 each year, with the lowest cutoff being 350-400. However, scoring between 600-700 in the GATE exam is considered satisfactory, as it will put you in a good position to secure NIT MTech admission. The NIT MTech cutoff for top NITs like NIT Trichy, NIT Warangal, and NIT Surathkal is usually higher than that of newly established NITs. The expected NIT Trichy GATE cutoff ranges between 700 to 800 for general students and 200 to 400 for SC/ST students. Whereas the expected GATE 2026 cutoff for newly established NIT Goa ranges between 400 to 700 for general students and 200 to 350 for SC/ST/ students. Till the GATE 2026 cutoff, IIT NIT is not available; you can check out the expected NIT GATE cutoff 2026 and the previous year's NIT cutoff GATE on this page.

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NIT placements and NIT packages are considered among the best for students in the field of engineering. NITs are known for offering hefty packages across various streams, particularly to engineering graduates during their placements. Based on the predictions, the NIT average package in 2026 is expected to be around INR 60 to 80 LPA. Last year, the highest package of NIT Jamshedpur was INR 82 LPA, followed by the highest package in NIT Warangal at INR 64.3 LPA. 

Looking for top engineering colleges in North India? There are various top engineering colleges in India that you can pick based on the score you get in JEE Main and JEE Advanced 2026. Some of these top engineering colleges in North India are IITs and NITs. There are various courses that these colleges offer and choosing the right branch in engineering is as important as choosing the right college. If you are targeting IITs, then you will have to clear JEE Main as well as JEE Advanced. To get an idea of the score you need to get, check the JEE Advanced opening and closing ranks at old IITs and new IITs.

NIT B.Tech Fee Structure 2026: The fee structure for B.Tech typically includes a tuition fee ranging from Rs 62,500 to Rs 1,25,000 per semester. While VNIT Nagpur charges the highest NIT fees for BTech around Rs 1,25,000 per semester, most NITs have a semester fee of approximately Rs 62,500. Apart from the NIT fees for 4 years BTech, students are also required to pay additional expenses such as hostel fees, mess charges, and one-time admission fees. These charges may vary based on different NITs, individual requirements, and student categories. Moreover, students from families with an annual income below 1–5 LPA can apply for financial aid and grants. The NIT Council determines the NIT fee structure applicable across institutes. In this article, we will be discussing the NITs B.Tech fee structure seat matrix in detail, covering tuition, academic costs, NIT total fees for 4 years with hostel, etc.

The IIT Bombay placement package report 2026 has not been released yet. As per the details, the average package and median packages offered during IIT Bombay placements 2025 were INR 23.5 LPA and INR 17.92 LPA, respectively. In addition, the overall placement rate recorded during IIT Bombay placements 2025 was 74.53%. Other than this, the overall placement rate recorded during BTech and Dual Degree (BTech + MTech) placements 2025 was 83.39% and 79.16%, respectively. Whereas under the MTech course, 415 students were placed out of 497 participating students with a recorded placement rate of 83.5%.

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You are already above the average range if your score in JEE Main 2026 is 140 marks. As per predictions by Mahima Gupta - "140 marks in JEE Mains 2026 means a percentile score of 95.8-98.5, which treanslates to a rank of around 61,750-22,500. At this score, you definitely have a better chance to study at respectable engineering colleges, including some of the newer/ lesser NITs, like NIT Srinagar, NIT Puducherry, NIT Mizoram and others." But, since the introduction of percentiles in JEE exams, scoring above a required point is mandatory, as AIR will correspond to that mark only.

With the increase in the level of competition, limited number of seats in the top notch colleges and high cutoff range for streams like agriculture, pharmacy and engineering, students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh face humongous pressure to secure a correct path for higher education. In the competitive landscape, the EAMCET exam has become a lifeline, a true guiding force for students from these two states to secure a seat in renowned colleges. Unlike the major national level engineering and medical exams like JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, NEET, the EAMCET exams give a fair and region based platform for every test taker to secure their future through professional education. Moreover, admission based on this exam not only imparts quality education but at the same time ensures that the educational costs are affordable, transparent in nature and merit based. 

After the completion of the first four exam days of JEE Main 2026 Session 1 (January 21 to January 24), a clear picture of paper difficulty has started to form. While no shift can be called “easy,” based on student feedback, teacher reviews, and early exam analysis, some shifts were clearly more challenging than others.

Based on the analysis provided by the exam takers, the Chemistry section in JEE Main session 1 2026 posed difficulty. While it is generally perceived as “easier” than Mathematics, some shifts were significantly tougher for the students. The reason for this is that the exam included lengthy, statement-based questions. Not only were those questions time-consuming, but they also required the students to verify multiple facts before choosing an answer. Talking about the topics that held the most weightage and were time-consuming at the same time, they included Coordination Compounds, Thermodynamics, and General Organic Chemistry. In this article, we will discuss several factors due to which the students find JEE Main 2026 Chemistry tough.
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