National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur Overview

NIT Hamirpur Overview

Founded in the year 1986, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) approved NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh is an autonomous university. Spread over a region of 320 acres, educating 3,000 undergrads and 300 postgrads, the college is one of the thirty-one National Institutes of Technology (NITs) established and funded by the MHRD.

The institute provides various UG, PG and Doctoral programmes in Management, Architecture and Engineering consisting of courses like B.Arch, B.E./B.Tech, M.Arch, M.E./M.Tech, MBA/PGDM and PhD. Admission to these courses is conducted on the basis of performance in Entrance Exams like JEE Mains, GATE and CMAT.

The college conducts its own exams for PhD admissions. NIT Hamirpur offers a total of 10 Undergraduate courses and 20 Postgraduate programmes. 

Today NIT Hamirpur ranking is 60th in the college rankings of NIRF 2019. It was previously ranked 64 in 2018. The college had an all-time best rank of 30 awarded by Edu Rand in 2015.

The NIT Hamirpur faculty is considered to be highly qualified, with many professors holding a PhD degree in their respective field of study. Most of them are friendly, cooperative and supportive and ready to assist students in their hour of need.

To mention about the faculty members, Amar Patnaik NIT Hamirpur is a famous name in the Department of Mechanical or Industrial Engineering. Another is Lalit Awasthi NIT Hamirpur, who is Founder Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering department. To know more about how is NIT Hamirpur, you can check their official website.

NIT Hamirpur Courses offered and Fee Structure

The National Institute of Technology in Hamirpur provides degrees in branches like Engineering, Architecture & Planning and Business & Management Studies. Some of the NIT Hamirpur courses that are offered are B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch, M.E./M.Tech, M.Arch.

Apart from engineering courses, NIT Hamirpur MBA course is also available. Following is a brief discussion of the academic structure of the NIT Hamirpur fee structure and courses.

NIT Hamirpur Course Highlights

• Hamirpur NIT offers a full-time B.Tech programme for 4 years. Aspiring candidates need to clear their senior secondary examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with Chemistry or Biotechnology or Biology from a recognised board/university. The total fees for the B.Tech degree are 8.04 lakhs.
• The institute provides a 2-year long M.Tech programme along with a fee of 1.79 lakhs. Candidates need to clear their B.Tech degrees with a minimum aggregate of 60% or a 6.5-CGPA on a 10 point scale.
• NIT Hamirpur also conducts a 5-year full-time PhD programme for a fee of 3.14 lakhs. The candidate needs to have a Master’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in the required field of study with a minimum score of 60% or a 6.5-CGPA on a 10 point scale.

 NIT Hamirpur Admission Process

The NIT Hamirpur admission procedures for the engineering courses are as follows –

• BE / B.Tech admission - Admission is based on the JEE Mains cut-offs, subject to JoSAA, MHRD, JAB & CSAB supervision, stated by the institution itself followed by various rounds of counselling depending on the desired course or stream.
• ME / M.Tech admission -  Admission is conducted on the basis of the marks scored by candidates in their GATE exam.
• PhD admission -  NIT Hamirpur PhD candidates are selected on the basis of their GATE scores followed by a written test and personal interview.

NIT Hamirpur Placements

NIT Hamirpur Placement is offered to the students who graduate and have the required skills and talents for the role. The NIT Hamirpur placement package that was highest till date is 27 lakhs per annum.

The NIT Hamirpur average package was 5.58 lakhs per annum. Following is a brief analysis of NIT Hamirpur’s B.Tech placement scenario.

Placement Report NIT Hamirpur 2017

The companies and recruiters visiting the campus of NIT Hamirpur include ACCENTURE, Bloomberg, Bosch Ltd, CA Technologies, Capgemini, GODREJ, HSBC, IBM, Infosys, JP Morgan Chase, KEC International Ltd., KPIT Technologies, Infotech, Larsen and Toubro, Maruti Suzuki, Oracle, Reliance Jio, Samsung, SAP, UnitedHealth Group, Wipro etc.

NIT Hamirpur Result and Cut-off

Mentioned below is the NIT Hamirpur cut off for JEE Mains 2018, of the B.E./B.Tech programme (Round 1):

The NIT Hamirpur cutoff (2018) for the GATE exam of the M.E/M.Tech programme is as follows: 

The quotas reserved for NIT Hamirpur cutoff are:

• HS - Home State     
• OS - Other States      

NIT Hamirpur  Alumni Network

The vision of the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur Alumni Association is to create a community to reignite the memories and relationships, made by the alumni during their years at the Institute.

With an aim to keep close those who were once closer to each other, the college provides online serves that act as a platform for sharing resources and a mode of communication for the alumni.

NIT Hamirpur Scholarships

NIT Hamirpur offers various government and private scholarships and reward schemes to deserving candidates on a merit-cum-means basis, especially to students belonging to poor economic backgrounds or reserved categories. A few of such assistantships include:

• Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship to students belonging to Minority communities
• National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
• Post Matric Scholarship to SC/ST/OBC students.
• Post Matric Scholarship to students belonging to Minority communities
• Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K students

NIT Hamirpur Campus Facility

NIT Hamirpur Address is 4 kilometres from the Hamirpur Bus stand. Following are a few of the facilities available at the NIT Hamirpur campus.

• Library: The Library of NIT Hamirpur preserves a rich collection of more than 80,000 books and electronic as well as print journals covering fields of Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Humanities and Social Sciences. The Central Library avails its student's facilities like Book Circulation Service using RFID, OPAC, Wi-fi and SMS based notification. 

• Hostel: The college has in-campus hostels for both boys and girls. 

• Sports Complex: NIT Hamirpur has a Basketball Court, Cricket Ground, Football Ground and a Tennis Court.

• Fest: NIT Hamirpur Cultural fest, Hill'ffair, is organized by the students of the institution.