NIT Durgapur Vs IIIT Kalyani for ECE: Which one will you choose?

Location

NIT Durgapur

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, earlier established as the Regional Engineering College, Durgapur (REC Durgapur), is a public technical university located in Durgapur, West Bengal. Founded in 1960, it stands among the oldest and most respected engineering institutions in India. In 2003, the institute was conferred Deemed University status by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). With this transition, it was officially renamed NIT Durgapur and began awarding degrees under its own name.

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IIIT Kalyani

In 2014, IIIT Kalyani was founded through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Government of India, the Government of West Bengal, and key industry collaborators — Coal India Limited, Rolta Foundation, and Webel — under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Just three years later, in 2017, the institute was granted the prestigious status of an Institute of National Importance, marking a significant milestone in its journey toward academic excellence.

Fee Structure 

NIT Durgapur

For the academic year 2025–2026, the National Institute of Technology Durgapur has outlined its semester-wise fee structure for undergraduate programs, including B.Tech, Dual Degree, and Integrated M.Sc. Students enrolled in B.Tech and Dual Degree programmes are required to pay Rs 62,500 as tuition fees per semester.

In the first semester, additional one-time charges include an admission fee of Rs 3,500, institute caution money of Rs 10,000 (refundable), convocation fee of Rs 1,000, and alumni activity fee of Rs 1,000. Recurring semester-wise charges include institute development fee (Rs 2,000), training and placement fee (Rs 1,500), laboratory fee (Rs 2,000), library charge (Rs 1,200), computing and internet charge (Rs 3,000), examination fee (Rs 1,200), electricity and water charges (Rs 1,700), student activity fund (Rs 2,500), and insurance and health care (Rs 1,500).

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IIIT Kalyani

For the BTech programme at IIIT Kalyani, the total fee for the first semester is Rs 1,04,120. This includes tuition fees, admission charges, and other institutional costs. Students are required to pay this amount after deducting any payments already made to JoSAA or CSAB (excluding processing charges). The fee covers academic services, campus facilities, and student support systems. Hostel and mess charges are separate and must be paid individually through the institute’s payment portal. All payments are to be made online.

Rankings

NIT Durgapur

NIT Durgapur has experienced a slight decline in its overall standing according to the NIRF rankings. In the 2024 overall category, the institute dropped three places, moving from its previous position to rank 93. Similarly, in the engineering category, it slipped one spot, settling at rank 44.

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IIIT Kalyani

Meanwhile, in the overall category, IIIT Kalyani did not appear in the 2024 list under the overall category.  The Institute does not rank under the research, engineering or architecture category of the NIRF 2024 rankings.

Placement records 

NIT Durgapur

During the 2021–2023 academic cycle, students from the BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) department at NIT Durgapur secured internships with several top-tier companies. Notable recruiters included Intel, which offered internships to 4 students; AMD, with 5 interns; ARM, which selected 2 students; ST Microelectronics, which took in 3; and Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Bosch, each offering internships to one student.

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IIIT Kalyani

The placement statistics for the 2024–25 saw the highest package of Rs 44 LPA. The average package for the current batch stands at Rs 9.27 LPA, showing a slight dip from Rs 10.7 LPA in 2023–24, while the median package is Rs 9 LPA. Out of 144 registered students, 132 have secured placements, resulting in an impressive 91.66 per cent placement rate, with 63 placed on campus and 69 off campus.

The placement brochure for the 2026 batch of IIIT Kalyani shows a list of recruiters across diverse sectors like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Adobe, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, AlphaGrep, and iRageBroking.

Beyond BTech 

NIT Durgapur

In the Institute, the first and second semesters are same for all the engineering courses. Beyond BTech, there are various courses like BioTechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer and science engineering, electrical engineering, ECE, mechanical, metallurgical engineering, information technology, among others.

IIIT Kalyani

On the other hand, IIIT Kalyani has two programmes in engineering, ECE and CSE. It has an MTech course in AI and data science, and in advanced communication systems and signal processing.