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NIT Delhi is among the top ranking NIT colleges in the country. Find all the information which includes ranking, placement, cutoffs, fees and much more in this article.
National Institute of Technology Delhi, abbreviated NIT Delhi or NITD, is a public engineering college located in Delhi and is one of the 31 NITs in India. Now declared as an institute of national importance, it is one of the 10 NITs established during the 11th five-year plan by MHRD.
The institute started functioning in 2010-11, offering three undergraduate B. Tech. degree programs. For the first two years, the academic activities of NIT Delhi were carried out in its mentor institute, NIT Warangal and then it moved to its temporary campus at Dwarka, Delhi in 2012. Currently, the institute is functioning at the temporary campus at IAMR, Sector 7, Narela.
This article provides all the necessary information about NIT Delhi.
Points Covered in this article
- Location
- Important Dates
- Admission Procedure
- Courses Offered
- Seat Matrix
- Cut-offs
- Academics
- Fee Structure
- Fee Waiver
- Campus
- Research Opportunities
- Placements
- Ranking
- Student Life
Location
National Institute of Technology Delhi is being run from its transit campus located in Narela sub-city of North-west Delhi district of NCT. It is well connected by rail, road. The nearest Metro station is Jahangirpuri (16.2 km) on yellow line of Delhi Metro rail system, whereas the airport is located at a distance of 38.2 km, which takes nearly 1 hour by road.
The location has a good living environment with a nearby market where almost all the basic amenities are easily available.
Important Dates
In this section, you can find all the important dates in the NIT Delhi admissions event calendar.
NIT Delhi Admission Dates 2018
| Events | Dates |
| Schedule for JEE Main | |
| Availability of Admission Form | 1st December 2017 |
| Deadline to fill the Admission Form | 1st January 2018 |
| Admit Card Availability | 12th March 2018 |
| Entrance Date (Offline Mode) | 8th April 2018 |
| Entrance Date (Online Mode) | 15th & 16th April 2018 |
| Result Declaration | 30th April 2018 |
| Schedule for JoSAA Counselling (Tentative) | |
| Submission of Results by CBSE to JoSAA | 3rd week of June 2018 |
| Registration by Candidates & Choice Filling | Last week of June 2018 |
| Seat Allocation (Phase 1) | Last week of June 2018 |
| Acceptance of Seats, Display of Filled Seats, Vacant Seat Status | First week of July 2018 |
| Seat Allocation (Phase 2) | First week of July 2018 |
| Acceptance of Seats, Display of Filled Seats, Vacant Seat Status | After the second round of seat acceptance |
| Academic Session Starts | The fourth week of July 2018 |
Admission Procedure
Students are admitted to the undergraduate programs on the basis of their score in Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) – Mains conducted by the MHRD’s Central Board of Secondary Education. This exam is conducted every year during the first week of April and the admission process starts in the month of June. The admission process for all the Indian nationals takes place through the common portal of Joint Seat Allocation Authority. Fifty percent of seats are reserved under Home State category for Delhi and Chandigarh students. The remaining fifty percent seats are filled by students from other states.
How to apply?
- Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) is the common platform through which admission to IITs, NITs, and other GFTIs will take place, so the admission process will start only after the results of JEE Advanced are announced.
- Once the portal is opened for the students, the students first have to register themselves and fill the choices for the colleges in the order of preference within the stipulated time frame. After that, there will be a mock seat allocation displaying the colleges that the student might get based on the choices filled.
- After the mock seat allocation, the students will have one another and final opportunity to edit the choices filled. After that, there will be around 6 rounds of seat allotment.
- After each round, the students have to report to the respective reporting centers with the necessary documents and the fill the form of seat acceptance, wherein they will have to state whether they want the ‘Freeze’, ‘Slide’ or ‘Float’ option. Details on each of these options can be obtained here.
- After all the rounds of seat allotment, the students directly have to report to the institute they have been allotted, during any of the 3 days of reporting time specified and failing to do so might result in cancellation of their admission.
- The relevant information and dates related to JEE 2017 counselling can be obtained here.
Admission for foreign nationals is carried out by Direct Admission for Students Abroad (DASA) under the MHRD. The admissions are on the basis of the SAT score of the eligible candidates. The number of seats available for foreign nationals in each branch at NIT Delhi is 4 and these are over and above the intake (currently 60) of each branch.
Admissions to the M. Tech. Programs are made on the basis of their performance in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs –
The Institute offers four-year bachelor degree programs in following fields of engineering-
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Each of the undergraduate programs admits 60 students with 30 from the home state quota and the rest 30 from other state quotas. The home state quota for NIT Delhi includes the region of Delhi and the union territory of Chandigarh.
Post-Graduate Programs –
The Institute offers two-year master degree programs in following fields of engineering-
- Electronics and Communication Engineering [2013-2014]
- Computer Science and Engineering (Analytics) [2014-2015]
- Mechanical Engineering (CAD/CAM) [2016-2017]
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Power Electronics and Drives) [2017-2018]
- Electronics and Communication Engineering (VLSI) [2017-2018]
- Applied Sciences (Smart Materials and Technology) [2017-2018]
Doctorate programs
The Institute offers Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree programs in following fields of engineering and sciences-
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Applied Sciences
- Humanities and Management
Seat Matrix
| Academic Program Name | OPEN | OPEN-PwD | SC | SC-PwD | ST | ST-PwD | OBC-NCL | OBC-NCL-PwD | Total | State/All India Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | DELHI (NCT), CHANDIGARH (UT) |
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 30 | Other Than DELHI (NCT), CHANDIGARH (UT) |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | DELHI (NCT), CHANDIGARH (UT) |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | Other Than DELHI (NCT), CHANDIGARH (UT) |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | DELHI (NCT), CHANDIGARH (UT) |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 30 | Other Than DELHI (NCT), CHANDIGARH (UT) |
| Total Seats | 89 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 180 |
NIT Delhi CUT-OFFS 2017
This section provides with the information of the opening and closing ranks of various courses offered in the undergraduate program.
The following table contains the category-wise opening and closing ranks for the various courses offered at NIT Delhi.
JEE Main 2017 Cut-Off for NIT Delhi
| Course Name | Category | Home State | Other State | ||
| Opening Rank | Closing Rank | Opening Rank | Closing Rank | ||
| Computer Science & Engineering | General | 3287 | 11564 | 3421 | 7816 |
| OBC/NCL | 2076 | 3822 | 1764 | 6742 | |
| SC | 491 | 3403 | 785 | 1530 | |
| ST | 818 | 4014 | 342 | 716 | |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering | General | 7612 | 22111 | 5289 | 14945 |
| OBC/NCL | 4002 | 7519 | 2412 | 11662 | |
| SC | 722 | 5952 | 1325 | 2800 | |
| ST | 1451 | 6320 | 354 | 833 | |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | General | 4158 | 18470 | 6204 | 12094 |
| OBC/NCL | 3514 | 6575 | 2456 | 9995 | |
| SC | 1735 | 5410 | 1050 | 2585 | |
| ST | 1974 | 6106 | 547 | 843 | |
NIT Delhi- JEE Main 2016 Cut-Off
| Course Name | Category | Home State | Other State |
| Closing Rank | Closing Rank | ||
| Computer Science & Engineering | General | 11375 | 5426 |
| OBC/NCL | 7840 | 1840 | |
| SC | 4838 | 950 | |
| ST | 4486 | 383 | |
| Electrical & Electronics Engineering | General | 19138 | 12903 |
| OBC/NCL | 13557 | 4167 | |
| SC | 6093 | 1437 | |
| ST | 4512 | 354 | |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | General | 17429 | 9078 |
| OBC/NCL | 12958 | 2804 | |
| SC | 5683 | 2105 | |
| ST | 4577 | 499 |
Academics at NIT Delhi
NIT Delhi offers only engineering degree in undergraduate, graduate and doctorate level. In the undergraduate level, the bachelor’s degree is offered in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The student intake in each of these branches was around 40-50 and from the academic year 2013-14, the intake in each undergraduate program was increased to 60.
The institute also offers masters’ degree and Ph. D. in the above streams and the student intake in the postgraduate programs is 15 each.
The NIT Delhi Campus
As already mentioned, when established, the academic activities were carried out in the National Institute of Technology, Warangal. Then it was shifted later to a temporary campus at Dwarka, New Delhi in August 2012. Currently, the institute is functioning from the temporary campus at IAMR campus, sector 7, Narela. The construction of permanent campus is going on in full swing and will be completed soon. The facilities that the current campus provides are :
Classrooms
The classrooms in NIT Delhi are well structured and are equipped with all modern facilities which are must for empowering young minds. These are equipped with electric projector screens apart from the basic necessities of a classroom. Classrooms are equipped with all modern technologies like
- Nine classrooms equipped with Multimedia Projectors
- Facility of Electronic Notice Board Capable to derive Electronic Wall in Future
- IP Camera Surveillance
- E-podium with a facility of Audio Video Recording
Library
The Central Library, NIT Delhi was established in June 2012 in Dwarka. It moved to its present location IAMR Campus, Narela Institutional Area in February 2014. It is housed on the first floor of the building. All the faculty members, students, and staff of the Institute can access all the library facilities and services. The library is growing rapidly with an appreciable increase in number and type of collection to serve the information needs of the masses in the field of Engineering, Science & Technology. It has very good reading room facility with proper ventilation and natural lighting. The automation of library services is through an RFID library card.
Computer Center
A computer center was established in February 2014 which maintains and manages the Wi-Fi facility through rack-mounted blade servers in the campus having High speed (single mode) fiber backbone, managed by Layer 4 Switches providing 250 Mbit/s (1:1) bandwidth Speed.
Laboratories
With the planned schedule of classes which is already underway, the laboratories are providing controlled conditions for conducting research, experiments, and measurements. The Institute is equipped with 8 laboratories in all, namely:
- Integrated Electronics and Communication Lab
- Electronic Design and Automation Lab (Equipped with 12 Pcs)
- Basic Electrical and Electronics Lab
- Engineering Drawing Lab (under Development)
- Physics Lab
- Chemistry Lab (Under Development)
- Programming Lab
- Computer Lab I, (Equipped with 45 i7 Pcs)
- Computer Lab II, (Equipped with 30 i7 Pcs)
Sports Facilities
The college has a sports department with arrangements for several indoor and outdoor games. Indoor games include badminton, table tennis, carom, and chess. Outdoor games include cricket, football, and basketball. There are grounds for football and volleyball along with a cricket pitch and basketball court.
Hostel
NIT Delhi provides well-furnished hostel facility to many outstation candidates. The boys’ hostels are located in the main campus of the Institute in Narela, while the girls’ hostel is located at Rohini, Delhi. Currently, boarding facility has been extended to almost 150 students at hostels (both boys and girls) and adequate bus facility has also been extended for commutation of students staying at YWCA Girls Hostel, Rohini as well as for day scholars.
Fee Structure
The revised fee structure for both college and hostel fees is given below –
Institute fee for candidates having family income more than 5 lacs per annum:
| Particulars | Amount |
| Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹10,000 |
| One Time Fees | ₹1,100 |
| Tuition Fee (per Semester) | ₹62,500 |
| Insurance Fee ( Annually) | ₹1000 |
| Other fees (per Semester) | ₹10,200 |
| Annual Fees | ₹1,000 |
| Total | ₹85,800 |
Institute fee for candidates having a family income between 1 to 5 lacs per annum:
| Particulars | Amount |
| Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹10,000 |
| One Time Fees | ₹1,100 |
| Tuition Fee (per Semester) | ₹20,833 |
| Insurance Fee ( Annually) | ₹1000 |
| Other fees (per Semester) | ₹10,200 |
| Annual Fees | ₹1,000 |
| Total | ₹44,133 |
Institute fee for candidates having a family income less than 1 lacs per annum:
| Particulars | Amount |
| Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹10,000 |
| One Time Fees | ₹1,100 |
| Tuition Fee (per Semester) | ₹0 |
| Insurance Fee ( Annually) | ₹1000 |
| Other fees (per Semester) | ₹10,200 |
| Annual Fees | ₹1,000 |
| Total | ₹23,300 |
Hostel Fee
| Particulars | Amount |
| One Time Fees | ₹500 |
| Hostel Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹10,000 |
| Mess Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹10,000 |
| Hostel Seat Rent (per Semester) | ₹2,500 |
| Electricity & Water charges (per Semester) | ₹5,000 |
| Other fees (per Semester) | ₹2,000 |
| Mess Establishment (per Semester) | ₹500 |
| Total | ₹30,500 |
Fees structure for M. Tech. students
| Particulars | Amount |
| Caution Money (One Time, Refundable) | ₹10,000 |
| One Time Fees | ₹1000 |
| Tuition Fee (per Semester) | ₹35,000 |
| Insurance Fee ( Annually) | ₹1000 |
| Other fees (per Semester) | ₹10,200 |
| Annual Fees | ₹1,000 |
| Total | ₹58,300 |
Fee structure for Ph. D. students
| Particulars | Amount |
| Tuition Fee (per Semester) | ₹7500 |
| Insurance Fee ( Annually) | ₹1000 |
| Other fees (per Semester) | ₹10,200 |
| Total | ₹18,700 |
Fee Waiver
- NIT Delhi provides 100% Tuition Fee waiver scheme for SC/ST/PH students.
- Students belonging to General/OBC category whose family income is less than 1 lac can also apply for full remission of tuition fee.
- Students belonging to General/OBC category whose family income is between Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per annum can apply for remission of 2/3rd of the Tuition Fee.
Research Opportunities
Being one of the newly established NITs, efforts have been put consistently by the board to improve the research facilities and thereby try to improve the quality of the students who study there. NIT Delhi invites professors from IITs, other NITs and also other foreign institutes to give a lecture series on research topics and discuss the scope of the same in the outside world. In the past two years, there have been many students who got the opportunity to intern abroad in other institutes via the student exchange program.
Great emphasis is been laid on theoretical and experimental research. Thrust areas of research include- VLSI and Embedded Systems, Mathematical Modelling of Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Magnetohydrodynamics, etc. Many laboratories are been built with all the modern technology and infrastructure.
Placements
Like most other national engineering colleges, NIT Delhi has a Training and Placement Cell which centrally handles all aspects of campus placements for the graduating students of all the Departments. The T & P Cell is well equipped with excellent infrastructure to support each and every stage of the placement procedure. T & P staff members assist in arranging Pre-Placement Talks, Group Discussions, Written Tests and Interviews etc. as per the requirements of the different recruiting companies. The placement statistics for the year 2016 are –
PLACEMENT STATISTICS
| Branch | Placed (%) |
| CSE | 90.48 |
| ECE | 90.00 |
| EEE | 61.11 |
| Total | 81.36 |
The highest package offered was around 16 lakhs per annum in the year 2015-16 and the average package secured was 5 lakhs per annum.
Top recruiters for NIT Delhi are-
- IBM (GBS)
- L&T Construction
- Infosys
- Mitsubishi
- Samsung
- Mac Software
- Oxigen
- Balmer Lawrie
- Maz Digital
- Ramco
- Sapient Nitro
- Hughes Systique
- PAYTM- ONE 97
- Amazon
- Trident
- World Quant
- Mu Sigma
- NVIZION
- Akash Institute
- ETAASCON
- Reliance Communication.
Start-up Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SCIE)
Along with other facilities NIT Delhi is also providing space for the growth of innovative ideas which are funded by the central government under the Start-up Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SCIE).
The center is set up to promote innovation and entrepreneurship by converting technology ideas and innovations in various disciplines of science and engineering into products and services for commercial achievement and the benefit of society. The main aim is to build a platform that nurtures young ideas and innovation promoting science and technology for the betterment of society.
Ranking
According to recent rankings, NIT Delhi is on number 21 among all NITs.
Student Life
Like all other NITs and other national institutes, there exists a rich cultural blend in this institute as students from almost all parts of the country take admission here.
Every semester consists of plenty of events and student activities organized by the students, for the students, making their stay there more enjoyable and memorable. Various clubs and teams exist providing opportunities for the students to pursue their hobbies and interests. Some of these are –
- Music club
- Dance club
- Literacy and sports club
- Photography club
- Social reform club
- Yoga club
- And other sports teams
TerraTechnica’17 is the annual technical festival of NIT Delhi. It spans over a period of 3-4 days and consists of an exciting array of events such as Coding, Gaming, RoboWars, Death Race, Workshops, Exhibitions, Expert talks, Interactive Sessions, Youth Parliaments, Virtual Stock Markets and many more, designed to bring out the best of the abilities of the budding engineers. It is a platform where the students can showcase their technical skills, combined with the notion of emerging at the pole position in the competitive environments.
Saptrang is the annual cultural festival of NIT Delhi. Unlike the technical fest, this consists of Workshops, Competitions and other events in the field of Fashion, Theatre, Music, Art, and Dance.
NIT Delhi strives to provide a world-class education to its students. Its underlying mission is to promote the development of individuals who boast world-class technical and professional competence in their respective fields. Though recently established, it has made a big stride in the field of research and technology and aims to continue on this path of achieving distinction and helping in making a better society.
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