BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Trends - There are around 5900 colleges and universities across India that offer BTech Mechanical Engineering courses. These include 23 IITs, 32 NITs, 26 IIITs, 40 GFTIs and several other private institutions. They offer 6772 seats for BTech ME based on the merit of JEE Main or JEE Advanced. Students, when opting for a college, must be curious about the placement prospects at that institute. Aspirants can check the past three-year placement trends at 30 top engineering colleges in India from this page.
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Check the table given below for the average of the highest, lowest and average salary packages at top engineering colleges in India. The data was calculated for 30 institutions including various NITs, IITs and IIITs.
Year | Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs) | Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs) | Average Salary Package (in lakhs) | Placement Percentage (%) |
2021-22 | 29.95 | 5.77 | 12.91 | 90.05 |
2022-23 | 34.06 | 7 | 14.88 | 83.17 |
2023-24 | 24.25 | 6.93 | 11.03 | 67.75 |

*Salary packages in 30 institutes based on the available data
Based on official data, here is the combined number of students registered and placed at 30 engineering colleges, including 14 IITs, 14 NITs and 2 IIITDMs.
BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Statistics- Year Wise
Year | Students Registered for Placement | Students Placed |
2021-22 | 564 | 506 |
2022-23 | 420 | 358 |
2023-24 | 545 | 413 |
The highest salary package for BTech ME was recorded by IT BHU and the lowest by IIT Patna during the placements 2023-24. For 3 year comparison between the average of maximum, minimum and average salary at IIT colleges in India, refer to the table below.
Year Wise Comparison of BTech Mechanical Engineering Salary
Year | Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs) | Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs) | Average Salary Package (in lakhs) | Placement Percentage (%) |
2021-22 | 37.78 | 6.70 | 15.66 | 88.60 |
2022-23 | 41.32 | 7 | 17.30 | 86.23 |
2023-24 | 41.64 | 8 | 13.51 | 64.03 |
The following table shows the list of IIT colleges in India with their seat intake, number of students registered and placed during the 2023-24 campus selections and the overall placement percentage for BTech ME.
Institute Name | Intake 2023-24 | Students Registered for Placements (2023-24) | Placement Offer Accepted by Students (2023-24) | Students Placement % (2023-24) |
IIT Dhanbad | 111 | 104 | 63 | 60.58% |
IIT Tirupati | 50 | 43 | 18 | 41.86% |
IIT BHU | 136 | _ | 103 | 64.38% |
IIT Bhilai | 50 | _ | _ | 38.46% |
IIT Dharwad | 47 | _ | _ | 22.45% |
IIT Gandhinagar | 44 | _ | _ | 59.52% |
IIT Goa | 36 | _ | _ | 71.00% |
IIT Indore | 75 | _ | _ | 88.33% |
IIT Jammu | 40 | _ | _ | 70.97% |
IIT Palakkad | 32 | _ | _ | 62.50% |
IIT Patna | 82 | _ | _ | 81.52% |

*Placement Percentage as per the data available for 11 institutes, red highlighted institutes have less than 50% placement for the year 2023-24
Following table mentions the 3-year comparison between the lowest, average and highest salaries at top NIT colleges in India. Also, now about the placement percentage in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Statistics
Year | Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs) | Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs) | Average Salary Package (in lakhs) | Placement Percentage (%) |
2021-22 | 18.77 | 4.23 | 8.34 | 91.99 |
2022-23 | 23.17 | _ | 7.60 | 77.05 |
2023-24 | 18.11 | 4.77 | 8.98 | 70.78 |
NIT Jalandhar and NIT Mizoram have reported that 100% of BTech ME students were placed in the 2023-24 recruitment drive. For details on other institutes, go through the table.
BTech Mechanical Engineering Placement Statistics of NITs
Institute Name | Intake 2023-24 | Students Registered for Placements (2023-24) | Placement Offer Accepted by Students (2023-24) | Students Placement % (2023-24) |
NIT Jalandhar | 110 | 82 | 82 | 100.00% |
NIT Mizoram | 34 | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
MNIT Jaipur | 116 | 104 | 83 | 79.81% |
NIT Sikkim | 30 | 25 | 16 | 64.00% |
NIT Uttarakhand | 29 | 17 | 8 | 47.06% |
NIT Raipur | 115 | _ | 77 | 78.00% |
NIT Durgapur | 187 | _ | _ | 70.05% |
NIT Goa | 37 | _ | _ | 21.70% |
NIT H | 125 | _ | _ | 92.93% |
NIT Jamshedpur | 115 | _ | _ | 92.23% |
NIT Kurukshetra | 108 | _ | _ | 49.42% |
NIT Meghalaya | 33 | _ | _ | 66.66% |
NIT Patna | 120 | _ | _ | 81.52% |
NIT Puducherry | 50 | _ | _ | 57.90% |
NIT Rourkela | 113 | _ | _ | |
NIT Silchar | 161 | _ | _ | 41.04% |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 118 | _ | _ | 90.10% |

*Placement Percentage as per the data available for 16 institutes, red highlighted institutes have less than 50% placement for the year 2023-24
Check the table for maximum, minimum and average salary at IIITDM Kancheepuram and IIITDM Kurnool.
BTech ME Salary at IIITDMs
Statistics 2023-24 | IIITDM Kancheepuram | IIITDM Kurnool |
Maximum Salary Package (in lakhs) | 15.21 | 8 |
Minimum Salary Package (in lakhs) | 3 | 5 |
Average Salary Package (in lakhs) | 5.58 | 5.69 |
Seat Intake | 66 | 50 |
Students Placement % | _ | 40% |
On Question asked by student community
Approx 1 lakh to 3 lakhs as you are from a general category
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Yes, based on previous years' trends, some of the good colleges that offer BTech admissions with JEE Main rank between 65,000–80,000 include:
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