This BTech branch has broken placement records, surpassing Computer Science! It's been leading for three years.

Best BTech. Branch, NIT Durgapur: NIT Durgapur is a renowned engineering institute in West Bengal. It offers several engineering and biotechnology courses. For the past three years, the MME branch has been outpacing the Computer Science branch in terms of placements.

Best BTech Branch: Nowadays, it is believed that Computer Science is the best and highest-paying branch of BTech. However, this is not the case. There are many colleges that offer excellent placements in other branches as well. For the past three years, NIT Durgapur has seen better placements than CSE in any other branch. Let's take a closer look at NIT Durgapur's placements.

Admission is based on JEE and IIT JAM exam scores.

NIT Durgapur is a renowned engineering institute in West Bengal. It offers several engineering and biotechnology courses. Admission to B.Tech courses requires a JEE Main score. Admission to postgraduate courses (M.Sc.) is based on IIT JAM scores.

NIT Durgapur Placements in 2025

NIT Durgapur has released the placement records for the 2025 batch on its official website, showing an overall placement rate of 82%. The highest package (NIT Highest Package) was ₹80 lakh per annum, and the average package (NIT Average Package) was ₹12.61 lakh per annum.

See Branch-Wise Placement Records

Branch Placement (%)

MME	93%
EE	90%
CSE	87%
ME	82%
CE	79%
EC	76%
CH	74%
BT	62%

In terms of branch-wise placements (NIT Durgapur Branch-Wise Placement) in 2025, the highest placements were in the MME (Metallurgy and Materials Engineering) and ME (Mechanical Engineering) branches, followed by EE (Electrical Engineering) and EC (Electronics and Communication Engineering). The lowest placements were for the CSE (Computer Science Engineering), CH (Chemical Engineering), CE (Civil Engineering), and BT (Biotechnology) branches.

MME Branch has been performing exceptionally well for the past three years

At NIT Durgapur, MME has been outperforming CSE for the past three years. In 2025, CSE had a placement percentage of 87%, while MME had a placement percentage of 93%. In 2024, the MME branch had a placement percentage of 83.64%, while CSE had a placement percentage of only 78.33%. In 2023, MME had a placement percentage of 90.32%, while CSE had a placement percentage of only 85.71%.