NIT Silchar: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

NIT Silchar is located on the Silchar-Hailakandi road at Fakiratilla near Silchar city in Assam. NIT Silchar is one of the institutes of national importance, established and governed by the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007. NIT Silchar operates autonomously, is linked to other NITs, and is administered by the NIT Council. AICTE and UGC have approved NIT Silchar. 

NIT Silchar Latest Updates

• March 21, 2023: IIT JAM result 2023 is released. Check Here
• March 21, 2023: The scorecard for GATE 2023 has been released. Check Here
• March 16, 2023: GATE 2023 result is declared. Check Here

NIT Silchar has secured 76th rank in the overall category, 50th place in research, and 38th in the engineering category by NIRF ranking 2022. The institute provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate-level engineering, humanities, social sciences, science, and business courses. The institute aims to train young talents into skilled professional engineers, technologists, and scientists to participate proactively in the betterment of society. The area of the NIT Silchar campus is 625 acres and is full of quality infrastructure. For the improved learning experience and student benefits, the institute has also made academic collaborations with international universities.

Table of contents

• NIT Silchar Quick Insights
• NIT Silchar Admission Dates 2023
• NIT Silchar Ranking
• NIT Silchar Courses
• NIT Silchar Departments
• NIT Silchar Admission
• Why Choose NIT Silchar?
• NIT Silchar Cutoff
• NIT Silchar Results
• NIT Silchar Infrastructure
• NIT Silchar Placements
• NIT Silchar Scholarships
• NIT Silchar Collaborations
• NIT Silchar Faculty
• NIT Silchar Alumni

NIT Silchar Quick Insights

NIT Silchar is one of the institutes of national importance established in 1967. Some of the key insights are given below. These quick insights include the courses offered, approvals, genders accepted, infrastructure, etc.

NIT Silchar
Year of Establishment	1967
Type of University	Public
Approvals	UGC, AICTE
Genders Accepted	Co-Ed
Courses Offered	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctorate
Campus Area	625 acres
Infrastructure Facilities	Classrooms, Auditorium, Laboratories, Library, etc
Location	Silchar, Assam

NIT Silchar Admission Dates 2023

All the important NIT Jalandhar admission tentative dates to its different programmes are listed below

Event	Date
JoSSA Round 6 - Online reporting: fee payment/ document upload/ response by the candidate to query (if required)	October, 2023
Last date to register for GATE with late fee	October, 2023
CSAB Special Round 1 - Registration and payment of Special Round Enrollment Fee	October, 2023
CSAB Special Round 1 - Seat Allotment Result	October, 2023
CSAB Special Round 2 - Seat Allotment Result	November, 2023
GATE 2023	February 04, 2023 -February 05, 2023 February 11, 2023 - February 12, 2023

NIT Silchar Ranking

NIT Silchar has scored good ranks in the books of respected ranking bodies like the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Outlook, etc. Below given are some of the most notable ranks of NIT Silchar.

• The institute secured the 38th position in the engineering category by NIRF ranking 2022.
• In the overall category by NIRF 2022, the institute has secured the 76th position.
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking ranked NIT Silchar 801-1000 in its 2022 rankings.
• 48th rank among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2021.
• 93rd rank in an overall category by NIRF in 2021.

NIT Silchar Courses

NIT Silchar operates autonomously and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate courses in engineering, science, humanities, social sciences, and management. Below given are the major courses along with their specializations. NIT Silchar offers courses at different levels, such as undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate. Below is the table of a few courses that the institution provides

Courses	Duration	Selection Criteria
B.Tech	4 Years	JEE Main + JoSAA Counselling
MBA	2 Years	CAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT Score followed by GD & PI round
M.Sc	2 Years	IIT JAM + CCMN Counselling
M.Tech	1 Year	GATE + CCMT Counselling
Doctor of Philosophy PHD	3 Years	GATE/ NET/ JRFscore +written test + interview

NIT Silchar Fee Details

The fee-related information about courses at NIT Silchar is listed below.

Courses	Total Tuition Fee
B.Tech	INR 5 Lakh
MBA	INR 1.60 Lakh
M.Sc	INR 32,000
M.Tech	INR 1.40 Lakh
Doctor of Philosophy PhD	INR 30,000

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NIT Silchar Departments

NIT Silchar offers courses in different streams at various levels, so the institute has segregated all the academic activities for managing and conducting based on the following departments.

Civil Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering	Electronics & Communication Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering	Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
Mathematics	Physics
Chemistry	Management Studies

NIT Silchar Admission

NIT Silchar admission for the year 2023 is in process. The institute grants admission in graduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses. The candidates can send the applications online by visiting the official websites or the college directly and apply offline.

NIT Silchar Eligibility Criteria

All the programs offered have a predefined set of criteria that need to be fulfilled for a candidate to be eligible for applying for admission into it. Below are some of the courses with eligibility criteria.

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have completed the 12th standard.
• Candidates must have appeared for entrance exams that the college prefers.

M.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology with 60% marks.
• The candidate must have appeared for the entrance exam.

M.Sc Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have completed B.Sc.
• Candidates must qualify for IIT JAM.
• Candidates must attend Centralized Counseling for M.Sc (CCMN).

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Why Choose NIT Silchar?

NIT Silchar aims to train young talents in skilled professional engineers, technologists, and scientists to proactively participate in the betterment of society. The institute has also been ranked commendable by NIRF, and other institutes, signifying its quality of academics.

NIT Silchar Academic Advantages

NIT Silchar has made academic collaborations with international universities to improve students' learning experiences. The academic advantages of the institutes are mentioned below

• Institute focuses on keeping a balance between academic and non-academic activities for the students to achieve synergy in their skills. 
• A dedicated training and placement cell facilitates the smooth transition of students from their academic lives into their corporate ones.
• Students of NIT Silchar are recipients of multiple scholarships and studentships.

NIT Silchar Cutoff

The NIT Silchar cutoff for the year 2022 has been released. The campus has separate cutoff criteria for every program offered. The institute generally weighs the entrance test score of the candidate more and gives lesser importance to the 12th standard scores. The cutoff scores also depend upon the candidate's category, the difficulty of the entrance exam, number of applicants in the year.

JoSAA Cutoff Round 1 2022 (geneder neutral, open category)

Courses	Quota	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	HS	32016	59124
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	OS	29460	38392
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	HS	7841	20195
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	OS	4976	9701
Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	HS	31507	46440
Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	OS	18715	23345
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	HS	13169	30560
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	OS	12339	15735
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	HS	30896	40259
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	OS	9877	20837
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	HS	22182	51414
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology)	OS	22658	29192

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NIT Silchar Results

NIT Silchar students can access their results from the results link under the academic quick links present on the official website of the institute. Here, students need to select the result link from the ones available, based on their program, specialization, semester, etc. Both provisional and revised results are present on this page. Candidates need to use their roll number or any other required credentials to check the result.

NIT Silchar Infrastructure

NIT Silchar has top-notch infrastructure facilities for the learning, development, and living of all its students, whether they are residents or commuters. NIT Silchar has a 625 acres campus located in Assam. The sports facilities at the institute include cricket, football, kabaddi, volleyball, lawn tennis, chess, basketball, badminton, etc. Below given are some of the other infrastructure facilities provided at NIT Silchar.

• Classrooms
• Wi-Fi enabled campus
• Auditorium
• Laboratories
• Hostels
• Gym
• Medical Centre
• Cafeteria
• Post office

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NIT Silchar Placements

NIT Silchar has a training and placement (T&P) cell that is responsible for networking between the institute and the industries; it supports all the stages of the placement processes and facilitates the training and overall development of its students. In 2022, 

• The highest package offered at the institute was INR 44 LPA
• The average package offered at the institute was INR 38 LPA.

NIT Silchar Top Recruiters

Most global 500 companies visit the NIT Silchar campus for palcements in sectors of information technology, management,  software engineering and other fields. Some of the top recruiters are.

Microsoft	Deloitte	Maruti Suzuki
TCS	Amazon	Snapdeal
Reliance Power	Honeywell	Goldman Sachs
ITC	Tech Mahindra	Tata Motors

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NIT Silchar Scholarships

NIT Silchar believes in supporting the current and future education of various students, like those who are financially weak and academically strong. Different scholarships are available for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Below are a few of the scholarships and assistantships provided to the students of NIT Silchar.

Scholarship	Description
Government of Maharashtra State Scholarship for SC students	SC students with the domicile of Maharashtra are awarded USD 15400 and GBP 9900 by the foreign university. If students pursue education from UK the scholarship amount is GBP 1100. The family income of the students must be less than INR 6 LPA.
BHAVAN- Building Energy Efficiency Higher and Adavanced Network Fellowship	PhD and MTech students pursuing engineering, science, technology, and architecture are awarded fellowships in the form of a monthly stipend, return airfare, contingency allowance, and health insurance.
Bharti Infratel Scholarship Programme	THE BISP scholarship is awarded to 120 students, with disabilities pursuing higher education. 10% scholarhips are reserved for NE students. For more needy students  study materials, assistive equipment and devices, conveyance allowance and hostel fees is provided as well.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Merit cum means Scholarship	The Swami Dayanand Saraswati Scholarship is awarded to first and second year students of engineering, science and architecture with minimum 85% marks in class 12th with family income less than INR 6 LPA.

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NIT Silchar Collaborations

NIT Silchar dedicates to facilitating smooth knowledge exchange between the students and the faculties of various institutes worldwide, and the institute they have signed several MoUs. Below are a few of the academic collaborations made by NIT Silchar.

International Collaborations

Country	Partnering Institutes
Bhutan	Royal University of Bhutan
France	University Jean Monnet
Romania	University of Arad
USA	University of Illinois

National Collaborations

• Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad.
• National Innovation Foundation (NIF) of India 
• AICTE (for Entrepreneurship Development Cell)
• IIT Gandhinagar
• IIT Kanpur

NIT Silchar Faculty

NIT Silchar has a faculty of 27 members, out of which 25 are Ph.D. holders in their respective fields. The faculty at the institute is highly qualified and have attended some of the most reputed universities in India and abroad. All members are very interactive and cooperative with the students, and always stay available to students even outside of the classroom or during lectures. 

NIT Silchar Alumni

NIT Silchar Alumni Association conducts activities to develop and maintain positive, long-lasting relationships between the institute and the alumni. The association also conducts regular alumni meet and social activities to strengthen alumni relations with each other and with NIT Silchar.

Notable Alumni	Profession
Koushik Guha	Assistant Professor, NIT, Silchar
Jeez Lazar	Executive Director, J.P.Morgan
Prasanta Kr Das	Country Manager, Enterprise Services, Hewlett Packard
Dr. Soumyabrata Chakrabarty	Head, Microwave Sensors Antenna Division, ISRO
Rohit Mathur	President, USHA International

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