National Institute of Technology Raipur

What is the average package at National Institute of Technology Raipur?

The average package at National Institute of Technology Raipur was ₹11.1 LPA (₹1,110,000) in 2025, with the highest package touching ₹60 LPA (₹6,000,000). In 2024 the overall average stood at ₹10.8 LPA (₹1,080,000) against a peak of ₹62 LPA (₹6,200,000). For the ongoing 2026 season, the consolidated average is not yet finalised (recorded as ₹0 in our database until the official report is released), but the highest offer so far is already ₹60 LPA (₹6,000,000). NIT Raipur is a government Institute of National Importance ranked 71st in the NIRF 2024 Engineering list (score 48.88), and its B.Tech tuition of roughly ₹5 lakh over four years makes these mid-double-digit-LPA averages a strong return on investment for an aspirant.

Branch/Course-Wise Package Breakdown

This table answers the most common aspirant question: which branch at National Institute of Technology Raipur pays the most? It lists the verified average and highest packages by department for the 2024 placement cycle, the most fully disclosed year-wise branch dataset available. Read it column by column: the average shows the typical outcome, while the highest shows the ceiling a top performer in that branch reached. Median figures are not disclosed at branch level by the institute, so they are marked accordingly.

The clear takeaway is that IT (₹18.44 LPA) edged out CSE (₹14.61 LPA) as the top-paying branch by average at National Institute of Technology Raipur in 2024, even though CSE held the single highest offer at ₹62 LPA. Core branches such as Mechanical (₹9.93 LPA), Chemical (₹9.80 LPA) and Civil (₹8.90 LPA) cluster near or just below the institute-wide average, so an aspirant choosing a circuital branch (IT, CSE, ECE) can reasonably expect a higher typical CTC, while core-branch students should look at the strong placement rates rather than the headline ceiling.

Year-Wise Package Trend

This table tracks how the headline package figures at National Institute of Technology Raipur have moved across 2024, 2025 and the ongoing 2026 cycle. It answers whether earning outcomes are rising or holding steady. Read the average column as the typical outcome, the median as the mid-point salary that half of students beat, and the highest as the premium ceiling. The 2026 average is shown as pending because the placement drive is still in progress and the consolidated figure has not been published.

The trend shows a steady, modest climb: the average rose from ₹10.8 LPA in 2024 to ₹11.1 LPA in 2025, an increase of about ₹30,000, signalling stability rather than a sudden jump. The highest package slipped marginally from ₹62 LPA (2024) to ₹60 LPA (2025), reflecting normal year-to-year variation in premium offers rather than a decline in quality. For an aspirant, the key signal is consistency: National Institute of Technology Raipur reliably delivers an institute-wide average in the ₹11 LPA band with a ceiling around ₹60 LPA each year.

Notable Offers & Package Distribution

The standout offer at National Institute of Technology Raipur was the ₹62 LPA package secured by a CSE student in 2024, with the 2025 cycle producing a top offer of ₹60 LPA, both driven by premium technology and quant-finance recruiters. Below the headline figures, packages are distributed across two clear tiers. A premium band of roughly ₹40-62 LPA is captured by a small number of CSE, IT, ECE, Electrical and Chemical students hired by elite recruiters such as Amazon, Microsoft, DE Shaw, Oracle, Deloitte and Barclays. The much larger mass-recruiter band of roughly ₹6-12 LPA comes from high-volume hirers like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Capgemini, L&T and Adani, which is why the institute-wide median (₹9.2 LPA in 2025) sits well below the average that the few large offers pull upward.

Placement breadth and recruiter strength

The volume of hiring underlines how broad-based the distribution is. In 2025, NIT Raipur recorded 688 B.Tech offers with 661 students placed out of 899 eligible, and more than 135 recruiters visited the campus. Core branches held up well, with Mechanical Engineering posting the highest placement rate of 92.55% in 2025, followed by Electrical (87.62%) and Chemical (85.51%). This breadth, paired with a four-year tuition of around ₹5 lakh, is what makes the ₹11.1 LPA average a credible, repeatable outcome rather than a figure inflated by a handful of outliers.