NIT Puducherry is a new NIT but offers decent academics. It is currently running from its’s permanent campus in Thiruvettakudy, Karaikal. 

• The campus is 256 acres big. The hostel rooms are spacious, well-furnished, and clean. The food quality offered at the mess is average, there are two canteens inside the campus. The college and hostels have high-speed internet facilities. The campus has a small departmental store that stays open from 7:30 am to 10:30 pm. 
• The student crowd on the campus is diverse. You will meet people from all across the country. On the campus, all festivals are celebrated, be it Holi, Pongal, Onam and so on. 
• NIT Puducherry organizes a cultural festival, i.e. ‘Le-Ceil’ in October. In March, ‘Gyanith’ - the tech fest is conducted.
• The institute has a good faculty base. Most of the professors, and lab assistants are quite helpful. 
• NIT Puducherry placements have been good over the last few years. According to the recent placement highlights, students receive a median CTC of INR 6 LPA. Optum, ABB, BYJU’s are some of the major recruiters. 

In terms of academics, facilities, and placements, NIT Puducherry is a decent institute. 

It is a newly established NIT but has a lot of unique features that you will not find anywhere else. In your college years, you may watch how an institute evolves. You can change the course of history if you are a student of this institute. 

• The Campus of the college covering around 258 acres of land comes with a fantastic view of the beach. Because it is a small institution, the opportunities are enormous as compared to other old NITs.
• Everyone at this institute (faculty, students, and staff, to name a few) is extremely competent and has achieved and continues to achieve advancements in their respective fields despite the presence of insufficient resources.
• The most important thing is that you will meet individuals from all over the world, and the best part is that they will be in the same hostel, same class, same bench, and in many cases, would be your close friends. 
• There is also no ragging on the premises of the college campus. 
• Hostel accommodations are good, and the structures are architecturally interesting. 
• All classes have high-speed internet access. 
• The professors here support students for participation in all extracurricular activities (such as music, sports, and so on).

So, I would advise all engineering candidates to try getting enrolled in one of the courses at NIT Puducherry if they get a chance, because the closing rank drops every year, making it more difficult for people to get in.