National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

Latest Admission Updates (2026)

As of June 2026, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NIT Hamirpur / NITH) admission to its 4-year B.Tech and Dual Degree programmes is happening right now through JoSAA 2026 counselling - the JEE Main 2026 result is out and the counselling clock is ticking. If you have a valid JEE Main 2026 score, the single most urgent action is to lock your NIT Hamirpur choices in JoSAA before the choice-filling window shuts. Here are the most recent, dated updates that an aspirant must act on:

• JoSAA 2026 registration & choice filling - closes 11 June 2026 (currently OPEN): This is the most important live deadline for B.Tech aspirants. NIT Hamirpur seats are allotted only through JoSAA, so you must fill and lock your branch preferences at josaa.nic.in before 11 June 2026.
• JoSAA Mock Seat Allotment: Mock Round 1 released 8 June 2026 and Mock Round 2 on 10 June 2026 - use these to judge whether your NIT Hamirpur preferences are realistic.
• JoSAA Round 1 seat allotment - 13 June 2026; Round 2 - 30 June 2026; Round 3 - 6 July 2026 (six rounds in total).
• M.Tech / M.Arch via CCMT 2026: The GATE-based CCMT counselling registration last date is 5 June 2026 - PG engineering aspirants must register immediately.
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result declared 20 April 2026; Session 1 result was declared 16 February 2026.
• NIT Hamirpur physical reporting with original documents is expected in the second week of August 2026 for finally-admitted B.Tech candidates.

Bottom line as of June 2026: B.Tech admission is in its active counselling phase, while MBA (CAT/MAT/CMAT) and M.Sc (IIT JAM) intakes follow their own conducting-body schedules later in the cycle.

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur Admission 2026: Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility for NIT Hamirpur is programme-specific, and each course is tied to one national entrance exam - there is no separate institute test. The most common question aspirants ask is "Am I eligible for B.Tech at NIT Hamirpur?" - the answer is that you need 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics plus a minimum 75% aggregate (65% for SC/ST/PwD) or a top-20-percentile board position, and a valid JEE Main rank. The table below maps every programme NIT Hamirpur offers to its exact qualifying requirement, the marks bar, and the accepted exam, so you can confirm your eligibility before paying any fee. Read each row against your own qualification and target the programme whose exam you have already cleared.

The key takeaway: the 75%/top-20-percentile board rule is the bar that quietly disqualifies many high-rank JEE candidates, so verify it first. For PG programmes, your GATE, CAT/MAT/CMAT or IIT JAM scorecard is non-negotiable - NIT Hamirpur does not admit on degree marks alone. If you are an SC/ST/PwD candidate, the relaxed 65% board requirement applies to B.Tech, Dual Degree and B.Arch alike. Next step: confirm which exam your target programme uses, then check whether that exam's 2026 window is still open in the dates table below.

Course-Wise Admission Status

As of June 2026, the live action at NIT Hamirpur is on the B.Tech, Dual Degree and B.Arch front, where JoSAA seat allotment is mid-cycle, while GATE-based M.Tech/M.Arch admission via CCMT is at its registration deadline. Aspirants frequently ask "Are NIT Hamirpur applications still open for my course?" - the answer depends entirely on the conducting body's calendar, since NITH simply absorbs candidates from JoSAA, CCMT, CCMN and its own MBA/PhD drives. The table below shows the current status, approximate seat strength, admission mode and accepted exam for each programme. Use the "Application Status" column to know whether to act today or wait for the next notification.

The takeaways for June 2026 are clear: B.Tech aspirants must finish JoSAA choice locking before 11 June 2026, and M.Tech aspirants have only until 5 June 2026 to register on CCMT. With roughly 830 B.Tech seats and 398 M.Tech seats, NIT Hamirpur is mid-sized among NITs, so realistic branch preferences matter. If you miss JoSAA rounds, watch for CSAB special rounds that NIT Hamirpur participates in to fill vacant seats. MBA and M.Sc aspirants should track the respective conducting-body portals rather than expecting a single "NITH application form."

Application Fees

A frequent point of confusion is the difference between the exam/application fee (paid to the conducting body such as NTA, IIT, or IIM) and the institute programme/tuition fee (paid to NIT Hamirpur after admission). For B.Tech, you pay only the JEE Main application fee to NTA - there is no separate NIT Hamirpur application charge before JoSAA. The table below lists the JEE Main 2026 single-paper application fee for each category on its own row (so you can see exactly what your category pays), followed by the PG exam fees and a clear separation of NITH's tuition. Read your category row carefully, because SC, ST and PwD fees are substantially lower than General.

The big takeaway: the JEE Main fee is a one-time, non-refundable charge to NTA, and SC/ST/PwD candidates pay half (₹500 vs ₹1,000). This is completely separate from NIT Hamirpur's tuition, which is far higher - the full B.Tech programme fee at NITH is ₹7,69,000 (≈₹1.92 lakh/year), B.Arch ₹9,61,000, M.Tech/M.Arch ₹2,68,000, MBA ₹2,10,000 and M.Sc ₹1,25,900 (2026 figures). After JoSAA seat acceptance you also pay a JoSAA seat-acceptance fee (₹35,000 for General, less for reserved categories), which is later adjusted against tuition. Budget for both the exam fee now and the tuition at reporting.

Entrance Exam Requirements

NIT Hamirpur accepts a different national exam for every programme, and the score/rank that is competitive here specifically is what matters. For B.Tech, the only gateway is JEE Main - and to land a core branch at NITH you typically need a JEE Main percentile in the high-90s (CSE demands roughly a 98-99 percentile / All-India rank around 22,000 in the General category). The table below pairs each exam with the programme it feeds, its confirmed 2026 exam date, and the score/rank band that has historically secured a NIT Hamirpur seat. Use it to benchmark your own result against what NITH actually closed at.

The key insight: NIT Hamirpur's B.Tech selection is purely JEE Main-rank-driven through JoSAA, so your percentile directly determines your branch. CSE is the toughest gate (≈98-99 percentile), while branches like Civil and Mechanical admit at noticeably lower percentiles. For M.Tech, a strong branch-specific GATE score plus CCMT participation is essential, as 2025 closing ranks ranged roughly 350-564 in later rounds. Aspirants should target the better of their two JEE Main sessions, since NTA considers the higher score for ranking.

Cutoff Analysis (2024-2026)

The single most decisive number for a NIT Hamirpur aspirant is the closing rank, because it tells you whether your JEE Main result clears a given branch. The most-searched question - "What is the NIT Hamirpur CSE cutoff?" - has a precise answer: the General-category B.Tech CSE closing rank for 2025 was 22,394 (JoSAA). The first table below gives the 2025 category-wise closing ranks for the flagship CSE branch using verified figures, and the second shows the General-category closing-rank trend across branches and years. Read the category table down to find your reservation band, then use the trend table to judge whether ranks are tightening or loosening year on year.

The category table shows how dramatically the bar shifts: a General candidate needs a rank near 22,394, while ST and EWS candidates clear CSE at far better category ranks (2,436 and 5,951 respectively in 2025). Reserved-category aspirants should always read their own column, not the General one. Now compare this against the multi-year General-category trend across NITH's main branches below, which spans the least to the most competitive programmes.

Across NIT Hamirpur's full B.Tech General spread, 2025 closing ranks ran from about 22,394 (CSE) up to roughly 1,00,081 for the least competitive branches, with figures such as 33,284, 43,999, 54,948, 66,968, 83,038 and 91,171 sitting in between. The clear trend: cutoffs loosened in 2024 (ranks rose - easier entry) and then tightened again in 2025 for CSE, ECE and Electrical (ranks fell), signalling renewed competition for core branches. Civil, by contrast, kept rising (1,11,536 → 1,12,244), staying the most accessible. Your action: if your General rank is under ~22,500, CSE is in play; under ~75,000 opens Mechanical/Electrical; under ~1,12,000 keeps Civil realistic.

Counselling Process

NIT Hamirpur B.Tech admission is conducted entirely through the centralised JoSAA 2026 process - there is no separate NITH form. As of June 2026 the counselling is live, and the step-by-step flow is as follows:

1. Registration & choice filling (open till 11 June 2026): Log in at josaa.nic.in with your JEE Main 2026 credentials and add NIT Hamirpur branches to your preference list.
2. Choice locking: Order and lock your preferences before the 11 June 2026 deadline; unlocked choices are auto-locked in your last saved order.
3. Mock allotment: Review Mock Round 1 (8 June 2026) and Mock Round 2 (10 June 2026) to gauge your likely NITH seat and revise choices.
4. Seat allotment (Round 1 - 13 June 2026): JoSAA releases the first allotment; subsequent rounds fall on 20 June 2026 (R2) and 3 July 2026 (R3), across six rounds.
5. Seat acceptance & fee payment: If allotted NIT Hamirpur, pay the seat-acceptance fee (₹35,000 General / lower for reserved) and choose Freeze, Float or Slide.
6. Online document verification: Upload Class 10 & 12 marksheets, JEE Main scorecard, category/PwD certificate and photo ID for e-verification.
7. Reporting at NIT Hamirpur: Finally-admitted candidates report physically with original documents (expected second week of August 2026) and pay the institute tuition fee to complete admission.

If seats remain vacant after JoSAA's final round, NIT Hamirpur participates in CSAB special rounds - keep your documents ready for those. M.Tech/M.Arch follow the parallel CCMT flow (registration closing 5 June 2026), and M.Sc uses CCMN.

Important Dates (2026)

Missing one date in the JEE Main → JoSAA chain can cost you a NIT Hamirpur seat, so the master timeline below stitches together every canonical event from application start to document verification, with its current status as of June 2026. Aspirants repeatedly ask "What is the last date to apply to NIT Hamirpur?" - for B.Tech, the operative last date now is the JoSAA choice-locking deadline of 11 June 2026, since JEE Main applications have already closed. Read the Status column to separate what is already done from what still needs your action this month.

The decisive takeaways: every JEE Main milestone is behind us, so the entire admission outcome now hinges on JoSAA - lock choices by 11 June 2026 and watch the 13 June 2026 Round 1 result. Subsequent JoSAA rounds run through early July 2026, with physical reporting at NIT Hamirpur expected in mid-August 2026. M.Tech aspirants must note the separate CCMT deadline of 5 June 2026. Set reminders for each round's seat-acceptance and reporting cut-offs, because JoSAA does not extend individual deadlines.