National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Started in 1964 as a Regional Engineering College and renamed NIT in 2003, on an 800-acre residential campus. Ranked 9th in NIRF Engineering 2025 and in the top 10 every year from 2019 to 2025.
- Fees₹6.5 lakh for 4 years
- To get inEntrance: JEE Main (JoSAA/CSAB), CCMT (M.Tech./M.Arch.)
- StartsJuly/August (JoSAA)
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In numbersNational Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli at a glance
For Indian studentsRanks, exams, fees and placements
Entrance exams: JEE Main (JoSAA/CSAB), CCMT (M.Tech./M.Arch.), NIMCET (MCA)
- B.Tech., 2025 admission batch, Open/EWS/OBC-NCL (institute fees only; tuition Rs 62,500 per semester; hostel extra; sum of the 8 semester totals in the fee sheet)₹6.5 lakh for 4 years
- B.Tech., first semester 2025 (institute fees, incl. one-time fees)₹1.2 lakh for first semester
Hostel: The institute describes good hostel facilities on campus; hostel fees are charged separately from institute fees.
Ranking trendNIRF Engineering, 2021–2025
Higher on the chart = better rank.
CoursesPopular programmes with Indian students
- B.Tech.UG · 4 years · Intake: July/August (JoSAA)
- B.Arch.UG · 5 years · Intake: July/August (JoSAA)
- M.Tech.PG · 2 years · Intake: CCMT
- MCAPG · Intake: NIMCET
- MBAPG · 2 years
- M.Sc.PG · 2 years
- B.Sc. B.Ed.UG
After you graduateWork after study
Median salary for 2024-25 B.Tech. graduates was Rs 14,01,000; for 2-year PG graduates Rs 9,75,000 (NIRF 2026 submitted data).
Life thereLife in Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is a city in central Tamil Nadu; the campus is residential with its own hospital, bank branch and post office.
- Did you know? The institute started on 13 July 1964 as a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu.
- Did you know? NIT Trichy hosts two intercollegiate fests: Festember (cultural) and Pragyan (technical).
- Did you know? It has been in the NIRF Engineering top 12 every year since rankings began in 2016.
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- commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_library_at_NIT_Trichy.jpg
- www.nitt.edu/home/about/
- www.nitt.edu/home/about/nitt/
- www.nitt.edu/home/academics/nirf/
- www.nitt.edu/home/academics/nirf/1.%20NIRF%202026_IR-O-U-0467_Overall.pdf
- www.nitt.edu/home/admissions/
- www.nitt.edu/home/admissions/btech/
- www.nitt.edu/home/admissions/btech/B.Tech._Fee%20Structure_2025.pdf
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What students, parents and teachers ask
Students ask
Which exam do I need for B.Tech?
JEE (Main), with seats allotted through JoSAA/CSAB.
What was the median B.Tech salary?
Rs 14,01,000 for the 2024-25 batch, per NIT Trichy's NIRF 2026 data.
Are there fests?
Yes, Festember (cultural) and Pragyan (technical).
Parents ask
What are the institute fees for B.Tech?
Rs 1,22,950 in the first semester and about Rs 6.52 lakh over 4 years for Open/EWS/OBC-NCL (2025 batch), hostel extra.
Is there fee relief?
Full tuition remission for family income below Rs 1 lakh; two-thirds remission for Rs 1 to 5 lakh (Open/EWS/OBC-NCL).
How is it ranked?
9th in NIRF Engineering 2025, and 8th or 9th every year from 2021 to 2025.
Teachers ask
Which exams lead to PG programmes?
CCMT for M.Tech./M.Arch. and NIMCET for MCA.
How many B.Tech graduates go for higher studies?
159 of the 2024-25 graduating batch, per NIRF 2026 data.
Does it offer teacher education?
Yes, a B.Sc. B.Ed. is listed among its programmes.
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