The distribution of seats for MCA Programme at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur is as follows- No seats for any State Quota, 50% of the seats for Open Category Candidate, 27% for OBC Candidate, 15% & 7.5% for SC & ST candidates respectively.

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur recognises and provides the following scholarships—Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir, Foundation for Academic excellence and access, Welfare department, Governmentt of Jharkhand, National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation, NTPC scholarship for engineering students, Indian Oil Educational Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarships for Students belonging to the Minority Communities, Scholarship of ONGC limited, Dehradun, O.P. Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarships (OPJEMS), CDIF Scholarship Program TATA CUMMINS and Merit Cum Means Scholarship.

Refer to the college website for more information.

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur fees for B.Tech course is Rs 62,500 per semester. The hostel fees is Rs 1,00,000 for general candidates and Rs 37,500 for ST/SC/OBCS. Their highest CTC has been 72.5 LPA and averages CTC has been 14.72 LPA. More than 230 companies visit for recruitment process and their placement percentage is 97.2. The placement season runs through the course of the year commencing the last week of July through to June. Pre-Placement Talks are also conducted in this regard as per mutual convenience. Job offers, dates of interviews, selection of candidates are announced through the Training and Placement Cell.

Candidates need to have a 10+2  and a vallid score of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) to get to BTech at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur.

National Institute of Technology (NIT) has a total of 13 hostels - 9 for Boys and 4 for Girls. The college campus  maintains courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton and tennis

National Institute of Technology (NIT) is accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The institute has been ranked 86th among engineering institutions by NIRF in 2021 with an overall score of 40.53/100.

The institute of NIT Jamshedpur offers students with an array of courses that varies from undergraduate level such as B.Tech programmes to Postgraduate courses namely- M.Sc, M.C.A, M.Tech. The institute also serves as an ideal platform for students who want to pursue postdoctoral ie. PhD courses.

On 27th December 2002, in the line of all other RECs of India, RIT Jamshedpur was converted to National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur with the status of a Deemed University as per the decision of Government of India. The Institute is fully funded and governed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur is a government college. It was established on 15th August 1960 as a joint venture of Government of India and the Government of Bihar in the chain of REC's (Regional Engineering College) in India. It was among the first eight Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) established as part of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956 - 1961).