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Yogesh Kumar singh 17th Jun, 2019
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Vidit Patni 17th Jun, 2019
Hi Aspirant,

Considering the companies placements in consideration, given below is the list of best NITs:
  • National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
  • National Institute of technology, Surathkal
  • Nation Institute of Technology, Warangal
  • Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahbad
  • Nation Institute of Technology, Calicut
  • Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
  • National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
  • National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
  • National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
  • Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
  • Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
  • National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
  • Natuona Institute of Technology, Durgapur
  • National Institute of Technology, Raipur
  • Natuona Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
  • National Institute of Technology, Delhi
  • National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
  • National Institute of Technology, Patna
  • National Institute of Technology, Sikkim
  • National Institute of Technology, Silchar

I hope that the above information is helpful to you.

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shwetasaini505_9233227 Student Expert 17th Jun, 2019

Hello Yogesh,

National Institute of Technology is a very prestigious Institute and it is the aim of many students after class 12. It is now considered at almost the same level as IITs by the companies offering jobs and students do not need to worry about their placements once they get in.

Below are the top NITs for Mechanical Engineering in terms of job offers and  placements-

  • NIT, Thiruchirapalli
  • NIT, Surathkal
  • NIT, Warangal
  • Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
  • NIT, Calicut
  • NIT, Durgapur
  • NIT, Rourkela
  • NIT, Jaipur
  • NIT, Jamshedpur
  • NIT, Bhopal
  • NIT, Kurukshetra
  • NIT, Raipur
  • NIT, Nagpur
  • NIT, Jalandhar
  • NIT, Surat
  • NIT, Hamirpur
  • NIT, Delhi

Above are some of the best NITs, beyond thes it does not matter much.

Hope this helps.

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nimrat17799_9532496 Student Expert 17th Jun, 2019
Hello,
You can check the top NITs for mechanical branch below:
1-National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
According to their Reports Placement Percentage in Mechanical branch (2016-17)- 98.5
You can check the placement detail from the given below link
NIT Trichy Placements
2- National Institute of Technology, Surathkal
According to their reports for the year 2016-17 for mechanical branch total number of eligible students-113 and total number of placed students- 107
You can check the placeent detail from the given below link
NIT Surathkal Placements
3- National Institute of Technology, Warangal
According to their placement report
No. of students registered: 96
No. of students with CGPA>6.0: 86
No. of students placed: 81
Avg. Pay Package (Core industry): Rs. 5.1 Lakh per Annum
Avg. Pay Package (Non-Core industry): Rs. 4.5 Lakh per Annum
Highest Pay Package: Rs. 13. 77 Lakh per Annum (ITC)
4- Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
According to their placement report in mechanical engineering
Eligible Students- 109
Placed-93
Job offers-111
% Placement- 85.32
Average CTC (lakhs)- 6.48
Max. CTC (lakhs)- 14
5- National Institute of Technology, Calicut
According to their placement report in the year 2016-17 for mechanical branch
Total Students- 112
Placed-80
  • NIT. Jaipur

  • NIT, bhopal

  • NIT, Goa

  • NIT, Agartala

  • NIT, Hamirpur

  • NIT, patna

  • NIT, Raipur

  • NIT, Manipur

  • NIT, mizoram

  • NIT, kurukshetra

I hope this would help you. For further queries please feel free to write me down in the comment box.

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