What is NIT Full Form?

The NIT full form is National Institutes of Technology. They are a group of higher education engineering institutions in India. There are 31 autonomous institutes that comprise NITs. Institutes are located in one each major state or union territory of India. These institutes were established decades ago and initially were referred to as Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) and were under the control of their respective state government. However, in 2002, parliamentary legislation brought them under the direct purview of the federal government of India. Through legislation in 2007, the government of India declared these schools as institutes of National importance at par with the India Institute of Technology.

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What are the Courses Offered at NIT?

NITs are known to offer a wide range of courses at bachelor, master and doctorate levels. The courses are mainly branches of engineering and technology. Furthermore, the following are some of the popular courses at NITs

• Computer Science and Engineering 
• Civil Engineering 
• Chemical Engineering 
• Mechanical Engineering 
• Production Engineering 
• Metallurgical Engineering 
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
• Electronics and Communication Engineering

If you want to know how to get into NIT or want to know the eligibility for B.Tech courses, then you need to appear in JEE main exam first. It is the only entrance exam for getting BTech admission in the National Institute of Technology.

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What are the Entrance Exams for NIT?

Students need to pass entrance exams for various undergraduate and postgraduate level programmes. Since 2018, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for conducting the JEE Main test. Moreover, postgraduate programmes have different specialisations and students would have to qualify for the following exams to take admission: 

Courses	Exams
BTech/BArch	JEE Main
MTech/MSc	GATE
MBA	CAT Exam
MCA	NIMCET

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Top NITs in India

Below, we have mentioned the list of top NITs in India with their NIRF ranking 2023.

Institution Name	NIRF 2022	NIRF 2023
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy)	8	9
National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Rourkela	15	16
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, (NITK) Surathkal	10	12
National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Warangal	21	21
National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Calicut	31	23
Malviya National Institute of Technology, (MNIT) Jaipur	46	37
National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Silchar	38	40
Visvervaraya National Institute of Technology, (VNIT) Nagpur	32	41
National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Durgapur	34	43
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, (MNIT) Prayagraj	47	49
National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Delhi	194	51
National Institute of Technology, Patna	63	56
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra	50	58
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (NIT Surat)	58	65
National Institute of Technology, Raipur	65	70
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya	60	72

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