inclined towards research. There are fifteen academic departments in the institute. All the departments have the doctoral programme. Academics Admissions The admissions to the B. Tech programs run by the institute are very competitive, with an acceptance ratio of nearly 2-3%. Students were admitted on the basis of All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) till 2012 but from 2013 the admission is based on Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) conducted across India. Total seats for B.Tech. is 652 for 2011 admissions. For the session of 2019–2020, the seats for B.Tech. had increased by 33% and 874 students were admitted for B.tech courses. Similarly, the number of postgraduate seats were also doubled. As of 2019, there are 3854 students in Graduate and postgraduate programs of the institute. Admissions to the MTech programs are by the GATE exam conducted by the IIT and IISc. The postgraduate admission is on the basis of research and interviews by the appropriate screening committees. Placements The institute is regularly visited by Indian and foreign multinational corporations for offering jobs to final-year B.Tech. and M.Tech. students. The ratio of the number of students placed to total number is nearly 1:1, with a number of students receiving multiple job offers. Campus Interviews are arranged for the final year B.Tech/ M.Tech/ M.Sc. students. The average salary offers at NIT Jalandhar, it is up nearly 54% in 2020. A large number of reputed Industrial houses in the country visit the Institution and select the final year students as Engineers/ Management Trainees. Some of the Companies invite the students to their Corporate Offices for the interviews. Major companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Infosys, Reliance Petrochemicals Limited, Hero Motor corp. Ranking In 2022 NIRF Rankings, the institute was ranked 52 among the top 100 engineering colleges of India. It ranked 33 among all government engineering colleges according to a survey conducted by India Today in 2022. Student life Cultural festivals TechNITi: A techno-management fest that is conducted during the odd semester in mid-September. The fest involves events from all the departments, including from robotics, workshops, guest lectures, and informals. Notable alumni Anindya Ghose - Director, Stern School of Business Upasan Taku - Co-founder, MobiKwik Ali Hyder Rizvi - Director, Morgan Stanley Ajit Mohan Karimpana, CEO, Furlenco References External links Engineering colleges in Punjab, India National Institutes of Technology Educational institutions established in 1987 Education in Jalandhar All India Council for Technical Education