List of All 31 NITs in India (2026)
All 31 National Institutes of Technology, state by state — and why your home-state NIT deserves a close look.
Last updated: 22 May 2026 · Institute list cross-checked against JoSAA participating institutes
Key takeaways
- There are 31 NITs, admitting through JEE Main and JoSAA.
- There is an NIT in nearly every major state — find the one in yours.
- Each NIT keeps about 50% of seats for home-state candidates.
- Your home-state NIT is usually your most reachable strong option.
- NITs are Institutes of National Importance, like the IITs.
All 31 NITs by State
| # | Institute | State / UT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIT, Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | NIT Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 3 | NIT, Silchar | Assam |
| 4 | NIT Patna | Bihar |
| 5 | NIT Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 6 | NIT Delhi | Delhi |
| 7 | NIT Goa | Goa |
| 8 | Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT, Surat | Gujarat |
| 9 | NIT, Kurukshetra | Haryana |
| 10 | NIT Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh |
| 11 | NIT, Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 12 | NIT, Jamshedpur | Jharkhand |
| 13 | NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | Karnataka |
| 14 | NIT Calicut | Kerala |
| 15 | Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 16 | Visvesvaraya NIT, Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| 17 | NIT, Manipur | Manipur |
| 18 | NIT Meghalaya | Meghalaya |
| 19 | NIT, Mizoram | Mizoram |
| 20 | NIT Nagaland | Nagaland |
| 21 | NIT, Rourkela | Odisha |
| 22 | NIT Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 23 | Dr. B R Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar | Punjab |
| 24 | Malaviya NIT Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 25 | NIT Sikkim | Sikkim |
| 26 | NIT, Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| 27 | NIT, Warangal | Telangana |
| 28 | NIT Agartala | Tripura |
| 29 | Motilal Nehru NIT Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 | NIT, Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand |
| 31 | NIT Durgapur | West Bengal |
Institute names and states per the JoSAA participating-institutes list. The home-state quota is governed by your state of eligibility — see the home-state quota guide.
Why the State Column Matters
For NITs, the state column is not just geography — it is strategy. Because each NIT reserves about half its seats for home-state candidates, and the home-state closing rank is usually more relaxed than the other-state one, the NIT located in your state is frequently your strongest realistic option. Identify your home-state NIT from the table above, then check its home-state cutoffs first. The mechanics are covered in full in the home-state quota guide.