National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Overview

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (also known as NIT Trichy or NITT) is a public technical and research university located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1964, it is one of India’s oldest technical universities and is located in an 800-acre campus. The university is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 and is one of the members of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) system.

The university focuses exclusively on science, technology, engineering, management, and architecture. A total of 6,358 students are part of the institution with a faculty strength of 246. It ranks first among the NITs by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (2020), and 24^thoverall in India.

Campus

Situated on an 800-acre campus, NIT Trichy has one of the largest academic campuses in India. The institute’s academic facilities are located in the southern half of the campus which include the department buildings, laboratories and workshops, lecture halls, computer centres and the central library. The campus has separate buildings for the departments of nine engineering, architecture, management, computer applications, energy and environment engineering, each department having its own library.

The central library houses more than one lakh resources including books, periodicals and journals in print and electronic format. The “Octagon” is the computer centre and houses the computer support group. The “Orion” is the lecture hall complex for the undergraduate students comprising 24 large lecture halls, each with a capacity of 200 students equipped with projectors and televisions. The old lecture hall complex which has forty lecture halls is currently used for the academic classes and lectures for first-year undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students.

Other facilities offered within the NIT Trichy campus include residential facilities: hostels and mess, guest houses and quarters, a hospital, shopping centre, multiple cafeterias, security provisions, transport and other campus communication services.

Sports facilities on campus include a physical education/sports centre and swimming pool.

Academics

Undergraduate Courses:

B.Arch.

Postgraduate Courses:

M.C.A.

M.A. – English (Language and Literature)

M.S. (By Research) – All Engineering Departments

Placements:

The NIT Trichy placement cell aims to nurture industry-institute interaction by organizing and coordinating individual expert counselling, frequent industrial visits, in-plant training and projects of industrial relevance for the students. It organizes and coordinates campus placement program every year to fulfil its commitment of a job to every aspirant, making available the updated database and job profile of nearly 500 companies in its database which help each student analyse and choose company of their interest.

Over 220 companies participate in the placement process every year. The average compensation during the current year is over Rs.6 lakhs with the highest being $125,000 per annum (one of the three selected from all over India is from NITT; the other two being from IITs). The institute enjoys best placements when it comes to PG programmes. The placement procedure is as follows:

NIT Trichy invites companies to participate in its placement drives.
Invited companies analyse and respond on the response sheet and sends it to the institute to make their recruitment needs available to the university and students.
Pre-placement talks are conducted, and interested students are asked to fill out applications with their resumes.
The placement selections are then conducted where various companies carry out written tests, group discussions and/or personal interviews. Students clearing all placement rounds are then sent offer letters by the companies.

2020 placement highlights: A total of 220 companies participated in the 2020 placement drive where 92% undergraduate and 87.1% postgraduate students were placed. The average CTC stood at INR 6 LPA for 5-year UGs, INR 9 LPA for 4-year UGs, INR 10 LPA for 3-year PGs and INR 6.1 LPA for 2-year PGs. Top recruiters who participated in the placement drive included Yahoo, Wipro, Volvo, HCL, Godrej, Ford, HP and HDFC Bank.

General Information

Accomodation
Yes

Library
Yes

Transportation
Yes

Student Mix
Men and women

No of Students
6,358

Campus Size
800 acres

Labs
Yes

Internet Wi-Fi
Yes

Sports
Basketball, Cricket, Football

Admission

Undergraduate Admissions- B.Tech. and B.Arch.

Selection Criteria: JEE Main score/rank.

Eligibility: 10+2 with PCM from a recognised board with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates must register and appear for the JEE Main exams.
After the publication of results and securing an all-India rank, candidates must register and participate in the JoSAA counselling process where they should select NIT Trichy as their first preference.
Candidates allotted seats may proceed with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Postgraduate Admissions- M.Tech., M.Arch. and M.S. (by research)

Selection Criteria: GATE scores.

Eligibility: B.Tech./B.Arch. degree in relevant specialisation from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates must register and appear for the GATE exams.
After the publication of results, candidates securing the qualifying GATE scores must register and participate in the CCMT counselling process where they should select NIT Trichy as their first preference.
Candidates allotted seats may proceed with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Postgraduate Admissions- M.Sc.

Selection Criteria: IIT-JAM score.

Eligibility: B.Sc. degree in relevant specialisation from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates must register and appear for the IIT-JAM exams.
After the publication of results, candidates securing the qualifying IIT-JAM scores must register and participate in the CCMN counselling process where they should select NIT Trichy as their first preference.
Candidates allotted seats may proceed with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Postgraduate Admissions- M.B.A.

Selection Criteria: CAT score and performance in group discussion and personal interview.

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline/specialisation from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates must register for CAT from the official website by filling out the CAT application form, selecting the NIT Trichy programme along with the submission of required documents and payment of application fees.
After appearing for CAT, NIT Trichy will declare cut-offs. Candidates meeting the cut-offs will be shortlisted to appear for the group discussion and personal interview.
Candidates will be offered admission based on their CAT score, performance in the group discussion and personal interview, work experience and academic records. Candidates allotted seats may proceed with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Postgraduate Admissions- M.C.A.

Selection Criteria: NIMCET scores.

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline/specialisation from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates must register for NIMCET by filling out the application form along with the submission of required documents and payment of application fees.
After securing a valid NIMCET rank, candidates will have to apply to NIT Trichy from the official website and attend the counselling process.
Candidates will be offered admission based on the NIMCET cut-off ranks. Candidates allotted seats may proceed with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Doctoral Admissions- Ph.D.

Selection Criteria: Written test score and performance in personal interview.

Eligibility: Master’s degree in relevant discipline/specialisation from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 60% marks.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates must register for admission by filling up the online application form from the official website along with the submission of required documents and payment of application fees.
Candidates must appear for the written test, which is followed by a personal interview.
Candidates will be offered admission on the basis of written test score and performance in personal interview, their application profile, academic records and work and research experience. Selected candidates may proceed with the verification of documents and payment of fees to confirm their admission.

Fees: Please contact the university for detailed information on the fee structure.

Achievement

NIT Trichy was declared as an institute of national importance by the Government of India in 2007.In 2015, it was titled as the “Best Industry-linked centrally funded technical institution in India” by the Confederation of Indian Industry. In 2017, it was named as the “University of the Year” in the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry awards.

It ranks first among the NITs by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, 24^thoverall in India, eighth for architecture, ninth for engineering and 35th for management in 2020.

The QS World University Rankings ranked NIT Trichy 251-260 in Asia in 2021 and 126 among BRICS nations in 2019 rankings. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the institute 1001+ globally, 301-350 among universities of emerging economies and 251-300 among universities of Asia in 2021 rankings.

Accommodation

The institute provides excellent accommodation to its students. Residential facilities include hostels and mess, guest houses and quarters, a hospital, shopping centre, multiple cafeterias, security provisions, transport and other campus communication services.